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).
Desert Oracle Radio
Claim This Podcastby Ken Layne
4.9(360 reviews)
268 episodes
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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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Recent Episodes
July 6, 2026
Haunted Houses & Monsoon Rains
Host Ken Layne interviews author [Guest Name] about haunted houses and monsoon rains, exploring the intersection of the supernatural and the desert's unique climate.
June 24, 2026
Summer Solstice Verse & the Desert Doctor's Weird Bird
Host Ken Layne shares solstice verse and a desert campfire story, exploring the Mojave's unique spirit.
June 1, 2026
Campfire Tales on a Half-Moon Night
Host Ken Layne interviews musician Herb Benham IV for an interview sharing cowboy songs and desert tales of ravens and rattlesnakes.
268 total episodes available with 57 transcripts
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