Renoites- The Podcast about Reno Nevada
Society & Culture
Welcome to the new season of Renoites!
This is the first episode of a brand new season, with a bunch of great guests in store. If you enjoy the show, please be sure to follow @renoites on Instagram, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts so it will always be easy to find!
A common theme in the conversations I have about Reno are that it seems to be constantly changing. Growth can be exciting, I’m definitely happy to know that Reno is a place people want to come, but it’s often framed that there is a conflict between growth and historic preservation. A lot of conversations also tend to be about Reno’s shared story, a common understanding of what this place is about.
I am very excited to welcome as the first guest this season, historian and author Alicia Barber. You may know her from her very popular substack newsletter, The Barber Brief. Alicia writes regularly about historic preservation and development issues in the area, city council happenings, and other topics of local importance.
On this episode, Alicia and I discuss the earliest history of Reno as a railroad town, how Reno changed and redefined itself over the generations to adapt to different economic conditions, what makes for a vibrant and active neighborhood and what inhibits that, how to tell a shared story of our history where it has actually taken place, the history of the Lear theater and hopes for it’s future, and much more!
I’ve long been looking forward to this episode and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. If you have comments or suggestions for future guests, my email is conor@renoites.com
You might also consider supporting Renoites financially on patreon at http://patreon.com/renoites. Listener support makes this project possible.
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Melissa Williams on Food Trucks and Feed the Camel
Devon Reese on City Council, Pride, and More
Renoites Q&A! Conor answers Listener Questions
Mike Van Houten on Housing and Developments
Grant Denton on Addiction, Karma Box, and Safe Camps
Ky Plaskon on Bikes and Scooters in Reno
Michael Moberly on Bars in Reno
Michele McQuivey on Motherhood
Kurt Thigpen on Washoe County Schools
Mark Kalin on Weird Reno and Magic
Haleigh Hoff on Weed, Blackbird, and Hoff Goods
Oliver X on Artown and Arts in Reno
Vickie Musni on DJ Trivia, Toastmasters, and Personalities
Holly Welborn on the ACLU and Incarceration in Nevada
Kathryn Goetzke on Activating Hope
Ben Castro on RISE and Homelessness in Reno
Kimi Cole on Organizing Rural Voters
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