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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?

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/