A new adventure podcast about the Colorado River water crisis and climate collapse.

By award-winning audio journalists Abigail Keel and Ash Sanders

Thank you to our 180 donors who helped us raise $30,000 in 30 days!

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The American West was built on a mirage.

For almost 200 years, people have believed in the illusion of a blank check: the promise of endless water.

Now, the Colorado River is in crisis and the check is due.

photo by Dawn Kish

The Story

Part river expedition, part apocalypse survival guide, Mirage follows Ash Sanders, a burnt out climate activist, and her best friend, Abigail Keel, rafting 1,500 miles down the vanishing Colorado River to discover how we face climate collapse — and learn to fight for what remains.

Join us in telling the story of the Mirage.

Our Colorado River Journey

graphic by Lucas Waldron