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»6/1/09 Smoking & Casino Workers, Legislature, Cinevegas
Las Vegas casino dealers are adversely affected by the secondhand smoke they encounter while on the job.

City Life Editor Steve Sebelius joins us from Carson City with all the latest on the last-minute legislative votes.

Then, we talk with producers and directors that have films featured in this year's Cinevegas.

»6/2/09 Nevada Politicians, Immigration Reform, Legislature
We talk with Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley, Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, Senator Warren Hardy and Assemblyman Lynn Stewart about the end of the legislative session, the state budget, Gov. Gibbons and more.

We talk about immigration reform, and ask is now a good time to start talking about it again, or will the economic collapse continue to be the main issue on peoples' minds.

KNPR contributor and Las Vegas City Life Editor Steve Sebelius joins us from Carson City with all the latest on this year's legislative session.

»6/3/09 Social Mobility, Elections, Jazz Trio, David Brenner
We talk with Review-Journal columnist Geoff Schumacher and Isabel Sawhill, a senior fellow in Economic Studies at The Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.

Las Vegas Sun political columnist Jon Ralston analyzes the final results from city council and mayor races in Henderson, North Las Vegas and Las Vegas.

We hear the sounds of the Las Vegas-based LaVerne Christie Trio

Longtime stand-up and former Tonight Show guest host, Comedian David Brenner joins us.

»6/4/09 Online Betting, Boulder City Foreclosures, J. Bunker
We talk with online betting supporter, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., UNLV Prof. David Schwartz, poker player Howard Lederer, gambling opponent Les Bernal, and addiction counselor Arnie Wexler.

Also, we talk with Board of Regents Chairman Michael Wixom and and Nevada Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers.

Boulder City foreclosures - our guests include Brok Armentrout, Director of Boulder City's Community Development Department, real estate industry analyst John Restrepo and Bret Runion, owner of Desert Sun Realty, Inc. a Boulder City real estate firm.

UnitedHealthcare of Nevada CEO, Jonathan Bunker, is leaving his post to head a new mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Santa Rose, Calif.

»6/5/09 Local Car Dealers, Obama's Speech, Bobby Slayton
We talk with Jim Marsh, president of Jim Marsh Inc.; Dan Towbin of Towbin Automotive Enterprises; Greg Heinrich, president of Fairway Chevrolet; and Tyler Corder, chief executive officer of the Findlay Automotive Group.

Also, we talk with Imam Aslam Abdullah and UNLV political science Professor Mehran Tamadonfar about reactions to President Obama's Cairo Speech.

Comedian Bobby Slayton's rapid-fire delivery and edgy New York diction make him the quintessential comedian's comedian.

Author Laurell K. Hamilton has just published the 17th book in her series about the tough-minded vampire hunter, Anita Blake. Hamilton is set to speak Friday night, June 5th, at 7pm, at the Clark County Library on Flamingo Road.

»6/6/09 KNPR's State of Nevada Weekend Select
Comedian David Brenner joins us. The longtime stand-up and former Tonight Show guest host, the Philadelphia native's known for taking his inspiration from the daily paper and offering a twist.

We also talk with Comedian Bobby Slayton whose rapid-fire delivery and edgy New York diction make him the quintessential comedian's comedian.

This selection represents the best from the past week's broadcasts.

»6/8/09 Consultant or Union Buster?
He's been paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep unions out of the big resorts on the Strip. Steve Wynn hired Mark Garrity to keep his dealers non-union. Boyd Gaming hired him to keep out the stagehands' union. Mark Garrity joins us to explan what he does.

»6/9/09 Navarrette, Arellano, Louis Prima Jr., Jersey Boys Band
We discuss comments by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's that his state's residents shouldn't blame undocumented immigrants for California's $24.3 billion deficit.

Then, Louis Prima Jr. and Review-Journal columnist Mike Weatherford join us to remember Sam Butera

In our second hour, we are joined by three members of the band for the Jersey Boys who have formed a trio that performs jazz and rock, and have begun appearing at local clubs.

We speak with the leaders of the Cimarron High School robotics program.

»6/10/09 Kansas Doctor Killing, TV, Gans Autopsy, Cinevegas
We talk with Las Vegas gynecologist Dr. Paul Isaacson who attended the funeral of Dr. George Tiller and shares his thoughts about his late-colleague and discusses how doctors who perform abortions are often on alert when it comes to threats and potential attacks.

