Reno Street Audio

Every time Seven Ply Mag "drops" a new edition, they accompany it with a big local concert. Tyler Hammers and Jaden Urban interviewed them at two of their most recent events in Reno.

After a ghost procession, Our Town Reno coordinator Nico Colombant catches up with three organizers of nightly protests in Reno, Nevada, following the overturning of Roe v Wade. They explain their motivation and how they welcome others wanting to join them.

Protests have been taking place in Reno on consecutive nights since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. Our Town Reno reporter Ariel Smith catches up with passionate protesters to find out what drives them and what their outlook is on the present and future.

Conor Croskery explains to Kingkini Sengupta his passion for beekeeping. He talks about getting stung and gives tips to others who might want to start their own beehive.

Louis Bubala, a local Reno lawyer specializing in bankruptcies, remembers how he started volunteering with Friends of Nevada Wilderness in 2004, a moment which would set his path for countless more hours of helping preserve the region’s ecosystem. Listen to podcast interview with Our Town Reno reporter Kingkini Sengupta to find out more about his eco journey and the group he supports.

“I've known since I was nine that I was a little bit different than everybody else,” Sherrie Scaffidi says. “But back then there was not a lot of information about people who were like I was. So I kept it hidden and I didn't do much about it. I told my late wife I think in the early 1990s. It didn't go over well at all, so I kept it hidden. She passed away in 2012, and that's when I decided that I...

This week’s guest is one of her forever #sheroesofreno Wendy Wiglesworth. She recently held a vigil for our unhoused neighbors too soon she will never forget. She’s also been doing outreach for the Our Place shelter for women and families, and helping others in northern Nevada be better and more caring when doing their own outreach with people fending for themselves. Our reporter for this episode...

As part of our series on interesting candidates running for local office, Joaquin Roces was sleeping at the Nevada Cares Campus just a few months ago, but was able to find housing and is now running to be Reno's mayor. He has lived experience with issues facing many Reno residents, from dealing with the affordability crisis to surviving mental health struggles. He also has new ideas for the Bigges...

This week’s guest on our podcast is Judi Rought as part of our series on local political candidates running for local office and getting to know them better. Rought is already known for her pink beetle with Flamingo on its license plate. She also compares Reno to a flipped house. Hear more about her thoughts for the Biggest Little City including installing better wi-fi everywhere with our reporter...

Tabitha Schneider, who was once a single mother on welfare, only to become the founder of the Reno Hive Coworking and Incubation Space, is now campaigning for Reno's top elected position. Hear her develop her ideas to make the Biggest Little City better in our interview with Kingkini Sengupta.

As part of a series on the Our Town Reno website called the Last Motel Residents of Reno, we interviewed Skyler, a veteran and resident at the Desert Rose Inn. After a nasty separation, he was on parole with a job at Tesla, but then a stroke set him back. He details his life before and ahead, and why for him the motel has so much value on his journey. Our reporter for this episode is Kingkini Seng...

On this episode, as part of our series of interesting local candidates, Cotter C. Conway makes the case for his candidacy for Reno Justice of the Peace, Dept. 2. Conway has served as a Judge Pro Tem in four courts, including right now on the bench as the Court Referee in Reno Justice Court. He gives a civics 101 lesson on what different local courts do, and what makes a judge election different th...

Taissa Lytchenko is a grad student at the University of Nevada, Reno, from Ukraine, who survived a difficult childhood, and is now pursuing doctorate studies in brain sciences, while performing as a gogo dancer at night in the Biggest Little City to be able to pay her bills. Our reporter for this episode is Kingkini Sengupta.

Taissa Lytchenko worries constantly about Ukraine, but she has to survive in her own journey, here in Reno to pay for mounting bills. She has had to fend for herself since being a teenager in a group home. Now while she pursues a doctorate degree she's a gogo dancer at night. Our reporter for this episode is Kingkini Sengupta.

The Ukrainian-Russian war rages on, and for people like Olena Nekrasova, a native Ukrainian living here in Reno, it’s a nerve wracking time for the present and what the future holds. She talks about ordeals faced by her family on the run, local support and difficulties in getting donations into Ukraine. Our reporter for this episode is Matthew Berrey.

While Washoe County has decided to have fewer open meetings about helping the unhoused in our community, Spencer Banda takes the opposite approach, spending as much time as he can to help people struggling. He's a part of several groups doing outreach while also working in after school care. Our reporter Kingkini Sengupta finds out what drives him and how he's able to balance his life while helpin...

The peer to peer group at Our Center in Reno provides support for “parents, friends and caregivers of transgender and gender variant youth” on the third Thursday of every month from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.. One of the participants is Valerie Lovett who on this episode with reporter Kingkini Sengupta shares her own journey trying to help herself and her child.

Reno is not often considered a home to a vibrant film community. However, one production company Horror Nerd Productions, with almost a dozen films to their credit, is singlehandedly building an indie film community. “I’ve always been a giant horror nerd,” said Dillon Brown, during a recent interview with Our Town Reno. Having studied English he is a published author but had always wanted to make...

Aaron Sims, an openly gay candidate, accountant for an employers insurance company in Reno and a frequent volunteer for the unhoused, lost a race for Carson City’s mayor position in 2020, and initially launched a campaign for Congress, but then as the puzzle for 2022 became clearer, decided Nevada’s 16th district for Senate was a better race for him. Listen to his interview to find out how he want...

Ben Davis has been behind the lens for a long time. His latest project, Reno After Dark, which can be found on Instagram is becoming a living historical document of how Reno is changing. Davis moved to Reno in 2010 for work; however he has always had connections to the Silver State. His family came to Nevada and laid down their roots outside of Ely working at a copper mine. His mom left the state,...

Jaden Urban interviews the coordinators of Family Soup Mutual Aid and local musicians on why they are organizing a big benefit concert called Our Streets in Reno at Dead Ringer Bar on the evening of March 9th.

The last time Kyle Isacksen says he ran for an elected position was for fifth grade class president and he came in third. He’s now running for Washoe County Commission District 3, a post held since 2007 by soon to be termed out Kitty Jung. In this episode, he explains why he's running, what the position entails, what policies he would pursue if elected and if he believes he has a chance to win the...

Jammal Tarkington came to Reno in the early 1990s to study music at the University of Nevada. He quickly found success behind the saxophone and has become a staple in the local music scene and beyond, having traveled the world on tour with many of his bands, from Mudshark to Keyser Soze. In this podcast episode with reporter Richard Bednarski, he muses on what the future might look like for musici...

Mary Gilbert gives us a tour of a new boutique which was set up at Our Place to help with women and families staying at their shelter in northern Nevada on their road to being rehoused.

When Henry Sotelo was 18, he came to Reno with a friend who wanted to check out the University. His friend never attended the school but when Sotelo set foot on the campus, he fell in love. “I just loved the place and I’ve been here ever since,” he explains. Sotelo has been practicing criminal law as a Prosecutor for the City of Reno and Washoe County District Attorney’s office; as a criminal defe...