The ill counsel of a desert place, that would be howled out in the desert air . . . . Night has fallen on the desert, in this spookiest of seasons. Tonight we travel by the power of darkness and disinformation to Archuleta Mesa, in the Jicarilla Apache town of Dulce, New Mexico. We're going down, beneath the mountain, to see if the reptilian aliens and the gray aliens and the Air Force disinfo agents are really having gunfights down there, again. Strange new soundscapes from RedBlueBlackSilver, plus the first announcement of our November/December tour dates from California to Tennessee and back again. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Jaws of Darkness Do Devour

Rain on the ground, a chill in the air, ghosts on the prowl. We're back from the Midwest with strange tales from the desert to the cornfields. Hosted by Ken Layne with soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver, with some of our Pygmalion Festival appearance for good measure. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Time of Mourning

We're back from the road with a new episode to celebrate the most glorious time of year: October, Autumn, Harvest, Fall, whatever you all it. With new nocturnal gospel music from RedBlueBlackSilver and strange tales phoned in from our listeners, recorded live in Chicago at Illuminated Brew Works Lodge #1. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Harvest of Souls

Congratulations, you people! It is Fall. You made it. Might take another month or two, until you really notice, but summer is officially over. It's a new episode for a new season, with new soundscapes by you-know-who (RedBlueBlackSilver). Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blessed are the Doomed

It's officially Autumn, at least if you believe the meteorologists -- Meteorological Fall began this week on September 1. Portents and signs, everywhere we look. But signs of what? Oh, the usual: plague, disaster, but at least we have social media to make it worse. New sounds by RedBlueBlackSilver, hosted by Ken Layne. Desert Oracle Radio (c)(p) 2021 http://DesertOracle.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Be Like the Birds

Summer's in the rearview but robots are blocking the road. What kind of world is this? The world of the Future. It's time for Episode #136 of Desert Oracle Radio, with your host Ken Layne and soundscapes from RedBlueBlackSilver. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Faces in the Windmills

Tonight we come to you from Theatre29 in sweltering Twentynine Palms, California. Flash floods, heat domes, weird animals, RedBlueBlackSilver, what else could you want? Other than a livable planet, we mean. Thanks to everyone who came out for the live shows, and everyone who supports the show on Patreon or through magazine subscriptions or however you do it. Stay hydrated but please don't attempt that by getting in the flash flood waters. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twentynine Palms, Twelve Dollars & Change

Heat domes and sultry Palm Springs mornings, weird ravens and odd dreams of wildlife appearances. The brain boils in the desert summer. It boils our very thoughts. Plus: A late edition of the Desert Oracle Mailbag, and all you need to know about our July 10-11 2021 live shows at Theatre29 in Twentynine Palms. (Soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver.) Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crooked Rain, Summer Dream

Night has fallen on the desert, the desert at its most brutal. The punishing desert, the earthly purgatory, the sun-blasted wilderness so many heroes had to get across alive. Or die trying: Moses, Laurence of Arabia, C-3PO and R2D2, Beavis and Butthead, Allan Quartermain, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. New soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver and a survival-training presentation by our friends at the U.S. Air Force. And yes we are returning to the stage, July 10-11, that's a hot-as-hell Saturday and Sunday in Twentynine Palms. Tickets are $20 and they are going faster than free water bottle bottles at the visitor center. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Straight To Hell

What happens when the perfect solo day hike becomes the ultimate disaster? How do we arrange things better, so that we don't wind up feeding the vultures? Author Claire Nelson joins us to talk about her harrowing fall and long, long wait for help -- a story of fear and bravery and figuring out your life, told in her new memoir, Things I Learned From Falling. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Everything Goes Wrong

Well it finally happened, just like every year. All the sudden, it’s hot again. A week ago, it was pleasant out. Now, we cry in the frying pan. Or we will cry, in the weeks to come. October's somewhere on the horizon. Unless it's a mirage. Plus: The Legend of Tahoe Tessie, which you can read here in Alta Magazine. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Heat Monster

There's lots of chatter in the media about some Navy encounters with some sort of mystery drones, but meanwhile in the Western United States we've been having a good old-fashioned flying-saucer flap. Seen by regular people with their own eyes! New sounds from RedBuleBlackSilver. Desert Oracle Radio #130 (c)(p) 2021 — https://DesertOracle.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Watch the Skies

Seasons change in the desert, but it's always Rat Time. Kangaroo rats, wood rats, deer mice full of hantavirus, it's just a feast for the rats all year long. New sounds from RedBlueBlackSilver. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Under the Hood with the Wood Rats

Desert Oracle Radio is a weekly road trip through the weird American desert from the publisher of Desert Oracle, the pocket-sized field guide published in Joshua Tree, California. Hear tales of mysterious lights, missing tourists, lost mines, 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 soundtrack for a desert night. The program is broadcast on Friday nights at 10 p.m. on KCDZ 107.7 FM in the Mojave high desert, with field reports from around and across the desert lands, and is distributed by Public Radio Exchange (PRX).

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