Writer and historian Jon Talton has passed away.A tribute to Jon Talton (A BRIEF HISTORY OF PHOENIX) and his writing, covering the fragility of the Valley of the Sun with the impending water crisis and the damage done via urban sprawl by the Real Estate Industrial Complex.
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This episode of BENEATH SUPERSTITION looks to the dark skies.Whether or not aliens exist and UFOs are spaceships isn't what's important, it's the local legends, tourist traps, and even architecture that is built as a result of our fascination with the dark skies. On this episode, we look at the hotels, restaurants, state roads and parks, and media machinations that stem from the neverending flying disc craze. Plus, a word or two about solidarity and empathy with the extraterrestrial and the undocumented, and a visit to the planet Garry Shandling was from, with a little musical help from Frank Black.
The video version is on YouTube, the audio version at Apple Podcasts.  The latest episode of BENEATH SUPERSTITION goes subterranean.What hidden chambers and secret passages lurk in subterranean Arizona? Find out the facts and myths about tunnels and underground structures throughout history across the Valley of the Sun, including mine shafts, speakeasies, abandoned bus terminals, POW escapes, and more.
The video version is on YouTube, the audio version at Apple Podcasts. The latest episode of BENEATH SUPERSTITION traces the afterlives of Arizona’s forgotten sports.The Lost Dutchman's Baseball Association, the annual Apache Junction donkey derby, racing greyhounds, decaying drag strips, and exploded pigeons. From vanished ballfields to ruined race tracks, this episode follows the remains of spectacle in the Valley, where entertainment was built in the desert and returned to the dirt. Along the way, shoutouts to the Phoenix Mercury, America's Funnyman Neil Hamburger (Gregg Turkington), and the Loyal Order of the Moose.
The video version is on YouTube, the audio version at Apple Podcasts.  logo by Ace My new essay and storytelling podcast from beneath the Superstition Mountains explores personal narratives within the weird landscapes of liminal urban and desert spaces. BENEATH SUPERSTITION launches today with two episodes.The first episode is an introduction to the program and its host, followed by a look upward at the palm trees over Phoenix. Part manifesto, part personal essay, and part historical account, this episode traces how the palm became critical infrastructure in the Valley—and what that says about climate change (and, probably, the end of the world). A harbinger of the explorations to come. The second episode outlines the history of Phoenix’s warm-winter tourism, where mineral baths and taxidermy museums were one and the same, and where tiki culture flourished in the fallout of the atom bomb—until the desert’s darker realities prevailed. From island-inspired motor courts to hotel murders, this episode examines the tension between manufacturing paradise and keeping downtown rough. Life, leisure, and dying in the Valley of the Sun. The video version is on YouTube, the audio version at Apple Podcasts.  the first palm tree in Phoenix, Monroe St  palm trees in Arcadia neighborhood  Bikini Lounge, Grand Ave  Kon Tiki Hotel, Van Buren |
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