Wild Nevadacast

YouTuber Steve Ellison talks about his series, The Reno You Know .  Ellison brings history to life for his viewers as old Reno returns to tell its stories, including historic locations, people and restoration projects that protect local landmarks  You can watch The Reno You Know at https://www.youtube.com/@SteveTRYK

With his latest book now available, we revisit the episode with Jack Kelly, Creator of Wild Nevada .  25 years after he created Wild Nevada , Jack celebrates the anniversary with a visit and shares his memories and favorite moments from his Wild Nevada experiences.  You can find Jack’s latest book, Death Treads Lightly , at books.by/jack-kelly. 

With his book now available, we revisit Dillon Osleger, who explains how our trails are our throughline across centuries.  They do more than just guide us along natural pathways, they tell us stories and connect us with those who came before. His book Trail Work: Restoring the Paths and Stories of America's Public Lands is published by Heyday Books and can be found at the links below and other boo...

We revisit a favorite from April 2025 as Sutro Tunnel Caretaker Spencer Davidson joins Executive Director Chris Pattison to give an update on the progress of the ambitious project at Sutro, which Wild Nevada last visited in 2022.   For more go to thesutrotunnel.org/

Dillon Osleger explains how our trails are our throughline across centuries.  They do more than just guide us along natural pathways, they tell us stories and connect us with those who came before.  His book Trail Work: Restoring the Paths and Stories of America's Public Lands is available beginning May 12.

Harmony Heywood from Map Adventures returns with the story of the iconic elephant Tina, who lived at John Ascuaga’s Nugget for years and entertained countless locals, but is now in unfortunate circumstances.  Harmony requests public support for the movement to help Tina reach a sanctuary for the remainder of her life. To add your voice, visit idausa.org.  https://www.idausa.org/campaign/elephants/...

We're revisiting some favorite podcasts from the series. Last year Helena Guglielmino told us she was writing a book.  Now she’s back to share the fruits of her labor - Urban Trails: Reno, a guide to 42 of the best hiking paths around the Reno area. 

We're revisiting some favorite podcasts from the series. Journalists like John Glionna are not common, so it’s fun to hear from such an adventurous writer who commits to finding his stories wherever they may be, across the world or in our backyard.  His latest book is Rebels & Outliers: Real Stories of the American West, and some of those stories come from right here in Nevada.   

We reconnect with Larry Neel, who took us on a wildlife photography journey in the 2014 Wild Nevada special and who now has a newly published book of his own wildlife photos entitled Shadows in the Sagebrush .  

Rafael Villanueva is the CEO of Travel Nevada, which is part of a team premiering a new statewide travel show on Outside TV.  Villanueva tells us about this exciting series, Get A Little Out There with Alex Honnold .  

25 years after he created Wild Nevada, Jack Kelly celebrates the anniversary with a visit via Zoom and shares his memories and favorite moments from his Wild Nevada experiences. We also tease Jack's current passion, writing, and continue the conversation on the PBS Reno Arts podcast.

We're starting the year with some favorite podcasts from the series. Chris DeFranco is the man behind the production of Outdoor Nevada, Vegas PBS' statewide recreation show hosted by Connor Fields.  DeFranco has a lot of compelling stories about the production and his passion is evident as he shares some of his memorable experiences.  Recorded in June, 2025.

We're starting the year with some favorite podcasts from the series. Harmony Heywood combined her love of history and good old fashioned paper maps into a YouTube channel called Map Adventures, where she teaches us everything from the dramatic and lesser-known stories of our region to how to properly read and fold a map.   

We're ending the year with some favorite podcasts from the series. Tami Force has been all over Nevada’s back roads, exploring ghost towns and mining camps and sharing her discoveries with her online friends and family through Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond at nvtami.com, @nvtami on social media and now through her books, In The Shadow Of The Sierra and In The Glow Of The Sierra, both published i...

We're ending the year with some favorite podcasts from the series.  TMCC professor Mark Maynard undertook a documentary film that took him across the state of Nevada tracing the history and stories behind the (now) official state drink, the Picon Punch. This was recorded in 2024 so a few things have changed, like the Picon's ascendance to officialdom, and the unfortunate end of "The Fe," but the s...

Wild Nevada Season 8 is about to premiere, so Producer-Host Chris Orr and Director Josh Fuss are here to prepare us for what's coming up when the series premieres December 18.  

Last year Helena Guglielmino told us she was writing a book.  Now she’s back to share the fruits of her labor - Urban Trails: Reno, a guide to 42 of the best hiking paths around the Reno area. 

Journalists like John Glionna are not common, so it’s fun to hear from such an adventurous writer who commits to finding his stories wherever they may be, across the world or in our backyard.  His latest book is Rebels & Outliers: Real Stories of the American West, and some of those stories come from right here in Nevada.  

EP 031 - Michael Sykes, Floating Island Books

Our old friend Sydney Martinez returns with exciting news – she has published a brand new book of her photographs and writings from all across the Silver State.  Sydney tells us the story behind the creation of this expression of her love for the wildest parts of Nevada.  

When people spend little time outdoors in nature, it can have negative effects, but Frances Munoz knows one way to get a healthy dose of the natural world: The Wilbur D. May Arboretum.  Learn about the Arboretum Society and the many opportunities available to us to surround ourselves in nature without even leaving town.  

Rafael Villanueva is the first ever CEO of Travel Nevada, a marketing veteran who loves Nevada and tells us all about the ways Nevadans can discover their state through Travel Nevada’s marketing efforts, website, and soon, Adventure Centers, opening in 2026 in Boulder City and Carson City with plans for more.

Chris DeFranco is the man behind the production of Outdoor Nevada, Vegas PBS' statewide recreation show hosted by Connor Fields.  DeFranco has a lot of compelling stories about the production and his passion is evident as he shares some of his memorable experiences.  

Rockhounding can be a lot of fun for many people, but where are the good places to hunt?  Hilary Loupee, President of the Reno Gem & Mineral Society tells us  about the Society’s field trips to great rockhounding spots and explains how the Society has an impressive array of tools to turn your discoveries into works of art. 

Julianne Mahoney is one of the two lucky winners of the Carson City to Canada Quest, which gives her the opportunity to hike from Nevada’s capitol to the U.S. – Canada border along the Pacific Crest Trail.  She stopped by to visit just before hitting the trail to begin this epic journey.