Sam Walker's Desert Diaries

By Sam Walker

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Episodes: 154


 Jul 12, 2020

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What's it like to actually follow your dreams?Desert Diaries is the brutally honest account of one family's move from the rainy suburbs of Manchester to the scorched wilderness of Arizona.Excitement, frustration, fear, joy, loneliness and scorpions. Quite a lot of scorpions. All life is here.For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam

Episode Date
She only went and ran a marathon.
May 08, 2023
Where have the months gone?
Feb 19, 2023
There and back again
Sep 23, 2022
Howdy Stranger
Jun 07, 2022
The end or the beginning?
Feb 25, 2022
Straight shooters and soggy waffles
Feb 18, 2022
Diaries from a different desert
Feb 14, 2022
FINALLY!
Feb 04, 2022
A state full of stickers
Jan 28, 2022
Which side are you on?
Jan 21, 2022
The Unwelcome Visitor
Jan 14, 2022
New Year, New Desert!
Jan 07, 2022
The $9 Potato
Dec 24, 2021
Old friends in an old city
Dec 17, 2021
Reunions and Rememberances
Dec 10, 2021
What the heck is a panto?
Dec 03, 2021
Random acts of kindness and the trouble with leftovers.
Nov 28, 2021
Back to school
Nov 19, 2021
Dinner with Coyotes
Nov 12, 2021
Illegal pumpkins and confused cowboys
Nov 05, 2021
Children of the corn and funny shaped cake.
Oct 29, 2021
Marauding cowboys and the wrong kind of pie.
Oct 22, 2021
The Arizona Big 8
Oct 15, 2021
Adventures in a different desert
Oct 08, 2021
Terror underneath the towels and too many dogs
Oct 01, 2021
Saloon nights in inappropriate footwear
Sep 24, 2021
Not Messin' with Texas and swooning over Weetabix
Sep 17, 2021
Giving first aid to a chicken
Sep 10, 2021
Castles, corn and curiosities
Sep 03, 2021
Trimmin' trees and talkin' funny
Aug 27, 2021
All kinds of Wild
Aug 20, 2021
Terror in trunks!
Aug 13, 2021
Books, bills and extreme DIY
Aug 06, 2021
No bears, more rain
Jul 30, 2021
Staring at the Suns
Jul 23, 2021
Wild weather and love-lorn beetles
Jul 16, 2021
Road trippin' with the lizard and illegal dogs
Jul 09, 2021
A baseball cap full of ice
Jul 02, 2021
New York: Old friends, new friends and all the food.
Jun 25, 2021
Escaping the heat
Jun 18, 2021
Spray bottles, spiders and Spam
Jun 11, 2021
Up In The Air AGAIN!
Jun 04, 2021
Up In the Air
May 28, 2021
Not the week we expected
May 21, 2021
This Is My Family - bonus episode!
May 18, 2021
'Tis the season.
May 14, 2021
Highs, lows and horror!
May 07, 2021
Extreme Gardening
Apr 30, 2021
Out Among The Cacti
Apr 23, 2021
Mr Brightside AKA The Beast
Apr 16, 2021
A week of firsts
Apr 09, 2021
Drive-thru hope
Apr 02, 2021
Clicking refresh for 36 hours
Mar 26, 2021
Fearless Warriors and Furious Lizards
Mar 19, 2021
Spring on the mountain
Mar 12, 2021
Cacti, grapefruit and snakes.
Mar 05, 2021
Out on the trails
Feb 26, 2021
No more snow, but more snow dogs.
Feb 19, 2021
Pensive in the desert
Feb 12, 2021
Drugs! Guns! (And bottles of sherry)
Feb 05, 2021
Snowfall and Underpants
Jan 29, 2021
Half-holidays and big celebrations
Jan 22, 2021
Snakes, spiders and stupid drivers
Jan 15, 2021
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Jan 08, 2021
Hiking cautiously into 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Merry Christmas from the desert!
Dec 24, 2020
Reptile Royalty
Dec 18, 2020
Car crashes and bloody noses
Dec 11, 2020
A spaceman in the desert
Dec 04, 2020
Thanksgiving for Four.
Nov 28, 2020
All creatures lost and found
Nov 20, 2020
Election fallout and marshmallow confusion
Nov 13, 2020
All eyes on the desert.
Nov 06, 2020
Warm Socks and long lines
Oct 30, 2020
Politics and cheesecake
Oct 23, 2020
Open roads and broken hearts
Oct 16, 2020
Smoke, mirrors and spurious holidays
Oct 09, 2020
Down the rabbit hole
Oct 02, 2020
Q&A Special!
Sep 29, 2020
The Rogue Z!
Sep 25, 2020
Unwanted visitors and more healthcare confusion
Sep 18, 2020
Trouble in the neighbourhood
Sep 11, 2020
Saying hello and goodbye
Sep 04, 2020
Cool nights and hot dogs.
Aug 28, 2020
Dust storms and locked doors
