A "fascinating new podcast series about some of the remarkable industrial fires in American history." - Bill McKibben
Fire! is a limited podcast series from Belt Magazine, taking a deep dive into the stories behind five U.S. industrial fires and what they reveal about the complex cultural, political, economic, and ecological relationships at the heart of the contemporary climate crisis. Hosted by Ryan Schnurr. Cover art by Dirk Walker.
On colonization, Indigenous knowledge, and how we learned to cook the planet.
Interviews with Ali Meders-Knight, Jared Aldern, Steve Pyne. Music: "Airship Fury" by Jahzzar (CC (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)).
1 Dec 2023
004: Centralia
On a ghost town, a garbage dump, and Pennsylvania's forever fire.
Interviews with Dave DeKok, Judy Polites, Sean Adams. Music: "Railroad's Whiskey Co." by Jahzzar (CC (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)).
17 Nov 2023
003: Inferno at Whiting
On Standard Oil, company towns, and “the end of the world.”
Interviews with Frank Vargo, Jonathan Wlasiuk, Ava Tomasula y Garcia. Music: "Pigalle" by Jahzzar (CC (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)).
10 Nov 2023
002: Remember the Triangle
On public memory, workers’ rights, and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory’s “unrestful dead.”
Interviews with Elissa Sampson, Ruth Sergel, and David Von Drehle, plus archival audio of Dora Maisler and Francis Perkins.
3 Nov 2023
001: Fire on the Cuyahoga
On Carl Stokes, Cleveland’s burning river, and a mislabeled photo that captured the imagination of a country.
Interviews with Joe Mosbrook, David Stradling, Yanick Rice Lamb. Music: "Scars" by Jahzzar (CC (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)).
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