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Episodes

7 days ago
Reno Police Chief Kathryn Nance
7 days ago
7 days ago
This year, Reno has a new chief of police. After a selection process by city officials earlier this year, Kathryn Nance was chosen for the position, and was sworn into the role in February. Now, after her first 6 months on the job, she sits down with Renoites host Conor McQuivey for a wide ranging discussion about her career and about the work of policing, both here in Reno and nationally.
Some of the topics covered in this episode include understanding implicit bias, policies and procedures for body camera usage, what community policing is and the goals it hopes to accomplish, the differences between policing in a city like Stockton (where Nance worked for most of her career) and a city like Reno, navigating a predominately male profession as a female officer, the difference between "law enforcement" and "crime prevention," and much much more!
Renoites is free to listen to but it is NOT free to produce. It takes a significant amount of money and time to create such a frequently published and highly local show, and I strive to do it in a way that is INDEPENDENT and FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE. Please help me ensure I can continue doing this work and providing value to our community by contributing on Patreon at http://patreon.com/renoites
If you have feedback or suggestions, send me a message on Instagram (@renoites) or an email to conor@renoites.com
Thanks for listening!

Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Emily Barney on Death, Dying and Doulas
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Most people are very uncomfortable with the idea of death and dying and avoid the serious conversations and preparations involved in the process (one which we'll all experience eventually). On this episode of Renoites, we welcome one of the founders of the Doula Co-op, Emily Barney, to talk about what the death industry looks like today, and some of the better ways we can approach and talk about the end of our lives and the lives of our loved ones.
Some of the questions we explored were about what the common practices look like today, how the death industry can take advantage of tragedy to exploit bereaved people, what natural death and home funerals look like, what a doula's role is for people who are nearing death (and for those who expect to still have a long life ahead of them), the challenge of burnout for people in highly emotionally demanding jobs, why you need to create a living will TODAY, and much more!
If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, please let me know! Email conor@renoites.com
Renoites is a fully LISTENER FUNDED project. This show simply can not exist without contributions from listeners just like you! Learn more and contribute a few dollar to help this show become financially sustainable at http://patreon.com/renoites
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Additional Resources and Information:
Contact:
Emily’s website: doulapurposes.com (currently under redesign)
Email: doulabarney@gmail.com
DOULA CO-OP Resources:
Website: doulacoop.org
Email: connect@doulacoop.org
Death Doula Resources:
Melissa Chanselle-Hary, Death Doula sacredtransits.com
NEDA (National End of Life Doula Association) - Tips on Choosing an EOLD
Going with Grace - death doula training & community, end of life planning support & services organization
Funeral Consumer Alliance
Paying Final Respects: Your Rights When Buying Funeral Goods & Services
National Home Funeral Alliance - community death care resources & providers directory
Video - Sacred Crossings, home funeral
FreeWill - create your own Will today, free! (does not include medical treatment planning)
Filing an Advanced Directive with the NV Secretary of State
NV Sec. of State - Forms & Resources (including POLST form)

Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Renoites Shorts - KTMB’s Truckee River Cleanup
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Saturday, September 16, Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful will be holding their annual Truckee River Cleanup volunteer event, with hundreds of volunteers working together to clean and maintain sites along the Truckee River. Volunteers will be doing gardening and planting, weed and trash removal, and much more, with a volunteer picnic to follow.
On this bonus mini episode of Renoites, KTMB's Marina McCreary returns to the show to talk about the upcoming river cleanup and well as other volunteer opportunities throughout the year. You can sign up to volunteer or learn more at http://ktmb.org/volunteer
Please consider supporting Renoites on Patreon at http://patreon.com/renoites and send guest suggestions or episode ideas to conor@renoites.com
Thanks for listening!

Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Ben Davis on Street Photography and Reno After Dark
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
A few years ago, in the middle of the pandemic, I started to see photos of downtown Reno coming across my Instagram feed with a bold and distinctive style. Bright neon blues, reds and pinks that really showed off the unique glow of our city at night.
The photographer behind that account, Reno After Dark, which has grown to tens of thousands of followers across social media platforms, is Ben Davis. Ben joined the podcast this week to talk about his unique style and how he chooses subjects, the importance of photography in telling the story of Reno through it's constant changes over the years, his experience of spending countless hours in the heart of downtown after the sun has set, and much more!
You can find Ben's work on Instagram at http://instagram.com/renoafterdark and on his website http://www.renoafterdark.com
Please consider supporting our mission of creating free, local, substantive content! You can become a patron of Renoites and ensure that it is financially sustainable (otherwise I might end up having to quit and then it just won't exist anymore!) You can learn more at http://patreon.com/renoites
If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, please let me know. Email conor@renoites.com

Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Brian Duggan on Local Newspapers and Changes in Media
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Welcome Back to Renoites! This is the first episode of a new season of the podcast.
My goal is for this show to be a consistent source of interesting, substantive conversation that is highly relevant to us here in Northern Nevada. This is a community funded independent project and your support is appreciated. I have a handful of new patrons since last season, so thank you to Elaine, Claudia, Stephanie, Mike, Remo, Mindy, Jillian, Marina and everyone else who contributes to this show’s existence. If you’d like to learn more about supporting the show, visit renoites.com
I have a ton of great guests lined up for this season of the show, and so many of them came directly from listener suggestions, so if you have somebody you think would be a good guest for the show, let me know! My email address is conor@renoites.com
My first guest on the show over 100 episodes ago was Bob Conrad, founder and editor at This is Reno. I’ve had a few other people from the world of local media on the show over the last couple years and have always found those conversations really valuable and interesting. I’m excited to start this season with Brian Duggan, former editor of the Reno Gazette Journal and current General Manager at KUNR radio.
We talked about the decline of print newspapers and what it means for local reporting, zombie newsrooms with no staff and AI articles, events like COVID that make everyone tune in for local details, the elimination of barriers to get into journalism, and a lot more. I hope you enjoy this episode and the upcoming season! Thanks again for listening.

Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Renoites @ RFM - Ryan Stark from No City Coffee
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Renoites at the Riverside Farmer's Market is a limited Renoites series with the vendors of the Riverside Farmer's Market in Reno, Nevada and hosted by Renoites host Conor McQuivey. The year-round farmer's market takes place Sunday mornings at Idlewild Park from 8-1. You can find Conor at the Renoites booth most weeks if you'd like to chat, share ideas, purchase merch or sign up to support the show financially, or just say hi!
Today's episode features Ryan Stark, owner of No City Coffee. No City has a brick and mortar location upstairs at the Great Basin Community Co-op (with plans for that space to expand to include prepared food and a big outdoor space) and Ryan has recently started serving his coffee at the Riverside Farmer's Market from his new coffee cart.
Ryan has worked in coffee for decades, here in Reno and elsewhere, including during the earliest days of Bibo Coffee, where he was the very first employee. We talked about what makes coffee the perfect beverage to have a conversation over, the advantages of partnering with the co-op to create unique and fresh ingredients, how coffee culture has grown in Reno, and much more!
Follow No City on Instagram at http://instagram.com/nocityreno
Thank you for listening! Please consider supporting Renoites financially on Patreon by visiting http://patreon.com/renoites
Follow Renoites on Instagram at http://instagram.com/renoites

Monday Aug 21, 2023
Renoites @ RFM - Kaylie Arnold’s Haggle Haus Reclaimed Fashion Truck
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Renoites at the Riverside Farmer's Market is a limited Renoites series with the vendors of the Riverside Farmer's Market in Reno, Nevada and hosted by Renoites host Conor McQuivey. The year-round farmer's market takes place Sunday mornings at Idlewild Park from 8-1. You can find Conor at the Renoites booth most weeks if you'd like to chat, share ideas, purchase merch or sign up to support the show financially, or just say hi!
Today's episode features Kaylie Arnold, owner of Haggle Haus, a retail truck offering reclaimed fashion from around the world. Kaylie is a flight attendant, and on her layovers around the world often found herself haggling at markets as well as shopping for unique used fashions in international destinations. Using her experience working in fashion as well, this May she created a micro version of that shopping experience here in Reno.
Her Haggle Haus truck is a mini boutique you can find at the Riverside Farmer's Market as well as other markets around town. There are clothes for men, women, and children, a changing room to try things on, and just as the name suggests- you're free to negotiate on the prices.
Follow Haggle Haus on Instagram http://instagram.com/hagglehaus
Thank you for listening! Please consider supporting Renoites financially on Patreon by visiting http://patreon.com/renoites
Follow Renoites on Instagram at http://instagram.com/renoites

Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Renoites @ RFM - Brian Monahan (aka Thundercat) Leather Goods
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Renoites at the Riverside Farmer's Market is a limited Renoites series with the vendors of the Riverside Farmer's Market in Reno, Nevada. The year-round farmer's market takes place Sunday mornings at Idlewild Park from 8-1. You can find us at the Renoites booth most weeks if you'd like to chat, share ideas, purchase merch or sign up to support the show financially, or just say hi!
This week's episode features Brian Monahan, also known as Thundercat, a leather craftsman whose booth at the market features an assortment of self-designed, hand stained and hand stitched leather goods. Some of Brian's most unique and popular items include 20-sided dice for role playing games like Dungeons and Dragons or choosing what to have for dinner, and an amazing showpiece leather dragon scale vest made of hundreds of individual "scales" (it has more parts than a V-8 engine!)
You can find Thundercat at the Riverside Farmer's Market most Sundays and at various other local markets.
Follow him on Instagram at http://instagram.com/thundercatmakes
Thank you for listening! Please consider supporting Renoites financially on Patreon by visiting http://patreon.com/renoites
Follow Renoites on Instagram at http://instagram.com/renoites

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Hi there! My name is Conor and I host this podcast. It's called Renoites and it's an interview show based in Reno, Nevada. My goal for this show is to interview a wide variety of interesting and important people from Northern Nevada. I don't really use this website much because most people listen to podcasts on podcasts apps rather than on web pages like this one. However, it's important to have a web page for search engine optimization purposes! And just for general availability of the show. You can listen here on this page, or on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or Amazon or basically anywhere that podcasts exists.
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