Miracle in the Desert
b'Miracle in the Desert
Guest: Greg Bassenian, director of "Miracle in the Desert: The Ride and Fall of the Salton Sea"\\xa0
The Salton Sea is\\xa0the result of a failed irrigation project in California\\u2019s Imperial Valley. After a long history of boasting\\xa0resorts, boating, fishing, and farming, the sea is finally starting to shrink. The future environmental consequences could be deadly.\\xa0
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The Invention of Los Angeles
Guest: Gary Krist, author of\\xa0 "The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles"
LA was built against all odds\\u2014no water and no people in desiccated country. It took innovation, creativity, and a little deception to persuade people to come and make it thrive.'