In this episode, we assess the real impacts of bushfire smoke on our health, why it may be crucial health practitioners and environmental scientists collaborate in anticipation of worse bushfire seasons in the future.

Producer/Presenter: Julia Carr-Catzel

Featured:

Benjamin Herder, asthma sufferer

David Bowman, co-author of the University of Tasmania study, professor of pyrogeography and fire science

Dr. Arnagretta Hunter, cardiologist and clinical senior lecturer, Australian National University Medical School

Dr. Alex Baumber, senior lecturer at the Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation, University of Technology Sydney

Music: Epidemic Sound