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Democracy After Disasters is a nine part narrative documentary podcast series that explores how we can re-build democracy on the road of recovery. We'll talk to people from Macedon to Mallacoota, to experts in history, philosophy and political science. And we'll uncover ideas that can dramatically improve the path of community recovery.

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Democracy After Disasters is a nine part narrative documentary podcast series that explores how we can re-build democracy on the road of recovery. We'll talk to people from Macedon to Mallacoota, to experts in history, philosophy and political science. And we'll uncover ideas that can dramatically improve the path of community recovery.

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Democracy After Disasters is a nine part narrative documentary podcast series that explores how we can re-build democracy on the road of recovery. We'll talk to people from Macedon to Mallacoota, to experts in history, philosophy and political science. And we'll uncover ideas that can dramatically improve the path of community recovery. 

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Democracy After Disasters is a nine part narrative documentary podcast series that explores how we can re-build democracy on the road of recovery. We'll talk to people from Macedon to Mallacoota, to experts in history, philosophy and political science. And we'll uncover ideas that can dramatically improve the path of community recovery. 

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67396398Mon, 20 Oct 2025 02:57:48 +0000Kate LawrenceThe 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria that devastated Steve Pascoe’s small community of Strathewen. While everyone pulled together, as people do the world over after a disaster, the folks of Strathewen were worried that the systems meant to...




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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/Community-at-the-CrossroadsMon, 20 Oct 2025 02:58:04 +0000Kate LawrenceIn this episode we look at the Ash Wednesday bushfires of 1983 in Macedon, the home town of host Kate Lawrence, and the experiences of community leader Morna Kenworthy. We explore the complexities of recovery, the slow, bureaucratic government...
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67411589Mon, 20 Oct 2025 02:58:37 +0000Kate LawrenceIn episode three of 'Democracy After Disaster,' we delve into the historical impact and aftermath of the devastating Black Friday bushfires in 1939, acknowledging the deep history of indigenous fire management practices, ignored by the colonists at...
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67493911Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:00:13 +0000Kate LawrenceEpisode 4 of 'Democracy After Disaster,' explores the aftermath of Australia's Black Saturday fires and the unfolding recovery, in Kinglake, a small town on the edge of Melbourne and an escarpment. We follow the experiences and thought lines of...
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67565379Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:05:07 +0000Kate LawrenceThis episode explores the story of recovery in Mallacoota after the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-2020. From a town divided for decades, we watch as the community of Mallacoota learns to step up, collaborate and develop a recovery plan that...
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67682600Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:00:08 +0000Kate LawrenceIn this sixth episode of 'Democracy After Disaster', we hear the experiences of former recovery worker and self confessed democracy geek, Paula, who must navigate the system in order to do the public service work she loves.  We get a glimpse of local...
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67685882Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:00:08 +0000Kate LawrenceIn Episode 7 of 'Democracy After Disaster,' we explore the intricate dynamics of power in disaster recovery. Examining the relationships between governments and communities, the episode focuses on the need for partnership, and how fostering democratic...
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68356779Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:05:07 +0000Kate LawrenceIn this eighth episode of 'Democracy After Disaster' we learn about ways we can better create space for meaningful conversations and inclusive decision making.  On New Year's Eve 2019 the small town of Cobargo where Dave Newell lives, was devastated...
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68442211Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:35:07 +0000Kate LawrenceIn this final episode of 'Democracy After Disaster,' we hear about Dolly Parton's ‘My People's Fund” and its inspiration for a universal basic income (UBI) after a disaster. We look at the benefits of UBI, including mental health and social cohesion,...
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