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Nostalgia Trap - Episode 197: Where the Wave Broke w/ Ken Layne
Season 2 · Episode 197

Nostalgia Trap - Episode 197: Where the Wave Broke w/ Ken Layne

Nostalgia Trap · David Parsons

May 27, 20201h 35mExplicit

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Show Notes

Ken Layne is the creator of Desert Oracle, a magazine and radio show/podcast all about the strange inhabitants and culture of the Mojave Desert. Layne's trajectory through the world of alternative media winds through the 1990s and 2000s, when he was present at the creation of the Gawker media empire and subsequently took the reins of their influential politics outlet Wonkette. In this conversation, we talk about the evolution of underground culture through layers of toxic capitalism, as we trace Layne's path from the fast lane of LA/New York/DC digital media to the burgeoning psychedelic scene in the California desert.