Podcast: Summer's biggest hazard? Humans!

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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 09: A seagull carries a discarded box of Goldfish on the beach in Santa Monica on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. Masks and gloves have made the top ten list for trash found on area beaches. The discovery was made during this year's annual coastal cleanup done by thousands of volunteers. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
A seagull carries a discarded box of Goldfish on the beach in Santa Monica. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

We'll be having fun all summer long ... or not. Hazards are everywhere this season — in the bonfires we set, the trash we leave behind, the sunburns we get. Today, our Masters of Disasters talk about all the hazards out there, including us. Read the full transcript here.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Guests: L.A. Times earthquake reporter Rong-Gong Lin II, L.A. Times wildfire reporter Alex Wigglesworth and L.A. Times coast reporter Rosanna Xia

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