Local TV stations across the country will change from analogue to digital signals on Friday.

Free-lance writer Steve Friess, of vegashappenshere.com, and Las Vegas Sun reporter Marshall Allen join us to explain the results of Danny Gans autopsy released Tuesday afternoon.

The poker boom is the focus of the film, "All In - The Poker Movie," which premieres at Cinevegas on Thursday. Producer Doug Tirola traces the rise of the card game in Las Vegas, via TV and the Internet. We talk with Tirola.

»6/11/09 Winners in the Foreclosure Crisis and Life Afterwards
We talk with some investors and new home owners who seem to be winners in the foreclosure crisis.

We talk with Diana Taylor, Director of Health Services for the Clark County School District, and Dr. John Middaugh, Director of Community Health for the Southern Nevada Health District, about what we need to know to handle the Swine Flu outbreak in a Southern Nevada school.

Also, what happens to people who have lost their homes? Can they still be sued for the unpaid debt? Can they still be forced into bankruptcy after foreclosure? How can they prevent being bankrupted? And what can they do to repair their credit.

»6/12/09 McGivney, Peace Corps, Biltmore, Jazz, and the Blob
Author Annette McGivney discusses the changing landscape in the West after years of drought.

The Peace Corps is still a thriving option for volunteer service but it's not just for recent college grads.

Longtime Southern Nevada newsman and local historian Bob Stoldal joins us to talk about a long forgotten hotel - the Las Vegas Biltmore.

Jazzman Bill Trujillo joins us in the performance studio to reminisce about his career and play some of the music that he'll be playing at a concert Saturday at the Centennial Hills Park Amphitheatre.

We talk with Professor Matt Fouch of Arizona State University who was one of the team that discovered the Giant Blob formation that runs hundreds of miles beneath the earth's crust.

»6/13/09 KNPR's State of Nevada Weekend Select
We are joined by three members of the band for the Jersey Boys who have formed a trio that performs jazz and rock, and have begun appearing at local clubs.

We speak with the leaders of the Cimarron High School robotics program.

This selection represents the best from the past week's broadcasts.

»6/15/09 Hope at Home A Town Hall Meeting
Radio Broadcast of the June 11, 2009 Town Hall Meeting, Hope at Home: Facing the Mortgage Crisis in Southern Nevada, presented by Nevada Public Radio and KCEP.

»6/16/09 Mental Health, Foreclosure, Good Education, Showgirls
Las Vegas Sun Medical Reporter Marshall Allen discusses the impact of the recession on mental health with Donna Wilburn, the president of the Nevada Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.

The foreclosure crisis has meant that many of the 27,000 swimming pools across the valley have been abandoned. They soon become stagnant algae ponds that provide breeding grounds for mosquitos.

Daniel Wolff's new book "How Lincoln Learned to Read: Twelve Great Americans and the Educations that Made Them Famous" argues that there are lessons in the formative years of famous Americans.

Review Journal columnist John L. Smith talks with long-time Folies dancer Terri Buffet.

»6/17/09 Ensign's Confession, Adult Education, Arizona, Jazz
Sen. John Ensign confesses to an extra-marital affair.

Desert Rose High School allows adults a second chance to earn a high school diploma.

Desert Companion Editor Phil Hagen talks about Flagstaff, Arizona

Also, another chance to hear Dave Berns' conversation with the LaVerne Christie Trio.

»6/18/09 Larry King, Recession Recovery, Juneteenth and More
We talk with CNN talk show host Larry King.

A new report from the Brookings Institution predicts that Southern Nevada will be one of the last regions in the country to recover from the recession.

The annual Juneteenth celebration in Las Vegas will be held this weekend at Lorenzi Park.

Our continuing series "Hope@Home" explores difficulties for military families during the mortgage crisis.

We talk with Memoirist Augusten Burroughs who will be appearing at the Clark County Library on Flamingo Road at 7pm on Saturday, June 20th.

»6/19/09 What is a Nevadan, LV Philharmonic, Bluegrass
If you're like most Nevadans, you came from somewhere else. With so few natives and so much mobility, we ask whether Nevada retains any of its frontier heritage?

Las Vegas Philharmonic Goes to the Extreme with Artist Jean Francois Detaille - Extreme Painting.

The Bluegrass Band, Stuck in Reverse, join us in the performance studio to discuss and play their music.

