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EPISODE #258: SPRINGTIME IN THE DESERT MOUNTAINS

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It’s the magical time when the cold winter desert becomes an Eden of Wildflowers, as we luxuriate in the the spring warmth of the Sun & the birds are all delirious. Just like that, way up here in the Mojave mountains. ALSO: We dedicate this episode to the memory of Ray Barnes. PLUS: It’s the 50th anniversary of the desert-fanatic classic The Monkey Wrench Gang. New soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver.

This is EPISODE #258: SPRINGTIME IN THE DESERT MOUNTAINS. Listen to the podcast now and on the radio Fridays at 10 p.m. on Z107.7 FM in Joshua Tree/Yucca Valley/29 Palms/Pioneertown/Wonder Valley … from Amboy to Zzyzx!

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EPISODE #257: ED ABBEY’S 99TH BIRTHDAY & THE TREES OF MYSTERY

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Edward Abbey at Arches National Park.

Celebrating Ed Abbey’s 99th Birthday with a road trip to Arches National Park, setting of his beloved 1968 book, Desert Solitaire. AND: What’s going on within the federal government’s “experimental forests” in Sasquatch Country? New soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver.

This is EPISODE #257: ED ABBEY’S 99TH BIRTHDAY & THE TREES OF MYSTERY. Listen to the podcast now and on the radio Fridays at 10 p.m. on Z107.7 FM in Joshua Tree/Yucca Valley/29 Palms/Pioneertown/Wonder Valley … from Amboy to Zzyzx!

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EPISODE #256: BLACK WIDOW BABIES & EARLY-BLOOMING JOSHUA TREES

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It’s time for Strange & Unusual Facts. Mostly about the desert, the wilderness, critters and criminals. New soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver for this new year & new springtime on the way. This is EPISODE #256: BLACK WIDOW BABIES & EARLY-BLOOMING JOSHUA TREES. Listen now by podcast and on the radio Fridays at 10 p.m. on Z107.7 FM in Joshua Tree/Yucca Valley/29 Palms/Pioneertown/Wonder Valley … from Amboy to Zzyzx!

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THE ELDRITCH REPUBLIC: STRANGE TALES OF AMERICA

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To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, this is DESERT ORACLE RADIO’s new storytelling series: THE ELDRITCH REPUBLIC. Each episode covers a strange chapter in the history of America. We present these first three episodes to you, with original soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver, all written & hosted by Ken Layne.

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CHRISTMAS IN CHELSEA, WITH ST. NICHOLAS

THOMAS JEFFERSON’S UFO

YEAR OF THE ASSASSINS!

THE ELDRITCH REPUBLIC

EPISODE #253: HIGH-DESERT THANKSGIVING

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Stocking Stuffer Special DOR

Snowy mountaintops across the Western Mojave, all the transverse ranges have at least a dusting, with the big peaks covered in white. San Gorgonio looks so pretty right now, you can almost forget it’s a haunted mountain that eats people alive and is usually known by its grim local nickname “Old Grayback.” It must be Thanksgiving in the High Desert! An all-new episode with new soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver, this is EPISODE #253: HIGH-DESERT THANKSGIVING (or #256 on the Gregorian calendar).

ALSO: Listen to the end, for important information on our Stocking Stuffer Special: a rare print edition of Desert Oracle (issue #11) & a DOR yellow vinyl bumper sticker, postage-paid to your mailbox for only $15.99.

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EPISODE #252: ALL HALLOWS’ TALES, LIVE IN NYC

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Nicholas Lowry, Ken Layne, DOR Live in NYC 2025.

Recorded live in New York before an audience of DOR Patrons & assorted Manhattanites, this is Desert Oracle’s special Halloween Ghost Stories: EPISODE #252: ALL HALLOWS’ TALES, LIVE IN NYC. Thanks to our special guests Matt Welch from The Fifth Column and Nicholas Lowry from Antique Roadshows & the new Czech graphic-design documentary Identity.

Special thanks to our patrons & listeners who told ghost stories, RedBlueBlackSilver for the spooky soundscapes that surrounded us all, and Jonathan Farber for hosting the event.

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EPISODE #251: THE AUTUMN EQUINOX

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September 22 is the day and 11:19 a.m. is the hour when Fall finally arrives in the Mojave Desert. Add an hour for Nevada and Utah, which both share a little of the Mojave with California and Arizona. While it’s still hot on the desert floor, the mountains are cool and the aspens are changing color. Too far from the aspen groves? If you’re in the desert, there are Fremont’s cottonwoods somewhere near you, and few trees have such fantastic fall colors.

This is EPISODE #251: THE AUTUMN EQUINOX, with new soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver. Written & hosted by Ken Layne. Listen on the radio in Joshua Tree and across the Mojave High Desert, Friday nights at 10 p.m. on KCDZ 107.7 FM..

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EPISODE #250: MONSOON MOOD

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On a monsoon evening, the sky streaked with golden bands, tropical clouds drawn up from the Sea of Cortez, everything is vibrant, delirious light. No sound but the crunch of boots and dog paws in the sandy wash lined with desert willow and Mormon tea, before we climb up to the mesa, up through a high-desert forest of Joshua trees and Juniper. We sit for a while, at sunset, great Apollo blazing over western mountains.

ALSO: Visiting the Temples of Isis in Egypt, with the great historian, philosopher, and High Priest at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi: Plutarch! This is EPISODE #250: MONSOON MOOD.

Soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver. Written & hosted by Ken Layne. Listen on the radio in Joshua Tree and across the Mojave High Desert, Friday nights at 10 p.m. on KCDZ 107.7 FM..

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EPISODE #249: WALKING THE WILD LANDS WITH HENRY DAVID THOREAU

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A centuries-old conspiracy regarding Soothsayers’ Oaks in the Bible, and a long walk in the woods with good old Henry David Thoreau.

This is EPISODE #249: WALKING THE WILD LANDS WITH HENRY DAVID THOREAU. Soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver. Written & hosted by Ken Layne. Listen on the radio in Joshua Tree and across the Mojave High Desert, Friday nights at 10 p.m. on KCDZ 107.7 FM..

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