KWNK 97.7FM: Recent Episodes
Reno Community Radio
KWNK is a non-profit radio station that champions music and ideas through community-driven, non-commercial radio in Reno and beyond. Broadcasting live at KWNK-LP 97.7 FM in Northern Nevada. KWNK 97.7 is a platform to amplify our community’s voice, tastes and culture through FM radio and volunteer-produced programming that authentically reflects our city, our neighborhoods and our identities
Having fun is not always accessible. What does that mean? Well, there are barriers to fun, like money. But every year for more than a decade Tri-Lab from the Reno Bike Project, KWNK, Holland Project and Craft Midtown have made fun more accessible with a big event for everyone. It has doubled in size recently. We talk to Ty Martin, owner of Craft about the event and making fun accessible. We also chat with KWNK Volunteer Coordinator Teddy Hirsh about how you can volunteer with KWNK.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for over 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
Lisa Widmark sat down with the talented Greg Gilmore to discuss his latest album, The Kalispell Motel. This concept album explores the theme of making transformative changes in one’s life. During the interview, Greg shared some of his favorite books that inspire his creative process:
- “The Creative Act: A Way of Being” by Rick Ruben
- “The Daily Stoic” by Ryan Holiday
- “Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius
- “The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield
Catch the full interview online and dive into an insightful conversation about music, creativity, and personal growth.
Find Greg Gilmore at: KalispellMotel.com & Greggilmoremusic.com
Follow Lisa, our performance coach with over 20 years of experience, on Instagram @tmgsportspsych or visit her website at www.tmgsportspsych.com
Tune in for a community tribute to Sundance Books and Music, which is set to close at the end of the month after 39 years! 💞 You’ll hear messages and reflections from community members, an interview with owner Christine Kelly and musician/writer Willy Vlautin, some music, and more. 🙌 Help honor this important independent community staple and their many many years of amazing service as this chapter closes. 🌹📚🌞
Tributes include:
- Chris Coake
- Alicia Barber
- Steven Nightingale
- Fine Motor, Dan & Casey
- Gailmarie Pahmeir
- Shaun Griffin
- Stephanie Gibson
- Katie Louvat
- Jared Stanley
- Colin Robertson
- Mike Branch
This program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Nevada City and Grass Valley both have closed streets to cars in the past three years to make it safer and more inviting to pedestrians. We take a trip there and talk to people about how it has impacted their lives.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for over 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
"The challenge of everyday life is to reinvent, in our own image, all that we do."
David Winkler, filling in for Shaun Griffin this week, is a poet and writer who brings a touch of his literary world to KWNK every other week. Tune in to his new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm on 97.7FM or listen back on Spotify. Enjoy his unique blend of poetry and prose mixed into our regularly scheduled programming.
Today’s special guest is the incredible Ms. AyeVee, who will be sharing her powerful words and insights. @msayevee
🎙️Spoken Views Radio Hour is hosted by the talented MC Griffin. Join us every other Sunday as we showcase local poets and bring you the best in spoken word from around the globe. 🌍✨
Stay connected with the local and international spoken word scene by tuning in to the Spoken Views Radio Hour. See you on the airwaves! 🎙️💫
Join Anna Newman as she interviews Clare Benson, a renowned photographer and interdisciplinary artist hailing from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. In this episode, Clare discusses her captivating journey into the heart of Arctic Sweden, where she conducted research under a Fulbright Fellowship at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics. Clare will share insights into her award-winning book, "The Shepherd’s Daughter," and delve into the intersections of art, science, and personal heritage that define her unique artistic practice. Tune in to explore how Clare's explorations and visual narratives challenge our perceptions of the natural and familial worlds.
Join Native Nevadan and visual artist Nick Larsen in a captivating episode on @kwnk97.7 as he discusses his solo exhibition Old Haunts, Lower Reaches currently featured at the Nevada Museum of Art. Joining him for the interview are two friends from Santa Fe - where Nick currently resides, artwork and podcaster Chelsea Weathers and writer Jenn Shapland (whose latest book Thin Skin is available now at your favorite independent bookstore). In conjunction with the interview, Nick curated an hour-long playlist - I Want to Live on An Abstract Plain - evoking a drive to the Nevada ghost town Rhyolite, the subject of some of the work in Nick’s exhibition. Listen to the playlist, HERE.
More on Nick Larsen and the exhibition Old Haunts, Lower Reaches (on view Jan 20 - July 7, 2024 at the Nevada Museum of Art):
Old Haunts, Lower Reaches is an exhibition of new work by Nick Larsen (b. 1982) that excavates history, possibility, identity, and place. Comprised of layered collage pieces, textile-based architectural models, and image projection, Larsen explores what is present and visible in the desert landscape and, perhaps more importantly, what isn’t.
Influenced heavily by the artist’s experience working for an archaeological firm focused on the Great Basin region, research for Old Haunts, Lower Reaches began when Larsen discovered a fading layer in the history of the ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada. Rhyolite (located thirty miles from Death Valley National Park) served, at one point, as the proposed site for a planned queer community, Stonewall Park, envisioned by two men from Reno in the 1980s. Contextualized by the history of Rhyolite, Stonewall Park, and his own life, Larsen speculates pasts, presents, and futures for this desert locale.
In the words of the artist, “The desert is an environment defined by what it lacks, its bleakness an invitation to project possibilities for both what could have been and what might be on what is often perceived as empty.” Repurposing materials to create his layered collages and sculptures, Larsen’s speculative practice also serves as a kind of “making do,” using what is at hand to give form to an invisible history or an unattainable future.
Nick Larsen was raised in Northern Nevada and currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Listen in on April 20th at 9am on KWNK 97.7FM to explore how art and music intertwine with Nick Larson.
Hear local artists Aiyana Graham and Abbay Anderson chat everything from art, disability and access, to nature.
Learn more:
https://hollandreno.org/billboard/
Change takes time, but one organization has shifted gears, starting with dirt trails to now include paved trails. The Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation was created to focus on dirt trails and enhance economic development around Reno. However, the organization has recently shifted to include urban trails for the same reason. We talk to Jay Howard of TMPF.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for over 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
We Are Called to Rise, a novel by Laura McBride. Learn more: https://lauramcbrideauthor.com/
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
April 2024 1st Thursday LIVE on 97.7FM 5-7pm at @nevadaart with @loudasfolk and musical guest The Happy Trails!
Join every 1st Thursday @nevadaart or tune in to 97.7FM or KWNKradio.org!
Today’s conversation is with Matthew Fisher, a Reno Buddhist Center priest. He holds a degree in Comparative Religion with a concentration in Buddhist Studies and a Master’s in Design. He has studied Buddhism in Sri Lanka, China, and Japan.
Learn more at Renobuddhistcenter.org or visit the temple at 820 Plumas St., Reno, NV.
Host Lisa Widmark, a performance coach with over 20 years of experience helping athletes and other performers access their best performance.
Find Lisa,@tmgsportspsych or on her website at www.tmgsportspsych.com
Lisa talks about Intention and how it can add purpose to your attention. Lisa’s conversation today is with Avery. He has a Masters in Philosophy; and in Vocal Performance. He teaches Critical Thinking in the Philosophy Dept. at UNR and teaches Country & Ballroom Dance at The Ballroom of Reno School of Dance. Learn More: https://www.theballroomofreno.org/
Host, Lisa Widmark, performance coach with over 20years of experience helping athletes and other performers access their best performance.
Find Lisa on Instagram @tmgsportspsych
www.tmgsportspsych.com
www.psychologytoday.com
Anna Newman chats with Mona Filip and Sasha Shevchenko about their exhibition 'The Counter/Self' at The Lilley. Together, they explore the themes, inspirations, and artistic processes that shaped this unique showcase. For more details, visit https://www.unr.edu/lilley/exhibitions.
Image: Meryl McMaster, My Destiny is Entwined With Yours, from the series As Immense as the Sky, 2019, chromogenic print. Courtesy of the artist, Stephen Bulger Gallery, and Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain.
Next to the imagination, solitude is the artist's best friend.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
March 2024 1st Thursday LIVE on 97.7FM 5-7pm at @nevadaart with @loudasfolk and musical guest Sugarpine Bluegrass!
Join every 1st Thursday @nevadaart or tune in to 97.7FM or KWNKradio.org!
A conversation between Reno-based artists Roman de Salvo and David Delfin discussing their work, past and present, and their projects for the Holland Project Billboard Gallery in January 2024. More info about the HP Billboard Gallery is available at hollandreno.org/billboard
Drivers roll through stop signs. So why can't bike riders? The federal government says the safest way to ride a bike is to roll through the intersections when there are no cars. Its even more important for cyclists because stopping and starting take a huge amount of energy. Believe it or not, some people don't ride bikes because not stopping at intersections can get you a ticket. Now, laws are sweeping the nation to change that and right here in Nevada, we are considering similar legislation. We will talk to advocates who have passed or are working on new laws in Boston, Washington DC and Rochester. One of them, Erik Noonan of We Bike Rochester is a League of American Bicyclists Certified Advocate, and he is moving to Las Vegas where he hopes to continue his advocacy.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for over 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
Poetry of Malena Morling
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
Lisa talks about changing our long-held beliefs that no longer serve us. Lisa’s guest is A-Ray, rap artist on a path to greatness. His energy and positive attitude are impressive. You’ll get to hear a couple of his songs also. Listen to more of them and follow his career: A-Ray and @theofficialaray
Host, Lisa Widmark, performance coach with over 20years of experience helping athletes and other performers access their best performance.
Find Lisa on Instagram @tmgsportspsych
www.tmgsportspsych.com
www.psychologytoday.com
A conversation between Reno-based artists Iyana Esters and Emily Najera discussing Iyana's Holland Project Billboard Gallery piece which was on view December 2023 - January 2024 in Reno, Nevada. They also discuss Iyana's journey as a self-taught artist, upcoming projects, and nerding out about photography. More info about the HP Billboard Gallery is available at hollandreno.org/billboard
Meditations on writings from Arian Katsimbras & Jim Dodge.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
A dinner party with men from the poetry workshop.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
John L. Smith’s book, Saints, Sinners, and Sovereign Citizens.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
Christmas came late this year for Bike Life Radio. We gathered together some bike-specific Christmas songs and combined that with an interview with Manzanita Cycles custom frame builder Nick Jensen.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for over 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Local Poet Spotlight! On this week's show, we talk to Sam (Seriff) about their writing and artistic practices. Spoken Views Radio with MC Griffin airing on KWNK 97.7FM every other Sunday at 5pm
On this episode of The Present Lisa has a conversation with native Renoite Leviticus McDonald, a level 2 master teacher of the Wim Hof Method. Levi teaches at The Yoga Center Reno. Find him on Instagram @lmickyd
He mentioned Dr. Susanna Soberg’s book Winter Swimming.
Host, Lisa Widmark, performance coach with over 20years of experience helping athletes and other performers access their best performance.
Find Lisa on Instagram @tmgsportspsych
www.tmgsportspsych.com
www.psychologytoday.com
On this episode of The Present, listen to a conversation with Alyce Bryant, a yoga facilitator who is making yoga more accessible to everyone... really everyone!
The Present, where everything happens, with performance coach, speaker & author Lisa Widmark. The Present is about Mindfulness, which is paying attention to the present moment purposefully and without judgment. With each episode, Lisa hopes to help you be more mindful every day and give you a practice or two that you can start. In the show's second half, join Lisa in conversation with someone from the broader mindfulness community, many of whom are right here in Reno.
Listen in to 97.7FM on Sundays at 8am or online at www.KWNKradio.org
Get in touch with Lisa Widmark at www.tmgsportspsych.com
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm.
The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Richard Michelson’s Sleeping as Fast as I Can
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm.
The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
On this episode of The Present, Lisa, and singer-songwriter Happy Ron discuss organic intelligence, technologies for creating, and non-violent communication. Ron also plays some of his songs for us.
Links:
YouTube – happyron and on Instagram @happyron10
Marshall Rosenberg – Center for non-violent communication https://www.cnvc.org/
Neural divergence
Robert Fritzb - technologies for creating https://www.robertfritz.com/wp/
Organic Intelligence - https://organicintelligence.org/
We take a trip to Carson City for the Nevada Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) championships and chat with organizers and racers. Also in Carson, Muscle Powered is celebrating 25 years of advocating for safe streets and building trails. We will talk to the current President, Chelsea Kinchloe.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for over 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm.
The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
On this episode of The Present, hear a conversation with Ali Mujeeb, an opener of minds who uses mindfulness in his daily life and shares it throughout his career. Find him on LinkedIn, HERE #leadwithmeaning
The Present, where everything happens, with performance coach, speaker & author Lisa Widmark. The Present is about Mindfulness, which is paying attention to the present moment purposefully and without judgment. With each episode, Lisa hopes to help you be more mindful every day and give you a practice or two that you can start. In the show's second half, join Lisa in conversation with someone from the broader mindfulness community, many of whom are right here in Reno.
