We are so happy to wish you all a Happy New Year and welcome you back for Season 8 of Disasters: Deconstructed!!!  We can't wait to spend time with you again - or for the first time - as we explore why disasters really happen.  In season 8 we will be bringing you fresh content all around the theme of solidarity. And to help us get started, we have Dr. Jacob Remes here to help us introduce the season today! Jacob is a historian of urban disasters, working-class organizations, and migration, at Gallatin, New York University.    Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @DisastersDecon Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!    Further information: Jacob's website (with links to his work) Journal of Disaster Studies   Our guests: Jacob Remes (@jacremes)   Music this week from "Believe the Hype" by Slpstrm.