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Congresswoman Dina Titus Rep Dina Titus, D-Henderson... on the recently passed economic recovery bill, Obama's proposed mortgage plan and her first few months in office.Rep Dina TitusContent produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | BMI Fellows Robert Rosenberg, novelist and Prof of Creative Writing, Bucknell U Luljeta Lleshanaku, poet Mary Palevsky, author ... on their latest works and their upcoming lecture, "Craft: A Conversation" which takes place at UNLV's Barrick Museum Auditorium Monday at 7pm. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Stop and Glow Art Beate Kirmse, Gallery Dir, Contemporary Arts Collective Tina Quigley, Deputy Gen Mgr, RTC So NV Catherine Borg, artist ... on the exhibit that celebrates the launch of eight new ACE transit bus stations and the artwork used for the shelters. The exhibition runs April 23 through May 23. An event will be held to celebrate the exhibit from 6pm to 10pm during First Friday on May 1. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem Rani Arbo , founder and lead singer... on the four piece string band and their eclectic mix of music including country, blues, vintage swing, Appalachian fiddling and world music. They are performing on Saturday at the Historic Fifth Street School.Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mitzi Stauffer Briggs Mitzi Stauffer Briggs, former owner, Tropicana... on her "bruising Las Vegas thrill ride" during her Tropicana ownership including her unsuspecting affiliation with the mob and subsequent sale of the Tropicana to the Ramada Inn hotel chain. She tells us what she has been up to since.Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LV Philharmonic's Masterworks III Concert Maestro David Itkin, Dir and Conductor, LV Phil Zuill Bailey, cellist ... on the latest in the LV Philharmonic's Masterworks III Series - the "All-Tchaikovsky Concert." The performance will take place Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 8:00 pm at UNLV's Artemus Ham Hall. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wrath James White Wrath James White, author ... talks to us about his horror novel, "Succulent Prey," which seeks to answer the questions: Could serial killers be the victims of a communicable disease? Could it be the same virus that spawned the vampire and werewolf legends? Could it be cured? Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Scintas Two of the four Scintas join us. Why just two? We get to the bottom of this. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Society of Seven The Hawaiian group returns to Las Vegas this weekend to perform Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. in the Suncoast Showroom, with special guest Jasmine Trias, a past American Idol finalist. SOS is here to perform and talk about their music. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Maria, Maria We talk with Terrence Williams, director of Stage Door Production's "West Side Story", also Janay Bombino who plays "Maria" and Edward Gelhaus who plays "Tony." Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Human Nature We talk with the Australian group Human Nature: Toby Allen, Phil Burton, Andrew Tierney and Michael Tierney. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Being Patrick Henry Richard Schumann Historical Impersonator, on a role requiring not only acting skills but also scholarly knowledge. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Boss Has Left The Building Former Nevada Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers joins us, a day after leaving his job of five years. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Young Talent We talk with 12-year-old Henderson singer and actor Ellie Smith, who performs as the character Mary Lennox in "The Secret Garden" at the Utah Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Words From the Dark Side Former Folies Bergere showgirl Vicki Pettersson, author of the "Sign of the Zodiac" urban fantasy series joins us. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Noel Coward's Private Lives Carol Linnea Johnson and Don Burroughs are married in real life but this summer they'll be playing a divorced couple who find themselves in adjoining honeymoon suites in Noel Coward's classic comedy, "Private Lives". Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Inventing Ford Country Buzz Bissinger, Contributing Ed, Vanity Fair, about Monument Valley and its role in Hollywood filmmaking. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rethinking the American Dream Author and Bloomberg News columnist John Wasik argues that the mortgage crisis is the least of our housing problems. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Bluegrass Music of Stuck in Reverse The Bluegrass Music of Stuck in Reverse. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Augusten Burroughs We talk with Memoirist Augusten Burroughs. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Larry King CNN talk show host Larry King has just published his autobiography - he talks about his checkered private life and his five decades in broadcasting. