The College 1020 Podcast with UCSB’s Jordan Thomas, Anthropologist and Author

A former hotshot firefighter, climate change ethnographer, and author of When It All Burns (2025), Jordan provides powerful insight into the social sciences – specifically, anthropology. As a Marshall Scholar, he offers creative ways of securing financial aid. As a UC Santa Barbara instructor, Jordan walks us through the transformative process of college fit finding and making the most of your first year on campus.