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IndyMatters is a weekly podcast from The Nevada Independent. Every week hosts Joey Lovato and Jacob Solis will bring you stories from around the Silver State that focus on politics, policy, education, the environment and more..

Episode Date
Goodbye
Feb 24, 2024
A preschool on wheels
Feb 20, 2024
The Indy’s latest community listening session
Feb 15, 2024
Early voting and early departures
Feb 06, 2024
Spy Plane Wreckage in Nevada’s Desert
Jan 30, 2024
Super Bowl comes to Sin City
Jan 23, 2024
The economics whiz behind Nevada’s biggest tax policies
Jan 17, 2024
How to participate in Nevada’s primaries and caucus
Jan 10, 2024
What’s to expect in Nevada in 2024
Jan 02, 2024
The Indy’s Best of 2023
Dec 19, 2023
Faith, politics and choice in death
Dec 12, 2023
Geysers and winter water predictions
Dec 07, 2023
Poems on the sidewalk
Nov 28, 2023
Hunger this holiday season
Nov 21, 2023
All gas no breaks: F1 in Vegas
Nov 14, 2023
Episode 300!
Nov 07, 2023
Ghost tours and Picon punches
Oct 31, 2023
Honestly, what the heck is going on in D.C.?!
Oct 25, 2023
Mayor Goodman retrospective
Oct 17, 2023
Highlights from our annual IndyFest
Oct 12, 2023
Discovering ‘Latinidad’ in Nevada
Oct 03, 2023
Cantaloupes!
Sep 26, 2023
MGM faces cyberattack
Sep 19, 2023
Confusion over Republican primary plans
Sep 12, 2023
What’s going on with the A’s?
Sep 05, 2023
Hurricane fallout in Nevada
Aug 29, 2023
Inside the 1990 campaign that keeps abortion legal today
Aug 22, 2023
Public lands vs. sprawl
Aug 15, 2023
Facing the Fentanyl Crisis: After the dust has settled
Aug 08, 2023
A trip through Nevada’s mushroom law
Aug 02, 2023
What legislators were the most and least successful this session?
Jul 25, 2023
Union negotiations break down in Clark County School District
Jul 18, 2023
Trump in Nevada and Sam Brown runs for Senate
Jul 11, 2023
Fourth of July sparks friendly debate about Nevada
Jul 04, 2023
LGBTQ+ Identities Color Rural Nevada
Jun 27, 2023
A giant legislative recap
Jun 21, 2023
New staff, new session
Jun 13, 2023
We came, we sined, we died
Jun 07, 2023
Budget showdown and extreme heat
May 30, 2023
Facing the Fentanyl Crisis: Nevada’s search for solutions
May 23, 2023
Facing the Fentanyl Crisis: Politics and practicality in Nevada
May 16, 2023
Chugga chugga cha ching
May 09, 2023
The education omnibus is upon us
May 02, 2023
Deadline days and the Oakland A’s
Apr 25, 2023
Precipitation and legislation
Apr 18, 2023
Monster trains and Mega Millions
Apr 11, 2023
The building where it happens
Apr 04, 2023
Deadline 2.0 and legislative leaders talk shop
Mar 28, 2023
The rules are made up, and the deadlines don’t matter
Mar 21, 2023
 Nurse shortage, resort fees, and homelessness
Mar 14, 2023
Taxes, Teslas, Teachers and Turmoil
Mar 07, 2023
Send in the clowns
Feb 28, 2023
How is the state accommodating new parents?
Feb 21, 2023
State of the West
Feb 14, 2023
Kicking off the legislative session
Feb 07, 2023
IndyTalks with Gov. Joe Lombardo
Jan 31, 2023
State of the State and state of the snow-covered roads
Jan 24, 2023
Old administration, new administration, red administration, blue administration
Jan 17, 2023
How Nevada weathers winter weather
Jan 10, 2023
Rewind episode: Queer art and a scientist
Jan 03, 2023
Rewind episode: Authors and showgirls
Dec 27, 2022
Rewind episode: Symbols, caves and monsters
Dec 20, 2022
2022: A year in review
Dec 13, 2022
Poetry in the West
Dec 06, 2022
Showgirls and nuclear science
Nov 29, 2022
Rewind episode: Composting and gambling
Nov 22, 2022
The 2022 Election Dissected
Nov 16, 2022
A political palate cleanser
Nov 07, 2022
Who is Robert Beadles?
