One of the many unique aspects of the West is the presence -- still, even with more and more people moving here -- of so much wide open space. And that pioneering spirit lingers on, with small pockets of people forging new communities in these spaces. In this episode San Diego-based public radio reporter Megan Burks joins us to look at some of the eccentric desert communities in California and how big thinkers there have brought new ideas back into the cities.

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