Cindy Daigneault | Ep 145Born and raised in Minnesota, Cindy Daigneault says a high school radio station job shadowing experience inspired her to seek out a...
Jessica Bennett | Ep 144Jessica’s first desert experience was a program in her Washington State high school called ‘desert school’. Growing up in lush Seattle...
Elena Yu | Ep 143Elena Yu started making trips to the desert with her pre-school classmates and their climbing dads. She recalls loving their regular trip...
Turiya Autry | Ep 142Turiya Autry grew up on the west coast in Monterey Bay, eventually traveling up the coast to Portland where she lived for 20 years and...
Merilee Kuchon | Ep 141Born and raised in South Orange, NJ - in the shadow of NYC - Merilee Kuchon’s early life was very suburban and urban. Merilee was about...
Adriana Lopez-Ospina | Ep 141Adriana Lopez-Ospina (Pura) Growing up in the Coachella Valley, Adriana recalls feeling completely alien spending summers in mountainous...
Michelle Castillo | Ep 139Michelle Castillo is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, educator, and community organizer living on Cahuilla Land, also known as...
Rosa DeFelice Ficara | Ep 138Rosa Ficara was born in Scafati, Italy- one of nine children. In 1973, despite a bit of a language barrier, Rosa began a long-distance,...
DLD| Supinda Sirihekaphong |Ep 137With turtle as her spirit animal, Supinda Sirihekaphong says wherever she is, is home. She was in awe of the colors and the sky on her...
Artemis J. Rose | Ep 136Artemis first experienced the desert as a five year old visiting her godparents home in the desert. And again, a few years later on a...