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Generations to Come

November 19, 2025 · 38 min

In this final episode of Black Summer, we turn from devastation to renewal. As the ashes settle, ancient wisdom rises — the return of cultural fire. Indigenous firekeepers, once sidelined, are reclaiming the knowledge of cool burning…
Lessons from the Past

November 12, 2025 · 38 min

In the aftermath of the 2019 bushfires, one thing became painfully clear: we’d forgotten lessons we once knew. For tens of thousands of years, Indigenous communities practiced “cold burning” - small, low-intensity fires that cleaned the…
Best Laid Plans

November 5, 2025 · 42 min

When the Black Summer fires tore through Cobargo in 2019, the small New South Wales town was left in ruins. Homes, businesses, and entire livelihoods were lost overnight. As the flames closed in, residents faced the impossible choice…
Firestorm

October 29, 2025 · 38 min

When the inferno tore through Cobargo in December 2019, it wasn’t just homes that burned — it was history, livelihoods, and the heart of a tight-knit rural town. In this episode, survivors recount the chaos of that morning: walls of flame…
It's Too Late

October 22, 2025 · 34 min

When the Black Summer fires tore through New South Wales in 2019, the town of Cobargo was hit hard. This episode captures the raw, firsthand accounts of residents who watched their homes, livelihoods, and community go up in flames. Through…

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Heating Up

October 15, 2025 · 34 min

When the Mt Gosper fire tore through New South Wales in 2019, exhausted crews faced an inferno unlike anything before — a fire that merged with six others to become a living, breathing monster. In the desperate fight to contain it, a…
Stay or Go?

October 13, 2025 · 34 min

In 2019, bushfires tore through Nymboida, Australia, forcing residents into an impossible choice: stay and defend their homes or flee into uncertainty. This episode explores the razor-edge decisions made in those frantic hours — families…
Rainforests Don't Burn

October 13, 2025 · 36 min

In September 2019, as flames swept across Queensland’s hinterland, the historic Binna Burra Lodge was reduced to ash. Perched in the Lamington National Park for more than 80 years, the timber lodge wasn’t just a getaway—it was a cultural…
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October 13, 2025 · 2 min

**Black Summer is a Story of Australia.** *Black Summer* is an eight-part podcast telling the story of Australia’s 2019 bush fires through the voices of survivors, firefighters, and experts. From families who fled firestorms to crews who…

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Black Summer is a story of Australia. Through eight dramatic episodes you'll hear the true story of the 2019 Australian Bushfires like you've never heard before. Told by those who lived through these events. It's a story of tragedy, resilience and finally hope. New episodes weekly, Brevity+ Subscribers get AD free listening and early release. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.