Renoites- The Podcast about Reno Nevada

This year, Reno has a new chief of police. After a selection process by city officials earlier this year, Kathryn Nance was chosen for the position, and was sworn into the role in February. Now, after her first 6 months on the job, she sits down with Renoites host Conor McQuivey for a wide ranging discussion about her career and about the work of policing, both here in Reno and nationally. Some of the topics covered in this episode include understanding implicit bias, policies and procedures for body camera usage, what community policing is and the goals it hopes to accomplish, the differences between policing in a city like Stockton (where Nance worked for most of her career) and a city like Reno, navigating a predominately male profession as a female officer, the difference between "law enforcement" and "crime prevention," and much much more! Renoites is free to listen to but it is NOT free to produce. It takes a significant amount of money and time to create such a frequently published and highly local show, and I strive to do it in a way that is INDEPENDENT and FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE. Please help me ensure I can continue doing this work and providing value to our community by contributing on Patreon at http://patreon.com/renoites If you have feedback or suggestions, send me a message on Instagram (@renoites) or an email to conor@renoites.com Thanks for listening!

Most people are very uncomfortable with the idea of death and dying and avoid the serious conversations and preparations involved in the process (one which we'll all experience eventually). On this episode of Renoites, we welcome one of the founders of the Doula Co-op, Emily Barney, to talk about what the death industry looks like today, and some of the better ways we can approach and talk about the end of our lives and the lives of our loved ones. Some of the questions we explored were about what the common practices look like today, how the death industry can take advantage of tragedy to exploit bereaved people, what natural death and home funerals look like, what a doula's role is for people who are nearing death (and for those who expect to still have a long life ahead of them), the challenge of burnout for people in highly emotionally demanding jobs, why you need to create a living will TODAY, and much more! If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, please let me know! Email conor@renoites.com Renoites is a fully LISTENER FUNDED project. This show simply can not exist without contributions from listeners just like you! Learn more and contribute a few dollar to help this show become financially sustainable at http://patreon.com/renoites I recently appeared on the Worst Little Podcast! Listen to that episode wherever you get podcasts or at https://www.worstlittlepodcast.com/ Additional Resources and Information: Contact: doulapurposes.comdoulabarney@gmail.com DOULA CO-OP Resources: connect@doulacoop.org Death Doula Resources: sacredtransits.comTips on Choosing an EOLD Going with GraceFuneral Consumer Alliance Paying Final Respects: Your Rights When Buying Funeral Goods & ServicesNational Home Funeral Alliance Sacred Crossings, home funeralFreeWillFiling an Advanced DirectiveForms & Resources (including POLST form)

Saturday, September 16, Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful will be holding their annual Truckee River Cleanup volunteer event, with hundreds of volunteers working together to clean and maintain sites along the Truckee River. Volunteers will be doing gardening and planting, weed and trash removal, and much more, with a volunteer picnic to follow. On this bonus mini episode of Renoites, KTMB's Marina McCreary returns to the show to talk about the upcoming river cleanup and well as other volunteer opportunities throughout the year. You can sign up to volunteer or learn more at http://ktmb.org/volunteer Please consider supporting Renoites on Patreon at http://patreon.com/renoites and send guest suggestions or episode ideas to conor@renoites.com Thanks for listening!

A few years ago, in the middle of the pandemic, I started to see photos of downtown Reno coming across my Instagram feed with a bold and distinctive style. Bright neon blues, reds and pinks that really showed off the unique glow of our city at night. The photographer behind that account, Reno After Dark, which has grown to tens of thousands of followers across social media platforms, is Ben Davis. Ben joined the podcast this week to talk about his unique style and how he chooses subjects, the importance of photography in telling the story of Reno through it's constant changes over the years, his experience of spending countless hours in the heart of downtown after the sun has set, and much more! You can find Ben's work on Instagram at http://instagram.com/renoafterdark and on his website http://www.renoafterdark.com Please consider supporting our mission of creating free, local, substantive content! You can become a patron of Renoites and ensure that it is financially sustainable (otherwise I might end up having to quit and then it just won't exist anymore!) You can learn more at http://patreon.com/renoites If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, please let me know. Email conor@renoites.com

