Podcast appearances and mentions of almeda fire

In 2020, the Almeda Fire ripped through Jackson County. The catastrophic blaze destroyed more than 2,600 homes between Ashland, Talent, Phoenix and Medford, according to Jefferson Public Radio. The “Think Out Loud” team traveled to Southern Oregon during the spring of 2025 and talked to residents about how they’re thinking about fire in their communities now. In Ashland, the city and the forest are tied together. The watershed, which provides the source of Ashland’s drinking water, is more than 15,000 acres of potentially combustible forestland. Chris Chambers is the city’s forestry officer. He’s been a member of Ashland Fire And Rescue since 2002 and has worked on the city’s wildfire planning efforts. Along with city, federal and tribal partners, the Ashland-based Lomakatsi Restoration Project focuses on ecological resilience in Oregon and Northern California. Its restoration projects are spread throughout the region. Marko Bey is the executive director and founder of the organization. Belinda Brown is the tribal partnerships director. Chambers, Bey and Brown shared how they think about wildfire resilience and how they approach their work in their communities during a conversation we recorded with them and first aired in June 2025.

Podcast creator Ro Ruikis joins the Exchange to discuss their recently completed five-year project, Shaping Ash, about what happened to their family and neighbors when the Almeda Fire ripped through their community.

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Erica Alexia Ledesma was born in Medford and grew up in nearby Talent and Phoenix. After graduating from the University of Oregon, she moved back to Southern Oregon and, as she put it, “immediately got to community organizing.” She was among the community members who gathered for a strategy and solutions brainstorming meeting a month after the 2020 Almeda Fire destroyed thousands of homes, displacing many who had lived in historically low-income, Latinx and Indigenous neighborhoods. People were frustrated with the lack of responses from landlords and government officials. One elder stood up and asked, “Why don’t we just buy our neighborhoods back?” Ledesma says she co-founded Coalición Fortaleza out of that question. It was a long process involving many more community meetings and a partnership with real estate developer CASA of Oregon. But five years later, Jackson county’s first resident-owned mobile home park is thriving. Formerly called Talent Mobile Estates, the residents have decided to rename it Talent Community Cooperative. With larger individual spaces and improved shared facilities, the park is nearing its 84 unit capacity. We talk with Ledesma about the new park and the other community empowerment work the nonprofit is engaged in.  

Nearly five years ago, a combination of dry conditions and heavy winds starting on Labor Day quickly accelerated the spread of multiple wildfires that had broken out in Oregon’s Western Cascades. Eleven people died in the Labor Day fires, which burned more than 1 million acres and destroyed more than 4,000 homes, from Clackamas county to the California border.    As the fifth anniversary of the deadliest fires in the state’s history approaches, we hear from two survivors who lived in southern Oregon at the time. We first spoke with retiree Sue McMillan less than two weeks after she evacuated her home in Phoenix with her pets ad a few belongings to flee the Almeda fire, which broke out near Ashland on Sep. 8, 2020. The fire burned her home and her possessions and prompted McMillan to leave Oregon in March 2021.  Today, she lives in Santa Rosa in northern California to be close to her family, although she says she misses Oregon.    Misty Rose Muñoz was returning from an appointment in Ashland when the Almeda fire broke out. As the highway swelled with motorists, Muñoz was unable to return to her home in a mobile home park near Phoenix. She still managed to alert her neighbors and her daughter to evacuate. Even though Muñoz’s home didn’t burn down, the flames, smoke and ash caused irreparable damage and left it uninhabitable. After leaving the Rogue Valley in Sep. 2023, Muñoz moved to Portland where she eventually found work as a school bus driver. After years of housing instability, in March, she bought a home in Ashland through a grant she received from a federally funded, state administered program that helps wildfire victims repair or replace their homes.     McMillan and Muñoz join us to share their memories about surviving the Almeda fire, what they lost and their years-long journeys of recovery.  