Nov 01, 2022
Composting, e-bikes and living sustainably
Oct 25, 2022
A maturing cannabis industry
Oct 18, 2022
Changing landscaping for a changing climate
Oct 11, 2022
Sisolak and Lombardo face off in debate
Oct 04, 2022
Safety concerns at Nevada Gold Mines
Sep 27, 2022
Rewind episode: Trees and grapes
Sep 20, 2022
Monsoons, wind and excessive heat: A summer weather retrospective
Sep 13, 2022
Nevada’s child care conundrum
Sep 07, 2022
Mapping mysteries below the surface
Aug 30, 2022
Less water, less boating, less tourism
Aug 23, 2022
Hand-counting paper ballots
Aug 16, 2022
New threats to old trees
Aug 09, 2022
More planes, more airports
Aug 02, 2022
How queer artists are finding a voice in Nevada
Jul 26, 2022
Staying safe in Nevada’s vast wilderness
Jul 19, 2022
Rewind episode: Music Therapy, COVID Fashion and Radio Goldfield
Jul 12, 2022
Rewind episode: Inmate firefighters, sustainable ranching and microplastics
Jul 05, 2022
Tiny homes and big lies
Jun 28, 2022
The primary election aftermath
Jun 21, 2022
A walk to honor fallen comrades
Jun 14, 2022
The race to represent Nevada in Congress
Jun 07, 2022
A worker shortage in the labor market
May 31, 2022
Efforts to curb the student loan debt problem
May 24, 2022
Rewind episode: Mobile businesses, fishing and period poverty
May 17, 2022
Growing grapes (and a wine industry) in the desert
May 10, 2022
How much trash is in Lake Tahoe?
May 03, 2022
The shifting landscape of the events industry
Apr 26, 2022
Race cars coming to the Las Vegas Strip
Apr 20, 2022
Why do we have two state trees?
Apr 12, 2022
A teacher, a superintendent and a union leader walk into a panel
Apr 05, 2022
A Carson City couple’s journey to help Ukrainian refugees
Mar 29, 2022
A master sommelier’s journey to the Las Vegas Strip
Mar 22, 2022
The healing power of music
Mar 15, 2022
The past, present and future of the death penalty in Nevada
Mar 08, 2022
Time for more trains in Nevada?
Mar 01, 2022
Nevada's first Paiute woman fly fishing guide
Feb 22, 2022
Historic Westside park honors Black leaders in Nevada
Feb 15, 2022
The numbers are in! Poll results for governor, Senate races
Feb 08, 2022
Andrew Yang dishes on ranked-choice voting and open primaries
Feb 01, 2022
The COVID effect in schools and sewage systems
Jan 25, 2022
‘Did you feel that?’ Earthquakes in the Silver State
Jan 18, 2022
New year, new laws, same housing headaches
Jan 11, 2022
The legacy of former Sen. Harry Reid
Jan 04, 2022
Best of IndyMatters: Classrooms, Basque culture and job retraining
Dec 28, 2021
Best of IndyMatters: Moving vans, Burning Man and movies
Dec 21, 2021
Best of IndyMatters: Ghosts, vaccines and movies
Dec 14, 2021
The growing trend of businesses on wheels
Dec 07, 2021
All things higher education with Chancellor Melody Rose
Nov 30, 2021
Bonus Episode: Movie Talks with Jon Ralston
Nov 24, 2021
What students lost away from the classroom
Nov 16, 2021
South Lake Tahoe casinos rebound after fire season
Nov 09, 2021
How COVID changed what we wear
Nov 02, 2021
Origins of Nevada Day, why redistricting matters and a D.C. political update
Oct 26, 2021
New jobs, old ghosts and state crime trends
Oct 19, 2021
Governor’s races break down, moving out of the state and some haunted places to visit in October
Oct 08, 2021
1 October memorial, Nevada State College president Q&A and union vs. Station Casinos
Oct 01, 2021
Unofficial Burning Man, inmate firefighters and a battle between unions and casinos
Sep 24, 2021
Top state officials depart, anti-racism policy in schools, and high gas prices
Sep 17, 2021
Episode 200 - What it means to be a Nevadan
Sep 10, 2021
Caldor Fire, NSHE Chancellor, and weddings coming back in Vegas
Sep 03, 2021
Immigration law struck down, a Native-owned coffee shop and infrastructure developments
Aug 27, 2021
Soccer in Vegas, elevating Native art, and debating vaccine mandates
Aug 20, 2021
Infrastructure bill passes, housing prices soar, and a radio station connects rural Nevada
Aug 13, 2021
Diversifying curriculum, vaccine drama at colleges and a new eviction moratorium
Aug 06, 2021
Wildfire smoke linked to COVID, a canceled solar project, and new child tax credits
Jul 30, 2021
Fires in Northern Nevada, a UNR acquisition and an update from D.C.