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Showgirl Memories Review Journal columnist John L. Smith talks with long-time Folies dancer Terri Buffet. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A Good Education Daniel Wolff's new book "How Lincoln Learned to Read: Twelve Great Americans and the Educations that Made Them Famous" argues that there are lessons in the formative years of famous Americans. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bill Trujillo and the LV Academy Jazz Ensemble Bill Trujillo and the LV Academy Jazz Ensemble. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A New Vision in the West Author Annette McGivney discusses the changing landscape in the West after years of drought. Her new book "Resurrection: Glen Canyon and a New Vision for the American West," explores the reemergence of Glen Canyon from beneath the waters of Glen Canyon Dam. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pit Bull of Comedy Comedian Bobby Slayton. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Book Corner Author Laurell K. Hamilton - Skin Trade - vampire hunter, Anita Blake. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A New Mission UnitedHealthcare of Nevada CEO, Jonathan Bunker. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Jazz Trio We hear the sounds of the Las Vegas-based LaVerne Christie Trio. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Philly Funny Man Comedian David Brenner joins us. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sen. John Ensign We talk with Senator John Ensign. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bill Maher on Comedy and Social Criticism Bill Maher discusses the role of the stand-up as social critic and de facto journalist. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Interview with Jim Sheeler Jim Sheeler. He's author of "Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives." Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Claudine Williams Interview Gwen Castaldi's 2005 conversation with casino industry pioneer Claudine Williams, who died earlier this month at the age of 88. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Henderson City Council Ward 3 Kathleen Boutin, candidate Cathy Rosenfield, candidate ... on the race to replace Jack Clark on the Henderson City Council Ward 3, which covers most of northern Henderson and Lake Las Vegas. Early voting began on Saturday and continues across the valley through next Friday. The general election is on Tuesday, June 2nd. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A Taste of Shakespeare Dan Decker-Artistic Dir, Lysander Abadia-Romeo, Clare Jaget-Lady Macbeth ... on the "A Taste of Shakespeare" event which will be held Saturday May 23rd through Monday May 25th at the Springs Preserve. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Medea John Beane, Artistic Dir, Insurgo Theatre, and Dir, "Medea" Natascha Negro, Medea Ernie Curcio, Jason ... on the Insurgo Theater's production of Euripides' Medea at the Backstage Theatre on CSN's Cheyenne Campus. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LV City Council Ward 4 Stavros Anthony, candidate Glenn Trowbridge, candidate ... on the race for a seat on the Las Vegas City Council representing Ward 4, which covers parts of Western Las Vegas south of Summerlin. Larry Brown previously held the seat. Early voting starts May 16 and runs through May 29. The general election is June 2. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sgt Maj John Estrada Sgt Maj John Estrada, former Sgt Maj, US Marines ... who endorsed then-Sen Barack Obama for Pres, saying he agreed with Obama's calls for pulling troops out of Iraq. He is set to speak Sunday at the Marine Corps League's Leatherneck Club. The lecture is free to the public. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Las Vegas Philharmonic Maestro David Itkin, Music Dir and Conductor, LV Phil Jocelyn Jensen, Dir, LV Masters Singers ... on their upcoming performance of Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony," which wraps up the Philharmonic's tenth season. The concert takes place on Sat at 8pm in UNLV's Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Red Rock Rondo Philip Bimsteen, musician Taki Telonidis, Co-Producer, Red Rock Rondo ... on the one hour documentary inspired by the powerful rock formations and landscape of Zion National Park and the people who live in the region. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Anasazi Flute Scott August, composer, producer and performing artist ... on the Anasazi flute, named after the prehistoric culture that thrived in the American Southwest. This type of flute was lost for over a thousand years, but was recently rediscovered and reconstructed. Scott August will be giving a free lecture and demonstration on Thursday May 14th at 7:30pm at UNLV's Barrick Museum Auditorium. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rare Books David Bauman, Pres, Bauman Rare Books Corinne Weeks, Gen Mgr, Bauman Rare Books Steve Tabor, Curator of Early Printed Books, The Huntington Library ... on the rare book scene. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Zhan Okuda-Lim Zahn Okuda-Lim, Pres of the Sophomore Class, Valley HS; Student Rep, State Board of Ed; and, Chair of the Student Advisory Committee, CCSD ... who, along with other Valley HS students, he helped organize a town hall meeting and rally to protest proposed cuts to K-12 education funding. Emily Richmond hosts. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Singer Richel Kompst Richel Kompst, singer ... on her neurotic mind and how the walleye plays into her performance. Backed by her band, "The Nightcrawlers," she performs her show, "Blame it on the Walleye" at 7pm on Friday May 8 at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Orangutan Lecture Birute Mary Gildakis, PhD, primatologist, Pres and Co-Founder, Orangutan Foundation International ... on orangutans and tropical rainforests. She will be speaking at the Barrick Museum at UNLV at 12:30pm Tuesday. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cold War Warrior Jack Miller, author ... on his books, "Cold War Warrior" and "Cold War Defector." Will be speaking Tuesday at 6pm at the Atomic Testing Museum. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Fine Arts Excellence Francisco Menendez, Chair of the Film Dept, UNLV Tim Jones, Prof of Music, UNLV Justin Williams, Adjunct Professor of Landscape Architecture, UNLV ... on their receipt of UNLV's Fine Arts Excellence award. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tony Scodwell Big Band Tony Scodwell, trumpet player and band leader ... on why Big Band music is still performed to this day. The band will perform at 2pm on Sunday, May 3rd at the Charleston Heights Arts Center. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lea Salonga Lea Salonga, singer and actress ... on the recognizable voice behind the music of Princess Jasmine in Disney's "Aladdin" as well as Mulan in Disney's "Mulan I and II." She performs at UNLV's Artemus Ham Concert Hall at 8pm on Friday night. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wonders of the West Brian Wignall, Producer Julie Wignall, Producer ... on the high definition Vegas PBS television series highlighting the wonders of nature found west of the Rocky Mountains. "Wonders of the West" airs every Thursday at 7:30pm and re-airs Saturdays at 5:30pm. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lou Ruvo Brain Institute Larry Ruvo, Co-Founder, Keep Memory Alive Foundation ... on the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute in downtown Las Vegas, which is devoted to research and treatment of neurological diseases including Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's. Hosted by Marshall Allen. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Poet Jay Udall Jay Udall, poet ... talks about his view of conventional religion and his spirituality inspired hikes and camps throughout Nevada and the west. He tells us about his nw book of poetry. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | UNLV Symphony Orchestra Taras Krysa, conductor Alex Hayshi, violinist Farah Zolghadr, piccolist ... on their final concert of the season and what it has been like conducting and playing in this orchestra. The concert takes place at the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at 7:30pm tonight. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Music Man Michael Barakiva, Dir Mimi Quillin, Choreographer Patrick Ryan Sullivan, actor Teri Bibb, actress ... on the Nevada Conservatory Theatre's production of "The Music Man." The play will be performed May 1-10, 2009 at UNLV's Judy Baley Theatre. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Future of Las Vegas' Art Scene Libby Lumpkin, former Exec Dir, LVAM Dave Hickey, Art Critic, Essayist and Author, Prof of English, UNLV ... on their vision for Las Vegas' art scene, whether they've accomplished it, and what the future holds. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | James Palombo Jim Palombo, writer Randall Shelden, Prof of Criminal Justice, UNLV ... on what he learned from his experience for doing time for drug crimes and why he thinks America needs to get smart about many things. He will be speaking at UNLV Thursday at 2pm. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood, writer ... on why she thinks that there was more to debt than the bottom-line financial considerations most us think of when we hear the word debt. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lectures at the Atomic Testing Museum Carson Riland, CSO of the Remote Sensing Laboratory, DOE Dennis Fulkerson, Acting Sr Counterintelligence Officer, DOE ... on their lectures at the Atomic Testing Museum tonight. Riland will present, "Dirty Bombs: What They Are and How We Respond," and Fulkerson will present, "The Art of Espionage." Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Author Melanye Price Melanye Price, Prof of Govt, Wesleyan U, and author ... on her new book, "Dreaming Blackness: Black Nationalism and African-American Public Opinion." She will be speaking about the book Thursday evening at 7:30pm at the Barrick Museum Auditorium at UNLV. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Alexandra Berzon Alexandra Berzon, reporter, LV Sun Drex Heikes, Deputy Managing Ed, LV Sun ... on the series on construction deaths that won a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Berzon and Heikes Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Author David Guterson David Guterson, author ... on his new book, "The Other." He's speaking at Clark County Library on April 26. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | EVOLUTION Trent Carlini, Elvis impersonator ... on his show, ELVOLUTIONTM, that highlights the King's best moments throughout his multi-decade entertainment career. Carlini performs at the Steve Wyrick Theatre in the Miracle Mile Shops at Plant Hollywood Resort and Casino. Trent Carlini Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | George McGovern George McGovern, former United States Representative, Senator, and Democratic presidential nominee ... on his new biography about Abraham Lincoln, whom he compares with President Obama. He will be appearing at the Springs Preserve between 2 and 4 pm on Thursday. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia Joe Hammond, Theatre Prof and Theatre Dir, CSN Erica Griffin, Dir, The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia Ken Kucan, "Martin", The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia ... on the controversial play about a family in crisis after a middle-aged architect confesses he's having an affair with a goat. "The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia" will take place at the BackStage Theatre on CSN's Cheyenne Campus April 17th - 25th. Tickets are $10.00, $8.00 for students or seniors. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Remembering Felix Viscuglia Felix Viscuglia, Prof of Music, UNLV ... on his memories of working with the legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein as well as Arthur Fiedler of the Boston Pops. He passed away this weekend. Re-broadcast. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rep Dina Titus Rep Dina Titus, D-Henderson ... om the economy, wars, international crises and her first three months in DC. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Public Art Neil Shigley, sculptor Jon Koehler, sculptor ... on their 20 foot sculpture "Rain Drop" that stands outside the Molasky Corporate Center downtown. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mayor Mike Montandon Mike Montandon, Mayor, NLV ...on his plan to challenge Governor Jim Gibbons in the Republican primary for governor in 2010. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tuan Samahon on the Constitution Tuan Samahon, Prof of Law, UNLV ...on why Nevada should review its constitution to ensure it reflects the evolving needs of citizens. He'll be lecturing on that issue Tuesday night at 7:30pm in the Majorie Barrick Auditorium at UNLV. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Debbie Reynolds Debbie Reynolds, entertainer ...on her show at the South Point Hotel April 10-12. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Suzanne La Rusch Suzanne LaRusch, Lucille Ball impersonator ...on life as a Lucille Ball impersonator and her one-woman show, "An Evening with Lucille Ball" at the Historic Boulder Theatre in Boulder City. The event is a fundraiser for the non-profit Boulder City Ballet Company. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Dr Florence Jameson Dr Florence Jameson, MD ... who is trying to establish a free health clinic for low income people. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Fire of Tango Oscar Carrescia, Owner, Carrescia's Violin House ...on the risque dance style and music that got its start in the backrooms of Buenos Aires. The Winchester Cultural Center in Las Vegas will host morning and evening performances of Tango music and dance on Saturday at 2 and 7pm. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | State Senator Joe Heck State Sen Joe Heck, [R-Henderson] ...on his attempt to challenge Gov Jim Gibbons in the 2010 Republican primary. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Creech Peace Walk Fr Louis Vitale, Franciscan priest and peace activist Kathy Kelly, Coordinator, Voices for Creative Nonviolence project Jim Haber, Coordinator, Nevada Desert Experience ... on the 2009 Annual 63 mile Sacred Peace Walk from Las Vegas to the Nevada Test Site taking place through April 13. The purpose of the walk is to draw attention to the dangers of nuclear energy. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Colonel Christopher E. Haave Col Chris Haave, USAF Ret ... on this evening's World Affiars Discussion Group meeting and whether Pres Barack Obama's first trip abroad was a success. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Zowie Bowie Marley Taylor, singer Chris Phillips, singer ... on the glitzy, glamerous duo's high voltage sexy sound that packs the dance floor every Friday and Saturday night at the Palms. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Neon Composers Virko Baley, Distinguished Prof of Music, UNLV Jorge Grossman, Assist Prof of Music, UNLV ... on a festival of new music taking place this week devoted to "today's" classical music. Five contemporary composers will be highlighted at the concerts and symposiums running from today through Saturday at UNLV. