Beneath Superstition

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Brodie Hubbard broadcasts an essay and storytelling podcast from beneath the Superstition Mountains, exploring place and personal narrative through the liminal, the ephemeral, and the bizarre, informed by the architecture, culture, and infrastructure of deserts and cities in Arizona and beyond.

Episodes

  1. FEB 17

    008 - Arizona Black History

    It's Black History Month and Phoenix has a lot of important but vanished places where the Black community built what made Phoenix special. What happened to the first Black high school? Where can you still see what was an inclusive inn named in Black motorist guides? And what's with the alligators in Eastlake Park? Find out and enjoy some Count Basie Boogie too. BENEATH SUPERSTITION is written and produced by Brodie Hubbard, your friend Hub. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brodiehubbard.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or your finer social media channels @brodiehubbard. Logo and theme by Ace. Email the show: beneathsuperstition@gmail.com

    15 min

  2. FEB 9

    007 - Trust In Zarathustra, But Tie Your Camel

    The story of a mountain shaped like a camel, the struggle between urban development and environmental preservation, the journey of a camel driver from Smyrna, Greece to Quartzite, Arizona, and a whole lot more pyramid tombs than you might expect. From Barry Goldwater to Hi Jolly, with some Waylon Jennings in between, as your host recalls a childhood memory of waiting for Santa Claus at the Smitty’s. Plus, a little musical help from Rich Kids on LSD. BENEATH SUPERSTITION is written and produced by Brodie Hubbard, your friend Hub. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brodiehubbard.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or your finer social media channels @brodiehubbard. Logo and theme by Ace. Email the show: beneathsuperstition@gmail.com

    21 min

  3. FEB 2

    006 - Remembering Jon Talton

    A tribute to Jon Talton (A BRIEF HISTORY OF PHOENIX) and his writing, covering the fragility of the Valley of the Sun with the impending water crisis and the damage done via urban sprawl by the Real Estate Industrial Complex. BENEATH SUPERSTITION is written and produced by Brodie Hubbard, your friend Hub. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brodiehubbard.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or your finer social media channels @brodiehubbard. Logo and theme by Ace. Email the show: beneathsuperstition@gmail.com

    27 min

  4. JAN 26

    005 - Outta This World

    Whether or not aliens exist and UFOs are spaceships isn't what's important, it's the local legends, tourist traps, and even architecture that is built as a result of our fascination with the dark skies. On this episode, we look at the hotels, restaurants, state roads and parks, and media machinations that stem from the neverending flying disc craze. Plus, a word or two about solidarity and empathy with the extraterrestrial and the undocumented, and a visit to the planet Garry Shandling was from, with a little musical help from Frank Black. BENEATH SUPERSTITION is written and produced by Brodie Hubbard, your friend Hub. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brodiehubbard.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or your finer social media channels @brodiehubbard. Logo and theme by Ace. Email the show: beneathsuperstition@gmail.com

    22 min

  5. JAN 19

    004 - Underground Sensation

    What hidden chambers and secret passages lurk in subterranean Arizona? Find out the facts and myths about tunnels and underground structures throughout history across the Valley of the Sun, including mine shafts, speakeasies, abandoned bus terminals, POW escapes, and more. BENEATH SUPERSTITION is written and produced by Brodie Hubbard, your friend Hub. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠brodiehubbard.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or your finer social media channels @brodiehubbard. Logo and theme by Ace. Email the show: beneathsuperstition@gmail.com

    16 min

  6. JAN 12

    003 - Outta Left Field

    The Lost Dutchman's Baseball Association, the annual Apache Junction donkey derby, racing greyhounds, decaying drag strips, and exploded pigeons—this episode traces the afterlives of Arizona’s forgotten sports. From vanished ballfields to ruined race tracks, it follows the remains of spectacle in the Valley, where entertainment was built in the desert and returned to the dirt. Along the way, shoutouts to the Phoenix Mercury, America's Funnyman Neil Hamburger (Gregg Turkington), and the Loyal Order of the Moose. BENEATH SUPERSTITION is written and produced by Brodie Hubbard, your friend Hub. Visit ⁠⁠⁠brodiehubbard.com⁠⁠⁠ or your finer social media channels @brodiehubbard. Logo and theme by Ace. Email the show: beneathsuperstition@gmail.com

    15 min

  7. JAN 5

    002 - Buckhorn Baths & Tiki Torches

    The history of Phoenix’s warm-winter tourism, where mineral baths and taxidermy museums were one and the same, and where tiki culture flourished in the fallout of the atom bomb—until the desert’s darker realities prevailed. From island-inspired motor courts to hotel murders, this episode examines the tension between manufacturing paradise and keeping downtown rough. Life, leisure, and dying in the Valley of the Sun. BENEATH SUPERSTITION is written and produced by Brodie Hubbard, your friend Hub. Visit ⁠brodiehubbard.com⁠ or your finer social media channels @brodiehubbard. Logo and theme by Ace. Email the show: beneathsuperstition@gmail.com

    12 min

  8. JAN 5

    001 - Bear the Palm

    An introduction to the program and its host, followed by a look upward at the palm trees over Phoenix. Part manifesto, part personal essay, and part historical account, this episode traces how the palm became critical infrastructure in the Valley—and what that says about climate change (and, probably, the end of the world). A harbinger of the explorations to come. BENEATH SUPERSTITION is written and produced by Brodie Hubbard, your friend Hub. Visit brodiehubbard.com or your finer social media channels @brodiehubbard. Logo and theme by Ace. Email the show: beneathsuperstition@gmail.com

    16 min
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Brodie Hubbard broadcasts an essay and storytelling podcast from beneath the Superstition Mountains, exploring place and personal narrative through the liminal, the ephemeral, and the bizarre, informed by the architecture, culture, and infrastructure of deserts and cities in Arizona and beyond.

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  • Creator
    brodiehubbard
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © brodiehubbard
  • Show Website
    Beneath Superstition