In a live taping, three of our Masters of Disasters talk about how they got into covering catastrophes, why they continue to do it — and how they try to convey hope. <a href="https://the-times.simplecast.com/episodes/2023-04-26-the-times-podcast-mod-festival-of-books/transcript">Read the full transcript here.</a>Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times earthquake reporter Rong-Gong Lin, L.A. Times wildfire reporter Alex Wigglesworth, and L.A. Times coastal reporter Rosanna XiaMore reading:<a href="https://www.latimes.com/people/rong-gong-lin-ii">Read Rong-Gong LIn II’s stories here</a><a href="https://www.latimes.com/people/alex-wigglesworth">Read Alex Wigglesworth’s stories here</a><a href="https://www.latimes.com/people/rosanna-xia">Read Rosanna Xia’s stories here</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In a live taping, three of our Masters of Disasters talk about how they got into covering catastrophes, why they continue to do it — and how they try to convey hope. &lt;a href="https://the-times.simplecast.com/episodes/2023-04-26-the-times-podcast-mod-festival-of-books/transcript"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read the full transcript here.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host: &lt;/strong&gt;Gustavo Arellano&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guests:&lt;/strong&gt; L.A. Times earthquake reporter Rong-Gong Lin, L.A. Times wildfire reporter Alex Wigglesworth, and L.A. Times coastal reporter Rosanna Xia&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More reading:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.latimes.com/people/rong-gong-lin-ii"&gt;Read Rong-Gong LIn II’s stories here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.latimes.com/people/alex-wigglesworth"&gt;Read Alex Wigglesworth’s stories here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.latimes.com/people/rosanna-xia"&gt;Read Rosanna Xia’s stories here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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In a live taping, three of our Masters of Disasters talk about how they got into covering catastrophes, why they continue to do it — and how they try to convey hope.

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