One Foot in the Black

Nov 18 2022 12

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One Foot in the Black is a six-episode podcast telling the story of fire in the West—how the landscape has been shaped by fire, how climate change is remaking the rules, and how our future with fire is tied to the past. Join hosts Joseph Vaile and Alexi Lovechio, as they explore the facts, future, and solutions of wildfire in the era of climate change. You'll hear from voices on the front lines—like cultural fire practitioners, wildland firefighters, fire scientists, and policymakers—as we write the story of our fire future together.

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The Future with Fire

Nov 18 2022 30 mins

In this final episode of One Foot in the Black, we look back through the series and summarize what we’ve learned about fire in the era of climate change from voices on the front lines—from the cultural fire practitioners, wildland firefighters, fire scientists, and policy makers. We also look at how fire is portrayed in the media and how we deal collectively with climate grief

Changing Our Relationship With Fire

Dec 21 2021 25 mins

In this episode of One Foot in the Black, we look at the policies being presented to address the wildfire crisis impacting the West. We talk to policy makers and fire professionals about what it’s going to take to change our relationship to fire on the landscape. We discuss several wildfire bills that have been introduced, both on the state and federal levels, and we talk to wild

Climate Change in the Era of Megafires

Sep 09 2021 26 mins

In this episode of One Foot in the Black, we look closer at how climate change is impacting fire behavior in the West, and how we’re living through an era of Megafires. We talk to fire professionals and climate scientists about the increasing intensity of fire behavior, and ask the questions: how are we going to manage fires in the era of climate change? And what does climate ada

Communities at Risk

Jul 12 2021 36 mins

Communities in the West are increasingly built in fire prone landscapes—landscapes that have been shaped by fire, adapted to fire, and reliant upon it for ecosystem health. Communities throughout the West, like Merlin, Oregon, are looking for ways to be resilient in the face of wildfire and climate change. While communities like Paradise, California that have been impacted by wil

Landscapes Shaped by Fire

Jun 02 2021 33 mins

In this episode we look to the past, stepping back to learn about the role fire has played in shaping the landscapes of the West and how humans co-existed with fire before modern wildfire suppression. Are we willing to learn from indigenous tribes about how to use fire? How can indigenous tribes be supported in traditional burning on their ancestral lands? We hear from tribal membe

Fire: the Problem and the Solution

May 02 2021 26 mins

The first episode of One Foot in the Black introduces you to the four root causes we’ve identified that increase the frequency and severity of wildfire in the West, and we begin to explore the solutions to living with fire in the era of climate change.

Introducing "One Foot in the Black"

Mar 31 2021 2 mins

One Foot in the Black is a six-episode podcast telling the story of fire in the West—how the landscape has been shaped by fire, how climate change is remaking the rules, and how our future with fire is tied to the past. Presented by KS Wild