In 2020, the Almeda Fire ripped through Jackson County, destroying homes and ecosystems. The “Think Out Loud” team traveled to Southern Oregon recently and talked to residents about how they’re thinking about fire in their communities now. Mountain View Estates, a manufactured home park in Talent, was destroyed by the Almeda Fire. Now, it’s a nationally recognized Firewise Neighborhood. Steve Thorpe lives there. Tucker Teutsch is the executive director of the Firebrand Resiliency Collective. It supports long-term natural disaster preparedness, recovery and resilience. Teutsch led us on a tour around Thorpe’s home, which is prepared to withstand ember attacks. Teutsch also took the team around his own property, which needs a lot more work to be prepared for wildfires. About four miles north of Talent, the team also spoke to Glenn Hill in Phoenix. He’s lived in the Rogue Valley for decades. Hill has triad asthma and the condition is affected by smoke. He told us more about living with both.

In 2020, the Almeda Fire ripped through Jackson County. The catastrophic blaze destroyed more than 2,600 homes in Phoenix, Talent, Ashland and Medford. The “Think Out Loud” team traveled to Southern Oregon recently and talked to residents about how they're thinking about fire in their communities now. In Ashland, the city and the forest are tied together. The watershed, which provides the source of Ashland's drinking water, is more than 15,000 acres of potentially combustible forestland. Chris Chambers is the city’s forestry officer. He’s been a member of Ashland Fire And Rescue since 2002 and has worked on the city’s wildfire planning efforts. Along with city, federal and tribal partners, the Ashland-based Lomakatsi Restoration Project focuses on ecological resilience in Oregon and Northern California. Its restoration projects are spread throughout the region. Marko Bey is the executive director and founder of the organization. Belinda Brown is the tribal partnerships director. We hear how Chambers, Bey and Brown are thinking about wildfire resilience and how they approach their work in their communities.

In 2020, the Almeda Fire ripped through the Rogue Valley and it destroyed about a third of the town of Talent. Among the losses were nearly 90 homes located at the Talent Mobile Estates park. Years later, the town continues to rebuild, including a groundbreaking ceremony for the mobile home park last year. We check in on recovery efforts from Darby Ayers-Flood, the mayor of Talent.       

The City of Ashland was one of several in the Rogue Valley that needed to evacuate residents during the Almeda Fire in 2020.

Dr. Dennis Powers Where Past Meets Present profiles the Almeda Fire, plus the fire map letters are going to thousands of property owners...Appeal? How to do it? Is it worth it? What does it all mean...way more questions than answers on this topic.

The United Nations Climate talks, also know as COP29, is wrapping in Baku Azerbaijan this week. In a disturbing trend over the past few years, the largest delegation at COP29 is the fossil fuel lobbyist delegation. At the same time the UN continues to have the talks in petrostates like Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates (COP28 in 2023) and limit civil society ability to message and take action. In our latest, Scott talks with Allie Rosenbluth (@allieeerose.bsky.social) with Oil Change International to discuss COP29, the fossil fuel delegation, social movements and resistance to genocide in Palestine at the climate talks. Bio// Allie (she/they) is the U.S. Program Co-Manager at Oil Change International, where she focuses on supporting grassroots organizing and strategic campaigns aimed at phasing out fossil fuels. Prior to joining Oil Change International, Allie spent seven years at Rogue Climate. There, she worked to stop the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and pipeline, developed local and statewide energy justice campaigns, trained youth organizers, and coordinated mutual aid in response to the devastating Almeda Fire in Southern Oregon. She serves on the Breach Collective Board, co-founded the Rogue Action Center, and was a SustainUS Youth Delegate to COP24. In 2019, Allie received the Community Sentinel Award for Environmental Stewardship for her work stopping fossil fuel projects. She lives on occupied Takelma, Shasta, and Latgawa lands, also known as Talent, Oregon, where she enjoys gardening, backpacking, and spending time on the rivers. ---------------------------------------- Outro- "Green and Red Blues" by Moody Links// + Oil Change International: https://www.oilchange.org/ + Oil Change's "Behind the Barrel" Report (https://bit.ly/4g1t195) Follow Green and Red// +G&R Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠⁠⁠ +Our rad website: ⁠⁠⁠https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠⁠⁠ + Join our Discord community (https://discord.gg/uvrdubcM) +NEW: Follow us on Substack (https://greenandredpodcast.substack.com) +NEW: Follow us on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/podcastgreenred.bsky.social) Support the Green and Red Podcast// +Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast +Or make a one time donation here: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠⁠⁠ Our Networks// +We're part of the Labor Podcast Network: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/⁠⁠ +We're part of the Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network: linktr.ee/anticapitalistpodcastnetwork +Listen to us on WAMF (90.3 FM) in New Orleans (https://wamf.org/) This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). Edited by Scott.

