<p>Deep in the Mojave Desert, there is a little town with a big name and a bizarre history: California City. For decades, real estate developers have sold a dream here: if you buy land now, you’ll be rich one day. Thousands of people bought this dream. Many were young couples and hard-working immigrants looking to build a better future. But much of the land they bought is nearly worthless. In this new podcast from LAist Studios, host Emily Guerin tells a story of money, power and deception. </p>
| Title | Date published | ||
| Where Dreams Go To Die | 2020-12-22 | ||
| Bonus Episode: Cashing In On The Desert | 2020-09-11 | ||
| The Reckoning | 2020-08-24 | ||
| Open Secret | 2020-08-17 | ||
| The Hunted Becomes The Hunter | 2020-08-10 | ||
| The Tragedy That Occurred | 2020-08-03 | ||
| Soldiers of the Sale | 2020-07-27 | ||
| A Man with a Dream | 2020-07-20 | ||
| Turning Desert Dust Into Gold | 2020-07-13 | ||
| How I Found Out About California City | 2020-07-09 |