Welcome Back to Renoites! This is the first episode of a new season of the podcast. My goal is for this show to be a consistent source of interesting, substantive conversation that is highly relevant to us here in Northern Nevada. This is a community funded independent project and your support is appreciated. I have a handful of new patrons since last season, so thank you to Elaine, Claudia, Stephanie, Mike, Remo, Mindy, Jillian, Marina and everyone else who contributes to this show’s existence. If you’d like to learn more about supporting the show, visit renoites.com I have a ton of great guests lined up for this season of the show, and so many of them came directly from listener suggestions, so if you have somebody you think would be a good guest for the show, let me know! My email address is conor@renoites.com My first guest on the show over 100 episodes ago was Bob Conrad, founder and editor at This is Reno. I’ve had a few other people from the world of local media on the show over the last couple years and have always found those conversations really valuable and interesting. I’m excited to start this season with Brian Duggan, former editor of the Reno Gazette Journal and current General Manager at KUNR radio. We talked about the decline of print newspapers and what it means for local reporting, zombie newsrooms with no staff and AI articles, events like COVID that make everyone tune in for local details, the elimination of barriers to get into journalism, and a lot more. I hope you enjoy this episode and the upcoming season! Thanks again for listening.

Renoites at the Riverside Farmer's Market is a limited Renoites series with the vendors of the Riverside Farmer's Market in Reno, Nevada and hosted by Renoites host Conor McQuivey. The year-round farmer's market takes place Sunday mornings at Idlewild Park from 8-1. You can find Conor at the Renoites booth most weeks if you'd like to chat, share ideas, purchase merch or sign up to support the show financially, or just say hi! Today's episode features Ryan Stark, owner of No City Coffee. No City has a brick and mortar location upstairs at the Great Basin Community Co-op (with plans for that space to expand to include prepared food and a big outdoor space) and Ryan has recently started serving his coffee at the Riverside Farmer's Market from his new coffee cart. Ryan has worked in coffee for decades, here in Reno and elsewhere, including during the earliest days of Bibo Coffee, where he was the very first employee. We talked about what makes coffee the perfect beverage to have a conversation over, the advantages of partnering with the co-op to create unique and fresh ingredients, how coffee culture has grown in Reno, and much more! Follow No City on Instagram at http://instagram.com/nocityreno Thank you for listening! Please consider supporting Renoites financially on Patreon by visiting http://patreon.com/renoites Follow Renoites on Instagram at http://instagram.com/renoites

Renoites at the Riverside Farmer's Market is a limited Renoites series with the vendors of the Riverside Farmer's Market in Reno, Nevada and hosted by Renoites host Conor McQuivey. The year-round farmer's market takes place Sunday mornings at Idlewild Park from 8-1. You can find Conor at the Renoites booth most weeks if you'd like to chat, share ideas, purchase merch or sign up to support the show financially, or just say hi! Today's episode features Kaylie Arnold, owner of Haggle Haus, a retail truck offering reclaimed fashion from around the world. Kaylie is a flight attendant, and on her layovers around the world often found herself haggling at markets as well as shopping for unique used fashions in international destinations. Using her experience working in fashion as well, this May she created a micro version of that shopping experience here in Reno. Her Haggle Haus truck is a mini boutique you can find at the Riverside Farmer's Market as well as other markets around town. There are clothes for men, women, and children, a changing room to try things on, and just as the name suggests- you're free to negotiate on the prices. Follow Haggle Haus on Instagram http://instagram.com/hagglehaus Thank you for listening! Please consider supporting Renoites financially on Patreon by visiting http://patreon.com/renoites Follow Renoites on Instagram at http://instagram.com/renoites

Renoites at the Riverside Farmer's Market is a limited Renoites series with the vendors of the Riverside Farmer's Market in Reno, Nevada. The year-round farmer's market takes place Sunday mornings at Idlewild Park from 8-1. You can find us at the Renoites booth most weeks if you'd like to chat, share ideas, purchase merch or sign up to support the show financially, or just say hi! This week's episode features Brian Monahan, also known as Thundercat, a leather craftsman whose booth at the market features an assortment of self-designed, hand stained and hand stitched leather goods. Some of Brian's most unique and popular items include 20-sided dice for role playing games like Dungeons and Dragons or choosing what to have for dinner, and an amazing showpiece leather dragon scale vest made of hundreds of individual "scales" (it has more parts than a V-8 engine!) You can find Thundercat at the Riverside Farmer's Market most Sundays and at various other local markets. Follow him on Instagram at http://instagram.com/thundercatmakes Thank you for listening! Please consider supporting Renoites financially on Patreon by visiting http://patreon.com/renoites Follow Renoites on Instagram at http://instagram.com/renoites