Morning news, a remembrance of Almeda Fire...any lessons learned? Rick Manning is on from Americans for Limited Government. The swamp update focuses a lot on Sen. Tommy Tuberville's brave hold on milirtary promotions...for good reason.

Earlier this month, Talent residents voted in a special election to determine whether they would fund an urban renewal plan to help rebuild the town after the 2020 Almeda Fire. Almost two-thirds of residents voted against the plan to use tax-increment financing that could have generated almost $19 million over 20 years. Darby Ayers-Flood is the mayor of Talent. She joins us to share what's next for the town and how they might fund revitalization efforts in the future.

"Talent, Oregon: The Almeda Fire," which brings together pictures, interviews, and stories of what was possibly the worst day in the small city's history. Guests: Debra Moon, Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator for Talent Historical Society, and Willow McCloud, THS Board President.

Darby Ayers-Flood, the city of Talent's current mayor, will remain in office after a close mayoral race. After winning by 20 votes over challenger Mark Anderson, Ayers-Flood will hold her post and continue working on the city's post-fire recovery and economic growth. Ayers-Flood joins us with more on her plans for the city and moving forward after the Almeda Fire struck in 2020.

Two years ago, several neighbors in Ashland quickly mobilized a response to the Almeda Fire by organizing the preparation and delivery of thousands of daily meals to displaced residents in the Rogue Valley. That community-led effort has since evolved into Rogue Food Unites, an Ashland-based nonprofit with a full-time staff and a contract from the Oregon Office of Resilience and Emergency Management to feed current and future wildfire victims in five counties in Southern and Central Oregon. In September, Rogue Food Unites launched a new program that offers produce, meat and eggs purchased from local growers and made available for free at weekly farmers markets held in Medford, Talent and Phoenix. Amber Ferguson, the co-founder and executive director of Rogue Food Unites, joins us to talk about using food to provide comfort and a sense of kinship while planning for the next disaster in the Rogue Valley and beyond.

Have you been struggling to keep your head above water during these pandemic times we're living in?Dr. Nick Berry returns to the podcast, along with Ellen Bird, to discuss some very practical ways to manifest more peace and serenity in your life and the world in this aromatic Living 4D conversation.Learn more about Nick's work via social media on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.For Living 4D listeners: Save 10 percent on Nick's single oils and blends at his Essential Oils Wizardry website by using the promo code living4d at checkout.Show NotesWhy unconscious living — running on the hamster wheel — is so comfortable for many people. (7:52)“The past two years have presented opportunities to reflect on what's working or not and really hone our practices.” (15:17)How to find the chi field. (19:53)“No mind, no devil.” (35:40)Follow the money. (48:14)Origins of the blue lotus. (59:04)Clean extraction methods for producing essential oils. (1:10:23)A pharmacist turned Shaman. (1:26:49)A safe way to travel with essential oils. (1:37:00)ResourcesThe Fall 2020 Almeda Fire in southern OregonC60: BuckminsterfullerineThe Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi KleinThe Social Dilemma on NetflixThe Creepy Line on YouTubeMic-LockThe work of Paul StametsThanks to our awesome sponsors: Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK15 at checkout), Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), BiOptimizers (save an extra 10 percent on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout) and Airestech (save 15 percent on any purchase you make by using the code CHEK15 at checkout).We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Today on Colorado Edition: In 2020, the Almeda Fire became Oregon's most destructive wildfire, destroying nearly 2,600 homes and claiming three lives. We hear how the affected town of Phoenix has progressed through its recovery, and how it could inform recovery in Louisville and Superior. And with extensive legal battles threatening abortion access nationally, state lawmakers may consider a bill this session that would help secure reproductive rights. We'll learn more about what's in the prospective bill and the state of abortion access in Colorado.

