Podcasts about hi desert

A native of Los Angeles, Kat Johnson says her first trips to the desert in the 1970's were inspired by the desert sounds of The Eagles. She wouldn't come back again until six years ago at the suggestion of a then boyfriend.  Kat wasn't really excited about a trip to the desert, but the vacation rental close to the park sealed the deal - Kat wanted to continue to commune with the wildlife, particularly the desert cottontails who made their presence known each morning of her stay. And seriously, if you've seen them, who can resist?   From that moment on, Kat was on a mission to find a place in the Hi-Desert and live Los Angeles behind. The process took about three years of weekend trips and later, weekday visits to tour homes that had recently been put on the market.   In this episode, Kat talks about her assemblage art pieces and her process of locating anchor pieces for them both before and after eBay, as well as her fascination with 'lucky'. Some of those objects are also tattoos and Kat was hard-pressed to point out any favorites - hard to do when you have over 25 of them.   She also talks about the responsibilities of being a Gallery Director, a role she stepped into the last two years at Gallery 62 in Joshua Tree. Having run creative departments for large ad agencies, Kat loved the idea of being in charge and bringing projects to fruition again. Now that her two year run is almost up, she's amping up her own art work and putting some shows on her calendar for 2020. In the meantime, she's preparing for the May 2019 show at Gallery 62 which will feature student art, along with a silent auction fundraiser for the Gallery 62 Art Student Scholarships to be presented to select Morongo Basin student artists pursuing a career in art after high school.   Rather than feeling like she's in a line at Disneyland, given the popularity and over use of some of the parks more accessible trails, Kat prefers 'off trail' hikes, allowing her to really be one and at be peace with nature.   https://www.artsy.net/artist/kat-johnson

    Before a long trip road, Wanda Stadum brought her dog to stay with a friend in Yucca Valley. After her trip, Wanda returned to retrieve her dog only to find he had gone missing.  Wanda looked around, liked what she saw and decided to move to the desert.   Wanda was no stranger to the Hi-Desert. She and her sister had tagged along with their Scoutmaster Dad when he'd bring his troops to camp and hike at what then known as Joshua Tree National Monument.   With a background in graphic arts and a knack for hand-lettering signs, Wanda opened a sign business with her new found love, Bob. From her tipi, pitched in the backyard of her Yucca Valley friend, Wanda had waved at Bob as he rode by on his bicycle one evening - the rest is history. The business thrived for 30 years - their love, even longer.   Since her arrival to the hi-desert, Wanda has been very active in her community and her involvement and dedication has been recognized by many organizations including the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, the California Legislature Assembly, the Elks, Soroptomist International, the Basin Wide Foundation and the organization she now leads as President/CEO, the Yucca Valley Chamber of Commerce.   Wanda loves being physically active as well - she's voluntarily taught water aerobics at two local pools for 35 years. She credits health and fitness as one of the main reasons she has the energy, attitude and time to give to her community.   Wanda is currently reading 'First Colony', a sci-fi fantasy series by Ken Lozito and her recommended desert reading, especially for a view of life as a single woman homesteader, are books by Susan Lang.

 Jane Gnoza is not only a dear friend... she is an amazing person. Her deep calling from childhood has been to be of service to others in what ever way she can assist.   Jane ventured to Southern California to leave behind the harsh winters of her home state of Minnesota and at first glance found desert to be a barren place - now, the Seussical Joshua Trees make her smile.   After some time in San Diego and the low desert, comprised of the areas around Palm Springs, Jane found her way to the Hi-Desert.   In this episode, we focus mostly on Jane's lifetime of experience as an intuitive/clairvoyant/clairaudient. Growing up with these gifts was difficult. Jane has since learned they are just part of her experience this time around, having frequent visitations regularly from a variety of light beings.   We talk about why the desert seems to be associated with UFO sightings and Jane talks about Contact in the Desert (next one is May 31 - June 3, 2019) and offers some resources for those interesting in learning more about life in other dimensions and gaining understanding around the concept that thoughts are things and we have the power to change our thoughts and manifest the life of our dreams.   Jane left California for a time, traveling to Peru where she trained with a Shaman for eight years facilitating Ayahuasca ceremonies. Though not a Native American in this lifetime, she feels a kinship with the Lakota and has also lead Native American Journeywork and the energetic healings of both humans and animals.   Her lifetime work for the past 30 years has been as a physical therapist assistant, rehabbing people from a variety of illnesses and injuries.     Jane recommends:   David Wilcock: https://divinecosmos.com/   Contact in the Desert:  http://contactinthedesert.com/about-the-show/   GAIA TV:   https://www.gaia.com/

