Ep. 0277: Californication Conflagration (w/Alex Von Sternberg)

About this episode

CJ and guest Alex Von Sternberg discuss the social and political effects of natural disasters, focusing on California's wildfires and related issues.

For this DHP episode, CJ was joined by Alex Von Sternberg of History Impossible, who lives in the LA area & recently put out an episode about natural disasters & their significant-but-oft-overlooked social & political effects. Join CJ & Alex as they discuss natural disasters in general, the California wildfires in particular, California’s oligarchical corruption, Hollywood’s continuing problems, & more! Links Save 25% on EVERYTHING in CJ’s Patreon Shop during Feb. 2025 – Go here & use coupon code 225OFF Save 25% on your first month of membership if you become a Patreon support of CJ during Feb. 2025 – Go here & use coupon code 25OFM Other ways to support the show (including CJ’s PO Box) Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=D6VUYSYQ4EU6L Throw CJ a $ tip via Venmo here: https://www.venmo.com/u/dangerousmedia Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: bc1qfrz9erz7dqazh9rhz3j7nv696nl52ux8unw79z The post Ep. 0277: Californication Conflagration (w/Alex Von Sternberg) first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast .

People in this episode

Host: CJ

Guest: Alex Von Sternberg

Topics covered

• natural disasters
• California wildfires
• oligarchical corruption
• Hollywood problems
• social effects
• political effects

Keywords

• natural disasters
• California wildfires
• social effects
• political effects
• Hollywood
• corruption

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: History Impossible

Places: California, LA

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