Jul 16, 2021
What the Delta variant means for Nevada and a look at ongoing climate challenges facing the West
Jul 09, 2021
Flashback: The History of Gaming Part 3. Decriminalizing traffic tickets. Assembly Speaker speaks.
Jun 25, 2021
Flashback: The History of Gaming Part 2; and the teen behind a ‘period poverty’ bill
Jun 18, 2021
Flashback part 1, the editor on the Legislature and vaccinations in Nevada
Jun 11, 2021
Meet the National Teacher of the Year, and a legislative recap
Jun 04, 2021
Tribes celebrate pine nut blessing, and a study abroad shakeup
May 28, 2021
Rental assistance, wildfires, and the last two weeks of the Legislature
May 21, 2021
Understanding microplastics, and the latest on school funding
May 14, 2021
A ‘right to return’ for laid-off casino workers, and prison visitation resumes
May 07, 2021
A conversation with UNLV’s president, and returning to work in Nevada
Apr 30, 2021
Policing reform and the Derek Chauvin verdict, plus updates from Carson and D.C.
Apr 23, 2021
The Callback: Retaking the stage, and Oscars with the editor
Apr 16, 2021
The Callback: Stages go dark, and an interview with Brian Sandoval
Apr 09, 2021
The Callback: Arts make a comeback, and a social media censorship bill
Apr 02, 2021
D.C. and Carson updates, and Blockchains CEO talks Innovation Zones
Mar 26, 2021
Assembly Speaker Frierson on men’s health, and a debate on mining taxes in Nevada
Mar 19, 2021
New stimulus bill and legislative update
Mar 12, 2021
IndyMatters Special Episode: An interview with Jeff Berns, CEO of Blockchains LLC
Mar 10, 2021
Two new freshmen lawmakers, and the one-year anniversary of COVID in Nevada
Mar 05, 2021
Homeless encampment cleanups and an exit interview with the U.S. attorney
Feb 26, 2021
CARES Act funding helps with mental health efforts and Freshman Orientation
Feb 19, 2021
Breaking up Nevada higher education system, and meet two more new legislators
Feb 12, 2021
Week one of the 2021 legislative session and Freshman Orientation Part 4
Feb 05, 2021
Vaccine Q&A, Legislative Preview and Freshman Orientation Part 3
Jan 29, 2021
State of the State analysis and two new freshman legislators
Jan 22, 2021
New legislators, new interns and an ICU doctor on the challenges of COVID
Jan 15, 2021
Riots in DC and protests in Carson City
Jan 08, 2021
COVID funding faces a cliff, and the impact of the pandemic on animal shelters
Dec 18, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 165: Vaccine rollout, homeless camp controversy and Jon pans The Great British Baking Show
Dec 11, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 164: The post-election lawsuit roundup and the future of immigration in Nevada
Dec 04, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 163: Refugees coming to America and what's going on in DC post-election
Nov 20, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 162: A new wave of coronavirus and a view of the elections from abroad
Nov 13, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 161: The live post-election Q+A edition
Nov 07, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 160: Analyzing early voting turnout and the state’s biggest school board races
Oct 30, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 159: The biggest local races on the ballot and an early vote recap
Oct 23, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 158: The state of the eviction moratorium and Ralston's early vote update
Oct 16, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 157: The best of IndyFest 2020
Oct 09, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 156: Churches look to resume larger services and support for Oct. 1 survivors three years later
Oct 02, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 155: A setback for Walker Lake and a last-minute push to finish the census
Sep 25, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 154: Trump visits Nevada, court setback for immigrants with TPS status
Sep 18, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 153: Higher education ballot question and improving rural public defense
Sep 11, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 152: Library under fire for diversity statement and new chief of Nevada higher ed
Sep 04, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 151: Post office dust-up as election nears, and the end of the eviction moratorium
Aug 28, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 150: Unemployment strike force and teachers back at school in Northern Nevada
Aug 21, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 149: The push to overhaul Title IX and discarded immigration documents
Aug 14, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 148: Second special session wraps up and a chat with Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno
Aug 07, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 147: Cannabis regulatory board and utilities in the time of COVID
Jul 31, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 146: Special session recap and the trouble with back to school
Jul 24, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 145: State of the special session and a word from the state treasurer
Jul 17, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 144: Anaconda mine clean up, Susie Lee on PPP loans and a covid update
