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A meditation on the powerful force of Duende in his poetry.

On today's episode of Mass Liberation Radio. Lily and Kailey are joined by Stan, a houseless individual in Reno, Nevada. They talk with Stan about his personal experiences with the hardships of working a full-time job while being unsheltered. They discuss the resources provided to unsheltered folks in Reno, and how they could be improved compared to different parts of the country.

Redfield Clipper joins Orlando OH on SANA SANA Radio to chat about Redfield’s new album “Death Anxiety”. Check out the new album, HERE

You know Annie’s voice from Emoji Playlist. In the new episode of No Static, get to know Annie outside of her radio show. In addition to making Emoji Playlist, Annie has an impressive amount of hobbies. Aside from learning how to make neon signs and helping to preserve neon around town, Annie takes welding classes at TMCC. Additionally, she works two jobs and runs a jewelry business. Plus she has a very impressive Animal Crossing island. Peep the video to learn just how Annie manages so many interesting projects.

Today, on Soft Power Radio, we check in with Eric, in Japan, Toni, in Mexico City, Esther, in Berlin, and Marta, in London - you may remember them from the last time we spoke, in July of 2020, to hear about how life in COVID times feels around the world. 8 months later and we are still in it - tune in as we catch up with our little group and see what's changed and what hasn't, how we cope and how we don't.

On today's episode of Mass Liberation radio Lily and Kailey talk with City Council Member At-large, Devon Reese. They ask constituents of Reno's questions about the unsheltered population, housing, the police, and city government. Follow Devon Reese on Twitter, HERE

In the third episode of No Static, we get an inside look into The Rhythm Section with DJ Elzo. Elzo has been DJing since he was 12 years old and it shows. The unique flair Elzo puts on his sets smoothly blends many songs into one cohesive and danceable mix. Check out the video to see DJ Elzo perform, hear about the time he got to live DJ for the Wu-Tang Clan, and learn more about his DJ style.

Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.

Jim Davidson caught up with Rick Sparks of the Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association on the latest episode of Roots Junction. The Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association is dedicated to promoting and preserving bluegrass, old-time, traditional, and related folk music - acoustic music from a common American heritage  - in the Northern Nevada area. Learn more at http://www.nnba.org/

On this episode of Soft Power Radio, we have a fun conversation with Daniel Ryan Morse about his recently published book, Radio Empire: the BBC's Eastern Service and the Emergence of the Global Anglophone Novel. Dan - UNR professor, guitar shredder, and home-recordist maverick - has written an engaging and in-depth study of a kind of mystical moment in the 20th century when a diverse group of anti-establishment, avant-garde writers was brought together as a pro-imperial propaganda project of the BBC. Tune in to hear how authors like James Joyce, Mulk Raj Anand, and Venu Chitale (and others) harnessed the power and possibilities of radio to advance both creative and political missions.