Podcasts by Wildfire

A Natural Phenomenon? from 2023-12-12T16:34:49.581915

Are wildfires natural? And, if so, what purpose do they serve within the ecology of our forests? Has our recent history of suppressing and combating forest fires impacted the number and severity...

The Language of Wildfire from 2023-12-12T16:34:49.574395

When this final episode of Wildfire was recorded, in May of 2019, wildfire Season had already kicked in. Or, maybe it never stopped. We’re breaking records all around the world: more loss of lif...

Ep.3: Good Guys and Bad Guys from 2023-12-12T16:34:49.564893

Chico begins organizing against deforestation and starts a war with the local ranching community. The hosts see first hand what the burning looks like on the ground and learn more about the “goo...

Ep. 4: The Indigenous Perspective from 2023-12-12T16:34:49.562589

Chico reaches out to the Indigenous communities to help his cause in the forest, a resource on which they both rely. Similarly, Graham and JIm contact the Surui tribe, who have their own innovat...

Ep. 6: Martyrdom from 2021-12-27T11:00

After Chico’s death, he became a martyr for the rainforest, and his work continued with significant success. But where is Chico’s name today? And why is it important that we remember his work? Listen

Ep. 5: The International Stage from 2021-12-16T11:00

Chico takes his message to the national and international stages, where he finds both support and increased threat of violence. Jim and Graham take a look at the larger drivers of deforestation ...

Ep. 2: The Man and the Forest from 2021-11-25T11:00

In the second episode, hosts Graham and Jim explore the origin story of Chico Mendes. They explore the past of the rubber trade in the Amazon, the rubber tappers' relationship with the forest, a...

Ep. 1: A Murder and a Fire from 2021-11-18T11:00

In December 1988, Brazilian environmentalist Chico Mendes was murdered at his home in the Amazon Rainforest. Chico was a rubber tapper who witnessed the destruction of the forest—of his home—and...

Wildfire: The Amazon from 2021-11-11T11:00

On December 22nd 1988 in the town of Xapuri, Brazil a man named Chico Mendes was shot and killed at his home. He was killed for trying to protect the rainforest from the fires that were burning ...

Introducing: Camp Monsters from 2019-09-27T12:00:21

In this 8-part series from REI, you'll hear stories about some of the country's most notorious monsters. From Tahoe Tessie to the Jersey Devil, these are the tales about the things that pass jus...

The Future of Wildfire from 2019-06-25T11:00:06

The kid had started a fire that burned 49,000 acres of forest—76 square miles—a fire that closed a major highway, keeping hundreds of thousands of people from visiting the Gorge and its many bus...

A Retrospective from 2019-06-18T11:00:01

Only a few days after it started, the Eagle Creek Fire in the Columbia River Gorge was only seven percent contained, so a sudden increase in the wind could cause it to once again continue its ap...

Incident Command from 2019-06-11T11:00:21

After the 15-year-old threw a lit smoke bomb that caused the Eagle Creek Fire to erupt almost immediately during Oregon’s record dry summer of 2017, he and his friends fled downhill toward the t...

Trapped by Fire from 2019-05-28T12:00:04

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On September 2, 2017, 150 hikers in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge were suddenly and terrify...

Introducing Wildfire from 2019-05-14T16:08:56

Introducing Wildfire, a podcast presented by REI Co-op. This 6-part investigative series explores the past, present and future of wildfires by examining the devastating and controversial Eagle C...