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Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea | KQED Truly CA

KQED Arts · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Documentaries & storytellingEnvironment, agriculture & food systems

What it is

A KQED Truly CA documentary narrated by John Waters about the Salton Sea, a once-glamorous California vacation spot now home to an eccentric community. It covers the area's economic, political and environmental problems and features Salvation Mountain.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as an engaging, funny and fascinating documentary, and cites it in threads on the Salton Sea's history and environmental decline.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “Definitely one of my top 10 documentaries”

    Top-tier documentary on the Salton Sea narrated by John Waters

    nolanpro, 2017-06 · Strong recommendation · in “A California Dream”

  2. “is one of my favourite documentaries of all time, I find it so fascinating”

    Fascinating documentary about the Salton Sea

    darrenf, 2023-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Poisons and Perils on the Salton Sea”

  3. “check out this documentary”

    History of the Salton Sea and effects of chemicals on the area

    scrose, 2021-10 · Recommendation · in “Where have all the insects gone?”

  4. “It's a really interesting and funny documentary about the Salton Sea and the area around it.”

    Interesting and funny documentary about the Salton Sea area

    lizknope, 2025-11 · Recommendation · in “Toxic Salton Sea dust triggers changes in lung microbiome after just one week”

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Topics: california, environmental disaster, john waters, salvation mountain, documentary

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