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Surf’s Up! In Conversation with Ilya Arbatman About Covid Comix
Listen to the special COVID COMIX episode of Surf’s Up! Tucker Rash is in conversation with Ilya Arbatman, the creator of covidcomix.com, a web comic that documented covid life from April 2020 to June 2021 through 23 issues of black and white comics. This Sunday...
Radio Station Application Public Notice
On November 9, 2021, The Reno Bike Project, filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission for construction permit for new non-commercial educational FM facility for Carnelian Bay in North Lake Tahoe, 89.7FM, FCC File #0000167225 . Members of the...
Dreams and Demolitions: A Conversation with Anjeanette Damon about Downtown Reno’s Uncertain Fate
On a new Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Anjeanette Damon about Jeffrey Jacobs' large-scale acquisition of downtown properties, many of which he razed shortly after purchasing them. Anjeanette, a long-time local investigative journalist, recently...
Indie Latin Beats: Interview with Luna Luna
Dallas, TX based Latinx band Luna Luna recently came to Reno to perform at The Holland Project. Joyce, host of KWNK’s Indie Latin Beats, sat down with the band ahead of their show. Check it out to hear a conversation about the varying DIY communities Luna Luna has...
Roots Junction: Interview with Guitarist Carl Weingarten
In this episode of Roots Junction, your host Jim Davidson sits down for an interview with guitarist Carl Weingarten. Carl is a longtime friend of Jim. The two grew up together in the St. Louis suburbs and went to the same elementary school. Carl has been recording...
Bike Life Radio: Pineapple Pedicabs, Center Street Cycle-track News, & Pontificating About Bike Posture
Bike Life Radio on KWNK, a show where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. In this episode, we talk to the owner of Pineapple Pedicabs about the business and chat with some of her drivers. Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. For...
Double Scoop Podcast: Interview with Richard Jackson
In the latest episode of the Double Scoop Podcast, you'll hear Richard Jackson, a local ceramacist, talk about curating the group art show Skull, which opens Friday November, 5th. Jackson and and Las Vegas artist Chris Bauder co-curated the exhibit which features...
Local Designer Jenna Slikkerveer on Her Design for KWNK’s 4th Anniversary
KWNK is turning 4 years old on Halloween 2021. To mark the anniversary we had local designer Jenna Sikkerveer create a special 4th anniversary website banner for us. We sat down with Jenna to learn more about her design for the station, her other work, and her dream...
There’s a New Sheriff in Town: A Conversation with Jessica Pishko about the Constitutional Sheriff’s Movement
This week on Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Jessica Pishko about a reactionary political grouping that has been steadily gaining influence in the US: the Constitutional Sheriffs. Pishko is a lawyer and a writer who recently published a profile on Mark...
A Writer’s World with Shaun Griffin: Killing Me Softly with Artificial Poetry
A meditation on the poetry of Artificial Intelligence.Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our...