IndyMatters

In this week’s episode of IndyMatters, host Joey Lovato sits down with intern Jazmin Orozco-Rodriguez to talk about her story on the opening of the Stewart Indian School Museum in Carson City. Later Assistant Editor Michelle Rindels talks with Indytern Tabitha Mueller about automatic voter registration in the state. At the end of the show, Joey chats with reporters Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindel...

In this week’s episode of IndyMatters, Reno Women's March organizer Jackie Shelton is interviewed by Tabitha Mueller and photographer David Calvert to talk about the march and its goals after three years. Later, Michelle Rindels sits down with Tabitha and fellow intern Jazmin Orozco-Rodriguez to talk about last week’s ‘No War with Iran’ protest in Reno. At the end of the episode, producer Joey Lov...

In this week’s episode of IndyMatters, we have Democratic candidate for president and Senator Cory Booker on the podcast. Lead 2020 reporter Megan Messerly sits down with him to talk about diversity in the race, how the Democratic party chooses who qualifies for a debate, sex work in the state, national healthcare, and more. After that host Joey Lovato and reporter Michelle Rindels sit down with i...

In this week’s episode of IndyMatters, we have some responses from the governor from a wide-ranging interview we did with him this week. Then reporter Daniel Rothberg sits down with UNR Assistant Professor of Media Law Patrick File to talk about a Nevada Supreme Court case concerning shield laws for journalists. Later, host Joey Lovato and reporter Jackie Valley talk about their trip through rural...

On this week’s episode of IndyMatters, reporter Riley Snyder sits down with the director of the Governor’s Office of Energy David Bobzien and the director of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Brad Crowell to discuss an executive order that was signed by Governor Steve Sisolak that will build off of an executive order earlier this year aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions....

On this week’s episode of IndyMatters, reporter Megan Messerly sits down with 2020 presidential hopeful Kamala Harris to talk about her campaign so far, health care and issues particular to Nevada. Later on, host Joey Lovato sits down with reporter Michelle Rindels to first talk about her new series, The Cannabis Files, which focuses on, you guessed it, cannabis! Later still, the two chat about so...

On this week’s episode of IndyMatters, reporter Jacob Solis sits down with intern Shannon Miller to talk about their reporting on a vote last week at the Las Vegas City Council which made sleeping on the street a misdemeanor offense. Later on, we have an interview from KUNR reporter Paul Boger who sat down with Truckee Meadows Community College political science professor Fred Lokken to talk about...

We have a special edition of IndyMatters this week on top of our normal episode with presidential hopeful Tom Steyer and two stories from our partners at KUNR on Nevada STD rates. This special episode is audio from an event we had in Reno with Washoe County School District where editor Jon Ralston sat down and talked with School Board of Trustees President Katy Simon Holland and interim Superinten...

On this week’s episode of IndyMatters lead 2020 reporter Megan Messerly sits down with presidential hopeful Tom Steyer to talk about his approach to the campaign trail, his plan for healthcare reform, his time in rural Nevada and more. Later on, we have a story from our partners at KUNR including one by Anh Gray on STDs, how prevalent they are in the state, and a new dating app that is specificall...

On IndyMatters this week, reporter Jacob Solis talks with 2020 presidential hopeful Andrew Yang about his positions on nuclear waste, new forms of energy, automation and of course his idea for a “freedom dividend” as well as a host of other topics. Later Joey sits down with author Dr. Karen Gedney about her book “30 Years Behind Bars” on her time being a doctor in the Nevada prison system and what...

On IndyMatters this week, reporter Megan Messerly sits down with 2020 presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg to chat about his campaign so far in Nevada, his stance on what he calls, “Medicare for all who want it”, and what kind of voters he has been attracting. Later on, host Joey Lovato talks with intern Mark Hernandez about his story on a special veteran’s court in Reno after its first year, and s...

On this special episode of IndyMatters, editor Jon Ralston sits down with Gene Karpinski, head of the League of Conservation Voters, and Andy Maggi, head of the Nevada Conservation League, to chat about climate change and how the 2020 candidates are approaching the subject. They also talk about what the issue means to Nevada and which 2020 candidates are focusing on it the most.