Ella Haworth has been skateboarding in Reno the last 4 years, and recently created an annual female skate contest and skate group she calls Bitchin Betties. What began as a fundraiser for the Wild West Fund, a statewide abortion fund (listen to our episode with them here) has continued as a project to bring more people out to skate in the area. On this episode, Ella explains why she started skating, how she reacts to haters and hecklers, the process of working with the city to run her event at Idlewild park, what Reno's skater community is like, and much more! This episode of Renoites is one in a series of shorter episodes, designed so that you can listen and learn without having to dedicate a full hour to the topic. Most "Renoites Shorts" episodes will only be 10-20 minutes long. What do you think of a shorter format? Let me know! If you have suggestions for episodes or topics, please let us know! Email conor@renoites.com and be sure to follow on Instagram at http://instagram.com/renoites as well! Renoites is a community focused and listener-funded project. Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. You can learn more at http://patreon.com/renoites Thanks for listening!

This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Black Rabbit Mead in Reno, Nevada on July 27, 2023. The sport of roller derby has a long history and reputation for big personalities, fierce competition, and a fair amount of beating up your friends. On this episode of Renoites, Conor is joined by two of Sierra Regional Roller Derby's players, Slamuel L Jackson and One Hit Wonder to talk about the sport and it's place in Northern Nevada. Topics include the logistics of the game, like how it's played and the differences between flat track and banked track derby, the shift from a more theatrical pro wrestling vibe into a more serious sport in more recent years, diversity and inclusion, why derby has room for all body types, what makes a good roller derby nickname, an audience Q&A segment, and much more! If you enjoy this episode and want to support Renoites, please consider signing up at http://patreon.com/renoites as a financial supporter of the show! Patrons get benefits like early access to some episodes, exclusive patron-only video newsletters with updates about the show, free or discounted Renoites merch, and more! Send guest suggestions for future episodes or other feedback to conor@renoites.com Learn more about Sierra Regional Roller Derby on Facebook and Instagram, or at their website http://www.sierraregionalrollerderby.org

Renoites at the Riverside Farmer's Market is a limited Renoites series with the vendors of the Riverside Farmer's Market in Reno, Nevada. The year-round farmer's market takes place Sundays at Idlewild Park from 8-1. You can find us at the Renoites booth most weeks if you'd like to chat, share ideas, purchase merch or sign up to support the show financially, or just say hi! This week's episode features Marisa Hess from OSO Design Lab. Marisa and her husband Josh use various technologies to create their line of jewelry. They specialize in laser-cut wood pieces, like big intricate statement earrings that weigh almost nothing. Marisa comes from a local small business family, her mother and step-dad previously owned Josef's Vienna Bakery on Moana. Josh has a background in tech and has joined OSO full time in recent years, to further invest in growing their business. You can find OSO Design Lab at the Riverside Farmer's Market most Sundays, at various other local markets, in the Wyld Marketplace at Reno Public Market, and on their website at https://osodesignlab.com/ Follow them on Instagram at http://instagram.com/osodesignlab Thank you for listening! Please consider supporting Renoites financially on Patreon by visiting http://patreon.com/renoites Follow Renoites on Instagram at http://instagram.com/renoites

Renoites at the Riverside Farmer's Market is a limited Renoites series with the vendors of the Riverside Farmer's Market in Reno, Nevada. The year-round farmer's market takes place Sundays at Idlewild Park from 8-1. You can find us at the Renoites booth most weeks, if you'd like to chat, share ideas, purchase merch or sign up to support the show financially, or just say hi! This week's episode features Brad Allured from Just Legit Soap. Brad is a scientist by training and when he couldn't find a bar soap he liked, he decided to make one. Now he sells a variety of goods at his booth at the Riverside Farmers Market. On this episode, Conor and Brad talk about taking a scientific approach to creating new things, why pH matters in pet shampoo, ethical ingredients, the divisive nature of patchouli, and more! You can find Just Legit Soap at the Riverside Farmer's Market the first Sunday of each month! Follow on Instagram at http://instagram.com/justlegitsoap Thank you for listening! Please consider supporting Renoites financially on Patreon by visiting http://patreon.com/renoites Follow Renoites on Instagram at http://instagram.com/renoites

