Greater Palm Springs podcast series

My three-part podcast series for Greater Palm Springs was on the Armchair Explorer podcast last year, but I'm only just getting around to putting them on my website. The podcasts were recorded on-location in Greater Palm Springs and produced by Armchair Productions, the audio experts for the travel industry.

I love Palm Springs, so it was too much fun making the series, and there were so many highlights, from my first time rapelling in Joshua Tree National Park to taking the scared waters at the Spa at Séc-he to dining at Frank Sinatra's favourite restaurant. Check out the episodes here:

Horseback riding with Smoke Tree Stables

ADVENTURE IN THE DESERT Discover Greater Palm Spring’s wild side. And we’re not talking about lavish pool parties. Join us in this adventure lover’s playground as we go horseback riding through canyons that conceal palm-fringed creeks, snowshoe through pine forests atop soaring peaks, take a jeep ride in ancient slot canyons in search of the San Andreas Fault and rappel off 100-foot boulders in the desert dreamscapes of Joshua Tree National Park. This is one wild adventure.

Listen to the podcast here.

Artist and style king Josh Agle (AKA Shag)

GLAMOUR IN THE DESERT

Palm Springs is a must-visit for cinephiles, history buffs, adventure seekers, architecture enthusiasts and foodies, but this desert city is better known as the home of glitz and glamour. Join me as we back in time to when Palm Springs was Hollywood’s favorite hideaway, when mid-century architecture shaped the town and suavely clad folk sipped martinis by the pool. In this episode, we’re going to visit Frank Sinatra (or his house and favorite restaurant at least), tour the Shag House with Shag himself, meet Barbie and Elvis for dinner and craft cocktails with Palm Springs very own Mr Tiki.

Listen to the podcast here.

John Preckwinkle in Indian Canyons

WELLNESS IN THE DESERT

Before movie star colonies, country clubs and pool parties, the first people to lay claim to Palm Springs were the Agua Caliente band of Cahuilla Indians. The spring waters held healing powers to the local tribes, and today people from around the world visit Greater Palm Springs for the curative hot mineral springs and the myriad of health and wellness treatments on offer.

Join us as we take the scared waters at the Spa at Séc-he, join a local tribe member for Bird Song at the source of the spring, take part in a sound bath, and discover how the stars and night sky affect your body and mind.

Listen to the podcast here.