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Podcast: Rising from the Ashes
Episode: The Southern California Fire Disaster: What Now?
Description: This is a story about historic fires, survival, and what promises to be monumental efforts to rebuild and flourish in an often hostile environment where danger lurks with every gust of wind.
In short, it is a story about ourselves.
As tens of thousands of L.A. County residents spent the last two weeks trying to stay alive and keep their homes from burning to the ground, there was little time to think about how these fires will change the complexion of our region.
But as the flames die down and we all absorb the staggering losses of people and...