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»11/3/08 Pre-Election Day Conversation
We talk with McCain and Obama delegates to the Republican and Democratic National Conventions as we head into the final hours before Election Day. We're also be joined by Patricia Cunningham of KCEP-FM, as part of a joint broadcast.

Then on Election Day, we continue the conversation with KCEP-FM. And we also air a special 6 pm Tuesday edition of KNPR's State of Nevada, when we'll hear your thoughts about the most interesting national, state and local political races.

»11/4/08 Election Day
We continue our election coverage with KCEP-FM and host Patricia Cunningham. Political commentators Jon Ralston, Steve Sebelius and Chuck Muth will join the conversation. We'll also check-in with New York Times and USA Today free-lance reporter Steve Friess who will be making the rounds of polling places.

At 6pm Tuesday, we hear what voters found at the polls and we look at some of the early results from the East.

»11/5/08 Election Follow-up
We continue our series of joint broadcasts with KCEP-FM and host Patricia Cunningham, as we look back at election results. We talk with Chuck Muth, Steve Sebelius, Jon Ralston and Elizabeth Crum.

And, of course, we take your phone calls and emails.

»11/6/08 Budget Woes and Neil Gaiman
On the next edition of KNPR's State of Nevada, we look at the latest round of cuts to the state budget. Legislators need to find another $250 million in reductions before the new session begins in 2009.

Then, we talk with novelist and screenwriter Neil Gaiman. He's set to speak at the Vegas Valley Book Festival.

»11/7/08 PEW Hispanic Voter Report
Venetian-and-Palazzo-parent Las Vegas Sands has told investors that it's in danger of defaulting on some of its loans, placing the company in danger of bankruptcy. We look at the problems faced by Sheldon Adelson's company, and we ask what it could mean for other Las Vegas casino giants, including MGM Mirage, Harrah's Entertainment and Station Casinos.

We also talk with the Pew Hispanic Center about the role of Hispanic voters in Barack Obama's Tuesday victory.

»11/10/08 Unemployment Rates and Holocaust Survivor Karl Herz
We hear how the nation's unemployment rate downplays the number millions of people who are underemployed or have given up looking for work. We also discuss how light pollution has altered where we live. We talk with the author of a piece in the current issue of National Geographic Magazine.

And in our second hour we speak with Nazi death camp survivor Karl Herz. The Las Vegan has written a book of poetry about his horrific experiences as a teenager in Nazi Germany.

»11/11/08 Veterans Day
In our first hour we talk to female war veterans and the issues specific to them. Then we are joined by English and creative writing professor and war veteran H. Lee Barnes about his collections of short stories on the Vietnam War.

»11/12/08 ICE Deal, Fee Hike and Red Mountain Music Company
We talk about Metro's partnership with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to screen for follow-up immigration enforcement criminal aliens booked into the Clark County Detention Center. Then we talk about the first BLM fee hike in 10 years to raise entry fees into Red Rock Canyon.

In our second hour, we speak with the members of the Red Mountain Music Company who will perform their tenth anniversary concert Nov 14 at Cashman Theatre at 7pm. The Red Mountain Choir and guest soloists will perform a mix of Broadway and pop tunes.

»11/13/08 Drop-out Prevention and Supply Side Economics
We hear about the latest push to reduce the drop-out problem in the Clark County School District.

Then we talk with iconic supply side economist Arthur Laffer.

And don't forget to sign-up for our December 5th Town Hall meeting at the Donald W. Reynold Broadcast Center on the Campus of the College of Southern Nevada. Our in-studio audience will discuss the economic turmoil, and you join us by sending an email to Townhall@knpr.org.

»11/14/08 Bush's Push to Relax Environmental Protection
The Bush administration is set to relax environmental protection rules on power plants near national parks and uranium mining near the Grand Canyon. We hear how and why. We also discuss the Administration's push to ban Internet gambling.

In our second hour, we talk with musician Don McLean, who's best-known for the iconic 1970s rock ballad, American Pie. And we talk with David Itkin of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and guest soloist Eugene Rousseau.

»11/17/08 CCSD Budget Meetings
Clark County School district officials have sliced $133 million from the district's budget and they're facing additional cuts of $120 million as the economy worsens. On Monday's edition of KNPR's State of Nevada, we hear your thoughts about places to cut, as we talk with the school district's chief financial officer. We are also be joined by a teacher's union official and a representative of the PTA.

