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 and if you’d like to donate to The Indy, you can do so here: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=nevadaindependent&campaign=7013i000000ca2IAAQ

Joey Lovato - https://twitter.com/Joey_Lovato_
Jon Ralston - https://twitter.com/RalstonReports

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 redistricting hosted by Joey Lovato, with appearances by Assistant Editors Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindels and reporters Tabitha Mueller, Sean Golonka and Jannelle Calderón. At the end of the show, reporter Humberto Sanchez comes on to talk about the infrastructure bill finally passing Congress and what it means for Nevada.

Hosts and Twitter handles

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

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

0:55 - Learning loss

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

Sondra Cosgrove - https://twitter.com/SondraCosgrove

Wendell Blaylock - No Twitter

9:30 - Redistricting discussion

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

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

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

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

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

19:40 - Infrastructure bill

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

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 joined by reporter Humberto Sanchez in D.C. to talk about infrastructure, reconciliation, filibuster, the debt ceiling and more.

1:00 - Nevada Day origins

10:40 - Redistricting

20:30 - D.C. Debrief

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? What does this mean for candidates running for office? At the end of the show, writer Janice Oberding and her husband Bill come back on the show to share a few more haunted stories and talk about ghost hunting in Nevada.

0:50 - Job retraining

9:40 - Crime Numbers

19:20 - Ghost stories pt. 2

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 of the show, Joey sits down with Reno-based Author Janice Oberding and her husband Bill to talk about some haunted places around the state. As we enter the Halloween season, there are plenty of spooky sites to explore across the state.

1:10 - Governors race break down

13:00 - Leaving Nevada

20:10 - Haunted places in Nevada

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 wide-ranging discussion on higher education, budget issues and vaccine mandates for both students and faculty. At the end of the show, Joey is joined by gaming reporter Howard Stutz for the second part of an interview on the long dispute between the Culinary Union and Station Casinos.

0:55 - 1 October memorial

12:00 - Q&A with Nevada State College president

20:30 - The battle between unions and casinos Part 2

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 fight wildfires plaguing Nevada and California this summer for little pay. At the end of the show, reporter Howard Stutz comes on the podcast to talk about the long and tumultuous history between Stations Casinos and Culinary Workers Local 226 in the first of this two-part history segment.

1:00 - Unofficial Burning Man

14:20 - Inmate firefighters

22:30 - The battle between unions and casinos