Listen in to 97.7FM on Sundays at 8am or online at kwnkradio.org
Get in touch with Lisa Widmark at www.tmgsportspsych.com !
Black Rock City may have THE lowest carbon emissions per capita per capita, according to a study by Andrew Oliphant of San Francisco State University. Why? Bikes, that's why. In Black Rock City, 90 percent of people use bikes. People For Bikes also studies the city and the lessons that can be learned and applied off playa. Despite the significant impact of bikes on and off playa, Burning Man did not have bike questions on its census until now. For the first time, field notes from past years were also evaluated for mentions of bikes. They are magic story-making machines. We evaluated the field notes of the Black Rock City Census where people can write anything they want. We found that women mentioned bikes in the field notes twice as often as men. That indicates that bikes may have more of an impact on their lives. In this episode, we share some of those stories from the field notes and general stories from Black Rock City.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for over 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
In this episode, Lisa talks withDave Potter, a certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction instructor who received his training through UMass Medical School, where Jon Kabat-Zinn founded the Center for Mindfulness. He is a retired psychotherapist with specialties in anxiety, stress and trauma. Learn more about Dave Potter at palousemindfulness.com
The Present, where everything happens, with performance coach, speaker & author Lisa Widmark. The Present is about Mindfulness, which is paying attention to the present moment purposefully and without judgment. With each episode, Lisa hopes to help you be more mindful every day and give you a practice or two that you can start. In the show's second half, join Lisa in conversation with someone from the broader mindfulness community, many of whom are right here in Reno.
Listen in to 97.7FM on Sundays at 8am or online at www.KWNKradio.org
Get in touch with Lisa Widmark at www.tmgsportspsych.com!
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm.
The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Countless books have been written about him, so why hasn't a movie been made about legendary cyclist Major Taylor? Could it be because Taylor was an African American who beat white cyclists in this largely white sport in the 1890s? What we do know is that a movie promoting Taylor's story could inspire minority youth to get into the sport. Now, an award-winning movie producer is working on a movie about Taylor and coming to Reno to give a talk on September 22 at the Reno Public Market at 7 p.m. followed by a film festival. We will talk to him in this show and talk to people at Food Truck Friday who are using the new Bike Valet, sponsored by the event.
Fernanda Mello’s exhibition opens August 31 in Sheppard Contemporary at UNR. This group show is a loosely tied meditation on the idea of knots, nets, threads, and loops. Exhibiting artist Fernanda Mello will be giving an artist talk on her work at 5pm with an opening reception to follow in the gallery. The reception is concurrent with the similarly themed group show “Clothesline” in McNamara Gallery, organized by UNR Fiber Friday’s MFA and BFA group!
On Friday! Brazilian Artist + DJ @fefamellow takes over the DJ decks at Public House alongside @dadswax 💃 Brazilian grooves, afro beats, amazonian sounds from 6pm to 9pm live from @renopublichouse 🍻
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm.
The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
In this episode, Lisa talks with Cara Bradley body-mind teacher, author of the bestseller of On the Verge - Wake up, show Up and shine and named by Mindfulness Magazine as one of the top 12 most influential women in the mindfulness movement. Learn more about Cara at www.carabradley.net
The Present, where everything happens, with psychologist, speaker & author Lisa Widmark. The Present is about Mindfulness, which is paying attention to the present moment purposefully and without judgment. With each episode, Lisa hopes to help you be more mindful every day and give you a practice or two that you can start. In the show's second half, join Lisa in conversation with someone from the broader mindfulness community, many of whom are right here in Reno.
Listen in to 97.7FM on Sundays at 8am or online at www.KWNKradio.org
Get in touch with Lisa Widmark at www.tmgsportspsych.com!
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
In this episode, hear a conversation with Dave Potter, creator of Palouse Mindfulness. Palouse offers online meetings and a wealth of resources, all available at no cost. Palouse Mindfulness has over 6,600 graduates from over 100 countries! Dave studied with Jon Kabat-Zinn at the UMass and is a retired psychotherapist. Learn more at www.palousemindfulness.com
The Present, where everything happens, with psychologist, speaker & author Lisa Widmark. The Present is about Mindfulness, which is paying attention to the present moment, on purpose and without judgment. With each episode, Lisa hopes to help you be a little more mindful every day and give you a practice or two that you can start. In the show's second half, join Lisa in conversation with someone from the broader mindfulness community, many of whom are right here in Reno.
Listen in to 97.7FM on Sundays at 8am or online at www.KWNKradio.org
Get in touch with Lisa Widmark at www.tmgsportspsych.com!
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Yellow Bike Program is a free bike share program at Burning Man. We talk to one of the founding members about how it started, its impact off playa and areas for improvement at the event in relation to bikes.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for over 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
In episode 8 of the Honest Scientists, the team has a discussion on development and they talk about how development leads to biodiversity loss.
The Honest Scientists are Lauren, Taissa, Ivan, and Ronny, who are graduate science students at the University of Nevada Reno, and this is their podcast on Biodiversity Loss. They aim to communicate the effects of human activities, behaviors, perceptions, and values on plants, animals, their habitat, and the natural world within which we all live. They also aim to rebuild trust and confidence in scientists and interest in science. To learn more about us, our research, and our interests and experiences with the natural world.
The Biology Department at the University of Nevada helps make Honest Scientists possible. Earn a graduate degree in Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Conservation Biology, or Neuroscience. Learn more, reach farther. Get more information at unr.edu/biology.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
On the July Edition of Bike Life Radio, Ky went on a date on a tandem only to find out it wasn't her first date on a tandem. She is a Nurse Practitioner and on their date, they ran into SRAM and World Bicycle Relief, which provides bikes to medical providers in foreign countries. In the second half of the episode, in celebration of Father's Day last month, Ky talked to another dad and their kids about being dads who like to take their kids mountain biking.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for over 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Present, where everything happens, with psychologist, speaker & author Lisa Widmark. The Present is about Mindfulness, which is paying attention to the present moment, on purpose and without judgment. With each episode, Lisa hopes to help you be a little more mindful every day and give you a practice or two that you can start. In the show's second half, join Lisa in conversation with someone from the broader mindfulness community, many of whom are right here in Reno.
On this episode, hear a conversation with Lynette Eddy, creator of the Open Heart Mindfulness approach to life. OHM is a mind management practice that provides steps to live a life well lived. She earned a master’s degree in Social Work from The University of Nevada Reno and is the founder of Eddy House which serves thousands of at risk and homeless youth in Northern Nevada. She is also the author of the book The Fight Inside: Winning the Battle Between Your Ego and True Spirt to be released in the near future.
Listen in to 97.7FM on Sundays at 8am or online at www.KWNKradio.org
Get in touch with Lisa Widmark at www.tmgsportspsych.com!
In episode 7, the Honest Scientists discuss oil drilling, list everyday products and services that rely on oil, and describe the impact of oil drilling on ecosystems.
We are Honest Scientists, Lauren, Taissa, Ivan, and Ronny, graduate science students at the University of Nevada Reno, and this is our podcast on Biodiversity Loss. We aim to communicate the effects of human activities, behaviors, perceptions, and values on plants, animals, their habitat, and the natural world within which we all live. We also aim to rebuild trust and confidence in scientists and interest in science. To learn more about us, our research, and our interests and experiences with the natural world.
The Biology Department at the University of Nevada helps make Honest Scientists possible. Earn a graduate degree in Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Conservation Biology, or Neuroscience. Learn more, reach farther. Get more information at unr.edu/biology.
NEW SHOW 📣 Rosewood Radio, brought to you by the Americorps members of the Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation, combines education and fun to raise awareness, stewardship and appreciation of our parks and open spaces. TUNE IN for educational content, info about upcoming events, updates on our restoration project, and a great time all around!
Labor power is real! On Wednesday, May 31 at 5 PM at the Rad Cat there was a panel on local labor organizing. Teacher, poet, union advocate and host of The People's Mic on @kwnk97.7 Griffin Peralta will moderate a discussion on labor unions' role in fostering inclusive workplaces, protecting workers' rights and advocating for improving working conditions. Our panel, featuring Andrew Rivas, Mario Fitzpatrick and Rob Benner, has many decades of combined organizing and advocacy experience - come listen, join the conversation, and discover how building solidarity with your fellow workers makes work - and life! - better for everyone. Free and open to all. If you can't make it in person, watch on IG Live! This panel will also be broadcast on The People's Mic, Sunday at 5 PM on KWNK 97.7 FM and streamed on kwnkradio.org. More info on Rad Cat Events can be found at theradicalcat.square.site/events 🔨💜🎙️
In Episode 6 of Honest Scientists, Lauren, Taissa, Ivan, and Ronny talk about the impact of logging and deforestation on biodiversity loss.
We are Honest Scientists, Lauren, Taissa, Ivan, and Ronny, graduate science students at the University of Nevada Reno, and this is our podcast on Biodiversity Loss. We aim to communicate the effects of human activities, behaviors, perceptions, and values on plants, animals, their habitat, and the natural world within which we all live. We also aim to rebuild trust and confidence in scientists and interest in science. To learn more about us, our research, and our interests and experiences with the natural world.
The Biology Department at the University of Nevada helps make Honest Scientists possible. Earn a graduate degree in Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Conservation Biology, or Neuroscience. Learn more, reach farther. Get more information at unr.edu/biology.
The Present, where everything happens, with psychologist, speaker & author Lisa Widmark. The Present is about Mindfulness, which is paying attention to the present moment, on purpose and without judgment. With each episode, Lisa hopes to help you be a little more mindful every day and give you a practice or two that you can start. In the show's second half, join Lisa in conversation with someone from the broader mindfulness community, many of whom are right here in Reno.
On this debut episode, hear a conversation with Melissa Gilbert. Local chef at Reno Food Systems, mindfulness and meditation teacher, and author of Together We Thrive, a cookbook to help people share food with their community.
Listen in to 97.7FM on Sundays at 8am or online atwww.KWNKradio.org
Get in touch with Lisa Widmark atwww.tmgsportspsych.com!
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
It is Bike Month and here is a bonus Bike Life Radio! We take you to Washington D.C. where they are making solid progress very quickly, not just with protected bike paths, but seeing real results with 10 percent of all trips are now by bike and more women riding. Also, there is real growth in bike culture from events to business.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for over 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
In their second episode about hunting and fishing, the Honest Scientists explain how hunting and fishing are (and have long been) a significant driver of biodiversity loss. They talk about the ecological problems caused by removing species from ecosystems and provide some solutions to reduce the impact of hunting and fishing on biodiversity loss.
We are Honest Scientists, Lauren, Taissa, Ivan, and Ronny, graduate science students at the University of Nevada Reno, and this is our podcast on Biodiversity Loss. We aim to communicate the effects of human activities, behaviors, perceptions, and values on plants, animals, their habitat, and the natural world within which we all live. We also aim to rebuild trust and confidence in scientists and interest in science. To learn more about us, our research, and our interests and experiences with the natural world.
The Biology Department at the University of Nevada helps make Honest Scientists possible. Earn a graduate degree in Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Conservation Biology, or Neuroscience. Learn more, reach farther. Get more information at unr.edu/biology.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities
In this episode, Honest Scientists Lauren, Taissa, Ivan, and Ronny dive into the cultural and evolutionary reasons behind hunting and fishing, discuss ethical issues related to trophy hunting, and introduce how hunting may affect biodiversity loss.
We are Honest Scientists, Lauren, Taissa, Ivan, and Ronny, graduate science students at the University of Nevada Reno, and this is our podcast on Biodiversity Loss. We aim to communicate the effects of human activities, behaviors, perceptions, and values on plants, animals, their habitat, and the natural world within which we all live. We also aim to rebuild trust and confidence in scientists and interest in science. To learn more about us, our research, and our interests and experiences with the natural world.
The Biology Department at the University of Nevada helps make Honest Scientists possible. Earn a graduate degree in Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Conservation Biology, or Neuroscience. Learn more, reach farther. Get more information at unr.edu/biology.
Local government employees are standing in the way of City Council and Regional Transportation Commission votes to build a protected bike path on University Way/Center Street. In this episode, we explore the controversy, false statements, and misinformation spread by staff. We also take a trip to Washington D.C. where we see how that city has installed many protected paths painlessly. A study there shows that protected paths benefitted women tremendously, increasing ridership from 25 percent to around 45 percent. They did it with the help of the Dutch Cycling Embassy. Meanwhile, Reno Nevada has the same Embassy resources at its disposal but city staff are blocking what would be the first protected bike path from UNR to Midtown. In this episode of Bike Life Radio, we hear the opposition inside the local government to stop the will of the people. To tell local officials to stop their obstruction to safety, go to BuildABetterBikeNetwork.com.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Spoken Views Radio with MC Griffin and the Poet Laureate for the City of Reno, Dustin Howard. Airing on KWNK 97.7FM every other Sunday at 5pm!