Date: January 5, 2022My Positive PocketEpisode 6: My Shocking Story: Cutting off My Teeth due to Fire PTSDSummary:My fire PTSD almost took my life. Now I'm loosing my teeth because of the trauma that has haunted me for a year. Here is my shocking story of how I have gotten to the point of needing a $40,000 surgery to save myself from becoming toothless.Support me on my new Patreon!Click HERE for my 2022 Calendar Bundle!Click HERE to see my NEW BOOKS!Click HERE to see my hardship masterclass!Click HERE for 1-1 coaching!Notes:-My dental disaster.- The $40,000 surgery.- My fire PTSD.- Dissociation from my trauma.- Eating mold for a year.- Overcoming my trauma before it is too late.- Dwell on the good instead of the bad!- "Sparklify" your life despite hardship!Let's be friends!-  Subscribe to my newsletter & join my Flutter Flock!-  Visit my website! www.silverkeycreations.com-  Follow my Instagram:  @silverkeycreations-  Like my Facebook page:  Silver Key Creations

Ron Gordon at Edward Jones with the Financial Report, Dr. Powers with Where Past meets present, Almeda Fire lookback, more, then Open for Business - Marissa from Prestige Sr living Arbor place - caregiver seminar, free next Tuesday

The Almeda Fire roared through Phoenix and Talent last September. Now, students are beginning a new school year. We hear from Brent Barry, the superintendent of Phoenix-Talent Schools, about what he expects as classes begin.

“Being a volunteer is a privilege…  I wasn't documented so I volunteered a lot. And that volunteer work led many doors to be opened up for me.” -Jocksana Corona   Episode Description:  On September 8th of 2020, Oregon continues in high alert as another brush fire sparks along Almeda Drive, the 18th fire of the 2020 Wildfire Season. With unusually strong winds and extremely dry conditions, the recipe for an impending inferno is complete. Raging NW through Ashland, Talent, and Phoenix, the Almeda Fire finally ended its rage in the county's very seat in Medford. It burned 3200 acres of land, destroyed over 3000 structures, and left 3 fatalities.     Jocksana Corona, a citizen from Talent, remembers that day like an unending nightmare. They had to evacuate four times in 24 hours, their house burned down, their family member was stuck between two fires, their cats missing, and their hopes crushed to the ground. In this episode, Jocksana relates the heart-wrenching story of how they battled through the burning embers of the wildfire and the society's relief system as a member of the undocumented community. Stay until the end to hear how this story ends!    As an emergent leader, Jocksana also shares how her prior volunteer works have helped her during these challenging times and how it opened the way for her to support fellow undocumented members of the community before, during, and after the fire. Like Jocksana, there are millions of undocumented citizens living in the US alone, and they are paying into a system where they cannot access. During a disaster, they are deprived of the right to rebuild, recover, and reimagine. Join the conversation and find out how we can rectify this dysfunction in our system and create a better world for everyone, regardless of status and background.  Connect with After the Fire: Recover. Rebuild. Reimagine. Website : https://afterthefireusa.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AfterTheFireUSA Twitter: https://twitter.com/AfterTheFireUSA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afterthefireusa/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/after-the-fire-usa-8241b7217/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuTefxZgWUJkDVoZGZQpxgQ   Highlights: 00:43 When the Reg Flag Stands 16:22 Stuck In Between Two Fires 21:26 A Tearful, Sleepless Night 27:29 Finding Shelter Amidst COVID  32:44 Being a Volunteer is a Privilege 40:00 The Beauty of a Community  45:00 Challenges Faced by the Undocumented Community 54:07 Housing and Undocumented Communities 59:51 54 Days and Reunited

