{"podcast":{"title":"Independent Conversations","slug":"independent-conversations-5447971","podcast_index_feed_id":5447971,"rss_url":"https://feeds.castos.com/141nv","website_url":"https://www.independent.org/","image_url":"https://episodes.castos.com/62264211cb7160-73495263/images/podcast/covers/c1a-9w02x-v6wpk6k7h291-vasitl.png","author":"Independent Institute","episode_count":109,"summary":"Brought to you by the Independent Institute, Independent Conversations is a regular round-table conversation that provides timely insights and cutting-edge commentary on the most pressing issues of the day. It features Independent’s Graham H. Walker (President), Williamson M. Evers (Senior Fellow), and as well as additional Independent Institute fellows and other special guests.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-conversations-5447971"},"episode":{"title":"L.A. Wildfires: Looking Back, Looking Ahead","slug":"l-a-wildfires-looking-back-looking-ahead","published_at":"2026-01-07T16:54:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-conversations-5447971/l-a-wildfires-looking-back-looking-ahead","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-conversations-5447971","url":"https://independent-institute-podcast.castos.com/episodes/la-wildfires-looking-back-looking-ahead","audio_url":"https://episodes.castos.com/62264211cb7160-73495263/2317146/c1e-r2do6iw8r63unmz45-1pr02pm4b104-kykhuv.mp3","summary":"There's been time to reflect on the horrific wildfires in Los Angeles of January 2025. What have we learned about the fires’ origins? And more importantly what have we learned about what could have been done—and what still could be done—to reduce the risks of such devastating fires in the future? We explore these questions on this episode of Independent Conversations.","meta_description":"There's been time to reflect on the horrific wildfires in Los Angeles of January 2025. What have we learned about the fires’ origins? And more importantly…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2465,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/independent-conversations-5447971/episodes/l-a-wildfires-looking-back-looking-ahead/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-conversations-5447971/l-a-wildfires-looking-back-looking-ahead.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}