Best Gorgonio Podcasts (2024)

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Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 12. Julie Makinen, Executive Editor, Desert Sun/USA Today Network 43:46

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Julie Makinen has blazed trails from China to the war-torn Middle East. Her assignments with some of the biggest print media giants in America including the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times ultimately landed her in the top editorial role covering a region that she had owned a vacation home: the Coachella Valley. In this new episode of the …

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Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 11. Larry Bohannan, Sports Journalist 43:44

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Larry Bohannan has been writing at the Desert Sun for 35 years. This week, the discussion with Randy Florence will focus on Larry's career covering major sports and news events, some of the most memorable PGA and LPGA tournaments and their participants, and how his career began.By iHub Network

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Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 10. Tod Goldberg, NYT Best-Sellling Author and Podcast Host, Part 2 43:44

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New York Times bestselling author Tod Goldberg continues talking with Randy Florence and further delves into his newest book, The Low Desert. They also share a mutual worst moment as fans of the Oakland Athletic's baseball club.By iHub Network

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Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 09. Tod Goldberg, NYT Best-Sellling Author and Podcast Host 43:44

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Crime, the Salton Sea, clowns with guns……New York Times Bestselling writer, Tod Goldberg, joins the Coachella Valley Chronicles with Randy Florence this week. We explore Tod and his over-achieving family, how he came to understand the seedy underside of the desert, and how he turned those into some of the most intensely satisfying stories you’ll re…

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Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 08. Lisa Vossler Smith, Palm Springs Modernism Week 43:44

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Ever wonder about Modernism Week? The stories behind the homes and the people who built and designed those homes? This week on the Chronicles, Lisa Vossler Smith talks to Randy about many topics including her current role as the Executive Director of Modernism Week. And as always, the Chronicles dives a little deeper to find out what turned Lisa in…

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Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 07. Bruce Fessier, Journalist - Part 2 43:44

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Our first episode with Bruce Fessier only touched on his impact on the Coachella Valley. In the next installment we’ll get deeper into Bruce’s writing style, the story behind his first awarded story and more discussion around the Desert Sun and the future for Newspapers in general. And we start to hear more about his inspiration, his wife Jane and …

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Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 06. Bruce Fessier, Journalist 43:44

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He spent four decades covering the people, the events and the culture of the Coachella Valley for The Desert Sun. Two years after entering retirement, journalist extraordinaire Bruce Fessier sits for the first of what will undoubtedly be multiple conversations with Randy Florence on the Coachella Valley Chronicles. From his youthful passions to wri…

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Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 05. Waymond Fermon, Mayor Pro-Tem, City of Indio 43:44

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Waymond Furman joins Randy Florence on this episode of the Coachella Valley Chronicles on this last week of Black History Month. Mr. Fermon is a lifelong Indio resident and one of the few African Americans who has been involved in the governing of the Coachella Valley's largest city. He is also a law enforcement professional and involved in many ot…

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Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 04. Richard Oliphant, Sr., Indian Wells Visionary - Part 2 43:44

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The first time Richard Oliphant, Sr. was on the Coachella Valley Chronicles, we barely got him to the Coachella Valley. On this episode, we continue with Dick telling us about the building of the initial infrastructure of the Valley. Dick will share stories about developing the first volunteer ambulance service, they first volunteer fire department…

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Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 03. Judy Vossler, Retired GM, La Quinta Resort & Hotel 43:46

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Michael Jackson, Robert Wagner, Candice Bergen, Johnny Carson. These are the stars of the stories told by this weeks guest, Judy Vossler. Among the many important positions Judy held in the valley was that of General Manager of the La Quinta Resort and Hotel for many years. Judy will share stories of these celebrities and many more. Judy has been r…

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Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 02. Joe Wallace, CEO, CVEP 43:44

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Had this episode's guest taken one road rather than the other, he might have ended up being the lead guitarist on Eye of the Tiger for the band Survivor. Joe Wallace is truly one of the Valley’s most interesting men. Currently the CEO and Chief Innovation Officer at the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership, Joe has come a long way since his upbrin…

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Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 01. Richard Oliphant, Sr. 43:46

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Richard R. Oliphant, a pioneer, businessman and philanthropist in the Coachella Valley, is Randy's first guest on the Coachella Valley Chronicles debut. They will discuss how Dick relocated from Iowa first to Tucson, and later to the Coachella Valley where he was instrumental in the creation of what is today the Palm Desert Country Club, and subseq…