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KWNK 97.7FM

Reno Community Radio

KWNK is a non-profit radio station that champions music and ideas through community-driven, non-commercial radio in Reno and beyond. Broadcasting live at KWNK-LP 97.7 FM in Northern Nevada. KWNK 97.7 is a platform to amplify our community’s voice, tastes and culture through FM radio and volunteer-produced programming that authentically reflects our city, our neighborhoods and our identities

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01:01:45

Spoken Views Radio // Dustin Howard, The Poet...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/05/02

Spoken Views Radio with MC Griffin and the Poet Laureate for the City of Reno, Dustin Howard. Airing on KWNK 97.7FM every other Sunday at 5pm! Dustin Howard is a professional grant writer with a decade of dedication to non-profit organizations, especially those that serve homeless and at-risk youth. He is the author of Engrams, a collection of poetry, and a supernatural thriller novel, Breakvale. Dustin likes to fill his time with arts and crafts, amateur carpentry, and watching Star Trek when he

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00:29:25

Honest Scientists: Mining

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/04/20

In the first of their resource extraction-focused episodes, Honest Scientists Lauren, Taissa, Ivan, and Ronny discuss the impacts of mining on biodiversity loss. We are Honest Scientists, Lauren, Taissa, Ivan, and Ronny, graduate science students at the University of Nevada Reno, and this is our podcast on Biodiversity Loss. We aim to communicate the effects of human activities, behaviors, perceptions, and values on plants, animals, their habitat, and the natural world within which we all live

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00:14:31

A Writer's World with David Winkler // The Curse of...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/04/20

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." - Ralph Waldo Emerson David Winkler is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK for the next few weeks as Shaun Griffin travels. Hear new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm on KWNK 97.7FM or KWNKradio.org The following program is partly funded by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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00:27:55

Honest Scientists: Climate Change Part II

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/04/14

Continuing their discussion on climate change, the Honest Scientists discuss public denial and resistance to climate science. They highlight how climate change affects their lives and relates to their research. Finally, they present some solutions to the climate crisis, focusing on actions everyone can take. We are Honest Scientists, Lauren, Taissa, Ivan, and Ronny, graduate science students at the University of Nevada Reno, and this is our podcast on Biodiversity Loss. We aim to communicate the

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00:16:25

A Writer's World with David Winkler // Hymn to the...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/04/05

"Life without imagination would be a rainbow without color, gum without flavor, art without passion. We need imagination to survive." David Winkler is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK for the next few weeks as Shaun Griffin travels. Hear new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm on KWNK 97.7FM or KWNKradio.org The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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00:53:03

Bike Life Radio: Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve & Kiwanis...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/04/05

One of the most powerful entities in our area is the Regional Transportation Commission. They determine how safe our roads are for cyclists and their priorities. Recently the leadership has gone through a big change, from conservative to liberal. Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve is now on the board and she talks about the importance of improving our bicycle network. We also talk to a customer of a business that had a new parking-protected bike lane installed and how it impacts her. Also, Ellen of the

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00:25:23

Honest Scientists: Climate Change Part 1

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/04/04

We are Honest Scientists, Lauren, Taissa, Ivan, and Ronny, graduate science students at the University of Nevada Reno, and this is our podcast on Biodiversity Loss. Our aim is to communicate the effects of human activities, behaviors, perceptions, and values on plants, animals, their habitat, and the natural world within which we all live. We also aim to rebuild trust and confidence in scientists and interest in science. To learn more about us, our research, and our interests and experiences with

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00:12:50

A Writer's World with Shaun Griffin

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/03/20

Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities

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00:59:33

Bike Life Radio: BikePacking Nevada with Kurstin Graham

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/03/17

Bikepacking is all the rage these days and there is a dude in Reno who will help you to be a bikepacker for free. He has all kinds of free resources to do it. Who is this mystery man of knowledge? That’s Kurstin Graham who writes the BikePacking NV.blog. He is kind of a bike legend in town, always going everywhere on his bike, slowly and with everything he needs to camp anywhere. So we spend the entire show having a fun little chat with him about his bike life from youth to man. Go to

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00:09:27

A Writer's World with Shaun Griffin // Native...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/03/07

Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities

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00:11:23

A Writer's World with Shaun Griffin // The Prison...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/03/06

A meditation on the prison poetry workshop Shaun taught for thirty years. Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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00:10:28

A Writer's World with Shaun Griffin // North Winter

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/03/06

A meditation on Hayden Carruth’s long poem, North Winter. Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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01:00:00

Bike Life Radio: National Bicycle Summitt, Strange...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/02/11

The National Bicycle Summittis coming up in March in Washington DC. We get a preview with the League of American Bicyclists Caron Whitaker. Also, we examine a strange phenomenon of bike thefts and a sex-themed bike. Finally, Fodors recently named Lake Tahoe one of the places to avoid because of traffic problems. But is that true for bikes too? We find out from the Tahoe Bike Company. BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives—presented by Ky Plaskon &

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00:12:22

A Writer's World with Shaun Griffin // The Prison...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/02/08

A meditation on the prison poetry workshop Shaun taught for thirty years. Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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00:59:52

Bike Life Radio: Reno's Roads From Kids' Perspective

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/01/17

Reno's roads from kids' perspective We usually don't hear from kids about their experiences on our roads with bikes because it is hard to interview kids. You need to have parental permission. But Bike Life show producer Ky Plaskon has kids. So, for the holidays, in the spirit of spending time with family, he took 11-year-old Aeva Plaskon on a 20-mile bike ride around Reno and interviewed her about the experience. Then, they joined 16-year-old Alara Plaskon on her bike commute to work from downtown

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00:11:24

A Writer's World with Shaun Griffin // A Meditation...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2023/01/06

A Meditation on the late Carolyn Kizer Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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00:49:54

Bike Life Radio: Driving A Pedicab

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2022/12/13

What is it like to drive a pedicab? December is unique this year. The Let It Glow festival is downtown, organized by Pineapple Pedicabs and there are over 90 businesses signed up. The company needs drivers to shuttle people around to look at the lights. So, what is it like to drive a Pedicab - well you meet lots of people, get exercise and money. In fact we have an entire episode to prove it. BIKE LIFE Radio is a show on KWNK where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. Presented by Ky

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00:12:41

A Writer's World with Shaun Griffin // Tony Curtis...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2022/11/18

Tony Curtis and the Irish Imagination. Shaun Griffin is a poet and writer who hopes to bring some part of that world to you every other week on KWNK with a new audio segment on Sundays at 5pm. www.KWNKradio.org

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00:59:29

Bike Life Radio: Artists & Politicians

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2022/11/18

Politicians are starting to ride bikes and recognize the importance of protected bike paths. There is a fancy new protected path in Sparks that is a great example of what they are doing. But they face huge challenges. We will hear from conservative Mayor of Sparks Ed Lawson who recently started riding and it has changed his perspective. County Commissioner Alexis Hill is now bike commuting to. She is now on the Regional Transportation Commission, a life-long dream to improve safety. We hear what

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00:16:57

Soft Power Radio // Nick Rattigan from Surf Curse &...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2022/11/16

From the KWNK Archives, Ilya caught up with former @wolfpackradio Station Manager Nick Rattigan (Surf Curse, Tele/visions, @currentjoys) while he was in town for his Current Joys Show in March of 2019. Check out Ilya's Soft Power Radio interview with Nick about his time at WPR, what radio and community radio means to him, and why it's such an important medium! TUNE IN & if you haven't yet, JOIN! www.kwnkradio.org The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and

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