Aug 21, 2020
Reaching boiling point.
Aug 14, 2020
Say what?!
Aug 07, 2020
Trees and canyons and bears oh my!
Jul 31, 2020
Yearning for rain....and gravy
Jul 24, 2020
It’s time for the second summer.
Jul 17, 2020
Massive trucks, chattering teeth and collapsing ceilings
Jul 10, 2020
Fried eggs, melted boots and billion dollar teeth
Jul 03, 2020
More mountains climbed.
Jun 26, 2020
Thundering down Thunderbird
Jun 18, 2020
The week that lasted a month.
Jun 12, 2020
The worst times, the best people.
Jun 05, 2020
Bullies, burgers and lawsuits!
May 29, 2020
Dry heat and wet flannels
May 22, 2020
Birthdays, bog roll and childhood nightmares come true.
May 15, 2020
Socially distant house hunting and very expensive cats
May 08, 2020
One whole year!
May 05, 2020
Week fifty-two: Caged lions, murderous hawks and to floss or not to floss?
May 01, 2020
Week fifty-one: The sounds of the Sonoran Desert and more snakes alive!
Apr 24, 2020
Week fifty: Socially distant mountain walks and board games with the dog.
Apr 17, 2020
Week forty-nine: Amorous lizards and scorpion hunting at night
Apr 10, 2020
Week forty-eight: Golfing, nice nails and garages with a view
Apr 03, 2020
Week forty-seven: Where would I rather be?
Mar 27, 2020
Week forty-six: Self-isolating with crane flies
Mar 20, 2020
Week forty-five: wet, wet, wet, pizza confusion and the coronavirus comes calling.
Mar 13, 2020
Week forty-four: Speechless in the canyon
Mar 06, 2020
Week forty-three: Wild horses, tiny birds and big dramas
Feb 28, 2020
Week forty-two: Climbing all kinds of mountains
Feb 25, 2020
Week forty-one: The Valley turns pink
Feb 24, 2020
Week forty: Football and fridge magnets
Feb 21, 2020
Week thirty-nine: Big decisions and adventures with accents
Feb 20, 2020
Week thirty-eight: Shocking weather (!) and terrible TV
Feb 19, 2020
Week thirty-seven: Cowboys, outlaws and the White Dove
Feb 18, 2020
Week thirty-six: Adventures in Prescott; pine forests and moonscapes.
Feb 17, 2020
Week thirty-five: A new year in the desert
Feb 14, 2020
Week thirty-four: Our first desert Christmas.
Feb 13, 2020
Week thirty-three: Back home, but more bad news.
Feb 12, 2020
Week thirty-two: One week: Three states
Feb 11, 2020
Week thirty-one: Emergency at 4am!
Feb 10, 2020
Week thirty: Taking stock and giving thanks
Feb 07, 2020
Week twenty-nine: Which country am I in?
Feb 06, 2020
Week twenty-eight: Happy days in NYC
Feb 05, 2020
Week twenty-seven: The Wickedest Town in the West
Feb 04, 2020
Week twenty-six: Phoenix gets spooky
Feb 03, 2020
Week twenty-five: Toad in the what?
Jan 31, 2020
Week twenty-four: How to make friends in your forties
Jan 30, 2020
Week twenty-three: Snowbirds fly home and adventures in healthcare
Jan 29, 2020
Week twenty-two: Home
Jan 28, 2020
Week twenty-one: Thelma and Louise eat your heart out
Jan 27, 2020
Week twenty: Up Yours lung cancer!
Jan 24, 2020
Week nineteen: I wasn't supposed to be here...
Jan 23, 2020
Week eighteen: I can drive, but have to leave Arizona
Jan 22, 2020
Week seventeen: Snakes alive! Horse riding and lost gold
Jan 21, 2020
Week sixteen: Heartbreak
Jan 20, 2020
Week fifteen: Discovering the heart of Arizona
Jan 17, 2020
Week fourteen: Unless you really need to, don't get out of the car!
Jan 16, 2020
Week thirteen: La La Land
Jan 15, 2020
Week twelve: Our first monsoon and spy cacti
Jan 14, 2020
Week eleven: Black widows CAN jump.
Jan 13, 2020
Week ten: Podcasts vs scorpions
Jan 10, 2020
Week nine: A new house and a new HORROR!
Jan 09, 2020
Week eight: Tucson, saguaros and dive in movies
Jan 08, 2020
Week seven: The misters arrive, but so does homesickness...
Jan 07, 2020
Week six: Living in an oven and finding joy in the mundane
Jan 06, 2020
Week five: Success at adulting and shoe shopping for the dog
Jan 03, 2020
Week four: Aghhhhhhhhh!
Jan 02, 2020
Week three: Overpriced tea and the pets jet in!
Jan 01, 2020
Week two: New school, sweating and being Australian
Dec 31, 2019
Week one: Cacti, rain and laptop man
Dec 30, 2019
So how did we get here? Feeling the fear, but doing it anyway.
Dec 09, 2019