This Is Reno Radio
This Is Reno Radio is a podcast from Reno, Nevada featuring news, interviews, analysis and more. The hosts are Bob Conrad and Kristen Hackbarth, This Is Reno's editors.
Podcasting since 2017 • 81 episodes
This Is Reno Radio
Latest Episodes
Former Reno cop arrested in HEAT sting and the ‘No Kings’ rally: Reno’s top stories this week
Kristen and Bob give a rundown of the latest big news in Reno. We discuss the nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations, a regional child-exploitation sting that led to the arrest of a former deputy police chief, Washoe County’s move to dissolve its...
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Season 2025
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Episode 6
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30:44
Sewer rate hike proposal stalls after public outcry; city survey reveals negative views of downtown Reno
Kristen and Bob return with a new discussion on the latest Reno news headlines. This episode covers Washoe County’s plan to dissolve its Department of Alternative Sentencing, results from the city of Reno’s community survey, the sewer-rate deba...
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Season 2025
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Episode 5
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40:47
Police transparency fight reaches Nevada’s high court, that data center meeting and cuts to LGBTQ+ funding
Kristen and Bob this week give a straight-ahead rundown of the major Reno-area news stories: a federal letter about the University of Nevada, Reno’s UndocuPack program, what was said at a community-led summit on data centers, a high-stak...
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Season 2025
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Episode 4
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31:13
Lear Theater confusion, NV Energy refunds and Reno’s vanishing data-center meeting
On today’s show, Kristen and Bob break down a packed local news week: The ongoing Lear Theater debate, a fresh round of NV Energy refunds and climate grades, the city of Reno scraps a much-anticipated data-centers meeting while Sparks presses a...
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Season 2025
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Episode 3
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44:53
Sparks fly in Sparks: UPS complaints, a Burning Man lawsuit and Reno’s ACAB moment
Kristen and Bob break down the latest Reno news headlines. This week, we discuss the Lear Theater’s future, a federal lawsuit tied to Burning Man, patient safety concerns at a Saint Mary’s Hospice, worker-safety allegations at UPS in Sparks, th...
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Season 2025
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Episode 2
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