Desert Oracle Radio hosted by Ken Layne
Summary: Desert Oracle Radio is a weekly road trip through the weird American desert from the publisher of Desert Oracle, the acclaimed field guide published in Joshua Tree, California. Hear tales of lost mines, mysterious lights, missing tourists, venomous creatures, weird history and weirder people. Hosted by editor Ken Layne and featuring a cast of intriguing mystics, oddballs, scientists and artists, Desert Oracle Radio is your evocative soundtrack for a desert night. The program is broadcast on Friday nights at 10 p.m. by KCDZ 107.7 FM in the Mojave high desert, with field reports from around and across the desert lands. Those who love these harsh dry lands know there's a weird magic to the place, and Desert Oracle Radio blends old folklore and curious history with the strange doings of today's denizens. For more information, visit DesertOracle.com/radio or write to radio@desertoracle.com, and keep the desert in your heart!
- Visit Website
- RSS
- Artist: Ken Layne
- Copyright: © 2017 Morongo Basin Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved.
Podcasts:
The mystery of the black triangles flying over desert highway, and extreme wildfires across the Southwest.
The Landers Earthquake of 1992, Brendan Maze on his company’s plans to make flavored soda water from the Mojave, and what you need to survive a desert apocalypse.
Jack Parsons, the Jet Propulsion Lab, and the Babalon Working on the Mojave Desert. Plus: Jason P. Woodbury on the mystery domes of Casa Grande, Arizona.
Death Valley Junction and the Amargosa Opera House: Locations from a dream.
Desert wilderness as a refuge for humanity, Charles Manson at Barker Ranch, and the delightful Common Raven.
Campfire tales from the Mother Road, Elvis in the Mojave, and a curious plan to replicate the UFO experience for tourists.
Missing tourists and monsoon season, a regular part of August in the Mojave Desert.
The desert’s fiercest creature, official recordings from the October 1965 UFO incident at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave, and the mysterious ghost lights of Amboy Road.
The enduring mystery of the Phoenix Lights of 1997, a night-time walk through the High Desert wilderness, why Gram Parsons is forever associated with Joshua Tree, and an inspiring visit with Cactus Mart owner Nicole Holland in Morongo Valley.
Why we call these sinister yucca plants "Joshua trees," how the American desert gave birth to the Nuclear Era, a worrisome traffic report from Os Tyler, scorching June temperatures, and an assessment of the UFO situation from documentary filmmaker Jeremy Corbell of Pioneertown.
Tales of Yucca Man, a baffling phone call from Brendan Maze, UFO legends, the Desert Oracle Mailbag, and an illuminating visit with Pioneertown filmmaker Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell of ExtraordinaryBeliefs.com.
Promotional Spot: Premiering 06/23/2017, it's Desert Oracle Radio, broadcasting from Joshua Tree. Your mysterious soundtrack for a desert night: Lost mines, weird legends, secret bases, missing tourists, strange animals and stranger people. From Desert Oracle, the pocket-sized field guide to the perplexing American desert.