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Madness of March Alan Jay Zaremba, author ... on his book that gives readers a front-row view of the betting culture that surrounds the frenzied first weekend of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Las Vegas Philharmonic Masterworks IV Maestro David Itkin, Music Dir and Conductor, LV Phil ... on their Masterworks IV performance on Saturday night which will feature sixteen year old violinist Shannon Lee. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Andrew Dice Clay Andrew Dice Clay, comedian ... on his peculiar brand of humor. He is performing through Sunday at the Sugar Cane Live Lounge at Sushi Samba in the Palazzo. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Las Vegas City Council Ward 6 Steve Ross, incumbent Jennifer Taylor, candidate ... on the two candidates vying for a seat on the Las Vegas City Council Ward 6 which covers Northwest Las Vegas and includes Centennial Hills. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Nevada Ballet Theatre James Canfield, Artistic Dir, NV Ballet Theatre ... on their upcoming production of "American Masters" which takes place at UNLV's Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall April 10 and 11. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NLV City Council Ward 3 Angelo Carvalho, candidate Michael Little, candidate Anita Wood, candidate Felix Acevedo, Jr, candidate Kimberly McKinney, candidate Jack Kelso, candidate ... on the six candidates running for the North Las Vegas City Council Ward 3 seat currently held by Stephanie Smith and the issues that face the city. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | North Las Vegas Mayoral Race William Robinson, candidateShari Buck, candidateStephanie Smith, candidateNed Thomas, candidateJohn 3:16 Cook, candidate... on budget shortfalls, possible new casino districts, preservation of the Upper Las Vegas Wash and other issues that face the five candidates who are seeking to replace term-limited Mayor Mike Montandon.Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Empowerment Schools Lisa Primas, principal, Paul Cully Elementary School... on what is involved in running one the valley's empowerment schools.Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Herman Matthews and Friends Herman Matthews, drummerRon Mancuso, Entertainment Mgr, Bootlegger Italian Bistro... on where one group of musicians perform when they are not backing up Tom Jones on the strip. Herman Matthews and Friends is set to perform their classic 70s-style funk sound and 80's-style horn and guitar driven rhythms midnight Saturday March 28 at the Bootlegger Bistro.Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Dr Mel Pohl Mel Pohl, MD, FASAM, Medical Dir, LV Recovery Ctr, and Clinical Assistant Prof, U of NV School of Medicine... on why Nevada residents consume about twice the national average per-capita of prescription narcotics.Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | National Parks Documentary Ken Burns, Documentary Filmmaker... on the screening of his latest documentary, "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," Friday March 20 at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve at 6pm. Tickets are sold out.Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A Night on Broadway Brent Barrett, former star of "Phantom - the Las Vegas Spectacular" and soloistMaestro David Itkin, Dir and Conductor, LV Phil... on the LV Philharmonic's night on Broadway with Brent Barrett, "You and the Night and the Music," Saturday, March 21 at 8pm.Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Verisimo Double Bill Serdar Ilban, Prof of Voice, Music Dept, UNLVKristopher Jordan, singer, UNLV Opera TheatreMahina Johnson, singer, UNLV Opera TheatreTaras Krysa, conductor, UNLV Symphony Orchestra... on their performance of Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" and Giacomo Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi" March 20-21 at 7:30pm and March 22 at 2pm in the Judy Bayley Theatre on the UNLV campus.Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | David Holben Faculty Tuba Recital David Holben, Adjunct Prof of Tuba an Euphonium, UNLV... on his mission to change the perception of the tuba as a solo instrument. He will be playing in the recital Friday, March 20 at 7:30pm in the Beam Music Center on the UNLV campus.Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ventriloquist, Comedian, and Singer Terry Fator Terry Fator, ventriloquist, comedian, and singer... on his singing and impersonating "Cast of Thousands," the "American's Got Talent" winner tells us about his show starting at the Mirage Las Vegas tonight and how his persistence paid off to get his big break.Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | USAF Band of the Golden West Ten members of the ensemble join us to talk about their repetoire which includes light classics, jazz, Dixie and Broadway tunes. The group is composed of a brass quintet of trumpets, French horn, trombone and tuba... and spliced with a sax, guitar, drums and singers. The Travis Rhythm N' Brass Band is set to perform March 17 7:00pm at Historic Fifth Street School 401 S. Fourth St., Ste. 145 Las Vegas, NV 89101.Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Arc Light One Don Harten, Vietnam combat pilot and author... on his harrowing story of surviving a head-on collision between two B-52's in 1965 and being rescued from the China Sea by a seaplane that crashed and sank. Had this mission been flown as planned, the Vietnam war may not have begun. He will be speaking March 17 at the Atomic Testing Museum at 6:30pm.Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Muslim Teens Dilara Hafiz, co-author Yasmine Hafiz, co-author ... on the challenges Muslim teens face when trying to live an observant life in the U.S. and in the region. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tom Ridge Tom Ridge, Former Sec of Homeland Security ... on growing security issues that affect both US security and the US and global economies. He will be speaking at the Merchant Risk Council's 7th Annual e-Commerce Payments and Risk Conference at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort March 10-12. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Paranormal Bender Tour Mario Acevedo, author, Jailbait Zombie (Felix Gomez, Book 4) ... on a night of vamps, werewolves, water witches and zombies presented by a group of five authors who roll up in a vintage Impala. The Paranormal Mindbender Tour takes place at the Clark County Library on Wed, March 11 at 7pm. The progam is meant for adult audiences. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Dehner Franks Dehner Franks, jazz pianist, vocalist, and composer ... on his love of the piano and his performance of jazz classics such as "Aint' Misbehavin'" and the "Jitterbug Waltz" to take place Wednesday, March 11 at 1pm at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | O Gallery Richard MacDonald, sculptor Anja Wyttenbach, performer in "O", Cirque du Soleil ... on the unveiling of MacDonald's new sculptures of "O" performers. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Organist Douglas Bruce Douglas Bruce, principal organist, St. Franz Zaver Kirche in Munchenstein, Switzerland ... on how this Scottish-born organist ended up playing in Switzerland. He'll be playing at a Choral Evensong at 5:30pm this Sunday evening at All Saints Episcopal Church on West Washington Avenue. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Zen Buddhism Venerable Jian Hu, Abbot, Chung Tai Zen Center of Sunnyvale, CA ... on Zen Buddhism and the series of lectures and Zen meditation he will give this weekend at various locations throughout the Las Vegas Valley. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Senator Harry Reid Sen Harry Reid, [D-NV] ... on whether Nevada got its fair share of the funds from the stimulus package. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sculptor Stephen Hendee Artist Stephen Hendee's current exhibition at the LVAM is entitled "Be My Suicide" as part of its ongoing 702 Series. We'll talk to the artist about the inspiration behind his work. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mac King Mac King, Comedian and Magician talks about his book drive he is hosting together with Sammy's Woodfired Pizza to benefit children's literacy. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Ladies of Mamma Mia! Las Vegas has seen numerous Broadway shows come and go, but "Mamma Mia!" currently playing at the Mandalay Bay Theatre has out-lasted them all. Joining us now to talk about the show's long-run are the three dyanmos: Carol Linnea Johnson as Donna Sheridan, Robin Baxter as her wacky friend Rosie, and Vicki Van Tassel as high-maintenance friend Tanya. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians Laura Flanders, Radio Host, Air America talks about how Nevada and Utah are two places where grassroots organizers are doing what the Democratic Party really needs. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Soldier's Perspective of Iraq We talk with a member of the NV Natl Guard who recently returned from Iraq. Colt Bulot, NV National Guard Sgt joins us with an update on what's happening in Iraq five years after the start of the war. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Former Mobster Frank Cullotta Frank Cullotta was a Las Vegas mobster, who has links to at least four murders and was a longtime friend of the infamous mobster Tony Spilotro. In the early 1980s, Cullotta turned on his mob associates and provided evidence to the FBI and Metro before entering the federal witness protection program. Cullotta has since written about his life, which he discusses with us. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | David Frum, Author, Journalist David Frum, Author, Journalist and Former Economic Speechwriter for Pres George W Bush who penned the phrase "Axis of Evil" talks about his book, "Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | William Kittredge We talk with the young rancher who quit to become a writer and professor at the University of Montana, and 40 years later, whose writings have helped shape the way we look at life in the modern West. