Off- the-Beaten-Path Desert Landmarks and Fortean Tales.
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“Let’s pretend there was a world in which I was allowed only one podcast it would be Ken Layne’s Desert Oracle. Ken Layne’s dedication to high strangeness and the American Southwest wilderness is unparalleled. Head and shoulders above anyone else taking a stab at these topics on any media platform ever.
The production is top notch and a unique approach to anything you’ll see on TV, hear on the radio or in podcast world. See, in an undisclosed location somewhere in a Joshua Tree bunker Mr. Layne drops these shows on Friday night to a local Joshua Tree radio station and then subsequently to the podcast world. Understand, a majority of podcasts are a couple of dudes yelling at each other in an echo chamber. Desert Oracle has the occasional guest but be prepared for our desert narrator to be accompanied by ambient music and a time stamp of a murder of crows or crying coyotes. This all adds to the atmosphere not unlike an old-timey AM radio show you’d hear overnight on a lonesome American highway.
If I had to make a comparison:
Time Life Mysteries of the Unknown, aspects of early National Enquirer, Lenard Nimoy’s In Search of, Arthur C. Clark’s Mysterious World, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, The X Files, Radio’s Coast to Coast. However, with all that being said, Desert Oracle puts a hard focus on America’s Mojave and Sonoran deserts. Mix in a bit of current events, lesser known American history, a splash of conservationist conversation (in a more contemporary Edward Abbey approach.)
That said It’s not preachy or hokey. Desert Oracle is high brow but served in an off-the-beaten-path desert dive bar. It isn’t scary as much as it’s spooky and that is part of its allure. It’s less Slayer and more early Misfits. As a byproduct, you’ll learn some stuff but it’s not pushing it on you.
Be forewarned: If you have wanderlust, approach with caution because you’ll want to load up the car and see some of this stuff for yourself and he’ll be the first to tell you bring a lot of water and make sure your car’s in good working order. You’re in good hands on this journey whether literally or metaphorically. Mr. Layne is the perfect narrator for this ride.”
Jerry138 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/01/23
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“Have property in Morongo Valley and can’t wait to move there. Looking at wonder valley too. Hope to meet everyone and join in the search for the unimaginable space folks ;)
SusaQ”
SusaQ7 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/04/19
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“It’s like a ham radio transmission crackling through your speakers as you drive down the dark desert highways heading towards the end of the world. Highly recommended”
BeArete.net via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/23/20
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“He’s like Joe Frank meets Willliam Burroughs making a podcast in the middle of the Mojave. So great!”
beelzebucky via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/20/19
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