Renoites at the Riverside Farmer's Market is a limited Renoites series with the vendors of the Riverside Farmer's Market in Reno, Nevada. The year-round farmer's market takes place Sundays at Idlewild Park from 8-1. You can us at the Renoites booth most weeks, if you'd like to chat, share ideas, purchase merch or sign up to support the show financially, or just say hi! This week's episode features Samantha DeAndrea from Doula Co-op discussing what a doula is and isn't (they aren't just for pregnancy!), how they fits into the world of medical care, the co-op model to connect doulas with the people who need their services, and more! Additional people Samantha wanted to thank for their legislative work this session include Emily Barney, Joyce Abeng, and Jollina Simpson and the bill sponsors listed below:

This episode was recorded live at Reno Little Theater in Reno, Nevada on July 7, 2023. Reno Little Theater is one of the longest-running community theater companies in the United States and are just finishing their 88th season here in Northern Nevada. Their most recent show, running through the end of July, is Seussical the Musical, a fun family-friendly musical featuring characters and stories from the works of Dr. Seuss. On this episode, recorded live after the July 7 performance of Seussical, host Conor McQuivey spoke with the director of the show, Shea King, and technical director Chad Sweet. Topics included the process of casting for a musical, the process of turning flat cartoon images into sets for the stage, the importance of the live audience experience, and much more! Thank you to those who attended and thanks for listening! The next Renoites LIVE event will be Thursday, July 27 at Black Rabbit Mead. Learn more about Reno Little Theater at their website, http://www.renolittletheater.org Send guest suggestions and feedback about Renoites to Conor at conor@renoites.com Support the show financially on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/renoites

Mike Van Houten has been documenting the changes in downtown Reno for over a decade, with a focus on tracking what's happening and where on his blog, Downtown Makeover. He appeared on Renoites about 2 years ago, and a lot has certainly happened since then! This week's episode is a recap of various development projects in Downtown Reno and and surrounding neighborhoods. Topics included the current status of the (failed?) City Center Harrah's renovation, the impacts of Reno Public Market and RED, rising rents in Midtown driving out long time businesses like Recycled Records, the debate over whether road medians should stay or go, how far behind demand we are at building what is likely needed as we grow, and more! Follow Downtown Makeover on Instagram and Twitter @downtownmakeover and visit the blog at http://downtownmakeover.com If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, email me at conor@renoites.com If you're able to help support this project financially, please consider signing up to do so. This is a community-oriented local project that can't be financially sustainable without support from listeners like you. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/renoites

Join Renoites and Reno Little Theater LIVE on July 7 for an exclusive "Seussical: the Musical" post-show event featuring additional performances, interviews and audience Q&A! Visit renoites.com for more information! Reno Little Theater is one of the longest-running community theater companies in the United States, currently in their 88th season! Reno has been focused on growing it's reputation as a city that cares about the arts, and theater is a big part of that identity, including as it intersects with music, design, writing, and much more. On this week's episode of Renoites, host Conor McQuivey is joined by the executive director of Reno Little Theater, Melissa Taylor, to discuss Reno Little Theater's past, present and future as a part of Reno's artistic community. Some of the topics include the importance of live theater in creating a sense of community, the inherent inclusion and belongingness that comes from the craft of acting, education programs for young people to create participation in the arts, the challenges of operating as a nonprofit theater through the covid pandemic, and much more! If you have suggestions for future guests on Renoites, please email us at conor@renoites.com Be sure to follow us on social media and please consider becoming a financial supporter on Patreon! This link has everything you need to know: http://linktr.ee/renoites

