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Recent Shows
Want to catch one of the recent shows that you missed on KGVM, or listen to one again? You’re in the right place!
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Recent shows
David Rosenberg Interviews
KGVM contributor conducts interviews with experts to dig deeper into stories that are in the news.
Election 2024
Coverage of the school board, primary, and general elections of 2024.
Election 2023
Environmental Issues
A collection of recordings of lectures, presentations, and other audio related to environmental issues.
Desert Oracle Radio Replay
Roxanna selects episodes of Desert Oracle Radio to play for you each week, and adds her own thoughts and observations.
| Episode | Title | Broadcast Date |
| 150 | Armada of the Dragoon Mountains | 2026-01-25 |
| 149 | Empty Churches for Fun and (Non)Profit | 2026-01-18 |
| 148 | Insterstellar Visitations | 2026-01-11 |
| 147 | The Local Angle – Hymn to Sekhmet | 2026-01-04 |
| 146 | A Million Scorched Joshua Trees – The Haunted Mountains | 2025-12-28 |
| 145 | Yucca Yuletide – A Desert Holiday, A Desert Christmas | 2025-12-21 |
| 144 | Desert Holidays – White Solstice, Burnt Devil | 2025-12-14 |
| 143 | Christmas at Chelsea with St. Nicholas – The Secret Desert | 2025-12-07 |
| 142 | Thanksgiving in the High Desert – The Cold and the Dry | 2025-11-30 |
| 141 | Finding Your Place in Our Weird World | 2025-11-23 |
| 140 | The Library of Desert Secrets | 2025-11-16 |
| 139 | Highways and Aliens | 2025-11-09 |
| 138 | Culmination of the Pleiades | 2025-11-02 |
| 137 | The Eldritch Republic Part 2 – Thomas Jefferson’s UFO | 2025-10-26 |
| 136 | The Time of Mourning – Halloween Night 2035 AD | 2025-10-19 |
| 135 | The Eldritch Republic Part 1 | 2025-10-12 |
| 134 | The Autumn Equinox – Harvest of Souls | 2025-10-05 |
| 133 | Angels Among Us | 2025-09-28 |
| 131 | John Lennon’s UFO (One Time in NYC) | 2025-09-14 |
| 130 | Famous for Nothingness | 2025-09-07 |
| 129 | Monsoon Mood – Like a Hurricane | 2025-08-31 |
| 128 | Return of the Wild Things | 2025-08-24 |
| 127 | Walking in the Wildlands with Henry David Thoreau – Wizards & Critters | 2025-08-17 |
| 126 | Pinyon Jays Know Why They’re Alive | 2025-08-10 |
| 125 | Space Monsters and Earthly Demons | 2025-08-03 |
| 124 | Mapping the Mohave With Col. Henry Washington | 2025-07-27 |
| 123 | Communique 100, The Voice of the Desert & Guidestones of the Endtimes | 2025-07-20 |
| 122 | Twentynine Palms, Twelve Dollars, and Change & Highway 247 Revisited | 2025-07-13 |
| 121 | Don’t Let Them Take Our Western Public Lands & Crooked Rain, Summer Dreams | 2025-07-06 |
| 120 | Deployment From Twentynine Palms & A Voice Crying in the Wilderness | 2025-06-29 |
| 119 | When Everything Goes Wrong & Straight to Hell | 2025-06-22 |
| 118 | Keep Cool or Die & If It’s Broke, Fix It | 2025-06-15 |
| 117 | Mad Bomber of Twentynine Palms & Who Got Eaten by the Old Gopher Snake? | 2025-06-08 |
| 116 | The Ranger’s Life & Watch the Skies | 2025-06-01 |
| 115 | Under the Hood with the Wood Rats & Some New Kind of Kick | 2025-05-25 |
| 114 | Father Crowley, Desert Padre of the Owens Valley | 2025-05-18 |
