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EPISODE #010: DESERT APOCALYPSE & THE LANDERS QUAKE OF 1992
Our 10th episode re-visits the biggest California earthquake in 65 years: The Landers Quake of 1992. Also: Brendan Maze on plans to market Mojave sparkling water, and what you need for the Apocalypse.
Subscribe to the podcast on whatever podcast system you enjoy! Here’s the iTunes link. And listen live in the High Desert on KCDZ 107.7 FM in Joshua Tree!
Sounds in this episode include the usual ravens and coyotes, along with bits and pieces from the following musical/ambient recordings:
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Bitter Springs Formation by Blake_Pins (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.
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Quiet Rain by onlymeith (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: Gurdonark
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Lost in Space by Borni (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
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SkyDub by Psykick (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
EPISODE #009: THE CASA GRANDE DOMES & JACK PARSONS MAKING MAGICK IN THE MOJAVE
We are back with the ninth episode of DESERT ORACLE RADIO, just as the first signs of Fall arrive in the Mojave High Desert. Tonight we sing the praises of the Cassini mission to Saturn, spend some time with the ghost of JPL founder Jack Parsons out in the Mojave where he completed his “Babalon Working” ritual, and visit with our friend Jason P. Woodbury—who has an interesting tale about the mysterious Casa Grande Domes in Arizona. (He also has a fine article on the subject in the upcoming issue of DESERT ORACLE, the pocket-sized field guide to the strange American desert.
Jason P. Woodbury talking about the mystery of the Casa Grande Domes.
Sounds in this episode include wild animals, your host’s creaking wooden chair, diesel trucks, and the following musical/ambient recordings:
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Weathered Faces by @nop (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
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Spheres by Doxent Zsigmond (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: Jeris
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Oscillation by jaspertine (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
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Toward Isolation by onlymeith (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
EPISODE #008: THE GHOST WORLD OF DEATH VALLEY JCT & OTHER TALES
IN THIS EPISODE, we take a weird road trip to Death Valley Junction, meeting astronauts, film crews, Czech composers, so-called comedians and other odd characters along the way.
Listen live on KCDZ 107.7 FM in Joshua Tree and the High Desert on Friday nights, and subscribe to the podcast for free, full episodes. And don’t forget to subscribe to our quarterly pocket-sized print magazine, DESERT ORACLE.
Music and sounds heard in this episode include:
- “New World Symphony,” Symphony No. 9, by Antonín Dvořák.
- Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy and Hotel Commodore Ensemble.
- Slavonic Dance, No. 1 by Kreisler, Dvorák, Flesch, and Ruhrseitz.
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Mazurek by Doxent Zsigmond (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Ft: Speck
EPISODE #007: CHARLES MANSON AT BARKER RANCH & OTHER RAVEN STORIES
Have you heard the one about Charles Manson “growing up in Amboy”? Or maybe the one about Charles Manson “killing a lot of his victims at Amboy Crater.” We’ve heard these stories, and they’re nonsense. But the true story of the Manson Family in the California Desert is as strange and threatening as the world can get.
We also talk to some ravens, because somebody has got to do it.
Get the episode on iTunes & other such podcast-delivery systems, or listen live on the radio in Joshua Tree and the Mojave High Desert, 10 o’clock Friday nights.
Sounds and music heard on this broadcast include:
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The Long Goodbye by John Pazdan (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
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Trash Orchestra by Synaptic_Decay (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
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Exurb by gurdonark (c) copyright 2009 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
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Unusual Travels I (second part) by Marco Nicola (c) copyright 2007 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
EPISODE #006: CAMPFIRE STORIES & ELVIS IN THE MOJAVE
Tonight: A new episode of DESERT ORACLE RADIO with campfire stories recorded at the Ace Hotel and a phone call from Brendan Maze regarding his “UFO experience” plans for the High Desert.
You can subscribe for free at iTunes, TuneIn, Google Play and Stitcher——or listen live at (or around) 10 p.m. Fridays on KCDZ 107.7 FM in Joshua Tree. For a subscription to our pocket-sized field guide, DESERT ORACLE, click here. We are currently finishing up our Autumn 2017 issue, #7, which will be mailed out next month.
Ambient tracks on tonight’s broadcast include:
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Toward Isolation by onlymeith (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
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Ninth ward 2 by zikweb (c) copyright 2006 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
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The Transcendent Tipi by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD) (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Ft: Javolenus
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Ninth Ward by gurdonark (c) copyright 2006 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
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EPISODE #005: MISSING TOURISTS & THUNDERSTORM NIGHTS
It’s Monsoon Season and it’s muggy as all Hell out here. Tonight we tell stories through the thunderstorms: It’s August and that means Missing Tourist Season. The former ranger describes problems. And the Desert Oracle Mailbag, with enhanced audio accompaniment from the field, deals with a piece of interesting trash. Subscribe wherever podcasts are available. iTunes, etc.!
LISTEN LIVE ON THE RADIO, 107.7 FM KCDZ in Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley, Twentynine Palms, Morongo Valley, Wonder Valley, Pioneertown, Landers, Johnson Valley … across the Mojave High Desert from Amboy to Zzyzx!
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Tonight’s episode makes use of the following audio tracks, among other things:
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House of Ghosts by gurdonark (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Ft: Robbero
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SkyDub by Psykick (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
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Trash Orchestra by Synaptic_Decay (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
Warm Ink by _ghost (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
EPISODE #004: GHOST LIGHTS & THE GRASSHOPPER MOUSE
Tonight at (or around?) 10 p.m. on KCDZ 107.7 FM in Joshua Tree and the High Desert: Spook lights on Amboy Road, the conversion of Saul by blinding desert lights over the highway, and recordings of the pilots and tower staff from the night of October 7, 1965, when a dozen UFOs bedeviled Edwards Air Force Base for nearly five hours. (You can hear the entire recording at the Internet Archive, as provided by the U.S. Air Force.)
Subscribe to our program on iTunes, Stitcher, the Google Play app and other such podcast-delivery systems. It’s easy, it’s free, and you’ll get each new episode delivered to your device as if by magic.
Our theme music was composed by Pierre Gerwig Langer, and musical ambience in this episode included the following recordings:
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Solstice Contemplation by duckett (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: Donkey Horse Mule, Pitx, Platinum Butterfly
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White Cube Art Noise by essesq (c) copyright 2009 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: Mr. Weirdbient
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The Transcendent Tipi by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD) (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Ft: Javolenus
EPISODE #003: PHOENIX LIGHTS, CACTUS MART, GRAM PARSONS!
Tonight we visit the great mystery of the Phoenix Lights, which was 20 years ago! Why did the governor of Arizona hide his own “otherworldly” sighting? Also on the show: We answer your letters and tell why Gram Parsons and Joshua Tree are forever connected. There’s a night-time hike with the Former Ranger, too. And you will enjoy an inspiring talk with Nicole Holland, owner of the beloved Cactus Mart in Morongo Valley. Subscribe to the podcast free of charge at iTunes, and listen live on KCDZ 107.7 FM in Joshua Tree and across the High Desert, 10 p.m. on Fridays!
Our theme music was composed by Pierre Gerwig Langer, and you’ll hear some of the following tracks and ambience on tonight’s broadcast:
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Mysterium by Doxent Zsigmond (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: Mr_Yesterday
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Snow Geese at Hagerman Wildlife Preserve by gurdonark (c) copyright 2005 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
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A Space For Nothing (and nothing in it’s space) by Speck (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Ft: AmbireSeiche, polyplus
Nicole Holland of Cactus Mart.