Dustin Howard is a professional grant writer with a decade of dedication to non-profit organizations, especially those that serve homeless and at-risk youth. He is the author of Engrams, a collection of poetry, and a supernatural thriller novel, Breakvale. Dustin likes to fill his time with arts and crafts, amateur carpentry, and watching Star Trek when he isn't writing. A native of the Ozarks, Dustin moved to Nevada after falling in love with the mountains and the wonderful people of Reno. You can learn more about his works and connect with him on social media by visiting his website at www.dthbooks.com.
Learn more about Dustin Howard and the position of Reno Poet Laureate, HERE
In the first of their resource extraction-focused episodes, Honest Scientists Lauren, Taissa, Ivan, and Ronny discuss the impacts of mining on biodiversity loss.
We are Honest Scientists, Lauren, Taissa, Ivan, and Ronny, graduate science students at the University of Nevada Reno, and this is our podcast on Biodiversity Loss. We aim to communicate the effects of human activities, behaviors, perceptions, and values on plants, animals, their habitat, and the natural world within which we all live. We also aim to rebuild trust and confidence in scientists and interest in science. To learn more about us, our research, and our interests and experiences with the natural world.
The Biology Department at the University of Nevada helps make Honest Scientists possible. Earn a graduate degree in Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Conservation Biology, or Neuroscience. Learn more, reach farther. Get more information at unr.edu/biology.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
David Winkler is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK for the next few weeks as Shaun Griffin travels. Hear new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm on KWNK 97.7FM or KWNKradio.org
The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Continuing their discussion on climate change, the Honest Scientists discuss public denial and resistance to climate science. They highlight how climate change affects their lives and relates to their research. Finally, they present some solutions to the climate crisis, focusing on actions everyone can take.
We are Honest Scientists, Lauren, Taissa, Ivan, and Ronny, graduate science students at the University of Nevada Reno, and this is our podcast on Biodiversity Loss. We aim to communicate the effects of human activities, behaviors, perceptions, and values on plants, animals, their habitat, and the natural world within which we all live. We also aim to rebuild trust and confidence in scientists and interest in science. To learn more about us, our research, and our interests and experiences with the natural world.
The University of Nevada, Reno Biology Department made Honest Scientists possible. Earn a graduate degree in Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Conservation Biology, or Neuroscience. Learn more, reach farther. Get more information at unr.edu/biology.
"Life without imagination would be a rainbow without color, gum without flavor, art without passion. We need imagination to survive."
David Winkler is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK for the next few weeks as Shaun Griffin travels. Hear new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm on KWNK 97.7FM or KWNKradio.org
The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
One of the most powerful entities in our area is the Regional Transportation Commission. They determine how safe our roads are for cyclists and their priorities. Recently the leadership has gone through a big change, from conservative to liberal. Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve is now on the board and she talks about the importance of improving our bicycle network. We also talk to a customer of a business that had a new parking-protected bike lane installed and how it impacts her. Also, Ellen of the Kiwanis Bike Program talks about the Biggest Little Bike Swap and more.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
We are Honest Scientists, Lauren, Taissa, Ivan, and Ronny, graduate science students at the University of Nevada Reno, and this is our podcast on Biodiversity Loss. Our aim is to communicate the effects of human activities, behaviors, perceptions, and values on plants, animals, their habitat, and the natural world within which we all live. We also aim to rebuild trust and confidence in scientists and interest in science. To learn more about us, our research, and our interests and experiences with the natural world, tune in to our pilot discussion on Climate Change.
We conducted research and presented that research in roundtable discussions recorded for podcast and radio distribution. We found that excessive consumption (food and other resources) was the main driver of 5 causes of Biodiversity Loss: climate change, pollution, invasive species, development, and overharvesting resources.
The Biology Department at the University of Nevada, Reno, made Honest Scientists possible. Earn a graduate degree in Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, or Neuroscience. Learn more, reach farther. Get more information at unr.edu/biology.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm.
The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities
Bikepacking is all the rage these days and there is a dude in Reno who will help you to be a bikepacker for free. He has all kinds of free resources to do it. Who is this mystery man of knowledge? That’s Kurstin Graham who writes the BikePacking NV.blog. He is kind of a bike legend in town, always going everywhere on his bike, slowly and with everything he needs to camp anywhere. So we spend the entire show having a fun little chat with him about his bike life from youth to man. Go to BikePackingNV.blog to get started with Kurstin.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm.
The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities
A meditation on the prison poetry workshop Shaun taught for thirty years.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm.
The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
A meditation on Hayden Carruth’s long poem, North Winter.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm.
The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The National Bicycle Summitt is coming up in March in Washington DC. We get a preview with the League of American Bicyclists Caron Whitaker. Also, we examine a strange phenomenon of bike thefts and a sex-themed bike. Finally, Fodors recently named Lake Tahoe one of the places to avoid because of traffic problems. But is that true for bikes too? We find out from the Tahoe Bike Company.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
A meditation on the prison poetry workshop Shaun taught for thirty years.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm.
The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Reno's roads from kids' perspective
We usually don't hear from kids about their experiences on our roads with bikes because it is hard to interview kids. You need to have parental permission. But Bike Life show producer Ky Plaskon has kids. So, for the holidays, in the spirit of spending time with family, he took 11-year-old Aeva Plaskon on a 20-mile bike ride around Reno and interviewed her about the experience. Then, they joined 16-year-old Alara Plaskon on her bike commute to work from downtown and talked to her about the experience of riding in Reno for older students.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
A Meditation on the late Carolyn Kizer
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm.
What is it like to drive a pedicab?
December is unique this year. The Let It Glow festival is downtown, organized by Pineapple Pedicabs and there are over 90 businesses signed up. The company needs drivers to shuttle people around to look at the lights. So, what is it like to drive a Pedicab - well you meet lots of people, get exercise and money. In fact we have an entire episode to prove it.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
Tony Curtis and the Irish Imagination.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm.
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Politicians are starting to ride bikes and recognize the importance of protected bike paths. There is a fancy new protected path in Sparks that is a great example of what they are doing. But they face huge challenges. We will hear from conservative Mayor of Sparks Ed Lawson who recently started riding and it has changed his perspective. County Commissioner Alexis Hill is now bike commuting to. She is now on the Regional Transportation Commission, a life-long dream to improve safety. We hear what those two politicians are doing and how their perspectives have changed. Also, we hear how local artist Pan Pantoja performed for his friends riding his bike. Artist Emmalou Ras also built an outhouse on a bike so we will hear from her about that experience. We will also hear from author Helen Thompson about a little-known black community in Black Springs Nevada and how bikes entertained them when they had no other amenities. Also, as always, bike news!
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
From the KWNK Archives, Ilya caught up with former @wolfpackradio Station Manager Nick Rattigan (Surf Curse, Tele/visions, @currentjoys) while he was in town for his Current Joys Show in March of 2019. Check out Ilya's Soft Power Radio interview with Nick about his time at WPR, what radio and community radio means to him, and why it's such an important medium!
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The Wilderness of Two Irish Poets
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm.
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This summer, Reno was hopeful for a cleaner, healthier, safer future with major endorsements and new bike paths. The League of American Bicyclists, UNR, Dutch Cycling Embassy, Mayor Hillary Schieve, Councilman Devon Reese, Commissioner Alexis Hill, Reno Aces, S3 Development, Kyle Issacksen, Bird, and countless volunteers and businesses all came together to help Reno build a roadmap for a better bike future. In this episode, we review that roadmap covering building public support and how Reno is uniquely situated to help the homeless population with the proximity and benefits of Burning Man.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
"Writing should make us think, but it should just as often make us laugh because, without laughter, we are dead souls. Laughing matters."
David Winkler is filling in for Shaun Griffin on this month's audio short, A Writer's World. Hear the program every other Sunday at 5pm on KWNK 97.7FM in Reno, NV.
Burning Man's Black Rock City has been called the most bike-friendly place on Earth, with 90 percent of people riding bikes and almost no cars. It reverses our entire transportation landscape. But what does that even look like? We talked to people on and off playa about it with decades of experience - a foreign diplomat about kids on bikes, a burner about fixing her bike, a couple of artists about recycling, we talked to mechanics about the challenges in Black Rock City with a flood of repairs as well as a national bike expert on finding a solution that could potentially apply to the same problems that exist worldwide. A couple of afterthoughts on this, people even bring their broken bikes to playa because it is easier to get them fixed out there than in their cities. Is Burning Man fixing the world, one bike at a time? There is only one way to find out. Let's ride on in.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
“The Long and Storied Life of David Toll,” an homage to the late Gold Hill writer David Toll.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
We are amidst a micro-modal revolution with all kinds of new transportation options. Educating communities on how to live with so many people on so many different devices is a real challenge. Today's show is dedicated to some of those efforts.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
Many people complain about bike infrastructure in America, and yes, there are a lot better places, but there are also a lot worse places in the world. In this episode, we talk to people who are moving out of America for the Netherlands, hear from people who have traveled all over the world, and an organization dedicated to helping people travel by bike all over the world.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
“JM Coetzee in the Ukraine,” a meditation on the South African author and the situation in Ukraine.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
🎙GRR! KWNK Radio Special 🤘 @girlsrockreno is a week-long rock camp for self-identified girls and trans + non-binary youth ages 9-17, has come to a close and Kiki sat down will the campers, instructors, and organizers to talk about this year's camp! 🎤 The bands talked with Kiki about how they came up with their names, their songwriting practice, and much more!
Off-road bike trail building is big business drawing millions of dollars nationwide. There is a right way to do it and a wrong way. We talk to the Biggest Little Trail Stewardship about how they build trails with all the right permissions from various agencies. We will also talk to a guy out in Fallon, Nevada who built trails without permission on his own and got a very stern letter from the federal government. Building trails can lead to big fines and jail time, not to mention that trails could damage cultural or historical sites and invite people into sensitive areas who may leave behind trash. On our tour of the illegal trails, we saw no trash. It's not clear to the average mountain biker where cultural sites may exist, but what is clear is that what was once undisturbed desert in the area is now disturbed. The illegal trail building and subsequent mountain biking events held on those trails demonstrate an intense demand for more mountain bike trails in the west and rural areas. Building trails appropriately takes time and cooperation from many agencies and people.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
Christine from dream sequence chatted with John Waters before his upcoming show this Friday, May 20th at Cargo! John is a gifted storyteller, filmmaker, two-time Grammy nominee, New York Times best-selling author, bibliophile, pervert, curator, artist, and punk rock dandy. Two weeks ago, John released Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance: A Novel. He talks with Christine about what led to his shift in writing non-fiction, getting his education working in book stores, and hitchhiking across the country only to find himself passing through Reno, NV.
Dismantling the American Poem—Reading Four Native American Poets
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
A family who built a bicycle business literally from the ground up is launching into the world of politics. We have the stories from the road and how the bicycle has helped gain momentum in the political world. We talk to Kyle Isacksen who is running for Washoe County District 3 as well as a recent transplant to Reno who explains how Reno looks from the outside in terms of its bicycle infrastructure.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
A discussion on the proposed lithium mine at Thacker Pass and its relation to missing and murdered indigenous women. Hosted by Orlando OH with the panel including Olivia Brister, Erika Castro, Gary McKinney, Daranda Hinkey, Beverly Harry, Orlando Ortiz.
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Great Basin Resource Watch
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Photo: Daranda Hinkey and Derek Hinkey riding to bring Awareness to Peehee M'uhuh
In this episode of Mass Liberation Radio, Lily talks to Jas Margarita Tobon (she/they) about navigating community advocacy and organizing, hometown heroes we love, and how artistic expressions can help to keep you grounded. Jas delights us with her own poetry as well.
Reno is getting some recognition in other cities for a 24-hour bike challenge called Scalley Cat. It's inspiring tattoos, red-hot ass branding, milk baths, fireworks, cross-bearing, sexual acts, jumping over people on bikes, costumes, picking up trash, fake IDs, riding through casinos and hundreds of other shenanigans. What ties them together? Bikes. Participants start out in a park and get what is known as "the bible" which has all kinds of silly, gross, fun and wild things to do. To add to the mystery, participants prefer to remain anonymous. The event hit a 15-year anniversary this year. It happens the first weekend in April.
BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
A meditation on an Egypt in transition.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
Return To Love, a special broadcast of Phonolinguists dedicated to Tyna’s little brother JT. Featuring excerpts from All About Love by the late bell hooks.
Join us for a special episode of Indie Latin Beats with @estereomance! Listen in on Estereomance’s latest album inspiration and musical journey and the sweet tunes from their album, What Do You Want It To Be?
Be sure to catch Estereomance at the @hollandreno on March 24th!
