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.
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Michael Plyler
Copper is essential to modern technology. But Smith Valley residents worry about a mine’s effect on their water
Ryan Vellinga
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Nevada Public Radio
KB Brookins is one of Black Mountain Institute’s 2025-26 Shearing Fellows. KB is the author of two poetry collections — How to Identify Yourself With a Wound and Freedom House —which have won them numerous national awards, including one from the Academy of American Poets.
Photo: Courtesy Black Mountain Institute
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Illustration: Ryan Vellinga
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