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Poll results for Nevada’s governor and U.S. Senate races, prisons facing a staffing shortage crisis and the long fight against a lithium mine in rural Nevada. This week, reporters Sean Golonka and Humberto Sanchez join host Joey Lovato to talk about last week’s Nevada Independent/OH Predictive Insights poll on major races for the 2022 election. … Continue reading "The numbers are in! Poll results for governor, Senate races"

A conversation with former presidential hopeful Andrew Yang, a discussion on Stephen Breyer’s retirement and more COVID questions answered This week, Assistant Editor Riley Snyder and host Joey Lovato sit down with former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang to talk about ranked-choice voting, open primaries, the Forward Party and more. After that, reporter Humberto Sanchez … Continue reading "Andrew Yang dishes on ranked-choice voting and open primaries"

How has staffing shortages and learning loss affected school, what can waste water tell us about COVID and how has automatic voter registration changed party affiliation? This week, reporter Jackie Valley and photographer Jeff Scheid come on the show to talk about their visit to one school in Clark County, what’s changed in the last … Continue reading "The COVID effect in schools and sewage systems"

Is Nevada ready for a large earthquake? What does regenerative ranching in rural Nevada look like? And what’s the latest news on COVID-19, omicron, testing shortages? This week, host Joey Lovato talks with State Geologist Jim Faulds and State Hazard Mitigation Officer Janell Woodward about earthquakes after a rather shaky 2021. While there are lots … Continue reading "‘Did you feel that?’ Earthquakes in the Silver State"

New laws coming into effect this year, trying to buy a house in Nevada as costs continue to rise and a look forward to Congress’ 2022 agenda. This week, Assistant Editors Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindels come on the podcast to talk about some of the big new laws taking effect in 2022. After that, … Continue reading "New year, new laws, same housing headaches"

Former Sen. Harry Reid’s death and legacy, an analysis of Latino voters in Nevada and reporter Megan Messerly departs from The Indy. This week, D.C. reporter Humberto Sanchez talks with host Joey Lovato about former Sen. Harry Reid’s death and the legacy he left behind. Then, we have an interview with Carlos Odio and Stephanie … Continue reading "The legacy of former Sen. Harry Reid"

The COVID effect in classrooms, what it means to be a Nevadan, jeb retraining and even more movies with CEO Jon Ralston For our third and final rerun show of 2021, we have a story from reporter Jannelle Calderón on students returning to the classroom and some of the struggles they’re now facing. We’re also … Continue reading "Best of IndyMatters: Classrooms, Basque culture and job retraining"

Why people are leaving Nevada, Burning Man in spite of COVID and more movies with Jon Ralston. Last week and for the next two weeks we’ll be rerunning some of our favorite podcast pieces from 2021. This week we have reporter Jackie Valley talking about her story exploring why people are leaving Nevada host Joey … Continue reading "Best of IndyMatters: Moving vans, Burning Man and movies"

Ghost Stories, vaccine rates and feelings of invincibility and movies with Jon Ralston For the next three weeks we’ll be rerunning some of our favorite podcast pieces from 2021. This week we have author Janice Oberding telling ghost stories, UNR researcher James Leonhardt discussing how the feeling of invincibility factors into vaccine rates and a … Continue reading "Best of IndyMatters: Ghosts, vaccines and movies"

Mobile businesses hit the streets, restaurants serve up more vegan options and a housing solution that bonds the young and old This week, host Joey Lovato talked with two mobile business owners and officials from the City of Reno about the rise of vehicle-based businesses. The discussion examines the benefits, challenges and regulatory hurdles that … Continue reading "The growing trend of businesses on wheels"

An interview with Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Melody Rose and a look at vaccine rules for state employees This week, reporter Jacob Solis and CEO Jon Ralston sit down with the Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Melody Rose to talk about her job and the problems facing the state’s higher education institutions. … Continue reading "All things higher education with Chancellor Melody Rose"

We are off this week for the Thanksgiving holiday, but we wanted to share a discussion on movies between host Joey Lovato and CEO Jon Ralston. The two talked about movies and the importance of donating to support local journalism for our holiday fundraising push. We hope you can enjoy some time with your families this week … Continue reading "Bonus Episode: Movie Talks with Jon Ralston"

How learning loss affected students returning to school, redistricting updates and the federal infrastructure bill finally passes This week, reporter Jannelle Calderón talks with two members of a committee studying how students returning to the classroom could be suffering from learning loss. After that, hear a recap of a live discussion on Twitter Spaces about … Continue reading "What students lost away from the classroom"

This episode examines how South Lake Tahoe casinos are faring after the Caldor Fire shut them down for six days; UNR research about invincibility and vaccine hesitancy; and the need for bilingual reporting. 0:55 - Caldor Fire’s effect on South Lake Tahoe 10:50 - Individualistic cultures and COVID 22:30 - Bilingual reporting

An interview with a UNLV fashion historian, how Republicans are campaigning on voter fraud, and voices from the Nevada Day Parade. 0:55 - COVID fashion 12:30 - Republicans on election reform 23:20 - The Nevada Day Parade

This week, reporter Jackie Valley and host Joey Lovato sit down with Shery Hayes-Zorn from the Nevada Historical Society to talk about the origins of Nevada Day. After that, reporter Tabitha Mueller interviews UNR Assistant Professor Casey Lynch about redistricting and what it means for underserved populations. At the end of the show, Joey is … Continue reading "Origins of Nevada Day, why redistricting matters and a D.C. political update"

This week, video producer/reporter Tim Lenard has a story on job retraining. After the initial pandemic-related shutdowns sidelined thousands of workers across the state, some have decided to change careers. After that, reporter Sean Golonka sits down with host Joey Lovato to talk about crime statistics in the state. Are violent crimes actually going up? … Continue reading "New jobs, old ghosts and state crime trends"

This week, assistant editors Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindels break down a recent Nevada Independent poll that looks at the 2022 governor primary. Then reporter Jackie Valley comes on the show to talk to host Joey Lovato about why people are leaving the state and what it means for long-term population trends. At the end … Continue reading "Governor’s races break down, moving out of the state and some haunted places to visit in October"

This week, host Joey Lovato interviews Tennille Pereira and Dr. Robert Fielden, two members of the 1 October Memorial Committee, about plans to build a permanent memorial for victims of the 2017 Route 91 Music Festival shooting. Then, co-host and reporter Jacob Solis sits down with Nevada State College President Dr. DeRionne Pollard for a … Continue reading "1 October memorial, Nevada State College president Q&A and union vs. Station Casinos"

This week, host Joey Lovato reports on the ‘renegade’ Burning Man. The official event was canceled this year because of COVID-19, but that didn’t stop thousands of people from heading out to the playa earlier this month. After that, reporter Zach Bright reports on criticism of the state’s use of inmate firefighters, who have helped … Continue reading "Unofficial Burning Man, inmate firefighters and a battle between unions and casinos"