On the latest Soft Power Radio, as part of our Black History Month special series honoring the local community, we are in conversation once again with Donald Griffin and RoMar Tolliver, co-founders of Black Wall Street. Food pantry, resource hub, youth counseling initiative, tutoring center, at-risk and low-income outreach program - Black Wall Street has, in less than two years, become a vital community asset. Donald and RoMar built all of their innovative, grassroots programming from scratch, starting with nothing but a vision and a seemingly endless supply of dedication to their work. We talk about why their particular approach is so necessary and so effective, what projects they have been developing since they moved to their new location at 1301 Cordone Ave a few months ago, and what the bright future holds for Black Wall Street and for the communities it so tirelessly serves.
Do bikes belong on trains, boats, and busses? We test how it works with a 10-year-old and a 15-year-old across 500 miles of travel from Reno to San Francisco and back. Our interviews were all in Oakland. We interrogate people about bikes at a farmer's market in Oakland and snagged an exclusive interview with custom bag manufacturer AlleyCatSewing.com
As part of our Black History Month special series honoring the local community on Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Jammal Tarkington. Jammal first came to Reno from his hometown of Stockton on a UNR music scholarship in the early 90s. Not long after, he was already selling out local music venues and sharing the stage with now-legendary bands like No Doubt, Fishbone, The Specials, and Sublime. He has played casinos, clubs, bars, coffee shops, underground DIY all-ages spots - pretty much everywhere music has happened in Reno, Jammal has been there in some way. These days, he spends a lot of time teaching, curating, and DJing as well as writing and performing with various projects spanning styles from hip-hop to soul to acoustic rock to reggae. In April, Jammal's Reno/Sacramento collaborative hip-hop group Who Cares will be coming to the Holland project for a combination master class and performance - keep your eyes peeled for more info on that soon!
Today, on Soft Power Radio, as part of our Black History Month special series honoring the local community, we are in conversation with Jasmine Plummer of Carson City. At age 11, Jasmine was the first ever female quarterback of a Pop Warner football team. Her story is an inspiration to female athletes everywhere - and it inspired a Hollywood movie starring Keke Palmer and Ice Cube - The Longshots. We'll talk about the central role sports have played in Jasmine's life and the power of sports in general, particularly for young people. Jasmine is still tearing up the field - she plays in the WFA (Women's Football Alliance) for the Nevada Storm. Come cheer them on April 30th at Reno High; more info at nevadastormfootball.com.
David Winkler is filling in for Shaun Griffin on this month's audio short, A Writer's World. Hear the program every other Sunday at 5pm on KWNK 97.7FM in Reno, NV.
This is a very special performance on Saturday, February 12th, 2022 featuring pianist Annie Booth alongside Zach Teran, Josh Reed, Bijou Bell, and Dave Strawn. Please consider supporting KWNK Reno Community Radio and our live jazz broadcasts by becoming a supporter at KWNKradio.org/donate
Join us for the fifth installment of a multi-part series on the Nuclear West, an exploration of anti-nuclear activism here in Nevada. We'll be talking this time with Abby Johnson, president of the Great Basin Water Network and veteran grassroots activist. Since the early 1980s, Abby has been keeping a variety of military-industrial juggernaut at bay, from the MX Missile, to the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository, to the now-defeated Las Vegas pipeline. If we can learn one crucial lesson from Abby, it's that nothing is inevitable - the patient spirit of the people prevails.
Electric bike sales have outpaced electric car and hybrid sales combined in the United States. On this month's show, we talk to electric bike owners, the owner of a shop Pedego Bicycles, and someone who is questioning the ethics of riding her electric bike.
BIKE LIFE Radio, a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
Join us for the fourth installment of a multi-part series on the Nuclear West, an exploration of anti-nuclear activism here in Nevada on Soft Power Radio. We'll be talking with Bob Fulkerson of Citizen Alert, PLAN and many other grassroots progressive movements. Bob will (modestly) share some stories from the frontlines, which have been drawn all over the state, from organizing and direct actions he was involved in to protest illegal bombing, short-sighted military schemes, nuclear waste dumping, and more. Somewhat less modestly, Bob will share his inspiring passion for organizing and believing in the real power of ordinary people to make a change, no matter the so-called odds.
A meditation on the passing of the baton in poetry.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
Jim of Roots Junction spoke with Jim Lappin of the Rattlesnake Mountain Boys and they chatted about their appearance at the Come in from the Cold series at Bartley Ranch on Jan. 8th.
Come in from the Cold Family Entertainment Series 2022 full schedule is HERE.
Join us for the third installment of a multi-part series on the Nuclear West, an exploration of the anti-nuclear movement here in Nevada through its activists and advocates. This time, we'll hear from Tom Polikalas, long-time clean + renewable energy advocate and outspoken opponent of reckless government projects like Yucca Mountain and the MX Missile. Tom has always preferred to zoom in, supporting local initiatives with economic sense over big picture, big rhetoric plans that often ignore the people most affected - those that would have to live next door to deadly weapons or radioactive waste.
Bike Life Radio, a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. 🚴♀️ Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance 🚲It's always a good time to talk about bike bling and bike gear and holiday bike gift buying. In this nerdy episode, we geek out on our sick bike gear and listen to some international bike music. Guests include the Radical Adventure Riders, Kiwanis Bike Project, and Gear Hut in Reno.
We’re in conversation with Wolfgang Hendrix, founder of Slander Records. Listen to the interview to learn how Slander is attempting to pull Reno out of the dark ages by fostering a close knit record label of fun-loving, chaotic, and forward thinking bands.
In this episode of Wavelength, we’re in conversation with brand new local band Olivias. Check it out to discover the unlikely origin of the band’s name, hear some songs, learn about their killer debut show, and see what the band has in store for 2022! Check it!
Join us for the second installment of a multi-part series on the Nuclear West, an exploration of the anti-nuclear movement here in Nevada through its activists and advocates, on a new Soft Power Radio. We'll be speaking with Judy Treichel, Executive Director of the Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force, to get another perspective on Nevada's nuclear misadventures. Judy has been knee-deep in anti-nuclear organizing for 40 years, involved in everything from direct action to official lobbying and consultation. We'll hear where our strange nuke-ridden state has been and what kind of radioactivity the future may or may not hold.
This episode features local performers at Spoken Views Poetry Collective's last open mic of the year, recorded live at The Holland Project. This show is a collaborative effort by The Spoken Views Collective working to broadcast local poets and keep the community up to date with what’s excellent in spoken word internationally.
A meditation on the life-saving effects of poetry in prison.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
Hear a conversation with local musician Source of Love on this special episode of Wavelength. Source of Love’s latest EP Party or Go Home came out last month on Slander Records. Listen to the interview to hear an interesting conversation about a few songs from the EP, the story behind the name Source of Love, creative drive, and more!
David Antonuccio, a retired professor of psychology from the University of Nevada, partnered up with his old friend Michael Pierce to form Rainfall. Hear their story from last week's Roots Junction with Jim Davidson!
Tucker Rash is in conversation with Rosie Zuckerman from PussycatNV, a pop-up cat cafe and adoption center at the Holland Project. Tune in to hear a quick conversation about the benefits of meeting and adopting cats in a unique, cozy environment. PLUS Rosie will give you the rundown on each cat’s story and personality. PussycatNV will be open every day except Tuesday from 12 to 6 pm until Christmas Eve. Learn more and see photos of the cats on Instagram @p.u.s.s.y.c.a.t.n.v!
In this episode Tucker Rash is in conversation with local musician Elleanor Burke. Her new EP, Girl Toy, comes out Wednesday December 15th, 2021. Listen to the interview to hear a deep dive into some of the EP’s themes like rebellious femininity and finding home within oneself. And be sure to listen to Girl Toy on streaming platforms today!
Join us for the first installment of a multi-part series on the Nuclear West, an exploration of the anti-nuclear movement here in Nevada through its activists and advocates. We'll be speaking with Grace Potorti about the Nevada Test Site, the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository, the Sierra Army Depot, and other dangerous government and military projects that Grace and other activists successfully opposed over the last several decades. The anti-nuclear movement stands out in the history of 20th-century activism for its diversity of tactics, its broad coalitions, and its many victories - Grace has been deeply involved in the movement for many, many years.
A meditation on the film Belfast.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
The phenomenon of the bicycle as a musical instrument is real and has been growing over the past 150 years. As funny as it sounds, it kind of makes sense. The bicycle is full of rhythmic noises from the chain and derailleurs to squeaky beaks. Recent advances in microphones, batteries and wiring have combined with people's desire to tinker with the bike making the bicycle as a musical instrument a pop culture phenomenon that is being led by musical renegades. Today's show is dedicated entirely to the bicycle AS a musical ensemble featuring interviews with Frank Zappa and JenniferMurphyMusic.com.
BIKE LIFE Radio, a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. Ky has been commuting by bike to work for more than 30 years. He also worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years from Alaska to San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento. He wants to bring a lighter and funnier feel to bike discussions. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
Listen to the special COVID COMIX episode of Surf’s Up! Tucker Rash is in conversation with Ilya Arbatman, the creator of covidcomix.com, a web comic that documented covid life from April 2020 to June 2021 through 23 issues of black and white comics. llya just released a physical anthology of Covid Comix. Listen to the interview above and then head to covidcomix.com to grab a copy!
A meditation on the life and poetry of Stephen Liu.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
On a new Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Anjeanette Damon about Jeffrey Jacobs' large-scale acquisition of downtown properties, many of which he razed shortly after purchasing them. Anjeanette, a long-time local investigative journalist, recently published two pieces for ProPublica in which she researches Jacob's transactions, going back 20 years, paints a stark image of their impact (so far) on downtown Reno, and interviews the people directly affected, particularly by the closure and demolition of motel after motel, places that had for years provided low-barrier, affordable housing. We'll talk about the stories of the displaced, discuss some of the motels that are still holding out, despite Jacobs' ongoing pressure to sell him their property, and consider the City of Reno's actions - or, perhaps, lack thereof - when it comes to guiding a development of this magnitude to fulfill the wishes and needs of local residents. Read Anjeanette's articles here and here.
Dallas, TX based Latinx band Luna Luna recently came to Reno to perform at The Holland Project. Joyce, host of KWNK’s Indie Latin Beats, sat down with the band ahead of their show. Listen back to hear a conversation about the varying DIY communities Luna Luna has experienced along their tour, the band’s origin as a solo project, their songwriting process, and more!
To learn more about Luna Luna, check them out on Instagram @lunalunaband.
A meditation on living and writing in this vast open land.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
In this episode of Roots Junction, your host Jim Davidson sits down for an interview with guitarist Carl Weingarten.
Carl is a longtime friend of Jim. The two grew up together in the St. Louis suburbs and went to the same elementary school.
Carl has been recording music since he was in college. He began his music career playing electronic music in a band in St. Louis. After relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1992, Carl was exposed to Indian music and profoundly inspired by the Eastern tonalities of the music.
Carl is gearing up to release a new EP in February 2022. The first single of the EP is out today Friday November 12th.
Listen to the interview above to learn more about Carl’s music career and the evolution of his music!
Bike Life Radio on KWNK, a show where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. In this episode, we talk to the owner of Pineapple Pedicabs about the business and chat with some of her drivers.
Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.org/
KWNK is turning 4 years old on Halloween 2021. To mark the anniversary we had local designer Jenna Sikkerveer create a special 4th anniversary website banner for us. We sat down with Jenna to learn more about her design for the station, her other work, and her dream graphic design projects.
Listen to the interview to learn more about Jenna and check out her KWNK design at KWNKradio.org!
Check out Jenna’s work or hire her for a commission here.
This week on Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Jessica Pishko about a reactionary political grouping that has been steadily gaining influence in the US: the Constitutional Sheriffs. Pishko is a lawyer and a writer who recently published a profile on Mark Lamb, Sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona. Lamb's media-savvy, gun-toting, straight-talking persona is emblematic of a novel force in the right-wing world, a kind of hybrid lawman/politician who markets himself as an armed defender of 'traditional values.' We talk about what these values might be, the legal and historical roots of sheriffs' power and influence, and the ideology behind the rhetoric and the gun. You can read more of Pishko's work at jessicapishko.com
A meditation on the poetry of Artificial Intelligence.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
On a new Soft Power Radio, we conversation with Dwight George, who recently directed the local production of 'The Thanksgiving Play,' written by Larissa FastHorse. The play is a satire on wokeness, whiteness, intentions, and erasure. It's about the attempt - fictional but also painfully accurate - of four white people to put on a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving play for an elementary school audience. We talk with Dwight about producing the play and watching the response to it so far, about the challenges and effectiveness of art and humor in tackling complex social issues, and about the crucial distinction between intentions and impacts. Catch the play during its last weekend - October 15th and 16th at 730 PM and October 17th at 2 PM at the Reno Little Theater. Get tix and find more info at renolittletheater.org
A meditation on the role of the women rewriting the West.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
We are revisiting a conversation with People With Bodies and the release of their album Field Notes from last year. The band has decided to hang up their spurs and as we all know, People With Bodies Always Dies. From being one of our 1st KWNK Sessions, hosting their own People With Bodies Radio Hour, and playing many shows at our 1st studio space on Wells Ave, they have been a part of KWNK since we were born! ❤️ Join us TONIGHT(10/7/21) at the Holland Project for their FINAL show and send-off!
