Reynolds HotBox

In light of its 100 year anniversary, Vanessa Ribeiro and Chloe Cross dig deep into the past of the Reynolds School of Journalism and what it means to be a part of the school’s history as two current students. Note: Pulitzer winner and professor emeritus at the RSJ Warren Lerude is mistakenly called William during the episode.

After a COVID year when Spring Break got entirely cancelled, current UNR students Lynn, Chloe and Ariel discuss the value of having it back in 2022.

Tristen, Chloe and Vanessa preview a new play at UNR directed by Yasmine Jahanmir written by Guadalís Del Carmen with showings March 4-5, March 10-12 at 7:30 p.m. and March 6 at 1:30 p.m. at the Redfield Proscenium Theatre

Troy, Sean and Reyden talk about their college semester back in person, recent reporting as student journalists for the Reynolds Sandbox newsroom as well as how students perceive the Ukraine war and related protests here in Reno.

New co-hosts Reyden Morett and Sean Sear discuss what it's like to be on campus now that the mask mandate has been lifted as well as their views on the Super Bowl.

Vanessa, Tristen and Chloe make up one of our new podcasting teams for the Reynolds Sandbox bringing you audio news and insights for students, by students, about students. In this episode they look into ASUN, upcoming elections, what are the different seats up for grabs, and why it matters.

Hosts Bailey, Jake, and Sydney candidly discuss topics about sex, dating, sexual identities, and sex education here in the greater Reno area. Hear from anonymous UNR students about their sexual past, pleasures and weird stories. Swapping their own experiences, Bailey, Jake, and Sydney give real takes on the current realities of relationships and sex among college students.

One of the filmmakers in the RSJ 2021 Reno Film Festival Noah Lopez interviews others making movies and Professor Kari Barber on coordinating the event and production. This year there will be four films. From a press release: “Piconland” is the story of the quest for the traditional Basque drink of Nevada. “The Playa” explores the history and future of Northern Nevada’s globally famous Burning Man festival. “Import Empire” is about a local business owner and his quest to bring international anime culture to Reno. “El Alma de México” illuminates the rich and vibrant choreography and works of art from a local immigrant director.

On this episode, Jada, Ashlyn, and McKenna discuss some of their favorite podcasts coming from Reynolds Media Lab studios this semester. As members of the podcast collective, the trio has been close to the projects being created, from hearing initial ideas blossom all the way to listening to final episode productions. Jada, Ashlyn, and McKenna showcase a few of the many diverse topics being covered, from fantasy anime brawls to climate change and controversial topics within the soccer community.

Non-binary lesbian Rachel Jackson recently started Pride of 775, a multimedia project to highlight and share queer experiences in Reno. On this episode we talk about how Pride of 775 started, what Rachel plans to do for the project, and we both share some of our experiences of being queer in Reno.