Conversation Live: Altadena Rising with James Farr

KBLA TALK 1580’s Conversation Live: Altadena Rising is the show of record, chronicling this tragedy for the nation over the next 52 weeks. Host and journalist James Farr leads the investigation, documenting the community’s fight for accountability and its journey through roots, resilience, recovery, rebuilding, and reunion.

Conversation Live: Altadena Rising with James Farr is a society podcast hosted by KBLA Talk 1580, with 31 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

KBLA Talk 1580 hosts Conversation Live: Altadena Rising with James Farr, a society show with 31 episodes published.

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  KBLA’s Altadena Rising Town Hall: Understanding the Wildfire Recovery Compensation Fund (Part Two)

  Nov 10, 202541 minS0

  Is SoCal Edison’s “Fast Pay” Program Truly Fast and Fair?<br /><br />In Part Two of this conversation, Tavis Smiley, Chief Visionary Officer and flagship host of KBLA Talk 1580, and KBLA host James Farr lead an Altadena Town Hall on Thursday, November 6, 2025, where fire survivors are still left without answers to critical questions about SCE’s settlement fund.<br /><br />Tavis and James are joined by fire victims, community leaders, and advocates, including panelists Martin Gordon, Chair of the Pasadena Community Coalition; Jacque Robinson-Bailey, Former Pasadena Vice Mayor; Toni Bailey-Raines, Community Organizer and host of Altadena Talks; and Dr. William...

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  KBLA’s Altadena Rising Town Hall: Understanding the Wildfire Recovery Compensation Fund (Part One)

  Nov 10, 20251 hourS0

  s SoCal Edison’s “Fast Pay” Program Truly Fast and Fair?<br /><br />In part one in this town hall conversation, KBLA Talk 1580’s Chief Visionary Officer and flagship host, Tavis Smiley, along with KBLA host James Farr, lead an important discussion in Altadena on Thursday, November 6, 2025, where fire survivors are still left without answers to critical questions about SCE’s settlement fund.<br /><br />Tavis and James are joined by fire victims, community leaders, and advocates, including panelists Dr. Echelle Williams, MFL, Brandon Lamar (President, Pasadena NAACP), and Zaire Calvin, High School Football Coach.<br /><br />If you or someone yo...

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  Altadena: Somebody Didn’t Do Their Damn Job

  Oct 8, 202549 minS0

  In this episode of 'Conversation Live: Altadena Rising" with James Farr — “Somebody Didn’t Do Their Damn Job.”<br /><br />Nine months since the Eaton Canyon Fire… and now this so-called “After Action Report” lands. Polished up, typed out — but it doesn’t tell us a thing we didn’t already know. Folks in Altadena lived this. We smelled the smoke. We heard the sirens. We watched the hills burn while the power lines stayed hot.<br /><br />So let’s be real. Somebody failed.<br />Was it the technology… or the people who were supposed to make the call?<br /><br />This week, I’...

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  Answering the Call: Altadena Relief and Resources

  Sep 29, 202550 minS0

  On this podcast episode of "Conversation Live: Altadena Rising" with James Farr — Freddy Sayegh. Fire survivor. Lost seven properties. Now leading Alta Design Works to help neighbors rebuild. Homes. Hope. Community.<br /><br />Victoria Williams joins next. Founder of the Black Education Expo, connecting students, parents, and educators with tools and support for fire survivors. Books. Career panels. Mental health resources.<br /><br />Two voices. One question: who will answer the call — bringing relief, resources, real aid to Altadena?<br />

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  The Recovery Will Not Be Televised

  Sep 23, 202552 minS0

  On this podcast, "Conversation Live: Altadena Rising" with James Farr, Andre Barnwell joins the conversation. A writer, producer, director, and fire survivor still displaced from his home, Barnwell is shaping a TV drama rooted in Altadena. Youth voices at the center. Local crews behind the camera. Production dollars are flowing back into the foothills.<br /><br />But Hollywood already moved. Kenya Barris, Mike Epps, BET Studios, and CBS green-lit a sitcom with the Altadena Eaton Canyon Fire as a backdrop. Too soon? Too far removed? The Recovery Will Not Be Televised — Or Should It?<br />

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