Listen back to the full album with commentary by People With Bodies, hosted by Watson Meyer.
Bike Life Radio on KWNK, a show where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. This week we talk with long-time Reno bike advocate and College Cyclery owner Randy Collins. He guides us through the past, present, and future of how bike infrastructure gets built. Also, we chat with some cyclists about their crashes, urban and rural. where we talk to people about their bikes and lives.
Jim Davidson of Roots Junction recently hosted local musician Charlie Marks for a quick interview on his radio show. Listen to the conversation above to learn more about Charlie’s background, their move to the Reno area, how they started playing banjo, and their latest album “Unbecoming”.
On a new Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation - once again - with Samantha Kutner, the Proud Boys Whisperer. As 2021 draws to a disappointing close, we find ourselves picking up the pieces of a frayed social fabric - where has dialogue gone? Have political identities become the frozen face of a public non-discourse? We talk about the Proud Boys (of course), masculinity and authoritarian ideology, the vital importance of self-care and self-reflection, and, at the core of it all, the imperative to always remember that we need and belong to one another - direct, honest conversation is our only way out of this and, really, any mess. Learn more about Kutner's work at proudboyswhisperer.com and join her vibrant, pluralistic online community at patreon.com/taketheglitterpill.
A meditation on books and reading in Afghanistan.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
Hear a new Spoken Views Radio with poets from their Open Mic at the Holland Project last Wednesday. This show is a collaborative effort by The Spoken Views Collective working to broadcast local poets and keep the community up to date with what’s excellent in spoken word internationally.
FROM THE KWNK ARCHIVES: Listen in to an interview Emma Rash did with Reno native emcee Lil Traffic about his move to Portland, why he loves Reno, & they discover his birth chart!
On a new Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Grace Ambrose about the rock n' roll underground, trying, and failing, once again, to answer questions such as does it still exist? Grace runs Thrilling Living, a DIY label and publishing imprint 'with an emphasis on wild feminist sounds' - check it out at thrillingliving.com. Grace was one of the last coordinators of Maximum RocknRoll during its final days as a print publication - we talk about the foundational zine and about all the 'other stuff' that orbits, fuels, and sprouts from punk/underground music.
BIKE LIFE Radio, a new show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. 🚴♀️ Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance 🚲 This week we added a news section and we talk a lot about the Center Street Cycletrack as the Reno City Council is planning to consider a "Placemaking study" downtown. Ironically, they have used the placemaking study as a reason to stall a bike project that we all agree represents our vision of a sense of place.
Join Jim Davidson of Roots Junction for an interview with Eugene Bango, a local musician and the Entertainment Director of the Peavine Taphouse. Listen to the interview to hear Eugene and Jim discuss the food, drink, and entertainment of the Peavine Taphouse. Eugene discusses the music concertgoers can expect at the Taphouse ranging all the way from bluegrass to rock n roll. Hear the interview to learn more about the Peavine Taphouse and their upcoming shows this month!
Here's the latest episode of the DJ Tips series. To strengthen our radio hosting skills, I've put together a short segment of ways to improve our shows and make them more engaging for the listeners.
New listeners might be overwhelmed by how eclectic KWNK can be, so this episode will go over ways we can make our community radio station feel more like a unified listening experience.
Listen HERE! Things to consider:
- Shouting out other shows on KWNK (reminding listeners that the radio doesn't stop!)
- Thanking the show that aired before yours and telling listeners what show is coming up after
- Collaborating with other KWNK DJs (hear MD and Christine's example in the podcast)
It's super important to constantly tell listeners what KWNK is all about. Of course you can just tell them what freeform radio means, but there are other ways to highlight how cool this vast community is. Talk about your other favorite KWNK shows, what content is coming up on the schedule, and reach out to collab with other KWNK DJs! Check it out!
In conversation with Bob Fulkerson, a longtime local activist and co-founder of PLAN, the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada. Bob has devoted his life to direct action and constant, vigilant organizing around issues ranging from nuclear disarmament to corporate accountability to LGBTQ rights. His convictions are old-school, in a way, but fundamental to progressive movements of any time period: democracy has to work for everyone if it is to work at all. We talk about activism - the past, the present, and the future, which always looks scary and always challenges us to face it, head-on.
Are you tired of your kids coming home feeling discouraged and intimidated by socializing with peers? In the third episode of Family Communication with Dr. Bob Quilitch, learn about the positive benefit of teaching your kids cooperative games.
A meditation on the poetry of Vassar MiIler.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
Nathaniel Benjamin has now spent most of his life in Reno, Nevada, where he co-founded Laika Press with some friends from UNR’s printmaking department. In the one year that I’ve lived here, I’ve seen his work in public, printed on shirts and beer cans, or in the gallery. I hadn’t had the chance to talk with him until recently when we had a conversation surrounding his Holland Project Window Gallery exhibition Terms and Conditions.
Using his artist statement as a jumping point, I asked Nathaniel how he saw the relationship between humans and technology; both positive and negative. We continued to explore the many ways technology has changed the way we interact with one another, its role in our current “era of misinformation”, as well as the relationship between printmaking and digital mass media.
Learn More:
https://www.hollandreno.org/2021/07/a-conversation-with-nathaniel-benjamin/
In this episode of Jim Davidson’s Roots Junction, Jim talked over the phone with Rick Sparks, the president of the Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association. Listen in to hear Rick and Jim speak about the 35th Bowers Mansion Bluegrass festival coming up on August 20th through the 22nd. This years lineup includes Crying Uncle, The Sonoran Dogs, Trey Hensley & Rob Ickes, among many more. Check out the interview to learn more about the festival schedule, lineup, vendors, and hear a few songs from the headliners!
“WHERE WE WERE WHEN WE WERE NOT WHO WE ONCE WERE” revisit the exhibition from @hpgalleries with an excellent interview between featured video artist Veronica Graham and local artist/educator Scott Oliver on KWNK tonight at 8:30pm 🪴 Dive with us into Veronica’s process, making art over the pandemic, 🌊 water simulation 🌊 and 🌏 world-building 🌎, meditation, PLUS feast your ears on out-of-this-world soundscapes by Julia Kim 👂👂 Full transcript available on @hpgalleries blog, audio-only streaming on KWNK or 97.7FM and wherever you get your podcasts!
Sometimes it can be hard to figure out what to talk about in your radio show.
Here's a new podcast for KWNK DJs to learn more about improving their radio shows and familiarize themselves more with other DJs on our station.
In this episode we will go over different things you can talk about in your radio show including:
- History/origins of the bands
- When the songs were released
- What's the song about/for
- Why you played the song on the radio
- Tell the listeners what KWNK is all about and where they can find us online
- Talk about other shows on KWNK and when they are on-air
- Shout out our supporting KWNK members
Check it out!
On the latest Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Austin Pratt. Austin just completed a three-week artist residency at Great Basin National Park while a collection of his paintings and sculptures completed a month of exhibition at the Depot Gallery in Sparks. Austin teaches drawing at UNR and also teaches in the MFA program in Interdisciplinary Arts at Sierra Nevada University. We talk with Austin about paintings and where to put 'em. Check out some of his work - austinjpratt.com and @austinjpratt.
A meditation on the value of carefully written work.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
Hear a new Spoken Views Radio with performances from their 2nd Open Mic at the Holland Project this summer. This show is a collaborative effort by The Spoken Views Collective working to broadcast local poets and keep the community up to date with what’s excellent in spoken word internationally.
BIKE LIFE Radio, a new show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. 🚴♀️ Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance 🚲 In the first episode we talked to people at the Reno Bike Project on Grove Street about riding in Iran and what that is like, also, why people are buying their bikes and fixing them, some shady bike deals, riding around the world and sleeping with your bike among other things!
https://bikewashoe.org/
Here’s how your family meetings should go down. In the second episode of Family Communication with Dr. Bob Quilitch, learn about what can and should happen at a family meeting. Listen to this episode for advice on how to organize positive and effective family meetings.
In this Roots Junction interview, Jim is joined by his very own band, Sage Creek! Tune in to hear about the bands origins as a vocal harmony group, how Jim came to play banjo for the group, and the excitement of playing in front of audiences after over a year of quarantine. For more information on the band, visit https://sagecreekband.com/
On this episode of General Strike Radio, Adam welcomes back Gary Watson, president of Teamsters Local 533. Adam and Gary discuss the continued struggle between the Teamsters and RTC/Keolis, building solidarity between unions and community members, the potential of a bus drivers strike, and more. Solidarity!
http://www.teamsters533.org/
The People's Mic is a free information gathering and dissemination program. Featuring experts from our community, The People's Mic attempts to share insights into the technical and academic knowledge that influences the world around us.
Thoughts on teaching about race and racism in public school.
David Winkler is the guest of A Writer's World for July 2021.
In conversation with Max Ward, Associate Professor of History at Middlebury College focusing on modern Japan and East Asia. Max studies ideology and the state; he examines how laws and social structures encode and enforce how we see the world and how we see ourselves in our community. In our conversation, we try to understand how ideas can become so powerful that we are actually afraid of them. Max recently published Thought Crime: Ideology and State Power in Interwar Japan, available from Duke University Press - https://www.dukeupress.edu/thought-crime/.
*First lines of novels are like first dates; if they show promise, you expect the relationship to last.
David Winkler is the guest of A Writer's World for July 2021.*
One APIA Nevada organizes around centering and advocating for the needs of Asian and Pacific Island Americans. We host a brief discussion about some of the key legislative victories for One APIA Nevada and their communities.
Nevada's Voices with PLAN focuses on talking about all things Nevada politics and bringing the voices of Nevadans to you in an occasional short podcast.
On this episode of General Strike Radio, Adam interviews Bethany Khan, Director of Communications and Digital Strategy for Culinary Workers Union Local 226. They discuss Local 226's unique position as the largest union in Nevada, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitality and service industry workers, the Right to Return Act, and more. Solidarity!
Do you have problems communicating with your family, significant other, or roommates? This is Dr. Bob, a local psychologist specializing in group communication skills. In his new podcast, we'll get down to the basics of family communication. In the first episode of Family Communication, learn to plan and execute effective family or group meetings. Dr. Quilitch will walk you through how good communication cannot exist without good listening.
FROM THE KWNK ARCHIVES: A conversation with Laika Press from the early days when the project first came together! Laika Press is a nonprofit community printmaking space in Reno, NV. We offer printmaking supplies, equipment, and education.
Learn more at www.laikapress.org.
Jill Marlene of the local band Wheatstone Bridge joins Jim Davidson on Roots Junction. Hear new episodes of Roots Junction on KWNK 97.7 FM every Friday at 10am & Sunday at 3pm.
“Things We Did Not Know About Staying Alive,” a review of Jimmy Santiago Baca’s novel American Orphan.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
On this episode of General Strike Radio, Adam discusses the recent week-long 'stop the sweeps' protest outside of Reno city hall, WCSD's curriculum controversy, the looming Teamsters strike against Keolis and RTC, and more. Solidarity!
Talking all things Nevada politics and bringing Nevadan voices to you in an occasional short podcast.
Chispa Nevada strengthens the voices of Latino families to fight against climate change and for clean energy for a healthier future for us all.
We are in conversation with Autumn and Beverly Harry about water protection, indigenous activism, and their ongoing efforts to protect Peehee mm'huh, ancestral lands northwest of Winnemucca that are in danger of being desecrated by a proposed open-pit lithium mine. Find out more and get involved at protectthackerpass.org. Sign the petition organized by the People of Red Mountain, a coalition of tribal members working together to protect the land, HERE and donate to their cause, HERE
In this bilingual episode of Indigenous People’s Rise, DJ Xochitl spoke to Santiago Velazquez from Colombia to talk about what’s happening with El Paro Nacional, and how it relates to BLM and Free Palestine. They speak in Spanish but Xochitl translates throughout the episode. Check it out and for more information on El Paro Nacional follow @Onic_colombia @azomali1994 @juguar.arreola on Instagram.
Hear a new Spoken Views Radio with performances from their 1st Open Mic at the Holland Project in over a year on May 26th! This show is a collaborative effort by the @spoken_views_reno, working to broadcast local poets and keep the community up to date with what’s excellent in spoken word internationally.
On this episode of Soft Power Radio we are conversation with Kyle Burke about his new non-profit initiative, SWAAAG, which stands for Students with Achievable Academic or Athletic Goals. Kyle is mobilizing the community - parents, grassroots organizations, local businesses, community members - to work together to create a validating, supportive environment where underserved kids in the Reno/Sparks Area can get direct one-on-one mentorship towards realizing academic or athletic goals, whether that means getting a good grade on an assignment or improving their pitching skills; whatever their aspirations are, Kyle will find a way to support them. He recognizes the unique position that coaches and teachers have in inspiring kids and has dedicated himself to independently supporting and uplifting that role. Find out more, contribute, and get involved at studentathlete101 on Instagram and Facebook.
