# 5 - State of the Show: On Fires, Love, and the Los Angeles New Year's Flood

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Podcast: [Mids](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mids-7077438)
Published: 2025-02-14T23:49:50+00:00
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Show Notes: In this solo update, D provides a state of the show and reflections on a tumultuous start to the new year. Please consider donating to a mutual aid effort to support victims of the LA area wildfires. Here are a couple: Mutual Aid LA Network: https://mutualaidla.org/ Immigrant Fire Relief Fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/lafires2025 I'm linking to a few pieces I've found interesting in light of recent events. The Case for Letting Malibu Burn by Mike Davis: https://longreads.com/2018/12/04/the-case-for-letting-malibu-burn/ It's a Strange World, Isn't It? by Meaghan Garvey (Pitchfork): https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/david-lynch-twin-peaks-reality-blues/ Behind the News: The Billionaires Killing California w/ Yasha Levine (Jacobin Radio): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/behind-the-news-the-billionaires-killing-california/id791564318?i=1000684997622

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