How Fire Turned From Friend to Foe
A planet that learned to burn. A century of fire suppression. A warming world primed to ignite. 1440 Explores host Sony Kassam sits down with fire historian Stephen Pyne to trace how humans turned fire from our greatest tool into our most dangerous threat—and what it would take to live with fire again.
Guest:
Stephen J. Pyne, fire historian and emeritus professor at the Center for Biology and Society at Arizona State University
Credits:
A production of Rhyme Media for 1440 Media
Host: Sony Kassam
Producer: Kim Nederveen Pieterse
Editor: Dan Bobkoff
Fact-Checker: Sanam Skelly
Sound Designer…
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