John Dumas

Former wildland firefighter Kelly Ramsey’s new memoir is about the mental and physical cost of being on the frontlines of California’s largest blazes.

Green Street Pictures created two of the most ambitious shows of the last few years, and they’re both cartoons.

The number of newly-issued business licenses dropped by half over the last decade or so in LA, according to a report from Crosstown LA.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking fire debris to 18 landfills and recycling centers across Southern California.

Is the White House budget proposal an attempt to fight with Congress? Is America’s birth rate a policy problem? Plus, KCRW examines ChatGPT’s impact on campuses.

Among the victims of the Eaton Fire was one of Altadena‘s largest churches. Leaders at St. Mark’s Episcopal are taking on the enormous challenge of rebuilding.

Half a century after “Jaws” sparked a fear of sharks in Americans, recent research shows humans don’t need to be afraid of the big fish.

Six months after the deadly Eaton Fire, residents are still dealing with a lasting wound: collective trauma.

Rebecca Lemov, a professor of the history of science at Harvard University, explores the origins of brainwashing and delves into the concept of how our minds can be influenced through…