Episode 5: The Interview, The Gala, and Alice in the Mirror

Episode 5 – The Interview, The Gala, and Alice in the Mirror

From Studio 7½ to the desert fire pits of Taliesin West, this week’s Quartz Junction broadcast drifts through three phases of frontier life:

• The Interview — A late-night call lights up the 27 Bravo Report as a resident drowns in binders, fines, and rotary phone static.
• The Gala — Champagne towers glitter at Taliesin West, where elegant guests dance under string lights, and one very polite drone reminds everyone to stay compliant.
• Alice in the Mirror — As night deepens, the broadcast slides into myth: a desert tale of reflection, shadows, and the strange geometry of the Vast Frontier.

Attendance is optional, but the desert will remember if you skip it.