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#101: MOUNTAIN OF THE STARS

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We are back in the scorching hot radio studio with an all-new episode of the radio show that Palm Springs Life magazine named the “Best Freaky Radio Program.” Sure, fine, we’ll take it.

Tonight, it’s all about the mysterious place names of the desert southwest, in particular the 1.6-billion-year-old 30-mile-long slab of rock called Sierra Estrella. The Estrellas. Home of the “Estrella Lights.”

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Listen on the radio tonight at 10 p.m., KCDZ 107.7 FM in the Mojave High Desert, or stream from the station.

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#099: THIS IS THE BORDER RADIO

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Remember when you could get back & forth across the border, how nice that used to be? Way back when, the 1980s and 1950s and 1890s and etc.?

Thanks to the Time Loop we all seem to be stuck in, our 99th episode is here . . . . directly following our 100th. The border used to be a lot of fun, back before the prison walls went up around our country. And guess what, now we can’t leave. PLUS: Jason P. Woodbury joins us with the wild tale of Arizona’s own Giant Sand. Listen on the radio tonight at 10 p.m., KCDZ 107.7 FM in the Mojave High Desert, or stream from the station.

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Here’s Jason P. Woodbury in conversation with Giant Sand’s Howe Gelb and Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate and Robyn Hitchcock.

And this is the new Dublab / Aquarium Drunkard radio show featuring Jason’s Range & Basin broadcast.

Here’s our host Ken Layne on KCDZ FM’s Up Close show on Friday, July 17, 2020:

COMMUNIQUÉ #100: NIGHT HAS FALLEN ON THE DESERT

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(Listen loud, and AFTER DARK.)

From our secure, undisclosed Mojave Desert radio studio, tonight we bring you our 100th episode, with strange tales of the Amboy Ghost Lights and an uncomfortable visit from Brendan Maze, local businessman, and new sounds from RedBlueBlackSilver. Thanks to everybody who supports the show on Patreon. Just click below to support our desert institute:

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#098: THE MYSTERY PIG

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DESERT ORACLE MYSTERY PIG
Photos by Derek in Yucca Valley.

What is this weird creature that turned up dead in Yucca Valley, in the Mojave High Desert? Wildlife biologists are baffled, and so are we. “Derek” sent these photos. You’ll hear the story tonight. The REST of the story. (Or listen to the podcast but NOT UNTIL DARK.)

What sort of cruel god would create such a useless (and dead) animal? Well probably the same one that’s behind the coronavirus and police violence and million-dollar hospital bills. Makes the Trickster spirits seem absolutely benign in comparison.

Our July 17 live broadcast at Pappy & Harriet’s, is sold out so if you didn’t get tickets, you won’t be able to get tickets at the door. But don’t worry, don’t despair, you can always hang out in Pioneertown and listen on your car radio, or whatever radio you’ve got. We’ll have a frequency for you soon, stay tuned.

You can listen to tonight’s program at 10 p.m. on KCDZ 107.7 FM, across the High Desert. E. Morricone memorial soundscapes from RedBlueBlackSilver. Thanks to everybody who supports the show on Patreon. Just click below to support our desert institute:

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MYSTERY PIG

Mojave Desert Mystery Pig

#097: OMEN OF THE RAVENS

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Photo by Kate Edwards.

Well here we are, still alive, July in the American Desert. Good enough, we guess.

Lots of details about our July 17 live event at Pappy & Harriet’s, plus your letters, and some tales of ravens and omens and … Iceland? Sure, any port in a storm.

Coming right up at 10 p.m. on KCDZ 107.7 FM across the High Desert. Soundscapes on both from RedBlueBlackSilver. Thanks to everybody who supports the show on Patreon. Just click below if you’d like to join the few & the proud:

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#096: THOSE MYSTERIOUS GREEN FIREBALLS

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This episode is about the Mysterious Green Fireballs, more or less. It’s #097, available now on the device of your choice.

The radio station is a week behind, so tonight on KCDZ 107.7 FM you’ll hear last week’s episode, which honestly is worth a repeat listen: #095: “If It’s Broke, Fix It!” Soundscapes on both from RedBlueBlackSilver.