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Legalizing Prostitution Dr Teela Sanders, Sr Lecturer in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds talks about her research into prostitution and why it flourishes despite being looked down upon. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Fashion Industry and Las Vegas Laurie Brookins, Sr Fashion Ed of Vegas Magazine and Laura Dahl, fashion designer of the Laura Dahl and Wifebeader fashion lines tell us how the fashion trends of New York, London, Milan, and Paris really shape what we wear in the region. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Changing Religion We talk to the Greg Smith, Research Fellow, and author of the Pew Forum report on Religion and Public Life that shows more than a quarter of American adults have left the faith of their childhood to join another religion... or no religion at all. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | From Mc Mansions to Mc Slums Washington-based journalist Christopher Leinberger says that the foreclosure crisis is a foretaste of what's to come for the suburbs that are bound to decay in the next 30 or 40 years. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Violence near Schools Walt Rulffes, Superintendent of CCSD tells talks to us on the recent teenage shootings outside of schools and how events in his personal life have affected his strategy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Falling Home Prices We talk with Dennis Smith from Homebuilder's Research about the recent on the 56% decline in the number of home sales from a year ago and the 19% drop in home prices and how it is effecting the Las Vegas valley. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Stephen Marks Stephen Marks, author and Republican political operative talks about his book, Confessions of a Political Hitman: My Secret Life of Scandal, Corruption, Hypocrisy and Dirty Attacks That Decide Who Gets Elected (and Who Doesn't). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hispanic Musicians Exhibit Brian Paco Alvarez, curator, Hispanic Museum of NV talks about the travelling exhibit featuring photos of hispanic performers that have played Las Vegas through the decades. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | KA We hear more of our recent conversation with key players in Cirque du Soleil's KA show at MGM Grand, where the 80,000-pound stage is one of the key attractions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Romeo and Juliet This troupe is bringing a modern version of Romeo and Juliet to students throughout Nevada and Utah. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | My Funny Valentines Mark Strouse, Las Vegas resident and KNPR volunteer tells us about more than 50 years of Valentine's Day with his wife, who passed away four years ago. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pleasure for Sale The Sundance Channel is airing a six-part documentary series about the Chicken Ranch in Pahrump. We talk with two of the women who work at the brothel, as well as the executive producer of the series. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Author Joyce Carol Oates Joyce Carol Oates, Award-winning Author talks about her upcoming appearance at UNLV. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 2008 Cowboy Poetry Gathering Brian Bahouth, Reno Producer and Friday KNPR show host, shares more of his sights and sounds from the final day of the week long 24th annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Barbershop Quartet We hear a little something from the The Rumble Seat Daze, better-known as Nevada Public Radio's house band and favorite barber shop quartet. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Paula Poundstone Comedian Paula Poundstone of NPR's "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me..." shares stories about comedy, stand-up and Peter Sagal and Karl Cassel. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tom Bissell Author Tom Bissell, of UNLV's Black Mountain Institute, joins us to talk about his latest book, The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son And the Legacy of Vietnam. It's the story of Bissell and his relationship with his dad. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Beautiful Children Writer and Las Vegas native Charles Bock joins us to discuss his first novel, Beautiful Children, a story based on life in the valley that's generating a great deal of buzz nationally. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Geoff Schumaker Review-Journal columnist Geoff Schumacher talks about his latest book - a biography of Howard Hughes. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rich Little Rich Little, Comedian Impressionist joins us to talk about what's next in his career and exactly how he comes up with all those impressions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lou Ruvo Brain Institute John Silber tells us why he is highly critical of the work of architect Frank Gehry, who designed the emerging Lou Ruvo Brain Institute in downtown Las Vegas. 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