On the Ground in LA: Rebuilding After the Fires
On the Ground in LA: Rebuilding After the Fires
Podcast Description
On the Ground in LA: Rebuilding After the Fires is a branded podcast from LA Times Studios paid for and produced by Rebuild SoCal Partnership.
How do you rebuild after historic wildfires charge through your community and uproot your life? This raw and powerful mini-series follows the people on the ground who stepped into the smoke to rebuild what was lost. From hazmat cleanup crews tackling toxic debris, union workers and contractors laying the foundation for safer communities, and local legislators coordinating the comeback, each episode offers an unfiltered look at the challenges, grit, and solidarity driving LA County's rebirth. Told through real footage and first-hand perspectives, On the Ground in LA: Rebuilding After the Fires, is not about the destruction — it’s about the people rebuilding hope, one job site at a time.
Each short episode delivers a ground-level view of the people, projects, and partnerships driving LA’s recovery.
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Content Themes
The podcast centers on themes of resilience, community recovery, and personal transformation following the devastating wildfires in LA. Example topics include the hands-on experiences of union workers and contractors, the emotional narratives of families rebuilding their homes, and the collaborative efforts of community organizations. Each episode highlights specific challenges faced by individuals and families, emphasizing solidarity and the rebuilding process.
On the Ground in LA: Rebuilding After the Fires is a branded podcast from LA Times Studios paid for and produced by Rebuild SoCal Partnership.
How do you rebuild after historic wildfires charge through your community and uproot your life? This raw and powerful mini-series follows the people on the ground who stepped into the smoke to rebuild what was lost. From hazmat cleanup crews tackling toxic debris, union workers and contractors laying the foundation for safer communities, and local legislators coordinating the comeback, each episode offers an unfiltered look at the challenges, grit, and solidarity driving LA County’s rebirth. Told through real footage and first-hand perspectives, On the Ground in LA: Rebuilding After the Fires, is not about the destruction — it’s about the people rebuilding hope, one job site at a time.
Each short episode delivers a ground-level view of the people, projects, and partnerships driving LA’s recovery.
Professor Marc Dunkelman is one of many academics who have recently written about our country’s difficulty in building the critical infrastructure that we need to compete economically. The United States, Dunkelman notes in his new book, Why Nothing Works – Who Killed Progress and How to Bring It Back, used to pride itself on our world-scale infrastructure projects. “Think about the Golden Gate Bridge, Hoover Dam, the Tennessee Valley Authority,” Dunkelman says. “They were all critical projects that resulted in public benefit, and they were completed in a very efficient way.” Not so today. Dunkelman, who is a Fellow at the Watson School of International and Public Affairs at Brown University, recently sat down with Jon Switalski of Rebuild SoCal Partnership to talk about the reforms that are needed to enable California and the country to build the roads, bridges, water, and transportation systems that are crucial for a thriving economy.
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