After the Fires: A Limited Podcast Series

About After the Fires: A Limited Podcast Series

As the Caltech community grappled with loss and uncertainty after the 2025 Los Angeles fires, researchers jumped into action, collecting data as soon as flames erupted. In this series, find out what they are learning, as they are learning it. Hear from scientists and engineers on Caltech's campus and at JPL who lend their expertise and answer questions from the local community.

Publisher

Caltech

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Mar 2025

Latest episode

18 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Jul 2025

   Debris Flows and the Fire-Flood Cycle

   Professor Michael Lamb and graduate student Emily Geyman discuss post-wildfire debris flows and how data collected since the Eaton Fire provides insights into this natural hazard in an interview.

2. 

   9 Jun 2025

   Lead in the Environment, an Update

   Caltech scientists and a Chapman University colleague discuss the environmental impact of lead released during the Eaton fire, focusing on testing ash, dust, and soil samples in affected areas in this interview.

3. 

   11 Apr 2025

   Resiliency and Rebuilding

   In this limited series, find out what Caltech scientists on campus and at JPL are learning, as they’re learning it. In this episode, “the Earthquake Lady” Lucy Jones shares how lessons about disaster response and recovery learned from decades as a seismologist apply to the 2025 fires. Hear Jones’s insights into how communities confront events like these and remain resilient. This episode was produced by the Caltech Office of Strategic Communications and Caltech Academic Media Te...

4. 

   21 Mar 2025

   Data in the Immediate Aftermath

   In this limited series, find out what Caltech scientists on campus and at JPL are learning, as they’re learning it. In this episode, you’ll hear about the air and soil data scientists collected and analyzed during and after the fires and how that can help us understand potential health risks. This episode was produced by the Caltech Office of Strategic Communications and Caltech Academic Media Technologies, in partnership with the Keck Institute for Space Studies, Resnick Sustaina...

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

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Quality

36

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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