Desert Oracle Radio
by Ken Layne
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Madness and Dismemberment in the Time of Halloween
Oct 8, 2026
28m 00s
Slumgullion Stew
Sep 20, 2026
28m 00s
The Gold Hill Sandman
Sep 3, 2026
28m 00s
Island of the Dead
Aug 10, 2026
28m 00s
Petrified Forests and Ghostly Goblins
Aug 1, 2026
28m 00s
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- 🇺🇸United States · Places & TravelHOME#35100K to 529K
- 🇮🇩ID · Places & Travel#341.6K to 8.3K
- 🇵🇹Portugal · Places & Travel#34624 to 3.3K
- 🇷🇴RO · Places & Travel#53218 to 1.2K
- 🇲🇽Mexico · Places & Travel#157214 to 1.1K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/8/26 |  Madness and Dismemberment in the Time of Halloween | It's Halloweentime in the Mojave and that means tales of madness, chaos, strange rituals in the mountains. A time of social contagion, evil behaviors at the tail end of Age of Dionysus. Soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver. Thanks to our beloved patrons for making this show possible. Become a patron tonight and support the radio show you love! Desert Oracle Radio (c)(p) 2017-2026 http://DesertOracle.comSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/desertoracleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 00s | ||||||
| 9/20/26 |  Slumgullion Stew | Night has fallen on the desert. So let’s settle ourselves around the campfire and maybe cook up a big cauldron of Hobo Stew . . . otherwise known as Slumgullion Stew! Our pot includes Gila Monster venom, Yucca Man tales, and the various mysteries of Divine Wisdom. Here's how ol’ Cactus Ed Abbey describes such a feast of scraps: “Slumgullion stew is the name of a dish popular among hoboes and other knights of the open road. Into a big pot over an open fire, each man throws whatever he has to contribute: a stolen chicken, a hambone, a can of beans, a jar of salsa, an old shoe — anything edible. Like any serious stew, like human society itself, slumgullion should be stirred up frequently, or you’ll get a lot of scum on top.” Desert Oracle Radio (c)(p) 2017-2026 http://DesertOracle.comSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/desertoracleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 00s | ||||||
| 9/3/26 | cryptidslocal legends+3 | — | Desert Oracle Radio | Nevada State Route 341Silver City+3 | Gold Hill SandmanNevada+5 | — | 28m 00s | ||
| 8/10/26 | desert mythsMojave Summer+3 | — | Desert Oracle Radio | Mojave | desertMojave+5 | — | 28m 00s | ||
| 8/1/26 | desertmysteries+4 | — | Desert Oracle RadioRedBlueBlackSilver+2 | — | desertghosts+5 | — | 28m 00s | ||
| 7/6/26 | ghost storieshaunted houses+4 | unknown writer | RedBlueBlackSilverDesert Oracle Radio | — | ghost storieshaunted houses+5 | — | 28m 00s | ||
| 6/24/26 | Summer SolsticeMojave+4 | — | Desert Oracle RadioDesertOracle.com+1 | — | Summer SolsticeMojave+5 | — | 28m 00s | ||
| 6/1/26 | campfire storiescowboy songs+4 | Herb Benham IV | — | Joshua TreeJoshua Tree Retreat Center | campfire talescowboy songs+3 | — | 1h 00m 00s | ||
| 5/12/26 | UFOsAmerican history+4 | — | PentagonDesert Oracle Radio | Death ValleyJoshua Tree | UFO filesPentagon+3 | — | 28m 00s | ||
| 4/20/26 | campfire storiesinsects+3 | — | Mosquito HawkSkeeter Eater+2 | Joshua Tree | Crane FlyCampfire Stories+3 | — | 28m 00s | ||
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| 4/4/26 | space explorationmythology+3 | — | ArtemisApollo | Death Valley National ParkLa Luna+1 | ArtemisApollo+5 | — | 28m 00s | ||
| 3/27/26 | meteorsfireballs+4 | — | — | Mojave DesertGraceland | meteorsfireballs+5 | — | 28m 00s | ||
| 3/6/26 | wildflowersspring+5 | — | The Monkey Wrench Gang | Mojave mountains | desertspringtime+6 | — | 28m 00s | ||
| 2/7/26 | Edward AbbeyArches National Park+4 | — | Desert Oracle RadioDesert Solitaire | Arches National ParkSasquatch Country | Edward AbbeyArches National Park+4 | — | 28m 00s | ||
| 1/26/26 | Strange FactsDesert+3 | — | RedBlueBlackSilverPatreon | desertwilderness | desertwilderness+4 | — | 28m 00s | ||
| 12/20/25 | Desert cultureChristmas celebrations+3 | — | Desert Oracle RadioRedBlueBlackSilver+2 | — | Desert OracleChristmas+3 | — | 28m 00s | ||
| 12/5/25 | Christmasfolklore+4 | — | A Visit From St. Nicholas | ChelseaNew York City | ChristmasSt. Nicholas+5 | — | 28m 00s | ||
| 11/25/25 | ThanksgivingHigh Desert+4 | — | RedBlueBlackSilverDesert Oracle Radio+1 | Western MojaveSan Gorgonio+1 | ThanksgivingHigh Desert+5 | — | 28m 00s | ||
| 11/2/25 | HalloweenGhost Stories+3 | Matt WelchNicholas Lowry | Desert OracleThe Fifth Column+2 | New YorkManhattan | HalloweenGhost Stories+3 | — | 1h 06m 03s | ||
