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Crooked Media
Dreamtown
The Story of Adelanto
What happens when a city on the verge of collapse tries to reinvent itself? How much will it cost? Who will pay the price? Reporter David Weinberg spent years following one city in California’s Mojave desert as it tried to transform itself from a city of prisons to a city of pot. And it worked…for a while. Until it, spectacularly, didn’t. From Crooked Media, this is Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto. Coming June 7th wherever you get your podcasts.
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4.4 stars from 286 ratings
Good insight on Adelanto
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“I have been to Adelanto and there is so much untapped potential for prosperity. Unfortunately, after the closure of George Air Force Base, the city has never been unable to recover. Hopefully, as the city digs its way out, they will learn from its past transgressions and become a vibrant...”Read full review »
Desert Big Horn via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/01/24
Great premise but…
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“Fails to deliver. It ends up telling a pretty narrow story of the failed political career of a local activist who is naive and demonstrates very poor judgement. The most compelling character bows out after episode 2 only to reappear as a footnote in the epilogue. Waste of time unless you’re from...”Read full review »
Franetrain262 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/24/23
“One of the first California desert communities to welcome large scale cannabis cultivation, the comedy of errors that ensues (including failing to collect the taxes that were supposed to save the town) is an object lesson in what NOT to do if you’re counting on cannabis to save the day.
Told...”Read full review »
AllTheGoodNicknamesAre Taken via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/12/23
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