On IndyMatters this week, editor Jon Ralston sits down with reporter Megan Messerly to talk about The Indy’s new endorsement tracker and how the 2020 candidates are doing in the Silver State. After that host, Joey Lovato sits down with reporter Jacob Solis to talk about his story on automation and what it means for the future job landscape of Nevada. Later in the show, all four sit down to talk ab...

On IndyMatters this week, reporter Jackie Valley sits down with state superintendent Jhone Ebert to discuss her listening tour through various schools to learn about the students there. Jackie also asks her how her first six months on the job are going and what challenges she has faced. Then Joey sits down with Indy intern Mark Hernandez and KUNR reporter Paul Boger for a debrief on an event at UN...

On IndyMatters this week, reporter Riley Snyder talks with Sandra Rodriguez and Amy Koeckes from UNR’s Center for Student Engagement to discuss an increase in student voter participation at the university. Later Joey sits down with reporter Daniel Rothberg to talk about his big story on the Anaconda Copper Mine outside of Yerington, including how it’s been leaking uranium and arsenic into the wate...

On IndyMatters this week, intern Shannon Miller chats with Ely Times reporter Shadrach Michaels about a situation involving the city council that has the whole town abuzz. Later on in the episode, reporter Michelle Rindels sits down with reporter Riley Snyder to discuss his story on the state’s fleet of private planes. Later Joey and reporter Daniel Rothberg talk about a new movie Daniel saw.

On this week's IndyMatters podcast, reporter Michelle Rindels sits down with Elena Vanko of the Vera Institute of Justice to talk about solitary confinement in Nevada prisons, the effects it has on prisoners and the frequency and length of solitary confinement. Later on the podcast host/editor Joey Lovato chats with KUNR reporter Paul Boger about the Area 51 event that has taken the internet by st...

On this episode of IndyMatters, Managing Editor Elizabeth Thompson sits down with the outgoing CEO of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, Tina Quigley. Elizabeth asks Tina about tech-driven projects at the RTC, what her biggest disappointments were along the way, what criticisms of the RTC she thinks are unfair — and gets a hint at what Tina’s next endeavor in life might be....

On this week’s episode of IndyMatters, Editor Jon Ralston sits down with reporter Megan Messerly to talk about the Democratic presidential candidates visiting the state, what she has observed in terms of campaign staffing and organizing, and which candidates are sticking out by doing something different. In a later segment, Jon and Jackie talk about the complex issue of school funding — and how on...

On this week's episode of IndyMatters, Joey sits down with education reporter Jackie Valley to talk about all of the commotion during the first few weeks of the school year in Clark County including threats of a strike over teacher pay. Later, our man in Washington D.C., Humberto Sanchez, tells us about what’s going on with Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto.

On this week’s IndyMatters episode reporters Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindels sit down with Bailey Bortolin from Washoe Legal Services and later with Keith Lynam, the president of the Nevada Association of REALTORS® to talk about tenants rights and eviction legislation that just went into effect. After that, Michelle talks a bit about an opioid addiction forum in Las Vegas last week.

In this week's episode, you’ll hear a rundown of a few of the big stories we published on the site this week from multimedia editor Joey Lovato. Then reporter Michelle Rindels sits down with the Executive Director of the Nevada Board of Massage Therapy, Sandy Anderson, to talk about sex trafficking in the industry. Later on, Michelle and reporter Riley Snyder sit down to discuss Riley’s story abou...

We are back from break! On this week’s episode of IndyMatters Editor Jon Ralston sits down with reporter Megan Messerly to chat about the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Democratic candidate forum that Jon co-moderated with Huffington Post Washington Bureau Chief Amanda Terkel. They chat about the different candidates and how they responded to a broad swath of...

Editor Jon Ralston and reporters Megan Messerly and Jacob Solis sat down with Congressman Steven Horsford this week to talk about a variety of topics including possible impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, Medicare-for-all and fixing the health care system.

The podcast is on its summer break, but we still wanted to talk about some of the stories  The Nevada Independent  published this past week. In this episode, Managing Editor Elizabeth Thompson and intern Michaela Chesin parse through her recent reporting on a civil lawsuit brought by 11 marijuana companies who say the state unfairly doled out dispensary licenses last December. They also talk about...