Podcast
Shaping Ash
Hosted by Ro Ruikis · EN
A podcast about the Almeda Fire, its survivors, and the immense changes left in its wake.
8episodes
Episodes
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4: what is fire?
Sep 801:30:36Tap to summarizeFire as a tool for cultural empowerment and ecosystem health in the Klamath-Siskiyous.Written and recorded by Ro RuikisSound editing and original music: Tejas Leer HeydenProject management by Susannah Cole and Mark Yaconelli at the Hearth Shaping Ash is funded by the Ford Family Foundation, the Hearth, and the lab of Professor Frank Chaplen at Oregon State University.Special thanks: Debra Whitall and Allie Rosenbluth
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5: going home
Sep 800:52:52Tap to summarizeReturning to Talent for a picture of recovery.Written and recorded by Ro RuikisSound editing and original music: Tejas Leer HeydenProject management by Susannah Cole and Mark Yaconelli at the Hearth Shaping Ash is funded by the Ford Family Foundation, the Hearth, and the lab of Professor Frank Chaplen at Oregon State University.Special thanks: Susannah Cole, Mark Yaconelli, friends, family, community
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3: where do we go? PART 2
Jun 21, 202300:42:21Tap to summarizePART 2Harm Reduction and mutual aid in the Medford area following the fires. The City of Medford passes a camping ban, making it a misdemeanor to use a tent in public. Hopes for a more compassionate Rogue Valley.Written and recorded by Ro RuikisSound editing: Tejas Leer HeydenMusic by Simon FickerProject management by Susannah Cole and Mark Yaconelli at the Hearth Shaping Ash is funded by the Ford Family Foundation, the Hearth, and the lab of Professor Frank Chaplen at Oregon State University.Special thanks: Derek DeForest and Jayden Becker
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3: where do we go? PART 1
Jun 21, 202300:34:45Tap to summarizePART 1The Almeda Fire, from the Bear Creek Greenway. Local efforts to support unhoused neighbors in the immediate aftermath. The City of Medford raids a mutual aid camp at Hawthorne Park.Written and recorded by Ro RuikisSound editing: Tejas Leer HeydenMusic by Simon FickerProject management by Susannah Cole and Mark Yaconelli at the HearthShaping Ash is funded by the Ford Family Foundation, the Hearth, and the lab of Professor Frank Chaplen at Oregon State University.Special thanks: Derek DeForest and Jayden Becker
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2: what do we do? PART 2
Jun 21, 202300:33:17Tap to summarizePART 2: what comes afterHow locals sprang into action in the immediate aftermath of the Almeda Fire. Fire survivors struggle to get FEMA aid.Written and recorded by Isabella Ro RuikisSound editing: Tejas Leer HeydenMusic by Simon Ficker. Outro music in part 3 by Jeffrey ThielsenProject management by Susannah Cole and Mark Yaconelli at the HearthShaping Ash is funded by the Ford Family Foundation, the Hearth, and the lab of Professor Frank Chaplen at Oregon State University.Special thanks: Sara Cervantez and Hector Flores
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2: what do we do? PART 3
Jun 21, 202300:28:27Tap to summarizePART 3: what we sowEfforts to secure housing for fire survivors. Community-based organizations collaborate to keep people safely housed. Reflections and hopes for the future in the Rogue Valley.Written and recorded by Isabella Ro RuikisSound editing: Tejas Leer HeydenMusic by Simon Ficker. Outro music in part 3 by Jeffrey ThielsenProject management by Susannah Cole and Mark Yaconelli at the Hearth Shaping Ash is funded by the Ford Family Foundation, the Hearth, and the lab of Professor Frank Chaplen at Oregon State University.Special thanks: Sara Cervantez and Hector Flores
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2: what do we do? PART 1
Sep 9, 202200:25:29Tap to summarizePART 1: what happenedHow the Almeda Fire swept through four towns along Bear Creek. Local challenges in disaster management.Written and recorded by Isabella Ro RuikisSound editing: Tejas Leer HeydenMusic by Simon Ficker. Outro music in part 3 by Jeffrey ThielsenProject management by Susannah Cole and Mark Yaconelli at the HearthShaping Ash is funded by the Ford Family Foundation, the Hearth, and the lab of Professor Frank Chaplen at Oregon State University.Special thanks: Sara Cervantez and Hector Flores
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1: who we are
Sep 8, 202200:41:20Tap to summarizeThe beginning of the journey. Join Isabella, Marcella, and Susan for their story of the Almeda Fire.Written and recorded by Isabella Ro RuikisSound editing: Tejas Leer HaydenIntro music by Bret LevickShaping Ash is funded by the Ford Family Foundation, the Hearth, and the lab of Professor Frank Chaplen at Oregon State University.Project management: Susannah Cole and Mark Yaconelli at the Hearth Special thanks: Mark Yaconelli, Susannah Cole, Allie Rosenbluth, Theo Whitcomb
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