Cashing In On The Desert: Dark Side Of The American Dream

When some Californians see open desert, they don’t see dirt or dust—they see dollar signs. In this live (virtual) conversation from LAist Studios and the Autry, you can listen to California City podcast host Emily Guerin, Desert Oracle’s Ken Layne and artist Kim Stringfellow talk about the state’s long obsession over profiting off desert land, including California City, a desert town of 15,000 people that was imagined as an oasis for half a million residents.