PODCAST / LINKS. The best podcast and on-line resource for disaster preparedness that I have seen in 10 years of being CERT, and 5 years being a CERT trainer (community emergency response team). Warning, the podcast is graphic and may make you uncomfortable. Making the podcast made the host, Jacob Margolis, uncomfortable, too. Follow he and his family as they come up with a major earthquake disaster plan.

There’s a 50 percent chance that some time in the next 30 years, Southern California will be crippled by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. It’ll take less than two minutes for more than 10 million people to lose water, power, internet. Host Jacob Margolis and Producer Misha Euceph go on a journey to understand what the disaster means for Los Angeles, the U.S. and the world.

Follow along here to find out what people are doing to prepare and what it will take to survive.

The Big One Is Coming

If Los Angeles was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake would you be ready? Scientists say The Big One is coming and when it hits it’ll take under two minutes for more than 10 million Southern Californians to lose water, power, and a sense of security. Want to know how to prepare yourself? Listen to The Big One: Your Survival Guide January 10th, 2019.

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EPISODE 1

The Earthquake

You’re at Union Station when the big one hits. The next two minutes are terrifying. By the time you make your way outside, the Los Angeles you know is gone. In Episode One, you experience what the first hours after a massive earthquake could be like.

SHOW NOTES: Hosted by Jacob Margolis. Written and reported by Arwen Nicks, Misha Euceph and Jacob Margolis.Edited by Megan Garvey.Produced by Misha Euceph and Arwen Nicks Sound design by Arwen Nicks and Misha Euceph. Music by Andy Clausen. Engineering by Valentino Rivera and Shawn Corey Campbell. Production and reporting help from David Rodriguez.

EPISODE 2

The Walk

No car, the trains are down, the road’s a mess and you need to get home. In this episode, you walk 15 miles back to your house through a city that feels unrecognizable.

SHOW NOTES:Hosted by Jacob Margolis. Written and reported by Arwen Nicks, Misha Euceph and Jacob Margolis.Edited by Megan Garvey.Produced by Misha Euceph. Sound design by Arwen Nicks. Music by Andy Clausen. Engineering by Shawn Corey Campbell and Valentino Rivera.

EPISODE 3

The Science

A polar bear killer, a Sputnik-inspired scientist, a man who uses the past to see the future and seismologist Lucy Jones. What do they all have in common? Without them, we wouldn’t understand the what, when, why and how of the big one.

Hosted by Jacob Margolis. Written and reported by Jacob Margolis and Arwen Nicks.Edited by Megan Garvey.Produced by Misha Euceph. Sound designed by Arwen Nicks. Music by Andy Clausen. Engineering by Shawn Corey Campbell and Valentino Rivera. Production and reporting help from James Kim and Mary Knauf.