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Did you hear about the mysterious, silent green fireballs flying low and bright in the skies over Australia last week? Ever seen one yourself? Ever thought they were just some sort of meteor, as that’s what the Experts claimed? Well the experts are pulling your leg, they don’t know either. 

Come back to 1947 New Mexico with us, as we visit the strange mystery of the Green Fireballs. And don’t forget to throw us a few bucks on Patreon, it’s how we keep the studio going, the electricity flowing. http://patreon.com/DesertOracle

#095: IF IT’S BROKE, FIX IT!

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Listen tonight at 10 p.m. on KCDZ 107.7 FM across the High Desert for an all-new episode of Desert Oracle Radio, #095: “If It’s Broke, Fix It!” New sounds from RedBlueBlackSilver. New outrages & prophecies from your host Ken Layne.

Fifty years ago, there was a radical plan to completely remake a county sheriff’s department in an iconic western town. It almost worked, they almost won. The job still needs to be done.

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#094: THE RANGER’S LIFE

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What does it mean to be a ranger? It means you are married to the mission, a soldier for your planetary home, armed with a moral compass and a Smokey Bear hat—a park-ranger style, by the way, that was introduced by the first generation of national park rangers, the Buffalo Soldiers black Calvary regiment, who began duty as Yosemite’s park rangers in 1899. With new sounds by RedBlueBlackSilver and a historical look at the Civilian Conservation Corps that was created to serve America’s national parks back in the last Great Depression.

It’s our 94th episode, “The Ranger’s Life.” Listen on Z107.7FM in the High Desert, Friday nights at 10 p.m.

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We mention Yosemite National Park Ranger Shelton Johnson in this episode. He’s on Instagram right here. It’s because of Shelton Johnson that know a lot more about the Buffalo Soldiers who served as the first park rangers in Yosemite, beginning way back in 1899.

Soundscape music by RedBlueBlackSilver. He’s got lots more music on his Bandcamp site. And the Nostalgia Trap podcast interview with our host Ken Layne is here.

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#093: WIZARDS AND CRITTERS

When it’s Snakesgiving Time in the Mojave, everybody’s just a little more careful. Goes well with these weird new times, being careful. So please make an effort to not run over any tortoises or coyotes or bobcats or gopher snakes when you’re racing through the re-opened national park.

Roebuck. What is a roebuck? #093: WIZARDS AND CRITTERS.

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Soundscape music BY RedBlueBlackSilver.

Tune in tonight at 10 p.m., for an all-new episode of DESERT ORACLE RADIO on KCDZ 107.7 FM across the High Desert. Stream the radio broadcast tonight on Tune-In or whatever you use for streaming, for an all-new hour of Desert Oracle Radio. Every Friday night on KCDZ Joshua Tree/Yucca Valley/29 Palms.

And we’ve posted a BONUS episode on our Patreon page, another hour of Campfire Stories with more weird stories and moody nighttime music and a crackling fire.


#091 CAMPFIRE NIGHTMARES

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Remember campfires? We sure do. Standing around a campfire telling stories and socializing used to be a big part of the Desert Oracle “workflow,” as they say over in corporate. And it will be again. But while we ride the storm out, here’s our most recent Campfire Stories night, from January 2020, with a brand-new RedBlueBlackSilver soundtrack and some other weird stuff. And it’s an hourlong special episode, too. Listen at 10 p.m. tonight on Z107.7 FM across the Great Mojave Wilderness or do the podcast shuffle, if you prefer: #091: CAMPFIRE NIGHTMARES. Life ain’t always empty.

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Lots of special new soundscape music from RedBlueBlackSilver.

Tune in tonight at 10 p.m., for an all-new hour of DESERT ORACLE RADIO on KCDZ 107.7 FM across the High Desert. Stream the radio broadcast tonight on Tune-In or whatever you use for streaming, for an all-new hour of Desert Oracle Radio. Every Friday night on KCDZ Joshua Tree/Yucca Valley/29 Palms.

And we’ve posted a BONUS episode on our Patreon page, another hour of Campfire Stories with more weird stories and moody nighttime music and a crackling fire.




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