Episodes
Published 02/09/21
Transcript available here. Broadcaster W. Coleman explores surveillance capitalism and Broadcaster  S. Cisneros gets to know a rebel musician. Featuring Leanne Thacker, Angela Barraza, and Edgar Ricaud. Stay tuned for updates regarding the release of Edgar's latest album. Theme music by Sun Blood Stories Cover Art by Jeremie Serrano  The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff (affiliate link, purchasing on Bookshop helps support Dispatch from the Desert Planet but we don't care...
Published 02/09/21
The great outdoors (from space!)  Transcript available here Featuring Kent Overshown as Broadcaster K. Baldwin. Cover art by Jeremie Serrano and music by Sun Blood Stories. Real-world Links: Diversify Outdoors  National Parks and Racial Equity Nature and Health Climate Change and Indigenous Activism Standing Rock Spotlight on Indigenous Activists  Coffee Break featured Inca Lands by Hiram Bingham, reading courtesy of Librivox
Published 01/26/21
This special non-fiction episode includes commentary about the attempted insurrection on January 6th, 2021 and extended reading/listening/watching resources.  Transcript available here Related to the complicity of Capitol police (be it active or passive) Aljazeera is reporting on the FBI’s warning US Law Enforcement before the attack. They also have live updates pertaining to the insurrection, Donald Trump, consequences, and lack thereof. BBC News has an article called The 65 Days that Led...
Published 01/12/21
Catch some of the 89.x1 crews evening announcements. Thank you to our donors, and sustaining Ko-fi/Patreon supporters for making Dispatch from the Desert Planet Possible.  Transcripts available here Deepest gratitude Bean, Angela, Sarra, Sagrario, Leanne, Leanne, Matt, Berry, Justin, Tevanna, Mariah, Alyse, Lauren, Gina, Amber and the entire Sun Blood Stories team, Oliver, Oliver, Mara, Miki, Bobby, Michelle, Alyssa, Alyssa, Sophia, Jo, Eva, Connor, Cassidy, Kayla, Carolyn, Jordyn,...
Published 01/04/21
Broadcaster C. Countee embraces life as a space pirate and takes some time to do a broadcast.  Transcripts available here. Morgan Wolski as Broadcaster C. Countee Morgan Maxwell as Broadcaster J. June Leanne Thacker as Broadcaster W. Coleman Angela Barraza as Broadcaster S. Cisneros  Kent Overshown as Broadcaster K. Baldwin Dispatch from the Desert Planet is a work of fiction. For non-fiction learning we recommend starting with the following links. (None of the following people,...
Published 12/29/20
Join Broadcasters W. Coleman, J. June, and L. Hughes for an epically un-fun game.  Transcripts available here. Broadcaster W. Coleman played by Leanne Thacker Broadcaster. J. June played by Morgan Maxwell Broadcaster L. Hughes played by Rhae-Dawn Royal Cover Art By Jeremie Serrano Music by Sun Blood Stories. Pre-order Sun Blood Stories' latest project (a)Live and Alone at Visual Arts Collective by making any monetary donation. All funds will be donated to VAC. More information...
Published 12/15/20
Listeners? Are you there?  Transcripts available here. Angela Barraza as Broadcaster S. Cisneros Athena Hagen as "Broadcaster" Jane Morgan Maxwell as Broadcaster J. June Kent Overshown as Broadcaster K. Baldwin Rhae-Dawn Royal as Broadcaster L. Hughes Leanne Thacker as Broadcaster W. Coleman  and Morgan Wolski as Broadcaster C. Countee Cover art by Jeremie Serrano and music by Sun Blood Stories. For more about Sun Blood Stories click here Dispatch from the Desert Planet is a work...
Published 12/01/20
Transcripts available here Broadcaster J. June calls home.  Thank   you to our donors and sustaining supporters for making the episode  possible. Stay tuned until the end for a behind the scenes tidbit. Support Dispatch from the Desert Planet at: Ko-fi.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet Patreon.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet Venmo: dispatchfromthedesertplanet Paypal: [email protected] Buy merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DispatchDesertPlanet Connect with...
Published 11/20/20
Transcripts available here. Broadcaster J. June makes the second phone call in a farewell series. Featuring Sagrario Estrella.  Thank  you to our donors and sustaining supporters for making the episode  possible. Stay tuned until the end for a behind the scenes tidbit. Support Dispatch from the Desert Planet at: Ko-fi.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet Patreon.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet Venmo: dispatchfromthedesertplanet Paypal: [email protected] Buy merch:...
Published 11/15/20
Transcripts available here. Message One in a three part series. Broadcaster J. June as opened a case of Break in Case of Emergency! Plus, meet The Council.  Content Notice: Two uses of explicit language Thank you to our donors and sustaining supporters for making the episode possible. Stay tuned until the end for a behind the scenes tidbit.  Support Dispatch from the Desert Planet at: Ko-fi.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet Patreon.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet Venmo:...
Published 11/10/20
Episode Description: Utterly regular and unremarkable greetings from Broadcaster Jane. CONTENT WARNING (CW): Weight loss and weight gain. This episode includes two vintage commercials that discuss weight. One is a children’s tonic to support weight gain (starts 1:29 and ends 2:23) and the other is an advertisement for weight loss pills (starts 5:09 and ends 5:38). The inclusion of this content is intended as satire and a critique of western conversations around body weight. Dispatch from...
Published 09/21/20
Show Notes: The 89.x1 Broadcast team is waiting on a ruling and finds ways to pass the time. Content Warning: This episode of Dispatch from the Desert Planet acknowledges hyena genitalia. Transcripts Available Here Afrofuturism, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi, Audio Drama, Dystopia, Satire For more on...