*PLEASE VOTE FOR RENOITES AS "BEST LOCAL PODCAST" IN THE RENO NEWS & REVIEW BEST OF NORTHERN NEVADA* HERE'S THE LINK When we think of local government, often the people that come to mind are the mayor and city council, but we shouldn't forget that the city of Reno is but a part of the much larger Washoe County, whose jurisdiction overlaps and intersects with Reno, and extends as far north as the very top of the state. On this week's episode of Renoites, host Conor McQuivey speaks with Washoe County's Manager, Eric Brown. Manger Brown was appointed to the position by the Washoe County Commission in 2019. Conor and Manager Brown discuss the role of the county government broadly and the county manager specifically, the process of creating the CARES campus and working with Reno and Sparks to address the needs of homeless populations in the area, ideas for addressing housing affordability in the region, efforts to include the voices of rural communities, Manager Brown's background working in the telecommunications and consumer goods industries before coming to public service, how his experiences as a student athlete shape his way of working, and much much more! Learn more about the Washoe County Leadership Academy and apply here until July 14: https://www.washoecounty.gov/WCLA/ If you have suggestions for episodes or topics, please let us know! Email conor@renoites.com and be sure to follow on Instagram at http://instagram.com/renoites as well! Renoites is a community focused and listener-funded project. Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. You can learn more at http://patreon.com/renoites Thanks for listening!

The Nevada Museum of Art is currently showing an exhibition created by the World War 2 Museum in New Orleans called "Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War 2." The exhibit tells of the special unit in the war that was tasked with deception. Using inflatable fake tanks, pre-recorded radio chatter, and other illusions, they misled the German army about where troops were stationed. Several members of the unit went on to careers in art, including the painter Ellsworth Kelly and the fashion designer Bill Blass. To tell us about the exhibit and other current works at the Nevada Museum of Art, we welcomed NMA's Marketing and Communication Director Rebecca Eckland to the show. This episode of Renoites is the first in a series of shorter episodes, designed so that you can listen and learn without having to dedicate a full hour to the topic. Most "Renoites Shorts" episodes will only be 10-20 minutes long. If you have suggestions for episodes or topics, please let us know! Email conor@renoites.com and be sure to follow on Instagram at http://instagram.com/renoites as well! Renoites is a community focused and listener-funded project. Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. You can learn more at http://patreon.com/renoites Thanks for listening!

A few years ago, Nevada's state element was declared to be neon, to reflect the importance of neon lights in the identity of our cities both big and small. The effort to make this happen was spearheaded by local neon preservationist and director of the Nevada Neon Project, Will Durham. Will has been saving neon signs from destruction throughout the state for many years, and has amassed a collection he hopes to turn into a world-class museum here in Reno. On this episode of Renoites, Conor and Will discuss the importance of neon to Nevada's identity and history, the technical craft of creating neon art and advertising, the process of lobbying the Nevada legislature to designate neon as the state element (which passed unanimously in both houses), the opportunities he has had to display pieces from the collection, and his vision for a neon museum in Northern Nevada. You can learn more and see photos on the Nevada Neon Project Instagram account here: https://www.instagram.com/nevadaneonproject/ If you would like to support Renoites, there are many ways to do so: Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/renoites Contribute financially via Patreon at http://patreon.com/renoites Send feedback or guest suggestions to conor@renoites.com Come visit and buy some Renoites merch at the Riverside Farmers Market Attend a live taping of Renoites at Black Rabbit Mead! The next LIVE episode will feature Sierra Regional Roller Derby on Thursday, July 27. Thanks for listening!

30 years ago, Reno teenager Pete Menchetti started a company called The Sticker Guy. Being actively involved in Reno's local music scene, Pete went from studying computer science to creating the first online sticker store in the very early days of Internet commerce. Since then, Sticker Guy has been based in Reno and providing stickers for 30 years, while Pete has moved on to also creating a record label, Slovenly Recordings, and operating multiple music festivals around the world under the name We're Loud Fest (with events in Greece, Italy, Vietnam, Mexico, and plans for Kenya) Next weekend, June 16-18, will be a celebration of Sticker Guy's 30th anniversary, with the Reno-based music festival DEBAUCH-A-ReNO at Wingfield Park and Cypress in midtown. Tickets and information can be found at http://sloven.ly/reno The next LIVE episode of Renoites will be recorded at Black Rabbit Mead on Thursday, July 29 with Sierra Regional Roller Derby, so mark your calendars and come out to learn about the sport and the culture that surrounds it. Support Renoites on Patreon! http://patreon.com/renoites Send guest suggestions or feedback to conor@renoites.com Follow Renoites on Instagram at http://instagram.com/renoites Thanks for listening!