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'Torched' and 'Wildfire Days' look at California's wildfires from the front lines
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This summer, wildfires have swept across Europe, Northern Africa, Canada and the U.S. – and today’s episode features firsthand accounts of deadly fires in California. In Torched , CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti writes about political mismanagement of the 2025 Palisades Fire. He spoke with Morning Edition ’s A Martínez about how the 2028 Summer Olympics are impacting L.A.’s efforts to rebuild. Then, Wildfire Days is a memoir by Kelly Ramsey, the only woman on her hotshot crew. She spoke with Here & Now ’s Peter O’Dowd about working on the “special forces” of wild land firefighters in 2020. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This…