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Desert Lady Diaries

Jul 27, 2021

Born in in Kingston Ontario Canada, near Syracuse NY, Robyn Lewis made her way to California with her first husband – he was moving back to family and Robyn was excited to be near LA to continue her acting career.
 
Robyn describes herself as a shy kid who took some acting classes in Canada to try it out, which...


Jul 13, 2021

Born and raised in Philly, Kate McCabe made her way to California to study under former Disney animator Jules Engle (Fantasia), at CalArts.
 
Looking for a California sound for a film she was creating, Kate approached Brant Bjork from the southern California desert music scene. Once he saw her completed project,...


Mar 23, 2021

Lauren Kane first experienced the desert as a kid, with family trips to the Pioneertown ranch of family friends. Growing up only an hour away from Joshua Tree there were also frequent family day trips to Joshua Tree Natioanl Park.
 
Though there were also family trips to Los Angeles and Palm Springs, the hi –...


Apr 7, 2020

Cathy Snodgrass was born and raised near Galveston, Texas. Her first experience with desert was watching western movies. 
 
In 1976, driving through what was then Joshua Tree National Monument, Cathy rounded a mountain and found herself looking down on the 'quaint' town where she and her then Marine husband would...


Mar 24, 2020

Artist and founder of Earth House Studios, Sharon Davis creates colorful art and installations at her home in Morongo Valley.
 
Sharon and I bonded as two Jersey girls, so you might get hungry listening to the beginning of this episode.
 
Sharon left NJ for the first time in in 1974 and came to California, landing in...