The New York Times Narrated

How Do You Rebuild a Place Like the Palisades?

Episode Summary

It was an idyllic pocket of Los Angeles where people knew their neighbors — and homes sold for $5 million. The fire ignited competing visions for its future. To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/magazine/palisades-fire-rebuild.html By Jesse Barron Read by Robert Petkoff Narration produced by Emma Kehlbeck and Krish Seenivasan Engineered by Quinton Kamara

Episode Notes

It was an idyllic pocket of Los Angeles where people knew their neighbors — and homes sold for $5 million. The fire ignited competing visions for its future.

To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/magazine/palisades-fire-rebuild.html

By Jesse Barron
Read by Robert Petkoff
Narration produced by Emma Kehlbeck and Krish Seenivasan
Engineered by Quinton Kamara