Wild Nevadacast

EP 014 - Tami Force, Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

David Rodriguez, Travel Writer and Food Blogger.  David Rodriguez discovered a love of Nevada’s great outdoors and combined that with his passions for writing and food.  Now he is a regular contributor to many publications, sharing his experiences from Nevada’s back roads, small towns and quirky restaurants. 

EP 012 - Joy Orlich, Historic Reno Preservation Society

John Trent, Ultrarunner.  John Trent is a longtime journalist, author, and trail runner who took up ultrarunning after experiencing the Western States 100 race up close.  Trent explains the mindset of an ultrarunner and details the preparation that goes into such a grueling activity.   

EP 010 - Jack Sutton, Nevada Backroads

Rich Moreno, author, Frontier Fake News.  Rich Moreno guided the Wild Nevada team on four episodes in the show’s early seasons, introducing memorable locations, such as The Sump in central Nevada.  Dave & Rich relive those experiences and Rich tells some old Nevada newspaper tales from his latest book, Frontier Fake News.

EP 008 - Mike White, Trail Guide Author

Helena Guglielmino is a lover of the outdoors who writes about local trails for the Reno News and Review along with adventure stories for numerous other publications. She is working on a trail guide book, no doubt enhanced by her work with the Tahoe Rim Trail. 

EP 006 - Jack Hursh, How to Name a Mountain

Kathleen Kuo, Program Director, Nevada Humanities. Kathleen Kuo partnered with Scott Dickensheets to create Sagebrush to Sandstone, A Humanities Guide to Outdoor Nevada. This wonderful little book uses the humanities approach to enhance anyone’s experience in the outdoors.

Trina Machacek is a writer known for her quirky humor column, Is This You?, which she writes from her home north of Eureka, Nevada. Where does she get her ideas, and how does life in such a rural area contribute to her inspiration?

Sydney Martinez is a Wild Nevada guest host and the force behind findingnevadawild.com, which includes Song Dog Silver, featuring her original jewelry made from Nevada stones, and Legends of Lost Nevada, a blog highlighting tales of days gone by in Nevada’s old west. 

Jeff Martinez is the morning weatherman and meteorologist for 2 News Nevada.  He also travels a lot for his web series, Adventures With Jeff, where he roams this area, looking for beautiful places to record with drone video.   Jeff shares favorites and recommendations for our own adventures.

Mark Maynard produced and directed Piconland: The Quest for the Perfect Picon Punch. a documentary film that took him across the state of Nevada tracing the history and stories behind the unofficial state drink, the Picon Punch.

Dave Santina introduces this new podcast based on the Wild Nevada series on PBS Reno.  Wild Nevada host Chris Orr joins to tease the new season of Wild Nevada, which premieres in December.