Cholla Needles

By Rich Soos

Centered in Joshua Tree, California, Cholla Needles loves to talk with writers and artists who live in the desert, or love visiting the desert for inspiration. Contact us: [email protected] and... more

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The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.

Cholla Needles episodes:

October 15, 2019 Cholla Needles Live Oct 12, 2019 PM
01 Intro • 02 Lauren Henley - Corpse Wax • 03 Eva Montville - Nature • 04 Antique? • 05 Kit Brooks - The Earth’s Revenge • 06 Jonathan Maule - Coach • 07 Jonathan Maule - Dear Red (High School) • 08 L. I. Henley - Story • 09 L. I. Henley - Three Hawks • 10 Jonathan - Mystery Is Good • 11 Jonathan Maule - Re-Purposed • 12 Outro
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24min
October 15, 2019 Cholla Needles Live Oct 12, 2019 AM
01 Intro • 02 - You know... • 03 Emails • 04 Rose Baldwin - New Construction • 05 Susan Rukeyser- I Didn’t Mean To Write This • 06 Josie Kim Parker - Dream • 07 Angela Mia Torres reads Paula Swanson • 08 Rose Baldwin reads Stephen Dunn • 09 Rose Baldwin - Claire Missing Mannie • 10 Kit Brooks - The Earth’s Revenge • 11 Outro
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27min
October 08, 2019 Cholla Needles Live September 29, 2019 at The Palms in Wonder Valley Part 2
14 George Howell - Part 2 • 15 George Howell - Scorpion • 16 Laura Berry - Rugby Ball • 17 Cynthia Anderson - Future Archaeology • 18 Bonnie Brady - Before Us • 19 Marie Bobin - from Station Eleven • 20 Bonnie Brady - Memories • 21 Susan Rukeyser - Desert Mother Hope Pt1 • 22 Susan Rukeyser - Desert Mother Hope Pt2 • 23 George Outro 2
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20min
October 08, 2019Cholla Needles Live September 29, 2019 at The Palms in Wonder Valley
01 George Howell - Host *

02 George Howell - 2 Stories *

03 Laura Berry - 2 Poems *

04 Suzanne Ross - The Goldfish Problem *

05 Susan Rukeyser - Pathological *

06 Cynthia Anderson - Poems from Route *

07 Brenda Littleton - There Is Nothing Else Left *

08 Bonnie Brady - Needing Air *

09 Dawn Davis - Desert Lady Diaries *

10 Randy Smith - Survival *

11 Mike Vail - from The Salvation of El Cajon

12 Marie Bobin - from Station Eleven *

13 George Howell - Outro Part 1 *
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35min
October 07, 2019 Cholla Needles Live at Landers Brew Updated Sound
Testing sound update
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48min
October 07, 2019 Cholla Needles Live September 28, 2019 at Art Colony in Morongo Valley
01 - Peter Jastermsky - Host • 02 Peter Jastermsky - Five Poems • 03 John Sierpinski - Two Poems • 04 Jan Gray - from Station Eleven • 05 John Sierpinski - reads Gabriel Hart • 06 Jan Gray - reads Bonnie Brady • 07 Marty Fenn - Survival • 08 Jan Gray - Survival • 09 Ernesto Nevarez - Desert Life • 10 Peter Jastermsky- Haiku • 11 John Sierpinski- reads Tobi Alfier • 12 Ernesto Nevarez - Poetry • 13 Outro
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31min
September 27, 2019 Cholla Needles Live Sept 26, 2019 at Landers Brew in Landers, CA
01 John Sierpinski - Intro • 02 John Sierpinski - Seven • 03 John Sierpinski - Magic • 04 Patty - excerpt from Tagore • 05 Stephanie Ballard - excerpt from Station Eleven • 06 Susan Rukeyser - Desert Mother Home • 07 Patty - Loose Gravel • 08 Brinell Hornsby - High Lofty Tree • 09 Caryn Davidson - Red Hat • 10 Amanda McGlothin - The End (portion) • 11 Dawn Davis - Books and Music • 12 Dawn Davis - American Pie • 13 Tania Hammidi - Family • 14 Josh - Song • 15 John Sierpinski - Outro
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47min
September 23, 2019 Cholla Needles Live Sept 20, 2019 at Coyote Moon Cafe in 29 Palms, California
Cholla Needles Show #3 intro • 02 Douglas Tibbets - intro • 03 Douglas Tibbits - A Love Prayer • 04 Douglas Tibbets - First Glance • 05 Douglas Tibbits - first time • 06 Mike Vail - intro • 07 Mike Vail - The Salvation of San Juan Cajon ptA • 08 Mike Vail - ptB • 09 George Howell - The Firebug and the Stolen Water • 10 George Howell - Trazodone • 11 Ellen Baird - Oceano • 12 Ellen Baird - Letter From The Editor • 13 Ellen Baird - Benediction • Claps! • 14 Chantelle reads Memories by Bonnie Brady • 15 Bernal Hornsby - Essential • 16 Marie Bobin reads from Station Eleven • 17 Friend of Douglas Tibbits reads Charlie Chaplin • 18 Greg Tibbits - Unseen Legislators • 19 Douglas Tibbits - Thinking of You • 20 Greg Tibbits - Politics • 21 Soos reads As the world reaches by Bukowski • 22 Mike Vail - The Raven • 23 George Howell - The Wedding Ring and the Glovebox • 24 Greg Tibbits reads Trump by Turq Teischa • 25 Friend of Douglas Tibbits - Voices Echo • 26 That's It! • Cholla Needles Show #3 outro
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34min
September 17, 2019 Cholla Needles Live Sept 15, 2019 at Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA
Susan Rukeyser, moderator, Rich Soos - poem of thanks, Mike Stillman - segment deleted, Dave Maresh - Fixer Upper, Ernest Alois - Personal Survival, Bonnie Brady - Swimming Upstream, Cynthia Anderson -Big Bobcat Eating, Rose Baldwin -After, Peter Jastermsky - Two Cherita, Laura Berry -Unexpected, Greg Gilbert - Behind The Dimly Lit Kitchen, John Brantigham - Agenda, Teddy Quinn - Border Kindness, Marie Bobbi - Station Eleven, Jean-Paul L. Garnier- Water, George Howell - The Wedding Ring In The Glovebox, Susan Rukeyser - Listen To What I Don’t Say
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29min
September 09, 2019 Meet Poet Cynthia Anderson speaking on her new book, Route (2019)
Cynthia discusses her new book, Route, from Cholla Needles Arts and Literary Library. She also talks about her collaboration with artist Susan Abbott, and some of the writers who have inspired her life and work.
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38min

FAQs about Cholla Needles:

How many episodes does Cholla Needles have?

The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.