»11/18/08 Housing Market Update and Gardening Tips
For nearly two years, Nevada has had the highest rate of foreclosures in the country. Now banks and others are talking about programs to keep people in their homes. We talk to experts on mortgages and personal finance to make sense of the housing crisis.

Then, the doctors of dirt, the gardening guys Norm Schilling and Frank Rauscher, share their helpful horticultural hints.

»11/19/08 Jim Rogers' Plan and Attitudes Toward Money
Nevada Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers has offered his six point plan for closing the state's projected $1.5 billion budget deficit. We talk with Rogers.

Then, we hear how the nation's economic troubles have changed how we look at money, at least for now.

We tackle those issues Wednesday at 9am and 7pm on News 88.9 KNPR.

»11/20/08 Local Economic Fallout and Cheech and Chong
We talk with UMC officials about cuts to their programs and what the impact on patients will be. Then we talk to some experts about the likely impact on local retirees and the tourist economy if the Big Three automakers are pushed into bankruptcy.

In our second hour we talk to philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah who will be speaking at UNLV on Thursday night. We discuss his latest books on "Cosmopolitanism" and "Experiments in Ethics." Then we hear an encore of the interview with Cheech and Chong. They're due to be roasted as part of the Comedy Festival at Caesars Palace.

»11/21/08 Budget Cuts, AMR Strike and Ask a Mexican
Gov Jim Gibbons met with legislative leaders on Thursday to discuss whether the state needs to lay off workers or make other cuts to balance the budget. We talk with State Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford who was present at that meeting. Then, AMR ambulence drivers and paramedics may walk out the day after Thanksgiving. We talk about what effects of this move.

In our second hour, Gustavo Arrellano, columnist of Orange County Weekly's popular "Ask a Mexican" returns to talk to us about his new book.

»11/24/08 Frank Cullotta and Phillip Fortenberry
Frank Cullotta was a Chicago street kid turned mobster, and his underworld connection brought him to Las Vegas in the early 1980s, where he ran with the deadly Tony Spilotro. Here is another chance to hear our conversation with Cullotta.

Then, Philip Fortenberry has a new solo gig at the Liberace Museum, where he stars in a cabaret show. We talk with Fortenberry, who's also the assistant musical director of The Venetian's production of Jersey Boys.

»11/25/08 Barbara Walters and Robert Schimmel
Another chance to hear our conversation with newscaster, celebrity interviewer and "The View" creator and co-host Barbara Walters, who talks about her recently released autobiography: "Audition."

And in our second hour we'll talk with comedian Robert Schimmel. The Los Angeles-based comedian who often performs on the Strip, beat cancer after a lengthy battle that found him near death.

»11/26/08 Chefs Talk Thanksgiving and Susan Anton
Celebrity Chef Rick Moonen talks with us about his favorite holiday recipes, his new cookbook and sustainable seafood. Then, another chance to hear our recent conversation with entertainer Susan Anton.

And in our second hour, chefs Paul Bartolotta and Adam Bruce join us to share their holiday cooking favorites.

»11/27/08 Turkey Triage, Mosaic and Paula Poundstone
Join us from 8-10am Thanksgiving morning for a special edition of The Splendid Table's Turkey Confidential for 11th hour tips. Call in with your cooking questions: (800) 537-5252.

At 10am and 7pm, we hear the sounds of the a cappella group, Mosaic. They perform at the Flamingo where they open for comedian George Wallace.

At 8pm we have another chance to hear our recent conversation with Weekend Edition Saturday Host Scott Simon about his political murder mystery, "Windy City." Then, we speak with comedian and "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me..." panelist Paula Poundstone.

»11/28/08 Weird Las Vegas and La Quinceanera
First, we talk with authors Tim Cridland and Joe Oesterle about their latest travel book, "Weird Las Vegas and Nevada." They point out some of the weirder Nevada destinations that you never knew.

In our second hour, author Julia Alvarez spent a year traveling the US talking with young Latinas and their families about that rite of passage for 15-year-old girls known as the Quinceanera. Alvarez focuses on the social, economic and political challenges faced by young Hispanic men and women in a changing country. Then, Ian Mylchreest talks with Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald of the classic late-1980s and 1990s sketch comedy group, Kids in the Hall.