Tonight we share the tale of the Krill Papers, strange legends of Cold War space-alien conspiracies, located right in the very heart of the Nevada desert wilderness. Speaking of, we are also joined by Patrick Donnelly, Nevada state director of the Center for Biological Diversity, which along with Nevada native tribes and desert lovers everywhere is <a href="https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/dec/04/congress-shield-nevada-public-lands-military-seize/">celebrating a victory.</a> Ever been to the Desert National Wildlife Refuge? Well whether you ever set foot there or not, it's safe again, for the desert bighorn and desert tortoise and a true wonderland of rare wild lands. For now. Let's keep it that way. And happy book publication week to us! Our new book is <a href="https://www.skylightbooks.com/book/9780374139681">available everywhere,</a> please enjoy responsibly.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998" rel="payment">Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/desertoracle" rel="payment">Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/desertoracle</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

A Million Scorched Joshua Trees

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).