Renee Lauderback, founder of Mountain Music Parlor, joins Jim Davidson on Roots Junction. Hear new episodes of Roots Junction on KWNK 97.7FM every Friday at 10am & Sunday at 3pm.
A conversation with Kanesha Lenore Jean-Baptiste of the Youth Collaboratory about immigration and their work with homeless youth that fall in the diaspora with a member of the Haitian Community for Haitian Heritage Month. Learn more in this audio segment or visit P.L.A.N.'s Website: https://planevada.org/
We are in conversation with Mary Gilbert, director of the Living Program at RISE, the Reno Initiative for Shelter and Equality. The Living Room Program, which provides people in need with low-barrier temporary housing, will have to shut down due to the exorbitant rent of the units they sponsor. We talk with Mary about the many obstacles before us as we grapple with a deepening housing crisis - what do we need to change about how we think and what we are willing to do if we intend to actually confront the economic and cultural barriers to positive community growth? As tent encampments around the city are swept and bulldozed away, we are unable to provide a real answer to the question, where are people supposed to go? To find out more about RISE, donate and get involved at renoinitiative.org.
“Dispatches from Prison,” a meditation on trying to learn about poetry inside.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
On this new episode of General Strike Radio, Adam welcomes back Kailey of Mass Liberation Radio to discuss their mutual aid project, the People’s Solidarity Program, police harassment of the houseless community, landlords, the Kansas City Homeless Union, and prospects for organizing in Reno. Solidarity!
On this episode of Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Alicia Barber, local author and historian, about the city of Reno in this moment of change. Pretty much everywhere you look buildings are either going up or coming down - how can we, as residents, understand and engage with this process, the consequences of which we will have to live with for years to come? Since early 2021, Barber has put out an online newsletter - check it out at thebarberbrief.substack.com - where she considers and analyzes the fine print of projects such as the Neon Line District, which may well fundamentally change the face of downtown. Barber aims to bring us all into the conversation by decoding the jargon and encouraging active participation in these significant local decisions; she insists that we do have a say and that it is up to us to get interested and informed. What kind of city do we want to live in?
Bill McKean & Zeke Griffin of The Moonlight Hoodoo Revue & Stange on the Range join Jim Davidson on this episode of Roots Junction! Hear their conversation about how the groups formed, early shows in Reno, their tour in Europe back in the day and more. Find Strange on the Range on Facebook, HERE.
Catch new episodes of Roots Junction on KWNK Reno Community Radio every Friday at 10am and Sunday at 3pm.
Reunited! 🙌 Nathaniel is back with Lily & Kailey on a new Mass Liberation Radio! They talk with Yesenia Moya, Community Organizer for Mass Liberation Project, NV and the Las Vegas Freedom Fund. Yesenia tells her story as an undocumented, impacted person who learned at a very young age the dangers of calling the cops. They also discuss accountability inside the Democratic Party, and in Nonprofit spaces. On May 17th through the 19th Mass Liberation Project, NV will be organizing a rally in Carson City around AB 116 Decriminalizing traffic tickets, AB 151 End Driver's license suspension, AB 395 End the Death Penalty, AB 158 Juvenile Suspension, AB 131 Require Body Cams, AB 133 Body Cams and Training, AB 409 Screening for Bias in Trainees, AB 230 End Direct Files, SB 254 Fair Chance Housing, SB 50 Limit No Knock Warrants, SB 236 Data Collection to ID Bias, SB369, and SB401Bail Reform.
Orlando is joined by NilesQuinn, Dadswax, & Dwight on the latest SANA SANA Radio. Hear the show on 97.7FM or KWNKradio.org every Thursday from 9:30pm to 11pm. This conversation was from April 22nd, 2021.
Tiara Moore is the Housing Justice Organizer at the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada and is here to talk about housing in Nevada + the current eviction mormoratorium. Learn more in this audio segment or visit P.L.A.N.'s Website:
https://planevada.org/
This show is a collaborative effort by the Spoken Views Poetry Collective, working to broadcast local poets and keep the community up to date with what's excellent in spoken word internationally. Today's show is a collection of poems From Pen to Performance that was an event with the Washoe County Library and the Spoken Views Poetry Collective.
On a special 'Best Of' Girls Rock Reno Soft Power Radio, we revisit some conversations with the GRR crew from early 2019, as they were preparing for the inaugural camp session. GRR is back to in-person rock camp in 2021 - July 19 - 23 campers will learn an instrument, form a band, write a song, and perform it in the showcase at the end of the week. Spots are still open for self-identified girls, trans and non-binary youth ages 9 - 17 - scholarships and financial aid are available. Find out more and apply at girlsrockreno.org.
Friday, April 30th, at 7 PM, GRR is hosting a Virtual Bash and Benefit to fundraise for this year's camp. This special Zoom fundraiser will feature performers from across North America, a raffle with awesome prizes from local Reno businesses, and just overall super rad vibes. Go to https://high-desert.org/girls-rock-reno to buy your ticket today!
On today's episode of Mass Liberation Radio, Kailey talks to Oja Vincent, Co-founder of Forced Trajectory Project. Kailey and Oja discuss how Oja started Forced Trajectory Project, and important bills in the legislature right now relating to police officers such as SB 212, a use of force bill, AB 157 end qualified immunity, and SB 50 no knock warrentsVisit NELLIS to read more about the bill, HERE.
Visit their website at:
Forcedtrajectory.com
A conversation with Ali Szarko, a doctoral student in Behavioral Psychology at UNR. Ali’s Self-Love Workshops are experiential training sessions where you learn to stretch your brain and remember how to take care of the most important person in your life: you.
Follow the Global Self Love Club on Instagram, HERE
FROM THE KWNK ARCHIVES ~ September 2019
Artwork from Ana McKay
“Living Down the Legacy of a Writer,” a meditation on fame and Ernest Hemingway.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
Talking all things Nevada politics and bringing Nevadan voices to you in an occasional short podcast.
https://planevada.org/
On today's Soft Power Radio we are in conversation with Lisa Lee. Lisa works in housing advocacy, substance recovery, harm reduction, community outreach, mutual aid and more. We talk about the limits of prevalent models of care for people experiencing homelessness and about innovative models - such as Housing First approaches - that are proving to be much more effective in actually lifting people up and getting them back on their feet. What do we need to rethink about stigma, about trauma, about the conditions we put on compassion, and about our limited understanding of what someone living on the street wants and needs from us, their neighbors, and from the city and community they are very much a part of?
Jim from Roots Junction talks with Greg Matthews of the Lost River Bluegrass Festival on this week's show. The Lost River Bluegrass Festival is held annually on the 2nd weekend of July in Merrill, OR at the Merrill Civic Center. It is a 3-day bluegrass festival and offers camping. It made possible by the Lost River Arts and Cultural Alliance, a 501c3 non-profit.
Hear new episodes of Roots Junction on KWNK 97.7FM every Friday at 10am & Sunday at 3pm.
Get to know Alina and Dylan from Green Card Marriage! Tune in to the latest episode of No Static to learn about how the two met here in Reno, how they ended up married together in Russia, and what they get up to outside of making their radio show. Watch their episode of No Static, HERE
Turning Pages is an audio series from David Winkler about storytelling, a fundamental human activity, whether on the page or out loud. Throughout our lives, we turn pages and for the same reason, we flip the calendar, to see what's going to happen next. Tune in for “Telling Lies” the first of many audio stories from David Winkler on Turning Pages.
Today, on Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Professor Casey Lynch about the Blockchains, LLC proposed 'Innovation Zone' in Storey County, Nevada - we locate the Blockchains project in the lineage of a particular type of modern urban utopia that blurs the boundaries between the market and the government. What are the implications of this blurry vision, where a city built 'from scratch' rises up in the desert? What does it say about our current moment that one answer to the pressing question of 'how do we fix the problems of urban life?' begins with, 'scrap it all and start over...'?
On this episode of SANA SANA Radio, Orlando talks with Donald Griffin & RoMar Tolliver of Black Wall Street, a non-profit that's mission is to empower black youth in our community. They discuss the history of Black Wall Street and why they came together to start the project along with what they have planned for this year. Check them out online at https://blackwallstreetreno.org/
Meet DJ Andrew of Homecast. In this episode of No Static, learn about DJ Andrew’s long career as a DJ, the story behind his “NO REQUESTS” tattoo, and some of his favorite records. We explore DJ Andrew’s cozy home stereo setup and get an inside look into the process behind making Homecast. Hear new episodes of Homecast on KWNK every Saturday at 11am and again on Mondays at 5pm.
Watch DJ Andrews No Static over on KWNK's Youtube Page.
A reflection on the desert southwest and its many literary voices.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
Jim from Roots Junction talks with local bluegrass band Sawmill Road about how the group formed, how they got their name, and their songwriting process. Hear them on this week Roots Junction above and check them out on Facebook, HERE
Catch new episodes of Roots Junction on KWNK each Friday from 10am to Noon and Sundays from 3pm to 5pm.
On today's episode of Mass Liberation Radio, Lily and Kailey are joined by Leslie Ann Turner, founder of Mass Liberation. They discuss Mass Lib Mondays, organizing in the North, the legislature specifically AB 268 (Miciah's Law), SB 212 requires by law to have any use of force by a police officer be reported to the attorney general, and abolishing the death penalty in Nevada.
Learn more at:
https://www.massliberationnv.org/
In today's episode of Mass Liberation Radio Lily & Kailey are joined by Nnedi Stephens, Co-Organizer of the Nevada Black Caucus. They discussed the origins of the Nevada Black Caucus, how Nnedi got involved, the importance of diversity in the Democratic party, Cannabis inclusion, and more.
On this episode of Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Caroline Wade and Andrew Pel of Moonshot CVE - which stands for Countering Violent Extremism. Moonshot belongs to a new breed of tech company that works to retrofit the Internet with the human-centered, empathy and engagement-based safeguards it has been lacking for many years now. We'll talk about what it is about the online world that seems to feed our worst inclinations, Moonshot's research into various forms of extremist content and activity around the world, and innovative methods of redirecting people away from violent, harmful content and towards healthier answers to their fears and insecurities.
Learn more at
https://moonshotcve.com/
On this episode of SANA SANA Radio hear Oh & Dadswax talk about the music he's been working on, and they reflect on the past year. Check-out Dadswax on Chopsesh in the KWNK Archives or on Soundcloud, HERE
On an all-new episode of General Strike Radio, Adam talks with Jonathan Kissam, the Communications Director for United Electrical Workers (UE). They discuss labor history, democratic unionism, labor-community solidarity, and more. For more information about UE, please visit ueunion.org. Solidarity!
Jonathan Kissam has been UE's Communications Director and editor of the UE NEWS since August, 2017. Prior to that he was a rank-and-file member of UE Local 203 in Burlington, VT. From 2002-2004 he served on UE's General Executive Board as the Secretary-Treasurer of what was then UE District Two. Learn more, HERE
A meditation on the powerful force of Duende in his poetry.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
On today's episode of Mass Liberation Radio. Lily and Kailey are joined by Stan, a houseless individual in Reno, Nevada. They talk with Stan about his personal experiences with the hardships of working a full-time job while being unsheltered. They discuss the resources provided to unsheltered folks in Reno, and how they could be improved compared to different parts of the country.
Redfield Clipper joins Orlando OH on SANA SANA Radio to chat about Redfield’s new album “Death Anxiety”. Check out the new album, HERE
You know Annie’s voice from Emoji Playlist. In the new episode of No Static, get to know Annie outside of her radio show. In addition to making Emoji Playlist, Annie has an impressive amount of hobbies. Aside from learning how to make neon signs and helping to preserve neon around town, Annie takes welding classes at TMCC. Additionally, she works two jobs and runs a jewelry business. Plus she has a very impressive Animal Crossing island. Peep the video to learn just how Annie manages so many interesting projects.
Hear Emoji Playlist every other Monday at 7pm and an encore airing every other on Wednesdays at 10am.
Today, on Soft Power Radio, we check in with Eric, in Japan, Toni, in Mexico City, Esther, in Berlin, and Marta, in London - you may remember them from the last time we spoke, in July of 2020, to hear about how life in COVID times feels around the world. 8 months later and we are still in it - tune in as we catch up with our little group and see what's changed and what hasn't, how we cope and how we don't.
On today's episode of Mass Liberation radio Lily and Kailey talk with City Council Member At-large, Devon Reese. They ask constituents of Reno's questions about the unsheltered population, housing, the police, and city government. Follow Devon Reese on Twitter, HERE
In the third episode of No Static, we get an inside look into The Rhythm Section with DJ Elzo. Elzo has been DJing since he was 12 years old and it shows. The unique flair Elzo puts on his sets smoothly blends many songs into one cohesive and danceable mix. Check out the video to see DJ Elzo perform, hear about the time he got to live DJ for the Wu-Tang Clan, and learn more about his DJ style.