Jul 10, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 143: Impending special session and mortgage forbearance
Jun 26, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 142: Legal observers arrested; Supreme Court protects DACA
Jun 19, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 141: Primary election recap and the voters who braved the lines
Jun 12, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 140: Assemblyman Tom Roberts and Professor Frank Rudy Cooper on police reform
Jun 05, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 139: Attorney General on evictions and The Indy’s judicial tracker and election page
May 29, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 138: Food insecurity and Rep. Titus on business relief amid coronavirus
May 22, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 137: Mass layoffs, reopening the state and the great emoji debate
May 15, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 136: Susie Lee on small business bailout and debrief on the new DETR director
May 08, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 135: Sisolak’s reopening plan and Amodei on landing loans for gaming
May 01, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 134: Horsford and Testing
Apr 24, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 133: Catherine Cortez Masto and small business loans
Apr 17, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 132: Pandemic prep, libraries and something to pass the time
Apr 10, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 131: Evictions, prisons and tigers
Apr 03, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 130: Stress and Stress Management
Mar 27, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 129: Coronavirus update and trucking in the state
Mar 20, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 128: DC's reaction to coronavirus and tackling the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women
Mar 13, 2020
Audio story: Coronavirus
Mar 09, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 127: Books and Newspapers
Mar 06, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 126: Caucus postmortem and Intermountain Healthcare
Feb 28, 2020
Audio story: Voters weigh in on caucus day
Feb 26, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 125: The impending caucus and trivia
Feb 22, 2020
Audio Story: Voter Voices
Feb 18, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 124: New Hampshire primary and interview with first lady Kathy Sisolak
Feb 14, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 123: Iowa Caucus debacle, Trump acquitted after impeachment, and the State of the Union
Feb 07, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 122: The caucus is coming, and counting the homeless
Feb 01, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 121: Schools, voters and movies
Jan 24, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 120: Marches, protests and Indyterns oh my!
Jan 17, 2020
IndyMatters Episode 119: End of the year with Booker
Dec 20, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 118: Nevada shield laws and rural education
Dec 13, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 117: Climate change executive order and HIV community health
Dec 06, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 116: Kamala Harris and our marijuana series
Nov 19, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 115: Homelessness in Las Vegas and a lead up to 2020
Nov 13, 2019
IndyMatters Bonus Episode: IndyTalks Reno, the state of WCSD
Nov 08, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 114: Tom Steyer
Nov 06, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 113: The Yang Gang
Nov 01, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 112: Boot Edge Edge
Oct 25, 2019
IndyMatters Special Episode: Climate change in the 2020 election
Oct 22, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 111: Endorsement tracker and automation
Oct 18, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 110: State Superintendent and Turning Point USA at UNR
Oct 11, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 109: UNR voting and the Anaconda Mine
Oct 04, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 108: Flights to Ely
Sep 28, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 107: Prisons, aliens and interns
Sep 20, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 106: Transportation in Vegas and transporting kids out of Vegas
Sep 13, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 105: 2020 candidates and education funding
Sep 06, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 104: A strike averted, and the fight for the Senate
Aug 30, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 103: Evictions, opioids and a new theme song
Aug 22, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 102: Sex, drugs and cash bail
Aug 16, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 101: AFSCME forum and gun control
Aug 09, 2019
IndyMatters: Summer Edition Vol. 3
Aug 03, 2019
IndyMatters: Summer Edition Vol. 2
Jul 20, 2019
IndyMatters: Summer Edition Vol. 1
Jul 12, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 100: 100!