Growing up in West Virginia and orphaned at an early age, Linda Carmella Sibio started drawing at age 11.  Since 1985, Linda has worked in various art media and performance art.   Linda assisted in starting The Los Angeles Poverty Department - a performance troupe in Los Angeles' Skid Row, and has an interest in those living on the fringes of society, particularly those with mental illness. Her art demonstrates how those experiences effect culture as a whole.    Linda moved to the desert 20 years ago after quietly slipping out of the psych ward of a Los Angeles-area hospital.  In the desert, Linda has found a place where she can create in isolation. In addition to paintings and performance works, Linda created a workshop called The Insanity Principle,  taking symptoms of insanity and transposing them into techniques for making experimental art. Linda teaches in the Hi-Desert, supported through Andrea Zittel's Hi-Desert Test Sites. Check the site in Fall 2018 for new dates.   In this episode Linda also talks about her desert neighbors and a harrowing experience of being followed home after a night of meditation.   Linda's work has been seen at the United Nations, Brussels Contemporary Art Fair, VSA Arts at the Kennedy Center, REDCAT in Los Angeles and more.  She is represented by Andrew Edlin Gallery in New York where her latest work, 'The Economics of Suffering' as well as a performance piece titled, 'Emotional States of Zero' will be on exhibit beginning January 2019.  A fundraiser for the exhibit, with limited capacity due to space, will be held in Los Angeles, with a reception afterward at a private residence, on Sunday September 16, 2018, from 2-4 p.m. If you are interested in attending the fundraiser or making a donation, please email: bezerkpro@gmail.com for more details and information.   View Linda's website here   The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelor's Even, by Marcel Duchamp (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)   Madness and Civilization, by Michel Foucault (Insanity)   Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia, by Deleuze and Gautier  

Jasmine is a desert native - born in Indio and raised in Wonder Valley. With neighbors far apart, Jasmine grew up playing in the desert with her sisters, finding abandoned homesteads and playing hopscotch on their concrete pads.  With a high school graduating class of just over 100, Jasmine credits social media with her ability to track down or stay in touch with some of her fellow classmates who floated in and out of the school due to a parent in the military.  In this episode, Jasmine talks about the many changes she has seen growing up here, from a growth in population, to road improvements and retail offerings. Jasmine says there were times growing up when she wished she lived in an area with more 'fun', but looks back now, grateful her parents chose to make their family home in Wonder Valley, instead of Orange County. An admittedly shy kid, Jasmine speaks about following her sister into community theater and how she feels it has changed her.  Jasmine is active in theaters in the Hi-Desert and 'down the hill', in Palm Springs.     Jasmine on Instagram   Jasmine on Twitter   Palm Canyon Theatre   Black Mirror on Netflix  

