Washoe Life
Washoe Life is where we connect with community members in Washoe County, NV to hear their stories and speak on topics that affect you.
Episodes
85 episodes
Planning, Development, and the Future of the Truckee Meadows
Growth can be a complicated, and often emotional, topic. In this episode of Washoe Life, we dig into how development really happens in Washoe County and across the Truckee Meadows, and why planning is about much more than approving or ...
America 250/Nevada: The Evolution of Nevada Gaming w/ Ferenc Szony
As we look ahead to America’s 250th anniversary, we’re reflecting on the industries and people that helped shape our communities. In this episode, Ferenc Szony, a longtime gaming executive whose career spans some of northern Nevada’s most iconi...
America250/Nevada: Marketing and Mentorship with Stephanie Kruse
In this episode of Washoe Life, we sit down with Stephanie Kruse, a longtime community leader and marketing trailblazer, to talk about her journey to Reno and the career that made her a familiar name across northern Nevada. Stephanie r...
A Conversation with Washoe County Manager Kate Thomas
Washoe County Manager Kate Thomas joins Washoe Life for a conversation about leadership, public service and supporting the more than 3,000 employees who serve our community every day. Thomas is not new to Washoe County, she...
America250/Nevada — Reno’s Divorce Industry
As part of Washoe Life’s America250/Nevada podcast series, this episode explores a chapter of Washoe County history that put Reno on the national map for more than six decades. Historian and author Dr. Alicia Barber joins the podcast t...
Inside Washoe County Search and Rescue
Sergeant Garrett Bird and Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Ediss of the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team share what it takes to locate and rescue people in Washoe County’s challenging terrain. From real-world missions to lifesaving ...
America250/Nevada - Honoring History at the Historic Courthouse
America has a pretty big birthday this year, 250 years, and Washoe County is proud to kick off our America250/Nevada podcast series from a place steeped in our own local history: the Historic Washoe County Courthouse. During this episo...
A Kickoff to Season 5
The Washoe Life Podcast returns for its fifth season and a brand-new lineup conversations with the people who make life in Washoe County so interesting. This year is also the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, ...
From Asylum to Services: The Legacy of the NNAMHS Campus
This episode of Washoe Life features Mike Wilden, longtime Nevada health and human services leader, as he shares the fascinating history of the Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services campus. From its opening in 1882 as the Nevada...
Getting to Know Fire Chief Rick Edwards
In this episode of Washoe Life, we welcome Rick Edwards, the new Fire Chief of the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District. Chief Edwards comes to Washoe County after more than two decades with the Stockton Fire Department in Californ...
Inside the Crime Lab: Forensics, Facts, and Fiction
When crime happens, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Science Division steps in to uncover the truth hidden in the evidence. In this episode of Washoe Life, we sit down with Division Director Steven Johnson and Supervising Criminalist...
Rooted in the Dust: A Living Future at Fly Ranch
Explore the awe-inspiring Fly Ranch: 3,800 acres of hot springs, wetlands, and desert beauty just north of the Black Rock Desert. Hear from Burning Man Project’s Marnee Benson and Fly Ranch General Manager Zac Cirivello as they share the story ...
Revving Up Tradition: Deny Dotson on the Magic of Hot August Nights
Hot August Nights isn’t just an event, it’s a 10-day celebration of nostalgia, community, and classic car culture that draws more than 500,000 people to Northern Nevada each year. In this episode, Executive Director Deny Dotson shares how his d...
Big Top Brass: Phil Campbell’s Circus Life
In this episode, we take a nostalgic trip under the Big Top with Phil Campbell, a gifted musician whose early career took him on the road with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. For a decade, Phil played trumpet and pia...
Fly Away with the High Rollers of the Nevada Air National Guard
The 152nd Airlift Wing – the High Rollers – is a special division within the Nevada Air National Guard that can fight fires as well as it fights enemies. Lt. Col. David McNally has been flying his whole adult life, but there’s nothing quite lik...
Recognizing Frontotemporal Degeneration in Loved Ones
Scott Oxarart has become an advocate and ambassador for a disease he didn’t even know existed just a few years ago. Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) affected his dad quickly – just as it did to the most famous face of this disease, Bruce Willi...
Talking About Trails with Christina Thayer
For the first time in many years, Washoe County has opened a new recreation site, and Trails Coordinator Christina Thayer explains how and why a new recreation site comes to be. Join us on the banks of the Truckee River for a first look at the ...
Building Better Days at Washoe's Senior Center
The Washoe County Senior Center has been a cornerstone of our community since 1978—and now, it’s getting a much-needed refresh. In the latest Washoe Life podcast, we take you inside the $2.8 million renovation that’s transforming this ...
The Secret Sauce That Fuels Success at CrossRoads
We go behind the scenes of the CrossRoads program with Frankie Lemus and Jimmie Drury to talk about what makes this place work—from case management to community support. Hear how structure, connection, and care are helping residents rebuild the...
The Life-Saving Recipe for Success at Crossroads
In part one of this two-part Washoe Life podcast, we’re on site at the Men’s Crossroads facility, where up to 70 residents live in a structured, sober community while receiving case management, life skills training, and health care support. Dur...
A Perfect Match: Love, Life & Kidney Donation
In honor of National Donate Life Month, this episode features Aleah Hartung, a two-time kidney transplant recipient, and her boyfriend and kidney donor, Blake Lalli. Aleah shares her lifelong health journey, and Blake—former Reno Aces manager a...
Spring is in the Air at the May Arboretum
The Washoe Life podcast is on location at the May Arboretum Greenhouse as we talk all things plants with Washoe County Horticulturist Luke Sorenson and Parks Superintendent Stephanie D’Arcy. Learn what you can do for your garden to encourage a ...
Honoring a Legacy of Leadership and Community Impact
Meet Lynn Atcheson, a native Nevadan whose leadership and advocacy have left a lasting mark on Reno and Washoe County as we commemorate Women’s History Month. Lynn has played pivotal roles in some of Nevada’s most influential organ...
Empowering Others and Building Confidence with Emily Jaenson
During this episode of Washoe Life, we sit down with Emily Jaenson, a trailblazing sports executive, bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and advocate for women's leadership. As the first female general manager in Triple-A baseball and a ...
A Nevada Love Story from Assemblyman and Author, Pat Hickey
Pat Hickey is a natural storyteller and has entertained and informed Reno Gazette-Journal readers with his opinion column for the last five years. But his favorite story to tell is his own love story with his wife of 50 years, Myung-hee. He is ...
