2 chapters across the catalog
The BBC is criticized for a report describing the Salton Sea as the "French Riviera of California" fifty years ago. Personal anecdotes describe the location as a desolate area characterized by trailer parks and environmental decay rather than a luxury resort destination. The report is dismissed as a fabricated narrative intended to support political initiatives regarding the sea's restoration or closure.
Adam Curry recounts experiences from the road, including a respectful encounter with a park ranger in Joshua Tree National Park who was an Iraq War veteran. The ranger noted that national park budgets are being cut by 20%, leaving very few staff to manage hundreds of thousands of acres. Curry also details the high cost of operating a Class C motorhome, which gets only eight miles per gallon, necessitating continued listener support.
