When Lies Spread Like Wildfire

Question Everything · Jan 8, 2026 · 38m · transcript

At a bar that survived the destruction, a group of reporters get together a year later to talk about the personal impact the LA wildfires had on them. And some of the harrowing – and surprising – requests they got from people to check if their homes were still standing.

Thanks to Good Neighbor Bar and West Altadena Wine & Spirits for hosting us.

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Guests:

Tony Briscoe, environmental reporter, Los Angeles Times

Jacob Soboroff, senior political and national correspondent, MSNOW and…