90 Miles From Needles with Chris Clarke and Alicia Pike

A Nature podcast by Chris Clarke and Alicia Pike

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It's not a real desert hike unless you get thirsty. Unless your skin gets punctured by an innocent-looking plant. Unless you have a close encounter with a nervous venomous critter. The desert is alive, and it will defend itself. And we will help. 90 Miles From Needles brings you stories from far out in the American outback: a land unlike any other that is both intense and subtle, that has endured for eons in the harshest conditions imaginable but which could go away in a heartbeat if we act the wrong way. Science, politics, hiking and history, culture and creativity all go into defending the desert. Be forewarned.: We are out to recruit you to the cause.

Recent Episodes

S5E2: Cross-Border Conservation in the Big Bend Ecoregion
Published: January 16, 2026
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S5E1: Standing Up to Tech Giants: Desert Locals vs. California’s Largest Data Center
Published: January 9, 2026
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S4E45: The Desertification Myth: Unpacking the Truth About Dry Lands
Published: December 20, 2025
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S4E44: Why the Desert's Sounds Matter More Than Ever
Published: December 12, 2025
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S4E43: Saving the Santa Rita Mountains from Destructive Copper Mining
Published: November 22, 2025
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S4E42: Defending the Desert in a World of Lies
Published: November 15, 2025
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S4E41: How Fire, Furloughs, and Federal Cuts Threaten Our Deserts
Published: November 7, 2025
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S4E40: The Battle for the San Rafael Valley
Published: October 31, 2025
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S4E39: Ideology vs. Wildlife Science: A Conversation with Mandy Culbertson
Published: October 17, 2025
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S4E38: 2 Big Reasons to Avoid National Parks During the Shutdown
Published: October 10, 2025
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