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EPISODE #237 SURROUNDED IN THE NIGHT

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John C Fremont Desert Oracle

A winter storm cut loose from the mountains, the cold wind whipping around the creosote, rain dripping down through the swamp-cooler vent: 2025 came in like a Lion and it’s the Year of the Snake. We’ve got both out here, in the Mojave Wilderness. Mountain lions. And snakes. Although it’s still a bit early to see our reptile friends up here at 4,000-feet elevation. PLUS: Frontier Tales from the Great Plains by John C. Fremont. AND: Soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver. Written & hosted by Ken Layne.

Listen now on the podcast, plus new & classic shows broadcasting Friday nights at 10 PM on Z107.7 FM in Joshua Tree. This is EPISODE #237 SURROUNDED IN THE NIGHT.

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EPISODE #236: ONE CHANTS OUT BETWEEN TWO WORLDS

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Gotta light?

It’s a cold, cold night in the wind-blasted desert, and we hear there’s snow a-comin’, can’t come soon enough. Listen to the harrowing sounds of the 1961 Bel Air Fire, prepare for Mojo Nixon’s anniversary (of death), and join us in remembering our favorite Intermountain West surrealist, the late great David Lynch. Soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver. Suitable for some families.

Listen now on the podcast, or Friday nights at 10 PM on Z107.7 FM in Joshua Tree. This is EPISODE #236: ONE CHANTS OUT BETWEEN TWO WORLDS.

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EPISODE #234: CHRISTMAS AMONGST THE JOSHUA TREES

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We’ve heard some weird news about Saint Nicholas that turns out to be a few years old, but that’s all right. Christmas itself is old news, after all. That’s why we love it, because it’s ancient and beautiful, the time for silent walks in the cold night, just the sound of your boots crunching through the snow, the half-moon glowing through the Joshua trees.

Plus: Which phrases and words shall be banned in the new year? And: Christmas poems, from the pen of Frost & Longfellow.

This is EPISODE #234: CHRISTMAS AMONGST THE JOSHUA TREES with seasonal soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver. Listen on the radio tonight in Joshua Tree, Z107.7 FM, 10 p.m.

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