KCRW covers the first anniversary of the Palisades and Eaton Fires, which erupted on Jan. 7, 2025, directly killing more than two dozen people and destroying approximately 16,000 structures.
Plus, how the disaster turned ordinary people into activists, and an LA Times investigation reveals the Los Angeles Fire Department made big mistakes that could have prevented much of the destruction.
KCRW followed two families over the last year through the process of rebuilding a home after the January fires, and found the difference between moving on, versus sitting in limbo, came down to a permit to rebuild.
Plus, the future of Iran’s regime after hundreds of protesters are killed, the Supreme Court hears two big trans rights cases, and why President Trump is so obsessed with Greenland.
Meet Wild Records label founder Reb Kennedy: "I couldn’t be weak, because I had people who depended on me and people who needed to see me being strong."
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m Listen