Hear DJ Elzo on KWNK on Thursdays at 5pm!
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
Jim Davidson caught up with Rick Sparks of the Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association on the latest episode of Roots Junction. The Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association is dedicated to promoting and preserving bluegrass, old-time, traditional, and related folk music - acoustic music from a common American heritage - in the Northern Nevada area. Learn more at http://www.nnba.org/
On this episode of Soft Power Radio, we have a fun conversation with Daniel Ryan Morse about his recently published book, Radio Empire: the BBC's Eastern Service and the Emergence of the Global Anglophone Novel. Dan - UNR professor, guitar shredder, and home-recordist maverick - has written an engaging and in-depth study of a kind of mystical moment in the 20th century when a diverse group of anti-establishment, avant-garde writers was brought together as a pro-imperial propaganda project of the BBC. Tune in to hear how authors like James Joyce, Mulk Raj Anand, and Venu Chitale (and others) harnessed the power and possibilities of radio to advance both creative and political missions.
Check-out Radio Empire, HERE
In today’s episode Kailey and Lily talk to Terry Williams born in Oakland raised in the Los Angeles area Terry has experienced the negative effects of the system his entire life. Listen in as we take a peek into the life of someone whose story is forever stained by choices he had to make for survival. Terry is an incredible human and an asset to the Reno community and unfortunately a recent victim of police violence. Listen in to this incredible story of perseverance. He currently has a go-fund me up for help paying his medical bills. Williamswilliams702@gmail.com is the email for the go fund me.
Get to know DJ Atey Ate of Colloquial Sounds and his unpredictable show that gives him the opportunity to put a microscope on underground subcultures, genres, regions, and other niche topics. Growing up an X-Files kid in Las Vegas, DJ Atey Ate draws influence from conspiracies, DVD easter eggs, and any rabbit hole you can fall down. Check it and tune in every Thursday at 6pm for a new ep of Colloquial Sounds!
Watch the No Static here:
https://youtu.be/MdAlnS-C4Fo
This month on The People's Mic @griffintricate talks with local activist Katie Colling about food justice, community gardens, and how to get involved in our community!
In today’s episode of mass liberation radio Kailey and Lily speak with Jerry Castro-Cayetano about his robust history in labor and organizing as well as the presence of communities from Latin America and the Caribbean in Nevada. Tune in to find out about how these cultures will be celebrated in our area with events such as Carnival in July! For more about Jerry and his positive efforts follow his urban riddims on Facebook.
https://twitter.com/jc_cayetano
A meditation on the sometimes imperious role of literary tastemakers.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.
On this episode of Soft Power Radio we are in conversation with Dr. Kate Shaw about extremism, white supremacy, and accountability. Dr. Shaw is a genocide scholar and forensic neuropsychologist. She brings her deep knowledge of history as well as her research and practice-based understanding of human behavior into a nuanced yet unapologetic discussion of how to best dismantle systemic oppression both when it most brazenly rears its old, ugly head and when it inevitably tries to hide again in the reliable disguise of moderate, status-quo politics.
Connect with Dr. Kate Shaw on Twitter, HERE
Orlando of Sana Sana Radio speaks with 3 strong voices from the Environmental justice movement. Beverly Harry a Land and water defender and Woman's Rights activist and Community Organizer. Autumn Harry an Ecological Activist, Organizer, Student, and Artist. And Ian Bigley a Mining Justice Organizer. We spend the show discussing Land justice, mining, Indigenous rights, MMIW, and the state of life in our area Historically and currently. Listen in for some important insights into our current situation and hopes for the future.
On this episode of Soft Power Radio, we welcome Samantha Kutner back on the program. Kutner is a subject matter expert on the proud boys and a research fellow at the Khalifa Ihler institute. she studies and engages with far-right extremism - the goal is not just to understand, but to facilitate real disengagement from radical ideologies and extremist behaviors. find out more about her work at proudboyswhisperer.com - check out her podcast - the Glitterpill Podcast - on Apple Podcasts - and consider joining her Gliterpill Community, a diverse, inclusive online space for vibrant discussion and interpersonal engagement - patreon.com/taketheglitterpill.
On today's episode of Mass Liberation Radio, Lily & Kailey are joined by Donald Griffin and RoMar TWizdom of Black Wall Street.
https://blackwallstreetreno.org/
info@blackwallstreetreno.org
Today on Soft Power Radio, in Part IV of our series on houselessness in Reno, we are in conversation with Blaize Abuntori and Ulyses Dorantes of the Reno Burrito Project and Amie Duncan of Reno Soup for the Soul. There's a good chance you've seen them around serving delicious, hot food to your houseless neighbors. Maybe you've rolled a few burritos or heated up a couple pots of soup yourself - both projects are deeply rooted in community-based work and mutual aid. We'll talk about how they got started, the simple yet innovative way they are able to function on a weekly basis, and why what they do is so vital at this time. Find out more @renoburritoproject and @renosoupforthesoul - you can always get involved, just reach out!
A meditation on the life and work of Bill Kittredge.
Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK in Reno, Nevada with a new audio segment.
Adam is joined by Phil Kaiser, president of Washoe Education Association. Adam and Phil discuss teaching in Nevada, the impact of Nevada’s flimsy tax structure on public education, the hardships of the pandemic, and WEA’s continued struggle for respect and dignity for teachers and students. WEA is inviting supporters of teachers and public education to join them at the Nevada State Legislature on February 15 at noon to demand that the state government reject further cuts to education. Solidarity!
This week on Mass Liberation Radio, Lily and Kailey are joined by Leslie Ann Turner and Jagada Chambers of Mass Liberation. They discuss the school-to-prison pipeline, the 81st Nevada Legislative session, and how to engage virtually for the upcoming session. Hear the show at Noon on KWNK 97.7FM in Reno, NV
In part 3 of our series on houselessness in Reno, we are in conversation with Monica DuPea. Monica is the founder and executive director of NYEP, the Nevada Youth Empowerment Project. NYEP's core initiative is the Community Living Program, which provides houseless young women ages 18-24 with housing, mentorship, and structure - essentially with the support and guidance of a nurturing home. Monica is currently working to build low-income housing through Truckee Meadows Housing Solutions, an innovative non-profit that strives to bridge the gap between developers, businesses, contractors, and community service providers, getting 'all hands on deck' to tackle Reno's affordable housing crisis. You can learn more about NYEP and Monica's other projects, including how to donate, contribute, or get involved, at nyep.org.
NYEP.ORG
This week on Ten and Two we try to uncover the truth behind the largest state-sponsored case of grand theft auto in history. We're taking a look at the time North Korea stole one thousand Volvo automobiles from the Swedish government. Trust me, you'll want to listen to this one.
Today on Mass Liberation Radio, Lily & Kailey are joined by D. Brian Burghart of Fatal Encounters, an impartial, comprehensive, and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with the police.
Learn more, HERE
Today on Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Grant Denton, in Part Two of our ongoing series about Reno's houseless community. Grant is the founder and executive director of the Karma Box Project - you've probably seen some of his Karma Boxes around town, stocked by generous people like you with food, hygiene products, and other useful items. We talk with Grant about how his experience living on the street informs his outreach - his projects focus on giving people useful work to do as a way to rebuild their self-worth, which Grant thinks is a vital first step towards a healthier life.
Learn more about the Karam Box Project, HERE
On episode three of General Strike Radio, Adam interviews Teamsters Local 533, President Gary Watson. Adam and Gary discuss the continued struggle between bus drivers and Keolis North America, the bus operation contractor for the Washoe Regional Transportation Commission. Keolis has consistently jeopardized the safety of bus drivers as well as riders with its haphazard approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Teamsters are fighting back.
Learn more:
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 533 Website
This Is Reno Article: RTC mandates masks on buses after Teamsters complain
Lily and Kailey are reunited on today’s episode of Mass Liberation Radio 🙌 They discuss the Capitol Siege, the One year anniversary of Miciah Lee's death, and Lily's projects, the Hampton House Garden project, and Black Leaders in Education web teaching series.
Meet DJ Andrew of Homecast. In this episode of No Static, learn about DJ Andrew’s long career as a DJ, the story behind his “NO REQUESTS” tattoo, and some of his favorite records. We explore DJ Andrew’s cozy home stereo setup and get an inside look into the process behind making Homecast.
Watch the full No Static Video with DJ Andrew, HERE
Join Tucker Rash on this episode of No Static and get an inside look into The Rhythm Section with DJ Elzo. Elzo has been DJing since he was 12 years old and it shows. The unique flair Elzo puts on his sets smoothly blends many songs into one cohesive and danceable mix. Check out the video to see DJ Elzo perform, hear about the time he got to live DJ for the Wu-Tang Clan, and learn more about his DJ style.
Watch the No Static Video, HERE
Today on Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Jessica and Melissa - two women who live in the Tent City on Commercial Row - as well as with Joakima, whose new initiative, United Federation of the Universe, focuses on outreach and support services to Reno's unhoused community. This episode is Part One of a new series of conversations with and about Reno's houseless residents. As we enter a cold winter and, very likely, a severe economic recession, the question of community responsibility to those among us who struggle to find housing, employment, and whatever else they need to get by looms larger than ever. We'll speak with people living on the street, nonprofits with innovative outreach programs, and local officials and community organizers. We hope these conversations will raise awareness about the realities of being houseless in Reno and offer you, the listener, opportunities to get involved in helping your community.
Adam interviews AFSCME EMS Workers United paramedics Masi Steele, Ryan Pierce, and Paul Raymond along with AFSCME organizer Namita Waghray. They discuss organizing workers at REMSA, antiunion tactics used by management, and the power of worker solidarity. For more information about AFSCME, check out afscme.org
On this episode of Mass Liberation Radio, Kailey is joined by Diaz Dixon, CEO of Eddy House, to discuss youth houselessness/homelessness, mental health, and the importance of community contributions. For more information about the Eddy house, check out their website https://eddyhouse.org/
Photo by Eric Marks from This Is Reno
Episode 3 on Ten and Two: Winter Driving ⛽ Brad delves into the wintry wonderland of driving in snowy and icy conditions. What do you need to know before you head out into the winter? How can you better prepare yourself and your car to tackle the season? And what do you need to know before you head over Donner pass? Those answers and more on this episode.
On this episode of Mass Liberation Radio, Lily & Kailey are joined by Reno-Gazette Journal's investigations editor, Anjeanette Damon. They discuss Anjeanette's series 'Death Behind Bars: Washoe County Jail inmates are dying from suicide, accidents, and homicide. The series from 2017 talks about the death rate at Washoe county jail which increased by 600 percent since Sheriff Chuck Allen took charge.
General Strike Radio with Adam Barrington ✊ On episode 1, Adam interviews Tamara Erickson, head nurse representative for National Nurses United at St. Mary's. 🩺 They discuss how she came to be a nurse and labor leader, organizing nurses, and the current hardships being faced by healthcare workers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. 😷 Tamara emphasizes the importance of worker solidarity and the support of the community and asks that everyone take the necessary precautions (wear a mask, socially distance, wash your hands) in order to prevent further inundation of hospitals. For more information about National Nurses United, check out https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/.
KWNK is proud to present our first car show! Local car hero Bradley Brownell of Jalopnik will bring you deep-dives and no-nonsense car advice for everyday folks as well as car enthusiasts, without the jargon or chassis codes or minutiae that might cause a normal commuter to change the station. If you want to know what car fits your needs best, how to option out your MX-5 order, why tires are black, or what that weird screeching noise coming from your dashboard is, you can call in or email and ask using the buttons below.
**CALL 775-266-8376
or
EMAIL asktenandtwo@gmail.com**
Today on Mass Liberation Radio, Lily & Kailey talk with Mia & Hannah of Washoe County School District Students for Change. They are petitioning for the Washoe County School District to make changes to the curriculum to include anti-racist objectives and allow teachers to voice their support of Black Lives Matter on campuses. Their petition can be found on Change (dot) org by searching “Value Black Lives in the Washoe County School District”. **Students asking that community members leave a public comment or attend the next school board meeting December 7th at Reno High School.
Follow them on Instagram, HERE Visit their website, HERE**
FROM THE KWNK ARCHIVES! KWNK DJ and correspondent Emma Rash sat down with prolific musician Joe Jack Talcum (The Dead Milkmen, I Think Like Midnight) when he was in Reno for a solo show in April. Hear them talk about art, inspiration, the differences between performing solo and in a group, and imaginary punks!
A long-time car journalist provides the advice and information necessary to make an informed car-buying decision. If there was ever a car-related question you wanted answered, this is the place to get it. Think of it as a mix of NPR's Car Talk and Gimlet Media's Every Little Thing podcast.
