#63: Smokey the Bear, Colonization, and the Pyrocene

In this episode of the 805UNCENSORED, I recorded by myself and told the story about how and why the U.S government created Smokey the Bear and why his forest fire prevention message is outdated and deeply died to colonization. In addition, I touch on the pyrocene and the new era of wildfires. Sources used in the podcast https://www.npr.org/2012/08/23/159373691/how-the-smokey-bear-effect-led-to-raging-wildfires https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/brief-history-smokey-bear-180972549/#:~:text=Some%20scientists%20now%20believe%20that,growth%20and%20dead%20standing%20trees. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12492/smokey-bear-effect https://foresthistory.org/research-explore/us-forest-service-history/u-s-forest-service-publications/general-publications/highlights-in-the-history-of-forest-conservation/table-of-contents/world-war-ii-period-1941-1945/) https://www.resilience.org/stories/2019-10-29/colonization-fire-suppression-and-indigenous-resurgence-in-the-face-of-climate-change/ As always, be sure to follow the 805UNCENSORED on our social media channels  Twitter: @805uncensored Instagram: @805uncensoredpod Questions/Comments? Send me an email! [email protected]  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/805uncensored/id1471552828 Thanks for listening!