| 113 | Real Estate Scoundrels and Flying Black Triangles | 2025-05-11 |
| 112 | Medicine Show | 2025-05-04 |
| 111 | That It Will Never Come Again | 2025-04-27 |
| 110 | The Vanishing Boy of Yavapai County & Last Blast of Winter | 2025-04-20 |
| 109 | Spring Forward with the Desert Birds | 2025-04-13 |
| 108 | Sermon for Miley Cyrus | 2025-04-06 |
| 107 | Kellbaker Road, Mystery Swarm | 2025-03-30 |
| 106 | Battlefield Earth and Remembrance of Lost Time | 2025-03-23 |
| 105 | Invisible Friend – Druid Stories | 2025-03-16 |
| 104 | La Larona, UFOs, and the Jungian Desert | 2025-03-09 |
| 103 | The Wonderful Wonderful Cactus Wren | 2025-03-02 |
| 102 | Surrounded in the Night | 2025-02-23 |
| 101 | Alien Corpses of the Great Basin | 2025-02-16 |
| 100 | The Holy Rangers | 2025-02-09 |
| 99 | One Chants Out Between Two Worlds | 2025-02-02 |
| 98 | Encounters With Coyote Man | 2025-01-26 |
| 97 | Hills Are Filled With FIre | 2025-01-19 |
| 96 | Messages From the Old Gods | 2025-01-12 |
| 95 | Travel Options for the Apocalypse | 2025-01-05 |
| 94 | Shutdowns & Dateshakes / The Light Saw Me | 2024-12-15 |
| 93 | Christmas Amongst the Joshua Trees, Christmas in Death Valley (w/ the 49ers) | 2024-12-22 |
| 92 | Old Desert Regular Gnostic Advent Calendar | 2024-12-15 |
| 91 | Wildfires & Weird-Times – The Hungry Demo | 2024-12-08 |
| 90 | Ravens Quail and Turkeys & Desert Crack | 2024-12-01 |
| 89 | Desert Plaguesgiving and the Grouse & | 2024-11-24 |
| 88 | Concrete Jesus Desolation Peak | 2024-11-17 |
| 87 | Huehuecoyotl and the Canine Gods & | 2024-11-10 |
| 86 | Up From the Grave & The Witching Hour | 2024-11-03 |
| 85 | Strange Rituals of Halloweens Past | 2024-10-27 |
| 84 | Halloween Campfire Stories 2018 A.D. | 2024-10-20/td> |
| 83 | Travels in Time & UFOs Over Joshua Tree | 2024-10-13 |
| 82 | Greenwashing the Great Basin & Lost Cities of the Desert Giants | 2024-10-06 |
| 81 | Ghost Riders & Death Valley Rangers | 2024-09-29 |
| 80 | In the Beginning was Gaia | 2024-09-22 |
| 79 | Beneath This September Moon & Blessed Are the Doomed | 2024-09-15 |
| 78 | Message Deleted & Be Like the Birds | 2024-09-08 |
| 77 | Secrets of the Superspectrum | 2024-09-01 |
| 76 | Dark Psychic Force | 2024-08-25 |
| 75 | Hot August Bites & Faces in the Windmills | 2024-08-18 |
| 74 | Floods in the Desert | 2024-08-11 |
| 73 | Mountain of the Stars | 2024-08-04 |
| 72 | Capricorn Full Moon & When Presidents Quit | 2024-07-28 |
| 71 | This Is Border Radio | 2024-07-21 |
| 70 | Dialogue of the Dogs & The Mystery Pig | 2024-07-14 |
| 69 | Haunted Petroglyph & Omen of the Raven | 2024-07-07 |
| 68 | Aliens and Green Fireballs | 2024-06-30 |
| 67 | A Midsummer Night’s Desert | 2024-06-23 |
| 66 | Slumgullion Stew | 2024-06-16 |
| 65 | High Desert Death & Death Valley Days | 2024-06-09 |
| 64 | Not the Day nor the Hour | 2024-06-02 |
| 63 | Call of the Blue Crow | 2024-05-26 |
| 62 | Campfire Nightmares | 2024-05-19 |
| 61 | These Enchanted Lands | 2024-05-12 |
| 60 | Materia Medica & Funeral for a Raven | 2024-05-05 |
| 59 | The Lost Kingdom of Nye & Happy Snakes | 2024-04-28 |
| 58 | Earth Day’s Hippie Killer & The Apostle of the Cacti | 2024-04-21 | 57 | Standing with the Giants at Mariposa Grove | 2024-04-14 |
