{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Pacific Palisades: A Story I Never Expected To Tell","description":"In this deeply personal episode, Mike returns to his childhood home in Pacific Palisades \u2014 a place that once symbolized comfort, community, and family \u2014 now forever changed by one of the most devastating wildfires in U.S. history. Through intimate conversations with his mother (and her experience of living in the Palisades for over 50 years), as well as his childhood best friend, photographer Chris Clinton, Mike explores themes of loss, resilience, and the unshakable spirit of community. Together, they reflect on growing up in the Palisades, the day the fire struck, and what it means to rebuild not just homes, but hope. This is a story about memory, change, and finding connection in the aftermath of tragedy \u2014 a love letter to a place that shaped a lifetime of meaning. Click here to read the New York Post article about Chris     Chapters: 00:00 \u2013 Returning home to the Palisades 04:00 \u2013 A call from Mom: loss, displacement, and silver linings 08:00 \u2013 Rebuilding community after the fire 10:00 \u2013 A conversation with childhood friend Chris Clinton 15:00 \u2013 Growing up in the Palisades 18:00 \u2013 The day the fire hit 24:00 \u2013 Escaping the flames and saving what remains 30:00 \u2013 The aftermath: grief, survival, and resilience 40:00 \u2013 What we lost \u2014 and what remains 48:00 \u2013 Finding meaning, healing, and home again ","author_name":"Travel With Meaning","author_url":"http:\/\/www.travelwithmeaning.com\/","html":"