Jun 18, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 99: How to teach reading and how to find campaign donors
Jun 14, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 98: All legislative sessions must come to an end
Jun 07, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 97: DNC Chair on Nevada’s caucus — and past chaos
May 24, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 96: Education & economics
May 17, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 95: IndyForum Reno - Development, growth and quality of life
May 10, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 94: More money more problems
May 03, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 93: What's up, Watts
Apr 26, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 92: Reporters of the Round Table
Apr 19, 2019
IndyMatters Special Episode: Indy Townhall - A conversation on public education
Apr 17, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 91: The future of incarceration in Nevada
Apr 12, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 90: Daniel's new newsletter and behind the scenes reporting notes
Apr 05, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 89: Housing, homelessness and heart
Mar 29, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 88: Daniel waits 30 minutes to ask about hydrology with DRI's Dr. Kristen Averyt
Mar 21, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 87: Michelle talks with education leaders in Clark County
Mar 15, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 86: Kieckhefer on guns, textbooks and Tim McGraw
Mar 08, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 85: Reporter round table, month one
Mar 02, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 84: Munk and Hansen, both sides of the aisle
Feb 23, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 83: Guns guns guns
Feb 16, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 82: Stopping by The Legislature on a snowy day
Feb 08, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 81: Deck the halls with stuff from Holly
Jan 30, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 80: Meet the new boss
Jan 24, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 79: Brad Crowell, natural resources chief, talks water, sage grouse and wildfire in a Sisolak administration
Jan 16, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 78: Mike Willden reflects on 45 years of state service, Medicaid, welfare and Sandoval
Jan 10, 2019
IndyMatters Episode 77: UNR President Marc Johnson on more students and more free speech tension on campus
Dec 20, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 76: A candid new senator
Dec 11, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 75: Incoming Attorney General Aaron Ford on how he'll change Laxalt's office
Nov 15, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 74: JR and ET on EV
Oct 30, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 73: The Elko mayor wants you to know being mayor is not like being a city councilman
Oct 25, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 72: Daniel has a Corona
Oct 18, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 71: IndyForums: Question 3
Oct 11, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 70: Real estate and real talk on Kavanaugh
Oct 03, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 69: State Geologist Jim Faulds talks geothermal and the chaotic origin story of minerals in Nevada
Sep 26, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 68: Dina talks DC, Ruben and 2020
Sep 19, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 67: Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve on Endorsements, Housing and Strip Clubs
Sep 12, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 66: Securing the vote
Sep 06, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 65: Whiskey is for drinking; water is for (not) fighting over
Aug 29, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 64: A conversation with UNLV President Marta Meana in the wake of Jessup's sudden departure
Aug 20, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 63: Doctor shortages and the editors on The Indy being stonewalled by some pols
Aug 10, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 62: Reporting on Day Reporting Centers
Aug 04, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 61: Electricity in the air
Jul 28, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 60: Shining at Sunrise Acres
Jul 22, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 59: Planning for the Nevada family in November
Jun 29, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 58: Separating fact from fiction
Jun 23, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 57: What happens on Tuesday.....
Jun 09, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 56: A Swanky look at payday lending
Jun 02, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 55: Chris and Steve chat about a few things
May 26, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 54: The most powerful woman in Nevada health care
May 19, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 53: There she was, out on the border
May 11, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 52: The speaker speaks
May 05, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 51: Two men and a poll
Apr 28, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 50: Cat on a Hof tin roof
Apr 21, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 49: The one about outlawing brothels
Apr 14, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 48: Chancellor Thom Reilly
Apr 05, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 47: State of Pot
Mar 31, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 46: Former NSHE Regent James Dean Leavitt on the UNLV-Jessup dustup
Mar 24, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 45: Maggie McLetchie throws a little shade during Sunshine Week
Mar 16, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 44: Making America Informed Again
Mar 10, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 43: Special IndyTalks edition! Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve
Mar 03, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 42: Two Clark County principals talk about school safety in the wake of Parkland
Feb 24, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 41: In which the NV Energy CEO's lunch tab is mentioned
Feb 16, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 40: Our chat with Tom Steyer about energy and immigration
Feb 09, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 39: How the WSJ reported the Wynn story
Feb 03, 2018
IndyMatters Episode 38: In which there are stirring tales of RPS and ECI
Jan 27, 2018