James follows up on last week's episode and talked to Miles Gray about what it is like to lose your home in a fire and how people can continue to help fire survivors.

Sources:

https://lacounty.gov/2026/08/04/county-of-los-angeles-fire-department-releases-the-investigative-reports-on-the-cause-of-the-eaton-fire/  
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-19/sce-decomissioned-power-line-eaton-fire-risk  
https://apnews.com/general-news-ffcad08a8ef14fa88df8bacdd9e73883  
https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/newsom-wildfire-utility-liability-package/  
https://x.com/WildfireVics1st/status/2078175502523585021  
https://clickstrategies.us/  

Donation Links:

Spokane Immigrants Rights Coalition: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/sirc-community-fund 

Spectrum running the Rainbow Relief Fund: https://spectrumcenterspokane.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate 


Colville Fund: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/cedar-fund-wildfire-recovery-campaign 

James follows up on last week's episode and talked to Miles Gray about what it is like to lose your home in a fire and how people can continue to help fire survivors.
Sources:
<a href="https://lacounty.gov/2026/08/04/county-of-los-angeles-fire-department-releases-the-investigative-reports-on-the-cause-of-the-eaton-fire/">https://lacounty.gov/2026/08/04/county-of-los-angeles-fire-department-releases-the-investigative-reports-on-the-cause-of-the-eaton-fire/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-19/sce-decomissioned-power-line-eaton-fire-risk">https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-19/sce-decomissioned-power-line-eaton-fire-risk</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-ffcad08a8ef14fa88df8bacdd9e73883">https://apnews.com/general-news-ffcad08a8ef14fa88df8bacdd9e73883</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/newsom-wildfire-utility-liability-package/">https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/newsom-wildfire-utility-liability-package/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://x.com/WildfireVics1st/status/2078175502523585021">https://x.com/WildfireVics1st/status/2078175502523585021</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://clickstrategies.us/">https://clickstrategies.us/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
Donation Links:
Spokane Immigrants Rights Coalition:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/sirc-community-fund">https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/sirc-community-fund</a>&nbsp;
Spectrum running the Rainbow Relief Fund: <a href="https://spectrumcenterspokane.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate">https://spectrumcenterspokane.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate</a>&nbsp;
 Colville Fund: <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/cedar-fund-wildfire-recovery-campaign">https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/cedar-fund-wildfire-recovery-campaign</a>&nbsp;

Natural Causes is a podcast about the politics and practicalities of going outside in a world on fire, hosted by Dr. James Stout. It approaches the outdoors, conservation, agriculture, food sovereignty, and Indigenous land rights as interconnected issues. We want to combine unflinching journalism with unabashed advocacy for the land we all share, and welcome everyone into the outdoors and the fight for our public lands. Our shared wild spaces are under threat like never before, from climate change, the Trump administration, and extractive capitalism. Now, more than ever, we need serious journalism and serious solidarity that engages people with the struggle to protect these spaces for generations to come. New episodes weekly.

Natural Causes is a podcast about the politics and practicalities of going outside in a world on fire, hosted by Dr. James Stout. It approaches the outdoors, conservation, agriculture, food sovereignty, and Indigenous land rights as interconnected issues. We want to combine unflinching journalism with unabashed advocacy for the land we all share, and welcome everyone into the outdoors and the fight for our public lands. Our shared wild spaces are under threat like never before, from climate change, the Trump administration, and extractive capitalism. Now, more than ever, we need serious journalism and serious solidarity that engages people with the struggle to protect these spaces for generations to come. New episodes weekly.

Natural Causes

Losing Everything: How Communities Recover From Fire When Politicians Abandon Them

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/362ed3d6-de8b-467f-9ae0-b4b5000359b7/transcript