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Friday, December 18, 2020

How Puerto Ricans are Rebuilding Post-Hurricane Maria

Season 1, Ep. 8

Host Andrew Simon sits down with co-host Justin Worland of Time Magazine to talk about the biggest climate stories of 2020. Then, we hear from filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo about her documentary "Landfall," which captures the stories of everyday Puerto Ricans living—and rebuilding—after Hurricane Maria.

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Cecilia Aldarondo

Find more about her film Landfall here
Landfall trailer
Grist 50: Cecilia Aldarondo "After Hurricane Maria, she kept the cameras rolling"
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Justin Worland

Temperature Check is a podcast from Grist, produced in collaboration with Reasonable Volume.

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