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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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00:10:20

A Writer's World with Shaun Griffin // Belfast and...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/12/07

A meditation on the film Belfast. 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. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.

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00:59:24

Bike Life Radio: The phenomenon of the bicycle as a...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/12/03

The phenomenon of the bicycle as a musical instrument is real and has been growing over the past 150 years. As funny as it sounds, it kind of makes sense. The bicycle is full of rhythmic noises from the chain and derailleurs to squeakybeaks. Recent advances in microphones, batteries and wiring have combined with people's desire to tinker with the bike making the bicycle as a musical instrument a pop culture phenomenon thatis being led by musical renegades. Today's show is dedicated entirely to the

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00:29:59

Ilya Arbatman on Covid Comix

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/11/29

Listen to the special COVID COMIX episode of Surf’s Up! Tucker Rash is in conversation with Ilya Arbatman, the creator of covidcomix.com, a web comic that documented covid life from April 2020 to June 2021 through 23 issues of black and white comics. llya just released a physical anthology of Covid Comix. Listen to the interview above and then head to covidcomix.com to grab a copy!

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00:11:17

A Writer's World with Shaun Griffin // Stephen Liu...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/11/23

A meditation on the life and poetry of Stephen Liu. 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. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.

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01:23:52

Soft Power Radio // Dreams and Demolitions: A...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/11/20

On a new Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Anjeanette Damon about Jeffrey Jacobs' large-scale acquisition of downtown properties, many of which he razed shortly after purchasing them. Anjeanette, a long-time local investigative journalist, recently published two pieces for ProPublica in which she researches Jacob's transactions, going back 20 years, paints a stark image of their impact (so far) on downtown Reno, and interviews the people directly affected, particularly by the closure and

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00:12:01

Indie Latin Beats: Interview with Luna Luna

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/11/18

Dallas, TX based Latinx band Luna Luna recently came to Reno to perform at The Holland Project. Joyce, host of KWNK’s Indie Latin Beats, sat down with the band ahead of their show. Listen back to hear a conversation about the varying DIY communities Luna Luna has experienced along their tour, the band’s origin as a solo project, their songwriting process, and more! To learn more about Luna Luna, check them out on Instagram @lunalunaband.

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00:11:56

A Writer's World with Shaun Griffin // Into the Long...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/11/15

A meditation on living and writing in this vast open land. 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. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program. The following program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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00:25:14

Roots Junction: Interview with Guitarist Carl Weingarten

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/11/11

In this episode of Roots Junction, your host Jim Davidson sits down for an interview with guitarist Carl Weingarten. Carl is a longtime friend of Jim. The two grew up together in the St. Louis suburbs and went to the same elementary school. Carl has been recording music since he was in college. He began his music career playing electronic music in a band in St. Louis. After relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1992, Carl was exposed to Indian music and profoundly inspired by the Eastern

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00:56:39

Bike Life Radio: Pineapple Pedicabs, Center Street...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/11/07

Bike Life Radio on KWNK, a show where we talk to people about their bikes and lives. In this episode, we talk to the owner of PineapplePedicabs about the business and chat with some of her drivers. Presented by Ky Plaskon & the Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance. For more information and to contribute to TMBA, go to https://bikewashoe.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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00:03:30

Local Designer Jenna Slikkerveer on Her Design for...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/10/29

KWNK is turning 4 years old on Halloween 2021. To mark the anniversary we had local designer Jenna Sikkerveer create a special 4th anniversary website banner for us. We sat down with Jenna to learn more about her design for the station, her other work, and her dream graphic design projects. Listen to the interview to learn more about Jenna and check out her KWNK design at KWNKradio.org! Check out Jenna’s work or hire her for a commission here.

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01:48:09

Soft Power Radio // There's a New Sheriff in Town: A...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/10/28

This week on Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Jessica Pishko about a reactionary political grouping that has been steadily gaining influence in the US: the Constitutional Sheriffs. Pishko is a lawyer and a writer who recently published a profile on Mark Lamb, Sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona. Lamb's media-savvy, gun-toting, straight-talking persona is emblematic of a novel force in the right-wing world, a kind of hybrid lawman/politician who markets himself as an armed defender of

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00:11:15

A Writer's World with Shaun Griffin // Killing Me...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/10/25

A meditation on the poetry of Artificial Intelligence. 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. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.

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01:08:06

Soft Power Radio // Thank Goodness for Satire: A...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/10/15

On a new Soft Power Radio, we conversation with Dwight George, who recently directed the local production of 'The Thanksgiving Play,' written by Larissa FastHorse. The play is a satire on wokeness, whiteness, intentions, and erasure. It's about the attempt - fictional but also painfully accurate - of four white people to put on a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving play for an elementary school audience. We talk with Dwight about producing the play and watching the response to it so far, about the

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00:11:37

A Writer's World with Shaun Griffin // The Herd Out...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/10/12

A meditation on the role of the women rewriting the West. 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. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.

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01:35:00

Field Notes // In Conversation with People With Bodies

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/10/07

We are revisiting a conversation with People With Bodies and the release of their album Field Notes from last year. The band has decided to hang up their spurs and as we all know, People With Bodies Always Dies. From being one of our 1st KWNK Sessions, hosting their own People With Bodies Radio Hour, and playing many shows at our 1st studio space on Wells Ave, they have been a part of KWNK since we were born! ❤️ Join us TONIGHT(10/7/21) at the Holland Project for their FINAL show and

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01:00:20

Bike Life Radio: Reno bike advocate & College Cyclery...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/10/03

Bike Life Radio on KWNK, a show where we talk to people about their bikes and lives.This week we talk with long-time Reno bike advocate and College Cyclery owner Randy Collins. He guides us through the past, present, and future of how bike infrastructure gets built. Also, we chat with some cyclists about their crashes, urban and rural. where we talk to people about their bikes and lives.

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00:17:36

Roots Junction: Interview with Local Folk Musician...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/10/01

Jim Davidson of Roots Junction recently hosted local musician Charlie Marks for a quick interview on his radio show. Listen to the conversation above to learn more about Charlie’s background, their move to the Reno area, how they started playing banjo, and their latest album “Unbecoming”.

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01:25:48

Soft Power Radio // Repairing the Social Fabric: A...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/09/24

On a new Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation - once again - with Samantha Kutner, the Proud Boys Whisperer. As 2021 draws to a disappointing close, we find ourselves picking up the pieces of a frayed social fabric - where has dialogue gone? Have political identities becomethe frozen face of a public non-discourse? We talk about the Proud Boys (of course), masculinity and authoritarian ideology, the vital importance of self-care and self-reflection, and, at the core of it all, the imperative to

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00:10:15

A Writer’s World with Shaun Griffin // When Reading...

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/09/22

A meditation on books and reading in Afghanistan. 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. Listen back below on Spotify or on 97.7FM mixed into our regularly scheduled program.

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00:30:04

Spoken Views Radio // September 2021 Open Mic Night

KWNK 97.7FM ·

2021/09/20

Hear a new Spoken Views Radio with poets from their Open Mic at the Holland Project last Wednesday. This show is a collaborative effort by The Spoken Views Collective working to broadcast local poets and keep the community up to date with what’s excellent in spoken word internationally.

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