»6/20/09 KNPR's State of Nevada Weekend Select
We talk with CNN talk show host Larry King.

Las Vegas Philharmonic Goes to the Extreme with Artist Jean Francois Detaille - Extreme Painting.

This selection represents the best from the past week's broadcasts.

»6/21/09 Hope at Home A Town Hall Meeting
Radio Broadcast of the June 11, 2009 Town Hall Meeting, Hope at Home: Facing the Mortgage Crisis in Southern Nevada, presented by Nevada Public Radio and KCEP.

»6/22/09 Water Issues, Cul-de-Sac Syndrome, Iranian Crisis
Record levels of drought, a multi-billion-dollar water project and the effects of climate change, each is a key piece of this region's water picture. We talk with Southern Nevada Water Authority General Manager Pat Mulroy.

Author and Bloomberg News columnist John Wasik argues that the mortgage crisis is the least of our housing problems.

UNLV Political Science professor Mehran Tamadonfar will join us to give his perspective on the Iranian election crisis.

»6/23/09 Ensign, LV Art Future, Lori Lipman Brown, Buddhism
Review-Journal political reporter, Molly Ball, and Las Vegas City Life Editor and KNPR legislative correspondent, Steve Sebelius, discuss John Ensign and Nevada politicians.

Dave Hickey and Libbey Lumpkin on the future of Las Vegas art.

Lori Lipman Brown talks about her work to protect the rights of atheists, humanists, agnostics and freethinkers.

We discuss Zen Buddhism with Venerable Jian Hu, Abbot, Chung Tai Zen Center of Sunnyvale, CA.

»6/24/09 Republicans, Ed McMahon, Brenner, Dumb Money
What does the Nevada Republican Party have to do? We talk with party leaders to find out.

We talk about Ed McMahon's frequent appearances in Las Vegas.

Comedian David Brenner joins us.

Then, Medicare costs are rising, but a recent study argues that we're not getting much for our money. We hear why.

»6/25/09 Terry Fator, George Wallace, Seniors Mortgage Crisis
We talk with ventriloquist-impressionist-singer-comedian Terry Fator.

We also talk with comedian George Wallace.

Also, what happens when seniors face foreclosure or can't afford the special housing they need.

»6/26/09 Michael Jackson, LV Writes, Utah 2009, Ford Country
We discuss Michael Jackson's impact on Las Vegas and his numerous attempts to create a Las Vegas show with freelance writer Steve Friess and Review Journal entertainment columnist Doug Elfman.

Las Vegas Writes - We talk with the book's editor and the writer who had to kick the project off.

We discuss the Utah Shakespearean Festival's 2009 Season with the festival's director and director emeritus.

Buzz Bissinger, Contributing Editor of Vanity Fair talks about Monument Valley and its role in Hollywood filmmaking.

One of Southern Nevada's first attempts at local print journalism began a half century ago. Former Senator Richard Bryan tells us more on Nevada Yesterdays.

»6/27/09 KNPR's State of Nevada Weekend Select
What does the Nevada Republican Party have to do? We talk with party leaders to find out.

Las Vegas Writes - We talk with the book's editor and the writer who had to kick the project off.

This selection represents the best from the past week's broadcasts.

»6/29/09 Wired for War, Online Betting, Private Lives
P.W. Singer, author and Senior Fellow and Director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative, Brookings Institute, on whether nations could be more likely to go to war if robots continue to replace humans on and above the battlefield.

We talk with online betting supporter, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., UNLV Prof. David Schwartz, poker player Howard Lederer, gambling opponent Les Bernal, and addiction counselor Arnie Wexler.

Noel Coward's classic comedy, "Private Lives" is one of the three modern plays that will be featured this season at the Utah Shakespearean Festival.

»6/30/09 Zappos, Southwest, Vicki Pettersson, Ellie Smith
Zappos, the Henderson firm with about 650 employees, has expanded into clothing sales and employs an admittedly quirky culture that has a decidedly youthful appeal.

Hispanics comprise about 25 percent of Southern Nevada's population, or about 450,000 people. Our panel of guests help us understand what this could mean for political, social and economic life in Southern Nevada and the United States.

Former Folies Bergere showgirl Vicki Pettersson, author of the "Sign of the Zodiac" urban fantasy series joins us.

We talk with 12-year-old Henderson singer and actor Ellie Smith, who performs as the character Mary Lennox in "The Secret Garden" at the Utah Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City.