• Ally Audio: Unpacking Solitary Confinement in Nevada and Beyond
    Sep 3 2025

    On this week’s show, Noah and Multimedia Manager Alex Couraud get into some of the latest news around the ransomware attack against the state of Nevada, and provide some updates about forest lands and the Colorado River.

    Then reporter and Managing Editor Hannah Truby joins the show to talk all about our her new series looking at the impact of solitary confinement in Nevada and beyond.

    This show is made possible by Press Forward, a national coalition investing more than $500 million to strengthen local newsrooms and close longstanding gaps in journalism coverage.

    And from our readers and listeners at sierranevadaally.org.

    Music for the show comes from local band, People with Bodies.

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    31 mins
  • Ally Audio: How Does Redistricting Work in California?
    Aug 21 2025

    On this week’s show, Scott and Noah talk about Nevada's status as a “sanctuary state” and the latest water updates from the Colorado River. Then, we get into the details around the ongoing threats of mid-decade redistricting happening in California, following similar moves in Texas.

    This show is made possible by Press Forward, a national coalition investing more than $500 million to strengthen local newsrooms and close longstanding gaps in journalism coverage.

    And from our readers and listeners at sierranevadaally.org.

    Music for the show comes from local band, People with Bodies.

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    23 mins
  • Ally Audio: Digging Into What Information is Public (and What's Exempt)
    Aug 13 2025

    On this week’s show, Hannah Truby jumps into the co-chair. Noah and Hannah talk about efforts to save Mono Lake, and recent unionization successes in southern Nevada. Then, we talk about the use and history of the Freedom of Information Act, before welcoming the Ally's summer intern, Daisy Gomez onto the show.

    This show is made possible by Press Forward, a national coalition investing more than $500 million to strengthen local newsrooms and close longstanding gaps in journalism coverage.

    And from our readers and listeners at sierranevadaally.org.

    Music for the show comes from local band, People with Bodies.

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    25 mins
  • Ally Audio: What Does Civic Life Look Like After CPB?
    Aug 6 2025

    On this week’s show, Noah and Scott talk about how the One, Big, Beautiful Bill is impacting energy in Nevada, and talk tourism declines in Las Vegas, before getting into some of the history of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

    Then, Managing Editor Hannah Truby joins the show to talk about some really fantastic community stories she’s working on.

    This show is made possible by Press Forward, a national coalition investing more than $500 million to strengthen local newsrooms and close longstanding gaps in journalism coverage.

    And from our readers and listeners at sierranevadaally.org.

    Music for the show comes from local band, People with Bodies.

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    29 mins
  • Ally Audio: The Way Too Early Look at 2026 Races
    Jul 24 2025

    On this week’s show, Noah and Scott talk about some of the local and state races that are starting to form in Nevada, the state of public media in the Silver State, and then at the role of the Federal Reserve and its dual mandate to control unemployment and inflation.

    We also talk about Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve's new sunscreen company, Spooge.

    This show is made possible by Press Forward, a national coalition investing more than $500 million to strengthen local newsrooms and close longstanding gaps in journalism coverage.

    And from our readers and listeners at sierranevadaally.org.

    Music for the show comes from local band, People with Bodies.

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    34 mins
  • Ally Audio: How the One Big, Beautiful Bill Extends Support for Downwinders
    Jul 16 2025

    On this week’s show, Noah is joined by Multimedia Director Alex Couraud. They talk about the latest in the Reno High vandalism case, and give some more updates on how the One Big, Beautiful Bill could impact Nevada – including for nuclear downwinders.

    And then to wrap up, they play another round of Grocery Price Tracker!

    This show is made possible by Press Forward, a national coalition investing more than $500 million to strengthen local newsrooms and close longstanding gaps in journalism coverage.

    And from our readers and listeners at sierranevadaally.org.

    Music for the show comes from local band, People with Bodies.

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    24 mins
  • Ally Audio: The History of I.C.E.
    Jul 9 2025

    On this week’s show, Noah and Scott are back to talk about some of the provisions in the newly-passed One Big, Beautiful Bill, and specifically what that means for Nevada.

    Then, the guys get into a bit of the history behind the agency in the news a lot these days, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or I.C.E.

    We may also mention Joey Chestnut's impressive victory at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.

    This show is made possible by Press Forward, a national coalition investing more than $500 million to strengthen local newsrooms and close longstanding gaps in journalism coverage.

    And from our readers and listeners at sierranevadaally.org.

    Music for the show comes from local band, People with Bodies.

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    21 mins
  • Cadralor No. 9, (dis)articulation,—for Patrick
    Jul 5 2025

    Listen to the latest in the new poetic form, the Cadralor, invented and read by Dr. Lori Howe.

    This show is made possible by Press Forward, a national coalition investing more than $500 million to strengthen local newsrooms and close longstanding gaps in journalism coverage.

    And from our readers and listeners at sierranevadaally.org.

    Music for the show comes from local band, People with Bodies.

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    7 mins