| 56 | Coyotes in Springtime | 2024-04-07 |
| 55 | The Old, Weird America | 2024-03-31 |
| 54 | Trailed by Twenty Hounds | 2024-03-24 |
| 53 | Spooky Tales for the St. Patrick’s Storm | 2024-03-17 |
| 52 | The Voice of the Desert | 2024-03-10 |
| 51 | Make It Sacred | 2024-03-03 |
| 50 | The Killer of Willow Springs | 2024-02-25 |
| 49 | Among the Stately Trees / The Ballad of Mojo Nixon | 2024-02-18 |
| 48 | An Obituary for Wisdom / The Green Comet | 2024-02-11 |
| 47 | Yucca Man | 2024-02-04 |
| 46 | Desert Solitaire | 2024-01-28 |
| 45 | Murder on the California Backroad | 2024-01-21 |
| 44 | Skinwalker Ranch / What Is the Mojave? | 2024-01-14 |
| 43 | The Hermit’s Life | 2024-01-07 |
| 42 | Tales from Wonder Valley | 2023-12-31 |
| 41 | Solsticetime in the Desert | 2023-12-24 |
| 40 | Ode to Harry Oliver, King of the Desert | 2023-12-17 |
| 39 | This Sense of Place | 2023-12-10 |
| 38 | Trivia in the High Desert | 2023-12-03 |
| 37 | Songs for the Doomed | 2023-11-26 |
| 36 | Aliens, Marijuana, and Other Monsters | 2023-11-19 |
| 35 | Mojave Madness, Holy Harvest, and Return | 2023-11-12 |
| 34 | Intoxication of the Wilderness Walk | 2023-11-05 |
| 33 | Samhain Stories for All Hallow’s Eve | 2023-10-29 |
| 32 | Betwixt and Between the Eighth Tower | 2023-10-22 |
| 31 | Magic and Murder in the Desert | 2023-10-15 |
| 30 | Horrors of the Night | 2023-10-08 |
| 29 | Lycanthropes of the Desert | 2023-10-01 |
| 28 | The Autumn Tint of Gold | 2023-09-24 |
| 27 | Warriors, Poets, and Ravens & Mystery of the Desert | 2023-09-17 |
| 26 | The Landers Earthquake of 1992 | 2023-09-10 |
| 25 | The Dowsing Rod | 2023-09-03 |
| 24 | Hurricane Hilary in the High Desert | 2023-08-27 |
| 23 | The Wild Beasts and Death Valley Junction | 2023-08-20 |
| 22 | Charlie Manson and the Barker Ranch | 2023-08-13 |
| 21 | Where They Built the Bomb and Waning Moon: UFOs and Their Pentagon Protagonists | 2023-08-06 |
| 20 | Missing Tourists – The UFO Experience | 2023-07-30 |
| 19 | Gram Parsons and the Phoenix Lights | 2023-07-23 |
| 18 | Roadrunner and Jesus Tree | 2023-07-16 |
| 17 | Hidden Things | 2023-07-09 |
| 16 | A Voice in the Desert / Duel in the Desert | 2023-07-02 |
| 15 | Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2023-06-25 |
| 14 | Antidote to Despair | 2023-06-18 |
| 13 | The Haunted Highway | 2023-06-11 |
| 12 | Thru Hiking with Tahquitz | 2023-06-04 |
| 11 | Space Radio – A Transmission | 2023-05-28 |
| 10 | Owl Eyes and Goofball Factor | 2023-05-21 |
| 9 | Wildflowers! | 2023-05-14 |
| 8 | The Nature of Color and Vision | 2023-05-07 |
| 7 | Encounter at Edwards AFB | 2023-04-30 |
| 6 | Who by Fire, Who by War | 2023-04-23 |
| 5 | Hoppy Easter | 2023-04-16 |
| 4 | Those Sinister Black Triangles | 2023-04-09 |
| 3 | Lost Treasure of Owens Lake | 2023-03-26 |
| 2 | Awe & Fear in the Holy Wilderness | 2023-03-19 |
| 1 | Wolf Woman, Wild Woman | 2023-03-12 |
Reframing Rural
Reframing Rural is a series developed by Megan Torgerson, focusing on the narrative around rural life and the urban-rural interface. KGVM broadcasts these episodes every other week, on Tuesday at 1:00 PM and Thursday at 5:30 PM.
