Mojave Desert

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 #158: LAST BLAST OF WINTER

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Happy Earth Day, people of Earth. Here’s an episode about the desert in winter, appropriate for our spring blast of rain and snow and cold, cold temperatures. This was recorded live at the Whistle Stop in San Diego, near the end of our November-December 2021 tour.

It’s EPISODE #158: LAST BLAST OF WINTER. And there’s a relevant second episode tonight on our hometown station, KCDZ 107.7 FM, on this Earth Day (Earth Night?): #054: EARTH DAY’S HIPPIE KILLER + THE APOSTLE OF THE CACTI.

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EPISODE #127: TRY NOT TO DIE

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lance-gerber-palm-springs-life-ken-laynePhoto by Lance Gerber for Palm Springs Life.

Because the second vaccine dose knocked your host to the ground . . . he went ahead and made a new episode anyway. A good excuse to finally do something from our hardcover book:

As we come out of our holes and return to our beloved American Desert, it’s time to remember a dozen simple rules to keep your day hike from becoming a disaster. We don’t want you to die out there, is what we’re saying. It’s EPISODE #127, “TRY NOT TO DIE.” Also known as the third episode of the fifth season (!). S5E3, in entertainment-speak. New tracks tonight from RedBlueBlackSilver. Find out more about our book, our periodical, and all the other desert creations we make for you . . . on our home page, DesertOracle.com.

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#087: RETURN OF THE WILD THINGS

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wildlife bears return to Yosemite
An all-new quarantine episode of Desert Oracle Radio from our secure desert compound, where we are noting the return of the wildlife, the blue skies, the clear air, the happy songbirds, and all the springtime joys of a time when the people have chosen to stay mostly at home, for the sake of human society. New & classic soundscapes by our own RedBlueBlackSilver. Listen on the radio tonight, Z107.7 FM in the High Desert, two episodes back-to-back, 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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#048: HOLY RANGERS

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Who will protect the wilderness and public lands, our national parks and monuments, our nature preserves and conservation areas, our wild rivers and mountains and forests? As the nation slips into chaos and decline, we are going to have to take over the stewardship of lands and preserves that will have to survive not just this government but all future governments, of whatever sort.

Listen with your favorite podcast service, maybe Spotify? Maybe iTunes? Listen live on KCDZ 107.7 FM in Joshua Tree and across the Mojave High Desert—from Amboy to Zzyzx. In fact you are going to hear a very raw & early edit of this program on the radio, because we weren’t quite done by the time it was due at the station this afternoon. Pounding on the table with fists and the whole thing, what’s wrong with us.

New good stuff from RedBlueBlackSilver, go take a listen to all his great instrumental and ambient music.

#045: SHUTDOWNS & DATE SHAKES

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What a nice holiday present for the High Desert, having the federal government collapse and leaving the Mojave’s national parks unstaffed and abandoned at the busiest time of year. Katherine Spiers, Los Angeles food writer/editor/podcast host, joins us to talk about date shakes. Get our podcast wherever you get the podcasts.

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#043: HIGHWAYS & ALIENS

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Here’s the map from tonight’s audio road trip, “HIGHWAYS & ALIENS.” Please use wisely.

Also on tonight’s episode of Desert Oracle Radio: Our friend Jeremy Corbell joins us to discuss & debate the strange tale of Bob Lazar, subject of Corbell’s new documentary, Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers. If you’re in the Los Angeles area, we encourage you to attend the premiere of this all-new movie at the Ace Hotel theater in downtown LA. Or order the film on iTunes or Vimeo.

Subscribe to our podcast at Stitcher or iTunes or whatever you use for subscribing to podcasts. New soundscapes tonight from our own RedBlueBlackSilver, hand-crafted here in Joshua Tree.

EPISODE #038: HORRORS OF THE SOLAR LODGE

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Blythe Giant

What if Crowleyan magick is bad? The Solar Lodge outpost in the California Desert is what we’re talking about. Also: Brendan Maze calling in from Arizona on a bad line. And: A very short desert-noir collaboration via Twitter with John Lurie.

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Deep new soundscapes tonight by Joshua Tree’s own RedBlueBlackSilver. (Have you heard his moody soundtrack to Hunt for the Skinwalker?

EPISODE #026: FROM A DESERT TRAILER

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DESERT ORACLE RADIO OUTPOST PROJECTS CURATE JOSHUA TREE

Photo by Laura Crane.

Cold and windy on the High Desert. Maybe some rain out there. Broadcasting from a little old yellow trailer parked over by the cactus garden at Outpost Projects’ & Curate Joshua Tree’s FOUND! art show on March 17, 2018. It was a good way to evade the St. Patrick’s Troubles. Not only did our old friend (?) Brendan Maze drop by, but Joshua Tree’s own RedBlueBlackSilver was there with a pile of weird contraptions making weird sounds. They even put us on their artists’ website & gave us some wine, it was fantastic.

Cooked up live and served to you a week later: a real desert sack lunch. Enjoy in moderation.

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