Date: July 3, 2021My Positive PocketEpisode 5: I Survived a Forest fire: It's Time to Tell My StorySummary: Last summer was a very traumatic chapter of my life. My days in fire evacuation truly tested the strength of my mind, it was so easy to completely shatter. I hope my story inspires you to take courage when life gives you hardships. The challenging moments are when you truly discover what you are made of.42,000 people were displaced the  Almeda Fire. This is my story.Click HERE to see my Oracle Cards all about Self-Love!Click HERE to see my hardship masterclass!Click HERE for 1-1 coaching!Notes:-Hardships are given to you to strengthen you.- Life would be incomplete without the epic plot twists.- Life is still wonderful in the struggle.- The Universe is always guiding you.- If it's meant for you, It' come to you!- Take courage in knowing the time will pass.Let's be friends!-  Subscribe to my newsletter & join my Flutter Flock!-  Visit my website! www.silverkeycreations.com-  Follow my Instagram:  @silverkeycreations-  Like my Facebook page:  Silver Key Creations

This episode was originally recorded on Sept 12, 2020 ( days after Oregon's worst natural disaster - The Almeda Fire- ravaged cities across southern Oregon and burned 3000 structures to the ground. At that point I had only seen pictures of ashes of my house - After evacuating twice, staying in a hotel and then camping i was relocating to a family friends home. unexpectedly took my old once favorite back country roads to get a visual sense of what happened. Sound quality is poor due to open windows no equipment etc. I will add a transcript soon. Cue the classic rock song “long way home” by Supertramp here --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The first episode of One Foot in the Black introduces you to the four root causes we've identified that increase the frequency and severity of wildfire in the West, and we begin to explore the solutions to living with fire in the era of climate change. We begin this episode with the story of the Almeda Fire, which tore through southern Oregon communities during the Labor Day fires of September 2020. As an organization based in southern Oregon, a region where fire season is nothing new, KS Wild is at the forefront of tackling issues of fire and climate change. Here in Ashland, Oregon---on the unceded territory of the Takelma people---we are witnessing allies, friends, neighbors, and colleagues directly impacted by the aftermath and recovery of the Labor Day fires that swept across regions throughout Klamath-Siskiyou. Through narrative conversation, we find that the solutions to our fire problem are as complex as the problem itself. Guests: Wildland Fire Division Chief Chris Chambers, Oregon State Representative Pam Marsh, Belinda Brown (Kosealekte Band, Ajumawi-Atsuge Nation - Pit River Tribe) of Lomakatsi Restoration Project, Janet Lancaster of Fire Smart Merlin, and Jessica Halofsky of Northwest Climate Hub. Hosts: Joseph Vaile, Alexi Lovechio, and Jessica KlinkeMusic: Blue Dot SessionsSources/referenceshttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/21/wildfire-prescribed-burns-california-native-americanshttps://www.verisk.com/insurance/campaigns/location-fireline-state-risk-report/

It's a new year! I tried to do a second 10-day challenge last year... It took me six months to do 10 episodes. First derailment at the start of the pandemic was the anniversary of my father's death (three years hit hard). The turmoil and pain and necessary work of fighting for and supporting the civil rights of Black, Indigenous, Asian, and Transgender people brought forth much thinking, learning, and helping implement antiracist efforts in systems where I could effect change. Then tragedy ravaged the valley where I live. The Almeda Fire brought unfathomable destruction, and life turned on its head. That was swiftly followed by an unexpectedly large work load, followed by the holidays, and time essentially having no meaning, which brings us to now. 2021. Season two. Let's get writing. Here's the Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0U16u8aKdIrHoFugoWzRec?si=bd9a1957b5b54490 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/justwriteforintroverts/support

For the final episode of the first season of Community Talk with Tommy, the production staff flips the table on Tommy and interview him about what it was like for him during the Almeda Fire and how he's using his podcast to lift up the positives stories and voices from the community in the Rogue Valley. Thank you all so much for your support we hope you enjoyed it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-letchworth/message

Join Tommy as he and Yahaira Padilla discuss how what started off as her getting 10 care packages together became a huge community supply drive helping hundreds of survivors of the Almeda Fire. To help the survivors of the Almeda fire donate to Yahaira's GoFundMe Here or to the Venmo @latinxfirerelief --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-letchworth/message

Join me and my wonderful guests as we figure out 2020, and discuss the Almeda Fire and their personal experience. We also discuss other crazy things that happened this year. Tune in every Tuesday to Figure It Out! Theme song by Amelia Rae. Podcast Instagram: @figure_it_out_podcast and Twitter: @PodcastFigure

