by Jeroslyn JoVonn
April 7, 2025
The City One Podcast Community launched “Altadena: After the Fireplace” to delve into the town’s resilience and its ongoing restoration efforts.
The City One Podcast Community is launching a sequence that paperwork Altadena, California’s restoration within the aftermath of the devastating Eaton Fireplace.
Colby ‘Colb’ Tyner will host “Altadena: After The Fireplace,” a bi-monthly podcast that explores the town’s rebuilding journey by way of conversations with elected officers, group leaders, enterprise homeowners, and survivors. The podcast will discover the catastrophe’s influence on residents and companies by way of on-the-ground reporting, in-depth interviews, and ongoing efforts to protect and restore Altadena’s wealthy cultural heritage.
“It is extremely necessary that we don’t neglect this tragedy. As nationwide information protection has slowly dwindled as soon as the fires have been extinguished, we needed to be a voice for the residents of Altadena and preserve the remainder of the world knowledgeable of what’s occurring,” Tyner, senior vp of programming for City One’s Audio Division, mentioned in a press launch.
“We welcome you to hitch us as we doc the journey of a group decided to rise from the ashes.”
Within the debut episode, Tyner sits down with radio and podcast producer Tawala Sharp, a lifelong Altadena resident. Sharp’s dwelling was certainly one of simply 5 on his block to face up to the devastating fireplace—although it stays unlivable. He shares his firsthand account of the destruction and the continuing wrestle to rebuild.
The dialog highlights the sluggish and troublesome rebuilding course of as residents face challenges with insurance coverage corporations, misinformation, and restricted assets. Many households are nonetheless looking for protected housing, and with little media protection, locals say they really feel forgotten whereas opportunists try to use displaced owners.
In Episode 2, which premiered March 28, Tyner sat down with Charisse Bremond, CEO of the Brotherhood Campaign, who mentioned how her group helps households in Altadena and Pasadena recuperate and construct long-term stability. The episode additionally options KBLA’s Dominique DiPrima and LA Progressive’s James Farr in a deep dive into the environmental fallout because the wet season approaches, the political penalties of displacing 22,000 residents, and the financial toll on small companies, renters, and their rights within the wake of the catastrophe.
The podcast helps restoration efforts by way of a partnership with the Brotherhood Campaign, which goals to spice up donations to its Wildfire Aid Fund. All contributions will go instantly towards serving to wildfire survivors safe shelter, clothes, meals, private care gadgets, and different important provides.
New episodes shall be launched biweekly till October 2025, with occasional particular episodes added in between. They are going to be obtainable on The City One Podcast Community, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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