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A new Las Vegas park honors Black community leaders and sports bettors go big ahead of the Super Bowl.

This week reporter Jannelle Calderón talks with three Black community leaders in Las Vegas about the Historic Westside and a new park commemorating Black history and leaders. Then co-host Jacob Solis chats with reporter Howard Stutz about sports betting and its expansion beyond Nevada for Super Bowl LVI.

Hosts

Joey Lovato - https://twitter.com/Joey_Lovato_

Jacob Solis - https://twitter.com/jacobsolisnv

0:55 - Westside Park

Jannelle Calderón - https://twitter.com/NewsyJan

Cedric Crear - https://twitter.com/CouncilmanCrear

Pamela Goynes-Brown - https://twitter.com/pagoynes

Lawrence Weekly - https://twitter.com/LawrenceWeekly

15:00 - Sports betting

Howard Stutz - https://twitter.com/howardstutz

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. Then, Assistant Editor Michelle Rindeles talks about a staffing shortage facing Nevada’s prison system. At the end of the show, reporter Daniel Rothberg gives an update on the year-long lawsuit in rural Nevada opposing a push to open a lithium mine.

Hosts

Joey Lovato - https://twitter.com/Joey_Lovato_

Jacob Solis - https://twitter.com/jacobsolisnv

1:10 - Poll results

Sean Golonka - https://twitter.com/s_golonka

Humberto Sanchez - https://twitter.com/hsanchez128

11:50 - Prison staffing shortage

Michelle Rindels - https://twitter.com/MichelleRindels

20:10 - Lithium mineDaniel Rothberg - https://twitter.com/danielrothberg

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 talks about Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer stepping down. At the end of the show, we hear from Dr. Mark Pandori,  director of the Nevada State Public Health Laboratory, who tackles more COVID-19 questions.

Hosts

Joey Lovato - https://twitter.com/Joey_Lovato_

Jacob Solis - https://twitter.com/jacobsolisnv

1:00 - Ranked-choice and open primaries with Andrew Yang

Andrew Yang - https://twitter.com/AndrewYang

Riley Snyder - https://twitter.com/RileySnyder

20:30 - Breyer stepping down

Humberto Sanchez - https://twitter.com/hsanchez128

27:30 - COVID updates

Dr. Mark Pandori - No Twitter

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 two years, how the school is handling staffing shortages, learning loss and more. After that, reporter Jannelle Calderon interviews Professor Edwin Oh, the lead at the UNLV wastewater surveillance program, about checking wastewater for signs of COVID and what it can tell us moving forward. At the end of the show, reporter Sean Golonka talks with host Joey Lovato about automatic voter registration and how it has changed the landscape of registered voters in Nevada.

Hosts

Joey Lovato - https://twitter.com/Joey_Lovato_

Jacob Solis - https://twitter.com/jacobsolisnv

0:50 - School in the time of COVID

Jackie Valley - https://twitter.com/JackieValley

Jeff Scheid - https://twitter.com/JeffScheid

9:00 - Water water and COVID

Jannelle Calderon - https://twitter.com/NewsyJan

Edwin Oh - No Twitter

17:40 - Automatic Voter Registration

Sean Golonka - https://twitter.com/s_golonka

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 of faults in and around Nevada that could cause large earthquakes we focus on one area, the Walker Lane. After that, reporter Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez and photographer David Calvert talk about their story on an Elko family engaged in regenerative ranching in rural Nevada. At the end of the episode, reporter Tabitha Mueller and Joey interview Dr. Mark Pandori, director of the Nevada State Public Health Lab, about the omicron variant, testing shortages and more.

Hosts

Joey Lovato - https://twitter.com/Joey_Lovato_

Jacob Solis - https://twitter.com/jacobsolisnv

0:55 - Earthquakes

Jim Faulds - No Twitter

Janell Woodward - No Twitter

12:00 - Regenerative Ranching

Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez - https://twitter.com/jazmin1orozco

David Calvert - https://twitter.com/calvertphoto

21:35 - COVID Interview

Dr. Mark Pandori - No Twitter

Tabitha Mueller - https://twitter.com/tabitha_mueller

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, reporter Tabitha Mueller and host Joey Lovato have a story on the rising cost of homes and how difficult it can be for some buyers as the market continues to rise. At the end of the show, reporter Humberto Sanchez goes over the future of the Build Back Better Act, the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection and Republican and Democratic policy plans for 2022.

Hosts and Twitter handles

Joey Lovato - https://twitter.com/Joey_Lovato_

Jacob Solis - https://twitter.com/jacobsolisnv

0:50 - New laws

Riley Snyder - https://twitter.com/RileySnyder

Michelle Rindels - https://twitter.com/MichelleRindels

9:30 - Rising home prices

Tabitha Mueller - https://twitter.com/tabitha_mueller

Gary MacDonald - No Twitter

Samantha Christy - No Twitter

21:00 - D.C. Debrief

Humberto Sanchez - https://twitter.com/hsanchez128

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 Valencia with Equis Research, a polling firm that focuses on understanding Latino voters. At the end of the show, The Indy says goodbye to longtime reporter Megan Messerly as she reflects on covering elections, coronavirus and more.

Hosts and Twitter handles

Joey Lovato - https://twitter.com/Joey_Lovato_

Jacob Solis - https://twitter.com/jacobsolisnv

0:50 - Reid’s legacy

Humberto Sanchez - https://twitter.com/hsanchez128

9:40 - Latino voters

Michelle Rindels - https://twitter.com/MichelleRindels

Luz Gray - https://twitter.com/LuzGrayNV

Carlos Odio - https://twitter.com/carlosodio

Stephanie Valencia - https://twitter.com/stephanievalenc

19:20 - Megan’s departure

Megan Messerly - https://twitter.com/meganmesserly

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 sharing a rerun of an interview from our 200th episode on what it means to be a Nevadan, a rerun of a story on job retraining and one more discussion about movies with CEO Jon Ralston.

Hosts and Twitter handles

Joey Lovato - https://twitter.com/Joey_Lovato_

Jacob Solis - https://twitter.com/jacobsolisnv

1:00 - Learning Loss

Jannelle Calderón - https://twitter.com/NewsyJan

9:30 - What it means to be a Nevadan

J.B. Lekumberry - No Twitter

14:15 - Job Retraining

Tim Lenard - https://twitter.com/tim_lenard

Michelle Rindels - https://twitter.com/MichelleRindels

21:55 - Movies with JonJon Ralston - https://twitter.com/RalstonReports

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 Lovato talking to artists about a “renegade” Burning Man event that happened despite COVID, and another chat about movies with CEO Jon Raston.

Hosts and Twitter handles

Joey Lovato - https://twitter.com/Joey_Lovato_

Jacob Solis - https://twitter.com/jacobsolisnv

1:00 - People leaving Nevada

Jackie Valley - https://twitter.com/JackieValley

8:20 - “Renegade” Burning Man

Jerry Snyder - No Twitter

Eric Brooks - No Twitter

21:50 - Movies with JonJon Ralston - https://twitter.com/RalstonReports

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 chat about movies with CEO Jon Ralston.

Hosts and Twitter handles

Joey Lovato - https://twitter.com/Joey_Lovato_

Jacob Solis - https://twitter.com/jacobsolisnv

0:55 - Ghost stories

Janice Oberding - https://twitter.com/JaniceOberding

9:55 - Vaccines and invincibility

James Leonhardt - No Twitter

21:55 - Movies with Jon

Jon Ralston - https://twitter.com/RalstonReports