# Rising from the Ashes Rising from the Ashes is a six-part series about loss, resilience, and what it means to rebuild after everything changes. After the Eaton Fire destroyed the home she grew up in, KNX reporter Nataly Tavidian turns her mic inward, using storytelling as a way to survive and heal. This is a deeply personal journey about family, grief, and finding home again. Page: Feed: --- ## [Episode 6 - Rising from the Ashes](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7929694_2026-01-22-190734) _2026-01-22_ The series closes with the voice of Nataly’s late father, Carlo, whose love, artistry, and spirit still echoed through the home he built. As the family returns to the ashes, small survivors, a palm tree, a ring, become symbols of enduring love and legacy. Through memories, laughter, grief, and resolve, this episode explores what it means to rebuild not just a house, but a sense of home, honoring a… [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7929694/7929694_2026-01-22-190734.128.mp3?rssID=3941) ## [Episode 5: The Unseen Disasters](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7916181_2026-01-14-180721) _2026-01-14_ After the flames are gone, a new crisis begins. This episode pulls back the curtain on the invisible aftermath of disaster; the paperwork, permits, insurance battles, and endless waiting that stall recovery. Through conversations with her brother, Nataly explores why rebuilding takes so long and how resilience is tested long after the headlines fade. [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7916181/7916181_2026-01-14-180721.128.mp3?rssID=3941) ## [Episode 4: The Reporter Becomes the Story](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7916140_2026-01-14-171340) _2026-01-14_ In this episode, Nataly confronts what happens when professional distance disappears and grief becomes public. As media attention intensifies, she reflects on the emotional toll of telling her story again and again, and how reporting became both a survival mechanism and a container for pain she didn’t yet know how to carry. [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7916140/7916140_2026-01-14-171340.128.mp3?rssID=3941) ## [Episode 1: The Day the Fire Found Me](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7900872_2026-01-07-000012) _2026-01-07_ In the first episode of Rising from the Ashes, KNX News reporter Nataly Tavidian recounts the day Southern California’s wildfires stopped being a story she was covering - and became the one she was living. While reporting on the Palisades Fire, Nataly was sent to cover a new blaze threatening Pasadena and Altadena: the neighborhood where she grew up and the home her parents built after immigrating… [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7900872/7900872_2026-01-07-000012.128.mp3?rssID=3941) ## [Episode 2: The Morning After](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7900891_2026-01-07-010131) _2026-01-07_ Episode two picks up in the quiet aftermath of the fire, when the adrenaline fades and reality sets in. Nataly Tavidian reflects on the moment she learned her family home was gone—a phone call from a close colleague/TV reporter who was reporting live from the property. The episode centers on the shock of seeing what remains for the first time and the emotional weight of hearing devastating news… [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7900891/7900891_2026-01-07-010131.128.mp3?rssID=3941) ## [Episode 3: Family in the Aftermath](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7900914_2026-01-07-011614) _2026-01-07_ Episode three turns inward, focusing on family, memory, and the long road toward rebuilding. Through conversations with her mother at the property site, Nataly captures the emotional complexity of losing not just a house, but a home built over decades - and the life that existed inside it. The episode highlights the generational impact of loss, the challenge of accepting a “new beginning,” and the… [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7900914/7900914_2026-01-07-011614.128.mp3?rssID=3941) ## [The Southern California Fire Disaster: One Month Later](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7268663_2025-02-08-031603) _2025-02-08_ Exactly one month ago, the worlds of several thousand LA County residents were turned upside down ... when violent winds stoked massive fires that left a trail of unprecedented destruction. Tonight we will bring you the survival stories of six people who lost everything during the January 7th fires ... three residents of the Pacific Palisades, and three residents of Altadena. We'll ask about… [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7268663/7268663_2025-02-08-031603.128.mp3?rssID=3941) ## [The Southern California Fire Disaster: What Now?](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7168871_2025-01-25-014711) _2025-01-25_ This is a story about historic fires, survival, and what promises to be monumental efforts to rebuild and flourish in an often hostile environment where danger lurks with every gust of wind. In short, it is a story about ourselves. As tens of thousands of L.A. County residents spent the last two weeks trying to stay alive and keep their homes from burning to the ground, there was little time to… [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7168871/7168871_2025-01-25-014711.128.mp3?rssID=3941) ## [Was January 6th a victory for Trump and MAGA after all?](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7137499_2025-01-06-232739) _2025-01-06_ We dive into the brewing Republican civil war over whether businesses should be hiring foreign workers over American workers. Then we look back at four years ago today--January 6th, 2021--and whether President-elect Trump and the MAGA movement actually won that day. [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7137499/7137499_2025-01-06-232739.128.mp3?rssID=3941) ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BNEcmhOm6rQw) _2025-01-06 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [Does the Constitution need a re-write?](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7123638_2024-12-20-231238) _2024-12-20_ We talk with two top constitutional experts about concern from some Democrats that Republicans could force a Constitutional Convention [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7123638/7123638_2024-12-20-231238.128.mp3?rssID=3941)