Desert Air
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Desert Air is the best of Desert Companion magazine for your ears — arts and culture coverage, thoughtful commentary, and creative nonfiction. This podcast provides a space for interviews and storytelling unlike any other, connecting Southern Nevadans with each other and their home.
It’s brought to you by the talented folks at Nevada Public Radio: Christopher Alvarez, sound design; Rachel Christiansen, editor; Anne Davis, host; Briana Joseph, narration; Heidi Kyser, managing editor. Our theme music is by Blue Dot sessions.
Can a diverse coalition of locals, working with the federal government, stop lithium drilling in the Amargosa Valley before it permanently alters Ash Meadows? It’s a long shot they’re willing to take
Photo: Courtesy Black Mountain Institute
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Illustration: Ryan Vellinga
BMI Conversations, episode 4: Julián Delgado Lopera. They're a 2024 Shearing Fellow, and author of the book Fiebre Tropical, from Feminist Press.
Photo: Courtesy Black Mountain Institute
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Illustration: Ryan Vellinga
Photo: Courtesy Black Mountain Institute
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Illustration: Ryan Vellinga
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Can Las Vegas weather the stresses of climate change? -
Relishing monsoon season in a land of persistent drought -
The warming planet and human disturbance whip up the danger lurking in the dust -
What the wildflower superbloom can teach us about the world at our feet -
Writer in Residence: Desert DriftRafting the Colorado River in search of what we’d lose if it ran dry -
Where do we turn when disaster destroys places that were supposed to be sanctuaries?
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Amalfi
New spots, locations, chefs and tastes to try around the valley
More conversations, interviews and narrations
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Nevada needs home health workers. They say they need better pay and working conditions -
A Las Vegas high school photo class provides a safe place to fail, and the technical skills to win -
This MS patient isn’t running from his diagnosis; he’s running with it -
Henderson Symphony Orchestra’s Alexandra Arrieche talks about overcoming obstacles, conducting to Marvel movies, and embracing her audiences -
Lin ‘Spit’ Newborn and Daniel Shersty were murdered 25 years ago. Their legacies still reverberate through Las Vegas
