{"podcast":{"title":"The Emergency Management Network Podcast","slug":"the-emergency-management-network-podcast-5459278","podcast_index_feed_id":5459278,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/577776.rss","website_url":"https://emnetwork.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/577776/fe8c76424b36c026238c64834094744e.jpg","author":"Todd T. De Voe","episode_count":406,"summary":"This newsletter features strategies and advice from today’s frontrunners and experts in emergency management. Its purpose is to empower and enrich current and future leaders.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T06:17:19.339261+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-emergency-management-network-podcast-5459278"},"episode":{"title":"The Most Beautiful Game: Managing the FIFA World Cup 2026 from the JTOC","slug":"the-most-beautiful-game-managing-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-from-the-jtoc","published_at":"2026-07-13T16:21:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-emergency-management-network-podcast-5459278/the-most-beautiful-game-managing-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-from-the-jtoc","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-emergency-management-network-podcast-5459278","url":"https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/the-most-beautiful-game-managing","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206872392/e3170c6a1ef652fcd6db90f6e3c1b907.mp3","summary":"EMN Podcast Episode Description The Most Beautiful Game: Managing the FIFA World Cup 2026 from the JTOC What does it take to keep one of the largest sporting events in history running safely behind the scenes? In this special episode of the Emergency Management Network Podcast , host Todd DeVoe takes listeners inside the Joint Tournament Operations Center (JTOC) during the FIFA World Cup 2026 , offering a rare, first-hand look at the emergency management professionals who worked around the clock to support one of the world’s most complex events. While billions of fans watched the action unfold on the pitch, another team was monitoring weather, coordinating intelligence, tracking team movements, managing rumors, preparing for protests, supporting public safety, and solving problems before the public ever knew they existed. From the Planning Section to logistics, communications, technology, and multi-agency coordination, this episode explores what it really means to operate at the center of a global event. Todd shares stories from more than a month inside the JTOC, lessons learned from building an interagency team under pressure, and the leadership principles that transformed a room full of professionals into a family. You’ll hear about the challenges no one saw, the victories no one celebrated on television, and why success in emergency management is often measured by what doesn’t happen. Whether you’re an emergency manager, first responder, public safety professional, or simply curious about what happens behind the curtain of a mega-event, this episode provides an inside look at the planning, coordination, and resilience required to support the most beautiful game . In this episode, you’ll learn: * How a Joint Tournament Operations Center functions during a global spor…","meta_description":"EMN Podcast Episode Description The Most Beautiful Game: Managing the FIFA World Cup 2026 from the JTOC What does it take to keep one of the largest sport…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2547,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-emergency-management-network-podcast-5459278/episodes/the-most-beautiful-game-managing-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-from-the-jtoc/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-emergency-management-network-podcast-5459278/the-most-beautiful-game-managing-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-from-the-jtoc.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}