| 10/20/25 |  The Eldritch Republic: Thomas Jefferson's UFO | From Desert Oracle Radio, this is The Eldritch Republic, our new series that’s all about America’s strange history & uncanny folklore. Tonight we meet William Dunbar, frontier scientist on the Lower Mississippi, and hear his weird report to longtime friend Thomas Jefferson, regarding a large, low-flying mystery object that stunned the people of Baton Rouge in the Spring of 1800. Written and hosted by Ken Layne, with soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver. Desert Oracle Radio © ℗ 2017-2025 https://DesertOracle.comSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/desertoracleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 00s | ||||||
| 10/10/25 |  The Eldritch Republic: Year of the Assassins! | There were two attempted assassinations of President Gerald Ford in September 1975. Both in California, both by women, and both with strange connections to Charles Manson. And then there was third incident six months later, involving not the president, but First Lady Betty Ford. A very strange third incident. This is The Eldritch Republic, a new collection of uncanny history and American folklore from Desert Oracle Radio. Just in time for the Halloween season, with new episodes throughout the U.S. Sestercentennial, 2026. Written & hosted by Ken Layne, with soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver. Desert Oracle Radio © ℗ 2017-2025 http://DesertOracle.comSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/desertoracleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 00s | ||||||
| 9/21/25 |  The Autumn Equinox | September 22 is the day & 11:19 a.m. is the hour when Fall finally arrives in the Mojave Desert. Add an hour for Nevada and Utah, which both share a little of the Mojave with California and Arizona. While it's still hot on the desert floor, the mountains are cool and the aspens are changing color. Too far from the aspen groves? If you're in the desert, there are Fremont's cottonwoods somewhere near you, and few trees have such fantastic fall colors. New soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver, written & hosted by Ken Layne. https://DesertOracle.comSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/desertoracleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 00s | ||||||
| 8/29/25 |  Monsoon Mood | On a monsoon evening, the sky streaked with golden bands, tropical clouds drawn up from the Sea of Cortez, everything is vibrant, delirious light. No sound but the crunch of boots and dog paws in the sandy wash lined with desert willow and Mormon tea, before we climb up to the mesa and through a high-desert forest of Joshua trees and Juniper. We sit for a while, at sunset: Great Apollo blazing over western mountains.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/desertoracleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 00s | ||||||
| 8/15/25 |  Walking the Wild Lands with Henry David Thoreau | A centuries-old conspiracy regarding Soothsayers' Oaks in the Bible, plus a walk in the woods with good old Henry David Thoreau. Soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/desertoracleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 00s | ||||||
| 7/22/25 |  Mapping the Mojave with Col. Henry Washington | Out here in the Great Mojave Wilderness, we’re always talking about Section 6 or Section 33 or whatever it is, but how did we get that system, that public-lands overlay? Who did the work? Tonight we tell you about . . . well, not the father of our country, but his nephew: Col. Henry Washington, the man who made the baseline and the meridian back in the 1850s, the defining lines by which all other property in Southern California is measured. With fitting desert soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver. Hosted & written by Ken Layne. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/desertoracleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 00s | ||||||
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Chart history for Desert Oracle Radio
Peaked at #34 in PT, currently #34 in PT.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| ID | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| United States | — | #35 | #35 | — |
| RO | — | #53 | #53 | — |
| AR | — | #99 | #99 | — |
| SG | — | #123 | #123 | — |
| Mexico | — | #157 | #157 | — |
| PL | — | #179 | #179 | — |
Chart Positions
8 placements across 8 markets.
Chart Positions
8 placements across 8 markets.