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‘When It All Burns’ Brings Us to the Fireline

‘When It All Burns’ Brings Us to the Fireline

We talk with Thomas about what it is like to battle uncontainable destruction and the deeper roots of the crisis.

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June 17, 202555m 44s

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Show Notes

For California firefighters battling wildland flames, the work is up close, unrelenting and fueled by a climate growing hotter and drier by the year. Anthropologist and former Los Padres Hotshot Jordan

Thomas pulls readers straight into this world in his new book “When it All Burns,” chronicling six months on the frontlines of California’s megafires. We talk with Thomas about what it is like to battle uncontainable destruction and the deeper roots of the crisis.


Guests:


Jordan Thomas, anthropologist and former wildland firefighter; author, “When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World"

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