The Story of Canada's Most Notorious Wildfire | John Vaillant, Author of Fire Weather | Ep. 037 episode artwork

EPISODE · Jul 23, 2026 · 1H 49M

The Story of Canada's Most Notorious Wildfire | John Vaillant, Author of Fire Weather | Ep. 037

from The Backcountry Manifesto · host Outdoor Visions Media

With the Canadian fires spreading wildfire smoke across the country, Pulitzer Prize finalist John Vaillant, author of Fire Weather, swings by the studio to tell the story of the Fort McMurray fire -- a catastrophe many consider to be the most notorious wildfire in Canadian history.   LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Fire Weather: https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Weather-Front-Lines-Burning/dp/0525434240 The Tiger: https://www.amazon.com/Tiger-Vengeance-Survival-Vintage-Departures/dp/0307389049 John's X: https://x.com/JohnVaillant John's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johnvaillant.bsky.social   Copyright Outdoor Visions Media LLC, 2025 #podcast #wildfire #forestfire #climatechange #firestorm  

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