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»2/1/08 After the Caucuses. . . and The Decline of Reading
Tens of thousands of Nevadans were energized after the January 19th presidential caucuses. They were fired up by the political process, excited to connect with their neigbhors and ready to move ahead. So what's next? We'll talk with political organizers and party activists about how that momentum can be carried forward. Brian Bahouth and Dave Berns host.

»2/4/08 Super Tuesday Preview and Howard Hughes
The presidential campaign moves on to Super Tuesday, and that means that voters in California, Arizona and Utah will cast their ballots. So what issues are Nevada's neighbors eyeing in the mammoth primary battle? We talk with journalists from the three states.

»2/5/08 Drying of the West and Beautiful Children
The current issue of National Geographic Magazine asks, The American West was won by water management, but what happens when there's no water left to manage? We'll talk with the author of that piece.

»2/6/08 Cloned Food and Tom Bissell
Mortgage scams are a growing problem throughout the region, as financially troubled homeowners try to eliminate debt they can't afford. We'll talk about some common scams. Then, the federal Food & Drug Administration has approved the sale of has approved the sale of meat and milk from cloned animals. So what could it mean for the food you eat?

»2/7/08 Falling Housing Prices and Paula Poundstone
Business Week economics editor Peter Coy tells us that housing prices could tumble another 25% nationally. And he'll explain why. Then, The New Yorker magazine staff writer George Packer explains why some longtime friends and advisers of the Clintons are supporting Barack Obama's presidential bid.

»2/8/08 Water Distribution and Author Joe McGinnis
We look at the effort to import more water to the Las Vegas Valley, while boosting the Reno area's water supply. Dave Berns and Brian Bahouth host.

»2/11/08 Upper Las Vegas Wash and Barbershop Quartet
Las Vegas has become a safe haven for celebrities trying to escape the paparazzi. Or so reports freelance writer and podcaster Steve Friess. We talk with Friess about the celebrity safe zone that is Las Vegas. Next we discuss the effort to protect the northern end of the Las Vegas Wash, a fight that has pit environmentalists against developers and local government officials.

»2/12/08 Fit Cities and Less Weddings and Paris and Rio Staff Changes
Why is Albuquerque on top and Las Vegas on the bottom for fitness? Then we discuss the big drop in marriage licenses issued in Clark County. At 106,789, it's the lowest in a decade. We'll talk about that trend with a Las Vegas wedding planner and a historian who says the trouble with marriage started two centuries ago.

»2/13/08 The Super Delegate Vote and Chicken Ranch
We talk with several super delegates from Nevada, who will discuss how they'll decide who to support in the Democratic presidential race. We also look at a new study that says that Americans are spending less time outdoors than they did 20 years ago, and we ask what that means for attitudes toward parks, wilderness and development.

»2/14/08 Desalinization Plants and KA
We look at desalinization plants elsewhere in the world and ask whether they'd make sense for Nevada, especially in light of the new study that says that Lake Mead could dry up by 2020. Then, Texas investment banker Matthew Simmons tells us why the world's oil shortage is worse than we think.

»2/15/08 Alternative Energy and LV Philharmonic
We'll look at the future for alternative power generation in Nevada, and we'll also talk with a co-author of the study that says there's a 50% chance that Lake Mead could dry-up within the next 13 years.

»2/18/08 KA and Beautiful Children
We hear more of our recent conversation with key players in Cirque du Soleil's KÀ show at MGM Grand, where the 80,000-pound stage is one of the key attractions.

»2/19/08 Prescription Drug Abuse and LV Mob
An overdose of prescription drugs killed actor Heath Ledger, and we look at the scourge of prescription drug abuse and how it affects teens and adults.

»2/20/08 Dying Alone and Dr Ikram Khan
One thousand Clark County residents die alone in their homes every year. We talk with the coroner and representatives of local agencies that work to help seniors avoid that lonely fate.

»2/21/08 County Conventions and Safer Schools
Barack Obama has won 10 consecutive caucuses and primaries, and Hillary Clinton is looking to March 4 and the Ohio and Texas primaries as her fire wall. So could any of this impact this weekend's Democratic county conventions in Nevada, where Clinton won the Jan 19 Democratic presidential caucus? And how could the Republicans' March 8 county conventions play out in Nevada?

»2/22/08 Violent Crime and Medical Errors
Two shootings happened in less than a week in the Las Vegas Valley. And a University of Nevada student lies dead, the possible victim of a serial rapist in Reno. Both northern and southern Nevada is reeling from this recent spate of violent crime.

»2/25/08 Chaos at County Conventions and Falling Home Prices
We'll talk about what happened at Saturday's confusing and chaotic Clark County Democratic Convention. We also check in with our Northern NV correspondent and Friday co-host, Brian Bahouth and talk about what happened at Washoe County's convention.

»2/26/08 From Mc Mansions to Mc Slums and The Decline of Golf
Washington-based journalist Christopher Leinberger says that the foreclosure crisis is a foretaste of what's to come for the suburbs that are bound to decay in the next 30 or 40 years. Then we talk to the author of a new report by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life that shows more than a quarter of American adults have left the faith of their childhood to join another religion... or no religion at all.

»2/27/08 Snitching on Criminals and Legalized Prostitution
Monday's shooting of a 16-year-old Western High School student outside of Gibson Middle School finds Western students reluctant to talk about the incident. We talk with former street gang member about the challenges police face when trying to persuade witnesses to talk about shootings. Then, we look at the latest fashion trends in Las Vegas.

»2/28/08 Political Labels and Kaufman and Mack's New Book
We talk about the power of words in today's political debate.