KWNK 97.7FM

KWNK 97.7FM

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KWNK 97.7FM episodes

  • Bike Life Radio : Episode One

    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/

    59 min
  • Roots Junction: Catching up with Sage Creek

    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/

    23 min
  • General Strike Radio // Gary Watson of Teamsters Local 533

    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/

    33 min
  • Soft Power Radio // Good Idea Bad Idea: A Conversation with Max Ward about History, Ideology and Us

    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/.

    1 hr 35 min
  • General Strike Radio // Bethany Khan of Culinary Workers Union Local 226

    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!

    42 min

About KWNK 97.7FM

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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…