Hi-Desert Sound Sessions is now a weekly radio show that airs early Monday mornings from 2am - 4am on 88.9fm KUCI in Irvine, CA locally. You can listen on line at www.kuci.org Another mix inspired by the Hi-Desert by DENNIS SIMMS. Hope you enjoy the mix and please feel free to share and leave feedback. Track List: HDSS2016.01.25 Num. Title - Artist 01. Errors - Brian Cid 02. Lotos (Vocal Mix) - Ewan Rill feat. Avenax 03. Dawn to Dusk (Meramek Remix) - Thomas Schwartz & Fausto Fanizza 04. Sands Of Goa (Pig&Dan Remix) - Vinayak A 05. Raindrop (Andre Sobota Remix) - Bird O10c 06. Turquoise (Guy J Remix) - Circulation 07. Million Units - Stefano Noferini & Paco Maroto 08. Wir (Edu Imbernon & Coyu Remix) - Stephan Bodzin 09. Lila (Nicolas Masseyeff Remix) - Stephan Bodzin 10. Maedchen aus Berlin (Original Mix) - Jepe 11. Misunderstood (Original Mix) - Prove Them Wrong, Alexander Funkmachine 12. Under the City - Joachim Spieth 13. Last Days - Enric Ricone, Danny Fernandez 14. Vicious Thinking (Yapacc Remix) - C-Rock, Patrick Testor 15. Chakras Groove (John Tejada Remix) - Eagles & Butterflies 16. Your Turn - Dosem 17. Sixty3 - Sokab Neeon 18. Flannel Lime Parade (Dosem Remix) - Rich Curtis 19. Breighties (Original Mix) - Boss Axis 20. Sanctuary (Alfonso Muchacho Rework) - Jimmy Van M 21. Metal Miles (Original Mix) - Stiv Hey 22. BBC - Nick Curly 23. The Unfailing Light - Dustin Zahn

Another mix inspired by the Hi-Desert by DENNIS SIMMS. Hope you enjoy the mix and please feel free to share and leave feedback. Num. Title - Artist 01. Pitch Black (Original Mix) - Brian Cid 02. Despair - Atapy & Bog 03. Orha Boker (Original mix) - Zigan Aldi 04. Stars (Inxec Remix) (feat. Shawni) - Aidan Lavelle & Robbie Akbal 05. The Core (feat. Alex Mills) (Detlef Remix) - Hot Since 82 06. Hold Your Head up High (Marcelo Vak Remix) [feat. Tamaru] - Danny Bond 07. Raw Like Me (Original Mix) - Moonwalk 08. Remove - Veerus 09. Solar Hymns - Eagles & Butterflies 10. Kymera (Original Mix) - Animal Picnic & Aaryon 11. I Dream Deep (Olivier Giacomotto Remix) [Feat. Roland Clark] - Def:Play 12. Don't Move - Zusammenklang 13. Senses (Raul Garcia Remix) - Fiona Beeson 14. Rocker 33 (Solee Remix) - Alexander Maier, Marius Lehnert, almaMALE 15. Definition (Original Mix) - Ernest Oh

A two hour mix inspired by the Hi-Desert mixed by DENNIS SIMMS. Hope you enjoy the mix and please feel free to share and leave feedback. Num. Title - Artist 01. Chakras Groove - Eagles & Butterflies 02. Childhood Basslines (Original Mix) - Oliver Kolektzi 03. Amor - Plunkton 04. Let Go (Original Mix) - Third Son 05. Destination (Original Mix) - Jos & Eli 06. Monk - Villanova (FR) 07. Tales (Original Mix) - Ran Salman 08. Hex (Soul Button Remix) - Aaryon 09. Your Turn - Dosem 10. Calathea (D-Nox & Beckers Remix) - Animal Picnic, Aaryon 11. Last Day On Earth (Original Mix) - Karada, Pedro Mercado 12. Everything (Soulphiction Remix) - Blue Mondays 13. Swift Minds (Solee Remix) - Soul Button feat. Kara Square 14. Que Pasa (Original Mix) - J&S Project 15. Paravana (Basti Grub Remix) - Eagles & Butterflies 16. Loveless Vessel (Tuff City Kids Remix) - Jozef K & Winter Son feat. Mz Sunday Luv 17. Eyes On Me (Costa Mee Remix) - Toti LWR 18. Love (Raumakustik Remix) - Eagles & Butterflies & J.U.D.G.E. 19. Journey - Eagles & Butterflies 20. Moving Nature - Eva Gallo 21. Iron Door (Original Mix) - Lonya 22. Despair - Atapy & Bog 23. Mantra - BOg & Andrea Ljekaj