Labor Radio examines the unprecedented corporate misinformation campaign that led California voters to approve a landmark anti-worker ballot measure. On Building Bridges, Black Voters Matter Fund cofounder Cliff Albright on how to "increase power in our communities." Grit NorthWest is a Carpenters Union podcast and one of the newest members of the Labor Radio Podcast Network; this week they answer the question “Dude, Where's our reps?” In the wake of the horrific devastation of the Almeda Fire, the Brain Labor Report visits with contractor Anthony Kirtz about plans to clean up and rebuild with an emphasis on local jobs in Oregon's Rogue Valley. And CTU Speaks! looks back at the 2019 Chicago teachers strike, not just all that the teachers won, but all that they have yet to realize. We wrap up with two shows that feature inspiring music this week: Activate L!ve interviewed the producer and director of “Stand!”, the movie musical which premieres December 1 in 46 states across the country; and the San Francisco Mime Troupe recently wrapped up their great radio drama Tales of the Resistance: Will the Resistance become a Revolution, or will the fascist corporate overlords maintain their control over the workers? Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @bbridgesradio @GritNw @CtuSpeaks @MachinistsUnion @SFTroupers Edited by Evan Papp and Patrick Dixon; produced and hosted by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips

Episode 5: Michelle Glass and Rogue Action Center Join Tommy as he sits down with Michelle Glass, Co-founder and Director of Rogue Action Center to discuss her work in the immediate aftermath of the Almeda Fire and what she and Rogue Action Center are doing to help rebuild the community stronger using collective action. If you'd like to learn more please visit www.rogueactioncenter.org to learn how you can contribute, get involved or how they can help you! These are some of the organizations that Michelle and Tommy discussed other than Rogue Action Center https://www.soequity.org/ https://rogueclimate.org/ https://www.sohealthe.org/ http://sorisingtide.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-letchworth/message

There was already an affordable housing shortage in Jackson County before the Almeda fire. Now many of the most affordable homes in the area - mobile homes - are lost, and hundreds more people are unsure if they can afford to stay in the area. Niria Alicia is a climate justice organizer in southern Oregon. Her father lost his mobile home in the fire, along with 14 others he refurbished and rented out. Jocksana Corona's family also lost their mobile home in the fire. We talk with Alicia and Corona about how their families are rebuilding.

On September 8, 2020 the Almeda Fire tore through our community here in Southern Oregon destroying over a hundred businesses and thousands of homes. In response to the widespread destruction, our community has come together in ways that are both humbling and inspiring. There's a lot of work to be done, and a lot of great people out here doing it. Join me as I meet these every day heroes and listen as they share their stories of resilience, creativity and hope. Who knows, you may just be inspired yourself. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-letchworth/message

Many Oregonians are in dire need following the Almeda Fire, the catastrophic blaze that burned down much of Phoenix and Talent in southern Oregon. Community members throughout the state have formed a network of volunteers to meet the need. The Southern Oregon Relief Team has banded together to collect food, air purifiers, hygiene products and more supplies for fire-stricken residents. We talk with organizer Jesse Azzopardi about delivering supplies amid devastating wildfires.

Susan McMillan, 76, lost her home and all of her possessions in the Almeda fire that decimated the southern Oregon towns of Talent and Phoenix. Luckily, she was able to evacuate the fire with a handful of possessions and “all the beating hearts in the house” — her dogs Chico, Boehne and Sammy, and cat, Kiki. We talk with McMillan about her experience, and how she is thinking about rebuilding her life in the wake of the disaster.

This week on the podcast we talk about how THE KANE CHRONICLES ARE BEING ADAPTED FOR A MOVIE SERIES!!! If you are able please consider donating to helping Tehlor Kay Mejia's father rebuild after the Almeda Fire: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-our-dad-rebuild-after-almeda-fire?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1  Demigod News Links: Rick Riordan's Tour Dates: https://www.readriordan.com/2020/09/04/rick-set-for-virtual-nero-tour/  Kane Chronicles TV Show: https://rickriordan.com/2020/09/news-from-rick-for-sept-12/