90 Miles from Needles: the Desert Protection Podcast
Vital info on protecting our irrepaceable deserts
Chris Clarke · Desert Advocacy Media Network
Show overview
90 Miles from Needles: the Desert Protection Podcast has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 162 episodes, alongside 9 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 100 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 5th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 30 min and 46 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 36% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Science show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 35 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 48 episodes published. Published by Desert Advocacy Media Network.
From the publisher
Join Chris Clarke and a variety of guests as they explore the challenges and opportunities of the American Southwest's fragile ecosystems. Engaging interviews with experts, activists, and advocates on conservation, land management, and environmental justice. Science and sentiment, politics and philosophy, hiking and history, culture and creativity all go into defending the desert. Be forewarned: We are out to recruit you to the cause.