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Escape From Mammoth Pool

10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratings

Escape From Mammoth Pool is a new podcast from KVPR. It's the true story of how 242 people—and 16 dogs—survived one of the fastest-moving, most intense wildfires in California history, as the Creek Fire closed in on their campground at Mammoth Pool Reservoir over Labor Day weekend 2020. Produced by Kerry Klein for KVPR—NPR for Central California.

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Part 7: Climate Change, Fire Suppression, And The Growing Human Toll Of Wildfires

October 15, 2021 18:18 - 15 minutes

This is the sixth episode of KVPR’s podcast Escape From Mammoth Pool: the true story of how 242 people and 16 dogs escaped one of the fastest-moving wildfires in California’s recorded history.

Part 6: Could This Happen To Me?

October 08, 2021 18:16 - 18 minutes

This is the sixth episode of KVPR’s podcast Escape From Mammoth Pool: the true story of how 242 people and 16 dogs escaped one of the fastest-moving wildfires in California’s recorded history.

Bonus: Hear Us On KQED's 'The California Report Magazine'

October 02, 2021 01:57 - 37 seconds - 37 Bytes

Great news: our podcast has been featured on The California Report Magazine , a weekly radio show and podcast produced by our friends at KQED. Every week, they share creative, sound-rich stories that take listeners on “road trip for the ears and the imagination,” and today they’ve dedicated an entire episode to Escape From Mammoth Pool . The episode features excerpts from our original series, as well as a conversation between host Sasha Khokha and our own Kerry Klein. Head on over and take a ...

Part 5: A Deeper Dive With 'Chief Joe' Rosamond

October 01, 2021 18:50 - 22 minutes

This is the fifth episode of KVPR’s podcast Escape From Mammoth Pool: the true story of how 242 people and 16 dogs escaped one of the fastest-moving wildfires in California’s recorded history.

Part 4: The View A Year Later

September 24, 2021 17:45 - 12 minutes

This is the fourth episode of KVPR’s podcast Escape From Mammoth Pool: the true story of how 242 people and 16 dogs escaped one of the fastest-moving wildfires in California’s recorded history.

Part 3: Heroes, Big And Small

September 17, 2021 22:46 - 14 minutes

This is the third episode of KVPR’s podcastEscape From Mammoth Pool: the true story of how 242 people and 16 dogs escaped one of the fastest-moving wildfires in California’s recorded history.

Part 2: The 10-Minute Drive That Lasted An Eternity

September 10, 2021 22:40 - 14 minutes

This is the second episode of KVPR’s podcast Escape From Mammoth Pool: the true story of how 242 people and 16 dogs escaped one of the fastest-moving wildfires in California’s recorded history.

Part 1: 'You Could See The Fire, You Could See The Flames'

September 05, 2021 22:33 - 14 minutes

Escape From Mammoth Pool, a new limited-run podcast from KVPR, is the true story of how 242 people and 16 dogs escaped one of the fastest-moving wildfires in California history. In this first episode, we meet these three families and hear about the quick decisions they had to make in those first moments as the fire hurtled toward them.

Introducing: Escape From Mammoth Pool (Trailer)

September 03, 2021 22:22 - 1 minute

The true story of how 242 people—and 16 dogs—survived one of the fastest-moving, most intense wildfires in California history, as the Creek Fire closed in on their campground at Mammoth Pool Reservoir over Labor Day weekend 2020.

Introducing: Escape From Mammoth Pool

September 03, 2021 16:50 - 1 minute - 99 Bytes

The true story of how 242 people—and 16 dogs—survived one of the fastest-moving, most intense wildfires in California history, as the Creek Fire closed in on their campground at Mammoth Pool Reservoir over Labor Day weekend 2020. Check out the trailer for Escape From Mammoth Pool , a new limited-run podcast produced by Valley Public Radio for the one-year anniversary of the start of the Creek Fire.