This week on Mass Liberation Radio with Lily & Kailey, they talk to Henry Sotelo who is up for the Department 4 Judiciary Seat in Nevada. They talk about specialty courts and criminal justice reform in Reno. They have a call to action letter they would like listeners to sign in support of his appointment.
Henry Sotelo for Department 4 Judiciary Seat - Action Network:
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/henry-sotelo-for-department-4-judiciary-seat?source=facebook&&fbclid=IwAR0RbKzH83k78an_IzIyZfxsMqXtmDL2Qvv7Qhzf_qX5lNstR7YYJXR--5Y
On October 31st, 2018, we premiered two radio dramas that we produced with the Holland Project and an awesome group of volunteers! From the KWNK Archives here is THE THOUGHT: A mentalist foretells a woman’s horrifying fate. Will his visions prove to be true?
https://www.hollandreno.org/event/throwback-thrillers-with-kwnk/
This week on Mass Liberation Radio, Lily & Kailey are joined by Jody Lykes, Ph.D. Jody is a hip-hop scholar, the coordinator of the African Diaspora Program @unevadareno & one of KWNK's board members! Hear their conversation on hip-hop, feminism, PWIs (Predominantly White Institutions), and local organizing over the years in the Reno-Sparks community.
Mentioned in the show: Author is Anijah Boyd @anijahboyd “The Life of Black Girls at PWIs” by Anijah Boyd https://link.medium.com/fU7c8tnHUab
https://www.unr.edu/the-center/people/jody-lykes
On October 31st 2018, we premiered two radio dramas that we produced with the Holland Project and an awesome group of volunteers! From the KWNK Archives here is MURDER ON MIC: A radio mystery writer, fired by the show’s producer, plans the ultimate revenge…a real murder on the show!
https://www.hollandreno.org/event/throwback-thrillers-with-kwnk/
KWNK DJ and correspondent Emma Rash sat down with prolific musician Joe Jack Talcum (The Dead Milkmen, I Think Like Midnight) when he was in Reno for a solo show in April. Hear them talk art, inspiration, the differences between performing solo and in a group, and imaginary punks!
Big thanks to Joe Jack Talcum for stopping by the studio to give an interview! You can keep up with Joe at his website, jacktalcum.com.
FROM THE KWNK ARCHIVE: RECORDED IN JUNE 2018
ArtistsAustin Pratt(NV) andTom Wixo (PA) stopped by the KWNK Studio to chat about their exhibition Weeping Laughing Songson view at The Holland Project. Austin and Tom met while at the University of Tennessee in the Fall of 2015 where they shared a living and work space from 2015-2018 and often found themselves engaged in similar conversations about how and what drawing was and could be. For their exhibition, Weeping Laughing Song, they sent drawings back and forth to each other through the mail between Nevada and Pennsylvania. These drawings emerged out of responding, mutilating, distorting, focusing, centering, derailing, and fragmenting broken images and idiosyncratic processes; expanding a more open idea of how drawings can be.
https://www.hollandreno.org/event/pratt-wixo-reception/
Listen back to our interview with author Kiese Laymon (interviewed by Tyna Sloan) from the 2019 Nevada Humanities Lit Crawl. Tyna also created a special episode of her show Phonolinguists called Da Art of Storytellin' (Prequel) ~ inspired by Keise Laymon's essay, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America. HERE: https://www.mixcloud.com/KWNK/tenacious-t-phonolinguists-august-27th/
Hear all the interviews from the Nevada Humanities Lit Crawl on the Holland Projects website:
https://www.hollandreno.org/2019/10/litcrawl19_interviews/
Tune in for a discussion between Paul Baker-Prindle, Director of the Lilley at the University of Nevada and Alana Berglund of the Holland Project.
FROM THE KWNK ARCHIVES ~ Recorded in April 2019
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Today on Mass Liberation Radio Lily & Kailey talk with Stephanie and Blaize from the amazing The Reno Burrito Project. 🌯 The Reno Burrito Project distributes homemade burritos, water, and hygiene kits to our unhoused neighbors, preparing food on Saturdays and distributing every Sunday. To contribute supplies, volunteer your time, or donate, visit them on Instagram at @renoburritoproject . Donations can be dropped off at the Holland Project, 140 Vesta Street. They’re looking for donations of Unisex socks, Women and Mens Underwear, Deoderant, Razors, toothpaste, and Gold Bond.
On this episode of Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Samantha Kutner, a subject matter expert on the Proud Boys and a research fellow at the Khalifa Ihler Institute. Check out and contribute to the institute's Hate Map, an innovative tool for recording and mapping far-right extremism around the world: https://www.khalifaihler.org/hate-map. As incidents of right-wing violence become more commonplace and extremist, conspiratorial ideologies move from the fringes to the mainstream, Kutner's work - to demystify and understand groups like the Proud Boys - becomes crucial material for study. Check out her articles and projects at proudboyswhisperer.com
In today's episode of Mass Liberation Radio, Lily talk with Erika Minaberry about the People's Summit happening this Saturday at 10 am at Miguel Ribera park. They go through the organizations attending and why it is so important to build community power in these uncertain times. There's a little clowning on the recent presidential debate too.
Learn more about the People's Summit: https://truckeemeadowsjbgc.org/events/2020/10/10/the-peoples-summit-2020-reno-nevada/?fbclid=IwAR3gsd31aUO1GLaGcoNEiUBeEQVgLBMJ2yLNtDaeDwq8MYIecL5-VxnQFaI
In today’s episode, we speak on the recent verdict of Breonna Taylor. We also debrief with Adrienne Feemster about her work in the community and recent community clean up success. To support her efforts visit Petition · WCSD Board of Trustees: We request WCSD Board to Honor Feemster in School Naming, as Implied, Nov. 2019 · Change.org
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📸 Photo: Jason Bean of the RGJ
A collaborative effort by the Spoken Views Poetry Collective, working to broadcast local poets and keep the community up to date with what's excellent in spoken word internationally. This month's episode is from the Spoken Views virtual open mic that took place on September 23rd, 2020. Follow Spoken Views on Instagram @spoken_views_reno
Lily & Kailey debrief on the Impacted Families event that took place on September 12th and welcome Impacted family member Marissa Barrera whose brother Michael Barrera was killed by the police. Marissa is now an activist and started a non-profit called Voices of Strength. Find her on Facebook for more information.
On today's episode of Mass Liberation radio, we are joined by Samantha Kutner, a research fellow at the Khalifa Ihler institute. Her research has been published in the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism Studies in the Hauge, Georgetown University's Journal of International Affairs, and referenced in Rolling Stone, Truth or Fiction, KNPR, Miami New Times, The Daily Beast, and Nation of Change. She works as an independent consultant as a trusted source of information, insight, and intel on emerging far-right threats. To learn more about her work visit proudboyswhisperer.com and follow her on Twitter: @ashkenaz89. We were also joined by Callum Ingram, Assistant Professor in the Political Science department at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). His research and teaching focus on the ethics of social and revolutionary movements, democratic theory, American political thought and environmental politics. He is currently working on a book manuscript entitled, "Dissent in a World of Structural Oppression."
On this week's Mass Liberation Radio Lily & Kailey are joined by impacted family member, Annemarie Grant, the sister of Thomas Purdy. Purdy was hog-tied for 40 minutes, and died while in custody of Washoe County jail in 2015. They also discuss Reporter Anjeanette Damon's, Death Behind Bars series where she conducts a year long investigation into the spike of deaths occuring at Washoe County Jail since 2015 and the key players involved. Additional to Thomas Purdy, we say the names and tell the stories of the other two victims who were asphyxiated by deputies under the care or Washoe County Jail, Niko Smith, and Justin Thompson. Read more about it, @renogazettejournal ~ https://www.rgj.com/series/deathbehindbars/
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We also encourage our listeners to call into the Washoe County Commissioner's meeting in order to keep our elected officials accountable for funding our jails and their legal duty to inspect the jail. The next meeting will be September 8th, 2020 at 10:00am. More details about th
A radio closing reception interview with Ruby Jo about her latest exhibition “Los Rezos De La Revolución” that has been up at the Holland Project's Satellite Gallery located inside Cafe Capello. The Holland Project's Gallery Manager, Alberto, chats with Ruby about the exhibition and what inspired this body of work.
Learn more at www.hollandreno.org
Follow Ruby Jo on Instagram @ruby_jo
This week on Mass Liberation Radio Lily, Kailey & Nathaniel are joined by Reno City Council woman, Jenny Brekhus of Ward 1. They asked her questions about the homeless/houseless population in Reno, former Reno City Manager and Police Chief Jason Soto, the new Reno City Manager and their role, Miciah Lee, District Attorney Chris Hicks, and police investigations.
Kiki catches up with Krystal Wharton aka Krhema a self taught artist living in South Korea. 🖌️ They chat about living life in two different countries during a pandemic and civil right uprising! Krhema also created some new art for KiRadio!
This week they discussed the controversy around Washoe Schools and #BLM in the classroom, the family of Miciah Lee's civil rights lawsuits against The City of Sparks and killer cops and an update on a previous guest who was arrested for protesting, AGAIN.
Today on Soft Power Radio we're talking to RoMar Tolliver (T-Wizdom) and Donald Griffin about Ancient Destiny Books and Memorabilia, an expansive new community project right here on Wells Avenue. Ancient Destiny is a bookstore, a library, a place to gather and study, a networking hub and tutoring center, a peer counseling resource, and, most importantly, an economic and cultural wellspring for Reno's African-American community. Ancient Destiny is located at 351 S. Wells Avenue, through the door just south of El Tapatio Market and up the stairs to Suite 100. 📚 Have some books you want to donate? Want to get involved and support? Come by between 10 AM and 3 PM on weekdays!
On this episode, we sat down with organizers and speakers from recent Teacher Marches protesting the re-opening of schools face-to-face to find out how they were organized and why they were necessary. August 2020
On this episode of Soft Power Radio, we speak with Engageante Jackson, Ne'Jae Jackson, and Jerome Silas - organizers with Black Lives Matter Carson City and the Power and Liberation Movement. This past Saturday, August 8th, Engageante, Na'Jea and Jerome organized and led a protest-turned-march (they marched out of safety concerns, as they had been surrounded by an armed mob) in Minden in response to the Douglas County Sheriff's publicly threatening to refuse police protection to anyone in support of BLM. He made good on his threat, as a very small group of peaceful protestors were violently antagonized, assaulted and chased out of town by armed, hateful, and aggressive locals. The police were busy fist-bumping an enormous crowd - easily over 1000 - of so-called counter protestors and completely neglected their duty to protect citizens of and visitors to their 'welcoming' community. Photo Credit: Lucia Starbuck + Ty O'Neil / This Is Reno
Today's episode is a brief update on the 2nd special session, discussing the "HOPE" (Homeless Outreach Prevention Engagement) unit of Sparks PD, Douglas County Sheriff's office shenanigans and Saturday protest at his office. They are joined in the second half by the founder of Mass Liberation, Leslie Turner, to talk about our group's history and transformative movement to reverse mass incarceration in Nevada and liberate ourselves from systems that harm us all. New episodes at 3pm on Thursdays on 97.7FM or KWNKradio.org
Jonathan Richman stopped by the studio alongside drummer Tommy Larkin’s to share some tunes + chat about their show at the Holland Project on October 22nd, 2019. Big shout out to Jerry Snyder for hosting the interview!
Tucker Rash spoke with Ilya Arbatman about Ilya’s new webcomic, covidcomix.com. The comic details lockdown life and musings for the future.
A few of us gathered for an informal conversation with artist and activist Jack Malotte at the site of his retrospective at the Nevada Museum of Art. Local painter Austin Pratt, student, and activist Sierra Jickling, and musician Jake Painter got to ask Jack about themes and threads in his work that resonated with each of them. Austin honed in on his process, influences, and practice, Sierra checked in on his graphic posters and environmental activism, and Jake got to ask about family, community and being a Native artist. Here is the discussion as it unfolded around the table.
Soft Power Radio travels around the world (virtually, of course) to talk about life during Coronavirus. Eric - in Japan - Toni - in Mexico - Esther - in Germany - and Marta - in England - tell us what the past few months have been like for them and how their respective countries have been dealing (and failing to deal) with the reality of the pandemic.
On this episode of The People’s Mic, we sit down with Dr. Lydia Huerta from UNR’s Gender, Race, and Identity program to talk about how to take productive action in these polarizing times. Griffin Peralta host of The People's Mic brings a free information gathering and dissemination program to 97.7FM. Featuring experts from our community, The People's Mic attempts to share insights into the technical and academic knowledge that influences the world around us.
On this episode of Mass Liberation Radio, local organizers Nathaniel & Lily are joined by Edward Coleman who wrote an opt ed for This Is Reno called "A plan to defund". They discuss Reno City Councils proposed police budget and the agenda for the city council meeting on July 22nd, 2020. At the end of the episode continue the conversation on the 31st (2020) Special Session of the Nevada Legislature.