Rebuild:LA

About Rebuild:LA

REBUILD:LA began in the aftermath of the devastating January 2025 wildfires, when firestorms tore through Pacific Palisades and Altadena, claiming 31 lives and leaving historic destruction in their wake. The podcast was created to follow the difficult road to recovery and to help Los Angeles understand what it would take to rebuild. Today, REBUILD:LA is expanding its mission—and moving to both video and audio. Rebuilding Los Angeles is about much more than replacing homes lost to wildfire. It is about the future of the entire region: our neighborhoods, streets, water and power systems, public safety, housing and construction, wildfire resilience, disaster preparedness, and the infrastructure that connects our communities. Each week, REBUILD:LA goes beyond the headlines to examine the issues, decisions and people shaping the future of Los Angeles. Through field-produced stories, in-depth conversations, expert analysis and perspectives from people working directly in our communities, we explore what is changing, what isn’t working, and what it will take to build a safer, stronger and more resilient L.A. Because rebuilding isn’t simply about putting things back the way they were. It’s an opportunity to build Los Angeles better. REBUILD:LA is the proud recipient of the 2025 Communicator Award of Excellence, the 2025 Silver W3 Award, and the 2026 Silver NYX Award for podcasting.

Publisher

MySafe:LA and the Safe Community Project

Category

education · government · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Jan 2025

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

97 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Rebuild:LA Episode 097: Is LA Doing Brush Clearance All Wrong?

   Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of Rebuild:LA, host Cameron Barrett continues our series on native plants when she asks biologist and Loyola Marymount professor Dr. Demian Willette if LA is doing brush clearance all wrong. The answer might surprise you. We also spend time with nursery manager Jade Faith from the non-profit North East Trees, and discover where you might be able to get your hands on a coast live oak. Resources: North East TreesAscot Hills ParkWillette Lab of Applied Eco...

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Rebuild:LA Episode 96: Could Micro Forests Save LA from the Next Wildfire?

   Send us Fan Mail This week's show is a visual feast for anyone who loves native plants or wants to learn more about them. Host Cameron Barrett tours a micro-forest in Northeast Los Angeles, located in Ascot Hills Park, with micro-forest designer and native plant horticulturalist Katherine Pakradouni. The micro-forest is living proof that Los Angeles's native wildlands no longer contain the native plants that once protected the region from wildfire. Instead, indiscriminate clearing has left wh...

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   6 Oct 2026

   Rebuild:LA - Episode 095: These Wildfire Apps Can Save Your Life

   Send us Fan Mail This week we wrap up our series on wildfire evacuation with another harrowing story of survival. Caroline Nick, her husband, and her kids fled the Palisades Fire in January 2025. They thought they had time, but ended up dead-stopped in traffic as the fire crept closer. They abandoned both cars and made a run for it up Pacific Coast Highway. You’ll hear her conversation with host Cameron Barrett, as well as a tech story on which apps to download and how to set them up in prepa...

Who has been a guest on Rebuild:LA

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jerry Puga
• Chris Stine
• Sierra Kos
• Erica Peng
• Gadi Benjamini

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

3.7 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

40

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32