Published 09/14/20
Show Notes: Transcripts here. Broadcaster J. June offers a sincere apology to Bach and Barker Financial Services. A non-news information update helps listeners understand all of the protests that are definitely not happening. Brave Robot Ice Cream makes an appearance! It’s animal-free completely vegan DAIRY ice cream! You read that right. Looks like vegan dairy is a bright spot in a kinda dark Coalition monitored future. Learn more about the dreamy creamy treat sustaining 89.x1...
Published 09/08/20
Bach and Barker cares about diversity in the financial literacy conversation! We hear you. That's why we're presenting this free financial literacy course on 89.x1. Transcripts available here. Science Fiction, Sc-Fi, Afrofuturism, Audio Drama, Satire Dispatch from the Desert Planet: www.dispatchfromthedesertplanet.com www.patreon.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet www.ko-fi.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet www.instagram.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet Venmo:...
Published 09/03/20
The 89.x1 team commemorates the day with a trip into the Broadcast vaults.  Transcripts available here. Science Fiction, Sc-Fi, Afrofuturism, Audio Drama Elements of this episode were inspired by the ongoing internment of members of the Uighur ethnic group in China. Learn more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53650246 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53809345 help spread awareness. Elements of this episode were inspired by the attempted murder of Jacob Blake by...
Published 08/31/20
Some uninvited guests make themselves comfortable at the 89.x1 Remote Desert Planet HQ.  Transcripts available here. Science Fiction, Sc-Fi, Afrofuturism, Audio Drama Show Notes: Elements of this episode were inspired by the story of Nick Tilsen. Tilsen is in no way affiliated with Dispatch from the Desert Planet. Learn more about real events...
Published 08/24/20
Broadcaster J. June interrupts regularly scheduled programing for a sad announcement. Click here for Transcripts.  Afrofuturism, Audio Drama, Science Fiction, Black Written Show Notes: The fictional NewCanem Magazine presented in Dispatch from the Desert Planet references the real Cave Canem Foundation but is in no way affiliated with it. Learn more about the Cave Canem Foundation at https://cavecanempoets.org/. Outro Music was “Me and My Pillow” by Lizzie Miles from...
Published 08/20/20
Broadcaster K. Baldwin reads listeners another chapter in the adventure saga "T. Tosin Travels Through Time!" Join our hero on Earth One, PreStandardTime 1998.  Click here for transcripts. Or visit our website www.dispatchfromthedesertplanet.com Sources: Taft, William H.: Author, and William H.: Speaker Taft. President Taft on prosperity. 1912. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, . https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-132172/ Dispatch From the Desert...
Published 08/17/20
The 89.x1 Broadcast team wine tasting lasts a little longer than planned.  Click for Transcripts. Or visit our website. Show Notes: Dispatch From the Desert Planet: www.dispatchfromthedesertplanet.com www.patreon.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet www.instagram.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet Venmo: dispatchfromthedesertplanet Jeremie Serrano: https://www.instagram.com/lacomidadejeremie/ https://www.lacomidadejeremie.com/ Transcripts available on dispatchfromthedesertplanet.com
Published 08/12/20
Following a Coalition suggestion the 89.x1 seeks to uplift and promote the tourism industry to ensure a swift economic recovery. Catch Broadcaster J. June's travel tips plus CFAS mandated content. See the worlds, try new foods, experience new cultures, operate in non-standard gravities, worry not about... Show Notes http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehpl/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=4&sid=641dd7c6-7e2e-429f-aa92-a770ce5a83d8%40pdc-v-sessmgr01 (New Statesman published July 21st, 2008) Dispatch...
Published 08/10/20
Show Notes: Broadcaster J. June has a bout of insomnia and takes to the airwaves. The Night Shift https://www.pbs.org/livelyhood/nightshift/profiles/dorothy.html https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/aekgn4/the-graveyard-shift-we-talked-to-a-night-server-about-her-fear-of-missing-out Great Secrets Cocktail per Sam Malone’s Black Book: 6thEdition Fill glass with ice. 1 ½ oz Gin ½ oz Lillet Dash of Bitters Shake Strain into chilled glass Garnish with Orange. Dispatch From the Desert...
Published 08/05/20
Deepest gratitude to the glorious interplanetary authority the Coalition of Free Autonomous States. Thisday the 89.x1 team works to explain the brilliant, and not at all problematic or evil, CFAS system of mass incarceration. Stay safe, stay informed, and stay tuned! Show Notes: This fictional episode included absolutely real statistics from https://www.prisonpolicy.org/ If you’d like to stick it to the Coalition, learn more about U.S. mass incarceration and what you can do about...
Published 08/03/20
The 89.x1 team celebrates the Standardized Non-Revolution Based Seasonal Block Two with a fairytale. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2012/08/oakland-poets-and-activists-wake-an-abandoned-library-from-its-slumber- Instagram: dispatchfromthedesertplanet Twitter: dispatchfromthe Website: dispatchfromthedesertplanet.com Jeremie Serrano: lacomidadejeremie on Instagram
Published 07/30/20
The 89.x1 team presents astrological guidance from N. Tolokonnikova. https://www.patreon.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet Instagram: dispatchfromthedesertplanet Twitter: dispatchfromthe http://www.dispatchfromthedesertplanet.com/ Jeremie Serrano: lacomidadejeremie on Instagram https://www.loc.gov/item/2004650681/ https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062741585?aff=bookforum1
Published 07/30/20