Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Introducing Radio Diaries: The Unmarked Graveyard
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode in Radio Diaries’ new series The Unmarked Graveyard, untangling mysteries from America’s largest public cemetery. Each w...
Chapter 8: Sometimes You Win
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stevevonna announces her candidacy for mayor, challenging a former ally for the top spot on the city council. But as the election nears, a new issue t...
Chapter 7: The Joy of Politics
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stevevonna Evans’ former friends in the city council have turned against her. But a trip to Sacramento and conversations with an unlikely ally convi...
Chapter 6: Ring of Truth
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stevevonna Evans is charting a new path for Adelanto and attempting to put an era of corruption in the past. But just a few months into her term, she ...
Chapter 5: The Audit
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stevevonna Evans, now on the city council, discovers multiple millions of dollars are missing from the city budget. She begins to investigate, and wit...
Chapter 4: Stevevonna’s Run
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With City Hall imploding in scandal, a local resident, Stevevonna Evans, takes it upon herself to run for office, unseat Bug, and clean up the mess he...
Chapter 3: The Dead Rat
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bug’s ambitious plan to save Adelanto from bankruptcy by legalizing weed seems to be working. A green rush is on. But soon, strange deals start to g...
Chapter 2: Going Green
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The recent election fills Adelanto’s city council with fresh faces, including the conservative hippie John “Bug” Woodard Jr. But his plan to bri...
Chapter 1: Bug’s Plan
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2014. Adelanto is a bankrupt city in the California desert known for its massive detention centers and not much else. Then, a stranger comes to...
Dreamtown… A Primer.
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes out here in the West, a stranger comes to town and saves the city from whatever peril is threatening it. But sometimes a stranger comes to t...
Welcome to Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a city on the verge of collapse tries to reinvent itself? How much will it cost? Who will pay the price? Reporter David Weinberg spe...
Introducing: Dreamtown (premieres June 7)
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Crooked Media’s newest limited series Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto - An official Tribeca selection. Subscribe to be the first to hear...