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.
Ones to Watch 2024
Ronda Churchill Photography
Her passion doesn't keep her from enjoying the journey, wherever it may lead
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?
Photo: Katrina Frederick
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Courtesy: Bazaar Mar
New spots, chefs, and tastes to try around the Valley
More conversations, interviews and narrations
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Two Vegas music lovers riff on their favorite local acts and albums of the moment -
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 -
