IndyMatters

IndyMatters is a weekly podcast from The Nevada Independent. Every week hosts Joey Lovato and Jacob Solis will bring you stories from around the Silver State that focus on politics, policy, education, the environment and more..

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Growing grapes (and a wine industry) in the desert

Posted May 10, 202200:29:52

Growing grapes in the desert, an exit interview with the Washoe County School District superintendent and abortion laws in Nevada.

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How much trash is in Lake Tahoe?

Posted May 3, 202200:30:10

A trash problem along the Lake Tahoe shoreline, a Fallon tribe’s fight to preserve ancestral land and big crowds and new beginnings in Las Vegas

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The shifting landscape of the events industry

Posted April 26, 202200:30:17

Event industry changes, poll results and climate change in Nevada

This week host Joey Lovato sits down with Julia Reed Nichols, the creative...

Race cars coming to the Las Vegas Strip

Posted April 20, 202200:30:04

Formula One’s planned pit stop in Las Vegas, a scourge of school violence and a plan that could move Nevada ahead in presidential primary contests.

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Why do we have two state trees?

Posted April 12, 202200:30:36

A rise in substance abuse in the Hispanic community, more COVID-19 booster shots and data and a history lesson about Nevada’s quirky state symbols

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