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..

Recent Episodes

Flashback part 1, the editor on the Legislature and vaccinations in Nevada

Posted June 11, 2021 • 00:31:03

This week on IndyMatters, Reporter Howard Stutz and Host Joey Lovato present, Flashback, part one of three on the history of the gaming industry in...

Meet the National Teacher of the Year, and a legislative recap

Posted June 4, 2021 • 00:35:28

This week on IndyMatters, Reporter Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez sits down with the 2021 National Teacher of the Year Juliana Urtubey, who teaches special...

Tribes celebrate pine nut blessing, and a study abroad shakeup

Posted May 28, 2021 • 00:29:03

This week on IndyMatters, Reporter Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez talks with tribal members who were finally able to gather and bless the pine nut harvest...

Rental assistance, wildfires, and the last two weeks of the Legislature

Posted May 21, 2021 • 00:34:40

This week on IndyMatters, Assistant Editor Michelle Rindels talks with State Treasurer Zach Conine about fine-tuning a backlogged rental assistance...

Understanding microplastics, and the latest on school funding

Posted May 14, 2021 • 00:29:00

This week, Environmental Reporter Daniel Rothberg talks with the Desert Research Institute’s Dr. Monica Arienzo about the effects that disintegrated...