Quartz Junction Radio
by Neil GunterSeason 2026
DISPATCH REPORT - QJ-2026-009
Filed from Studio 7½, 529 AM The Blowtorch A lore special from the Sonoran Desert. Three creatures. Three very different ways to conquer the desert. The tortoise, the vulture, and the lynx. Survivors, all of them. 529 AM — From Taliesin West to the Salton Sea, we got you covered. https://quartzjunctionradio.com https://quartzjunction.blog Production: https://guntersounds.netDISPATCH REPORT - QJ-2026-008
Filed from Studio 7½, 529 AM The Blowtorch Live from the Bombay Beach Yacht Club. The Salton Sea Social Ball is underway. Tonight's theme: Glamour Reimagined. If your shoes light up when you dance, you're doing it right. 529 AM — From Taliesin West to the Salton Sea, we got you covered. CREDITS: "All Night Long" by David Beaudoin, Don Beaudoin, and John Beaudoin. Copyright Zagorsky-Beaudoin. (Ref: 3178809) https://quartzjunctionradio.com https://quartzjunction.blog Production: https://guntersounds.netDISPATCH REPORT - QJ-2026-007
Filed from Studio 7½, 529 AM The Blowtorch The lines are open. Callers are reporting. Someone's house was a turquoise desert dream. Now it's HOA approved beige and ugly, all because of a special website and 1-900 number scams. Neil is taking notes. 529 AM — From Taliesin West to the Salton Sea, we got you covered. https://quartzjunctionradio.com https://quartzjunction.blog Production: https://guntersounds.netDISPATCH REPORT - QJ-2026-006
Filed from Studio 7½, 529 AM The Blowtorch A lore special from the Arizona Room, est. 1947. A ghost in a historic Phoenix restaurant. A man who was just too nice for the devil himself. Some people leave a legacy. Some leave a legend. 529 AM — From Taliesin West to the Salton Sea, we got you covered. https://quartzjunctionradio.com https://quartzjunction.blog Production: https://guntersounds.netDISPATCH REPORT - QJ-2026-005
Filed from Studio 7½, 529 AM The Blowtorch Live from the Salton Sea. The Yacht Club Tiki Party is underway. Cocktails, friends, good times at the sea. Sun, sway, sail — Salton style. Nobody is leaving. 529 AM — From Taliesin West to the Salton Sea, we got you covered. CREDITS: "Driven" by Ronee Blakley used under compulsory mechanical license (Release ID: LPL5116244). https://quartzjunctionradio.com https://quartzjunction.blogDISPATCH REPORT - QJ-2026-004
Filed from Studio 7½, 529 AM The Blowtorch The lines are open. Callers are reporting strange lights over the desert. Neil is taking notes. Probably from another planet. Batteries not included. 529 AM — From Taliesin West to the Salton Sea, we got you covered.DISPATCH REPORT — QJ-2026-003
Filed from Studio 7½, 529 AM The Blowtorch The desert has a long memory. A lore special taking us back to 1871 and the attack that shook Arizona Territory. The Wickenburg Massacre. Real places. Real history. The Vast Frontier does not forget. 529 AM — From Taliesin West to the Salton Sea, we got you covered.Filed from Studio 7½, 529 AM The Blowtorch Everybody's Girl is live from Bombay Beach. The Salton Sea Gala is underway. Someone won something. Someone else is jealous. The sea is luminous. Nobody is leaving. 529 AM — From Taliesin West to the Salton Sea, we got you covered. CREDITS: Microcovers inspired by: "Free Your Mind" – The Gorgeous Girls of En Vogue Harry Perry – Heads of Skin: Greatest Hits of the Millennium These microcovers are presented as parody and satire, transforming the original works through comedic reinterpretation, and heavy respect for the artists. Filed from Studio 7½, 529 AM The Blowtorch The zones have checked in. Arcosanti is confused about the drone. The Vault Dome Gala named a titan of design harmony. Beige citations, cited for being the wrong beige. Who uses beige? Candidates are emerging for HOA president. What's an HOA? Roofing citations, wall citations, and no one has any idea. Neil is on the air. The lines are open. 529 AM — From Taliesin West to the Salton Sea, we got you covered.