More information about the series is available at Reframing Rural.
Special Events
KGVM shares information about one-of-a-kind events that happen in and near the Gallatin Valley.
Meditation to Self Realization
Your hosts Jim and Marian Kozlik will explore aspects Hindu philosophy to help listeners reach their greatest potential through self realization. They will interview guests and do readings and meditations.
Episodes:
Election 2022
In May of 2022, Gallatin County voters will elect trustees to the area School Boards.
Election 2021
In the fall of 2021, Bozeman voters will elect two people to four-year City Commission seats, and one person to a two-year City Commission seat. In addition, they will vote on three ballot issues: approving bonds to repair the Lindley Center, Bogert Pool, and the Swim Center; approving bonds to build a new building to house Fire Station #2; and approving a levy to fund affordable housing efforts in Bozeman. In addition, all Gallatin County residents will vote on a ballot issue to approve bonds to construct a new courts building at the site of the current Law and Justice Center.
KGVM does not endorse any individual candidate or take a particular position on any ballot issue; we strive to disseminate available information to help voters make informed decisions.
406 Creatives
406 Creatives is a morning lecture series in Montana that brings local creative professionals together for a quick hit of inspiration every month. Each event includes a short talk from a local creative professional with time for audience questions and socializing afterwards. Each lecture is free and open to anyone. Coffee is provided; just BYOM (Bring Your Own Mug). Learn more, sign up for the email list, and see videos at the 406 Creatives website.
Body Politic
Montanans talk about how our ability to control what we do with our bodies and what happens to our bodies shapes our life experiences. Originally hosted by Dr. Nurse Nancy, now hosted by Siobhan O’Steele.
Art Talk
Lectures, discussions, interviews and oral history with artists who are working or have worked in the past in the Gallatin Valley and Montana.
Election 2020
In addition to the Presidential election in 2020, Montana voters will be electing candidates to the U.S. House of Representative, U.S. Senate, Governor, and many other races.
KGVM does not endorse any individual candidate or take a particular position on any ballot issue; we strive to disseminate available information to help voters make informed decisions.
Behind the Scenes
Kevin Brustuen tells stories about plays, actors, and theatres, giving behind the scenes glimpses into the live theatre scene in the Bozeman and Southwest Montana region. This series looks into the backstories of what appears on stage, giving food for thought about everything that goes into putting specific plays onto the local stages.
Kevin’s articles can also be found in his column at the Bozeman Magazine.
Election 2019
In November, 2019, counties around Montana will have elections on local issues. The electors in Bozeman will vote on two ballot issues: the first would change certain county races to be non-partisan (where there will be no party affiliation listed on ballots), and the second would approve a bond issue to fund a new Gallatin County Law and Justice Center. In addition, electors will vote for a City Commissioner and the Mayor. KGVM will provide information about the ballot issues and candidates.
KGVM does not endorse any individual candidate or take a particular position on any ballot issue; we strive to disseminate available information to help voters make informed decisions.
Big Sky Mysteries and Fright Fridays
Big Sky Mysteries narrates true and fictional stories, usually scary stories involving the paranormal and horrifying situation as well as true Montana tales. Check out the YouTube channel as well.
Fright Fridays are an exploration of early horror and science fiction novels in the common domain read by the volunteers at Librivox.
Tune in every Friday Night 9 pm to Midnight on KGVM FM 95.9.
Community Action League
The Community Action League is a collaborative effort of local organizations and non-profits. Our goal is to raise awareness of issues that impact people in Gallatin County and discuss the organizations that listeners can engage with that are relevant to those topics. On our show, we discuss the intersectionality, or connections, between topics at the local, national and global levels. We encourage cooperation in community organization, information sharing, and creating a connected service network to best serve and educate individuals in our community and beyond. Tune in to learn more about topics like consent, housing, transportation, human rights, addiction, and more.
Do you have a topic you would like to hear about or comments about our show? Contact us at communityactionleague@gmail.