EPISODE · Jul 9, 2026 · 54 MIN
The fear of fire is taking control of us
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Humans used fire as a tool. Now we fear its destruction. But we're responsible for changing the climate, argues John Vailliant, "in a way that favours fire way more than it favours us." The author unpacks how fire made humans who we are — and how humans are changing fire in his book, Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast.*This episode originally aired on May 29, 2024.
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