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- McManis, Sam. “The Doctor Is On: Eclectic Doug DeSalles is a physician, but he doesn't play one on his 'Radio Parallax' show.” The Sacramento Bee. Jan. 9, 2007.
- Leibrock, Rachel. “Is this the most dangerous man in radio?” Sacramento News and Review. Feb. 2010. "...[this] KDVS show plays to a small audience, but what it [may lack] in Arbitron numbers, it makes up for in brains."
- Official Radio Parallax website: https://www.radioparallax.com