Life with Fire

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Nature #94

What are the benefits of prescribed burning? Why have wildfires gotten so severe lately? How can I help protect my home and community? Life With Fire podcast aims to answer these questions (and many others) while deepening our understanding of the critical role fire plays in America’s forests, lands and communities. Hosted by writer and former wildland firefighter Amanda Monthei, Life with Fire features interviews with everyone from scientists to fire management experts to Indigenous practitioners and folks doing the work on the ground. Through these interviews, Amanda hopes to explore our relationship with fire, as well as ways we can better coexist with it in the future.

Community Resilience Series Ep. 1: California Wildfire Policy (And So Much More) with Former CAL FIRE Chief Deputy Director Chris Anthony
May 13, 2025 – 00:59:29
After The Fire with Collin Haffey
Apr 8, 2025 – 00:43:30
How the Loss of Federal Workers Will Have A Massive Impact on Fire Operations This Fire Season, With Riva Duncan
Feb 16, 2025 – 00:18:03
Fire in the Southwest Ep. 6: The Ebb and Flow of Public Trust Around Prescribed Fire, with New Mexico State Forester Lindsey Quam
Nov 13, 2024 – 00:37:22
Fire in the Southwest Ep. 5: Using Wildfire To Build Resilience at the Landscape Scale, with Dr. Jose (Pepe) Iniguez
Oct 23, 2024 – 00:49:50
Pros, Cons and Misconceptions of Aerial Firefighting with Matt Lynde
Sep 3, 2024 – 00:31:11
Fire Tech and Improving Access to Wildfire Information, with Watch Duty Founder John Clarke Mills
Jul 23, 2024 – 00:51:58
Fire in the Southwest Ep. 4: The Shifting Role of the Forest Stewards Guild in an Era of Megafires, with Zander Evans
Jun 25, 2024 – 00:45:47
Fire in the Southwest Series, Ep. 3: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Western Fire Management with Jon Martin
Jun 18, 2024 – 00:37:32
Fire in the Southwest Series, Ep.2: The Grassification of the Sonoran Desert with Ecologist Mary Lata
Jun 11, 2024 – 00:46:39
Fire in the Southwest Series, Ep. 1: Southwest Fire Regimes and Post-Fire Community Support with Mary Stuever
May 29, 2024 – 00:48:33
THE BEAVER EPISODE (finally!) with Dr. Emily Fairfax and Dr. Sophie Gilbert
Apr 3, 2024 – 00:51:21
Experiences of Wildfire in Montana, with Young Indigenous Storytellers and the Montana Media Lab
Mar 15, 2024 – 00:29:50
The Changing Fire Environment and Shifting Baseline Syndrome with "Fire Weather" Author John Vaillant
Feb 6, 2024 – 00:55:03
Fire Technology, Emergency Management and Building Resilience at Scale With Dr. Jessica McCarty
Jan 18, 2024 – 00:46:12
Rapid Fire Episode with Mystery Ranch Backbone Scholarship Winner Riston Bullock
Dec 29, 2023 – 00:21:09
Rapid Fire Episode with Mystery Ranch Backbone Scholarship Winner Junior Lazaro
Dec 11, 2023 – 00:17:31
Fire For the People With the Nature Conservancy's Marek Smith
Nov 30, 2023 – 00:32:39
The Wildfire Commission Report with Kelly Martin
Oct 13, 2023 – 00:25:00
Humble Fire and Traditional Ecological Practices with Cultural Fire Scholar, Dr. Melinda Adams
Jul 31, 2023 – 00:45:16
Community-Informed Wildfire Communications, With Isabeau Ottolini
Jul 24, 2023 – 00:35:19
Expanding Prescribed Fire Capacity in Washington State, with Lucas King
Jul 12, 2023 – 00:28:46
Life after Wildland Firefighting with Luke Mayfield
May 12, 2023 – 00:37:50
Forest Resilience Policy at the State Level with Hilary Franz
May 1, 2023 – 00:57:44
Fire in the Pine Barrens of the Northeast with Emily Dolhansky
Apr 14, 2023 – 00:32:11
The Psychology of Fire and Innovating without Ego with Dr. Natasha Stavros
Apr 4, 2023 – 00:45:18
The Philosophy of Fire with Amanda Rau, Part Two
Mar 22, 2023 – 00:40:28
Making Your Own Spark, with Amanda Rau (Part One)
Mar 1, 2023 – 00:34:26
Prescribed Fire, Managed Fire and Community Engagement in Oregon, with Christopher Adlam
Feb 14, 2023 – 00:43:30
Community Resilience with Firesmart Canada Program Manager Magda Zachara
Nov 29, 2022 – 00:17:56
Utilizing Traditional First Nations Values in Land Management, with Francis Johnson Jr.
Nov 8, 2022 – 00:19:29
Paradoxes and Solutions In Wildfire Smoke Exposure, with Sarah Henderson
Nov 2, 2022 – 00:18:38
Tracking The Economic Impacts of Wildfire, with Environmental Economist Jude Bayham
Oct 13, 2022 – 00:32:44
How Do Wildfires Impact Snowpack? With Andrew Schwartz
Sep 27, 2022 – 00:27:03
Building Trails in Burn Areas, with Dillon Osleger
Sep 6, 2022 – 00:43:22
How Wildfires Are Impacting Outdoor Recreation, with Jamie Ervin
Aug 23, 2022 – 00:31:01
Hotshot Crew to Grad School, with Harrison Raine
Aug 11, 2022 – 00:47:00
Underdiscussed, Poorly Understood: Prescribed Fire Liability Insurance with Daniel Godwin
Jun 30, 2022 – 00:46:34
Indigenous-Led Fire Stewardship with Amy Cardinal-Christianson
Jun 2, 2022 – 00:47:02
How Can Fire Culture Become More Inclusive? with Triss Seemiller
May 12, 2022 – 00:43:05
A Life Of Fire as a Trans Woman, with Bobbie Scopa
Apr 13, 2022 – 00:50:27
Diversity in Fire with Jane Park (Part Two)
Mar 22, 2022 – 00:37:43
Prescribed Fire Management in Banff National Park with Jane Park
Mar 14, 2022 – 00:31:56
From Fashion Week to the Fireline with Celilo Miles
Mar 8, 2022 – 00:23:44
Creating Connections Through Community Forests with Jay McLaughlin
Mar 1, 2022 – 00:33:41
Michael Wara Part 2: Sustainability of the Suppression Workforce + Lots More
Feb 17, 2022 – 00:29:26
The Reality of Burning 50 Million Acres in 10 Years with Michael Wara
Feb 1, 2022 – 00:32:12
The Tim Hart Act and Channeling Grief with Michelle Hart
Jan 19, 2022 – 00:21:49
Climate Change Impacts on High Severity, Low Frequency Fire Regimes with Phil Higuera
Jan 7, 2022 – 00:57:08
Four Decades of Fire, with Sue Husari (and Guest Host Zeke Lunder)
Nov 30, 2021 – 00:46:32