KNPR Interviews

Todd Rundgren, musician and music producer tells us about his five member Beatles tribute group set to perform tonight at Texas Station where he'll play classic Beatles songs with Moody Blues co-founder and former Foreigner lead singer Lou Gramm, as well as 70s pop star Chris Cross and 2005 American Idol finalist Bo Bice. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

Jack Mallory, NV delegate for Clinton and Yvette Williams, NV delegate for Obama supporter tell what it was like being on the floor during Clinton and Biden's speeches and Obama's surprise appearance. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

Bloggers Tami Cowden and Lisa McGlaun talk about the gentle art of keeping a diary on the Internet. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

We talk with Hiroshima survivor Takashi Tanemori. The artist and storyteller has a collection of his work on display at the Atomic Testing Museum on East Flamingo Road. Tanemore shares very personal memories of surviving the August 6, 1945 blast that instantly killed his father and has left him blind. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

We talk with Dr. Vincent Iacopino of Henderson. He's co-written a report that provides evidence of torture by members of the US military and private contractors in Iraq. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

Nationally respected education consultant Harry Wong joins us to discuss what makes a classroom work for students. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

Author and Minnesota Public Radio host Geoff Herbach will join us to talk about his book, The Miracle Letters of T. Rimberg: A Novel. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR

We talk with Wes Winters, who stars in the new Liberace show at the Planet Hollywood Hotel-Casino. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR

We look at presidential campaign speeches with author Michael Cohen. He joins us to talk about his new book Live From the Campaign Trail. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR

Businessman Fabrizio Boccardi has been trying to buy a Strip hotel-casino for nearly a decade. The Wall Street Journal has profiled him, and now he's produced a novel loosely based on his experiences. We talk with Boccardi. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

We talk with Dr. Vincent Iacopino of Henderson. He's co-written a report that provides evidence of torture by members of the US military and private contractors in Iraq. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

Longtime Las Vegas TV newsman and public historian Bob Stoldal joins us to look back at a career that began in 1960s Las Vegas. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

Our guests describe the combination of specialized instruments along with highlights of Mexican and German tones that makes the mariachi sound so unique. They tell us how performing this musical genre keeps the muscians and listeners alike connected to their roots. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

We talk with the stars of The Venetian's production of The Phantom of the Opera. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR

Cuddle party creator Reid Mihalko returns to discuss his latest creation, speed flirting. Mihalko argues that Americans have largely lost the ability to connect with each other, and his frivolously named events are actually a vital part of a push to help reconnect. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR

We talk with comedian Wanda Sykes who's currently playing at Planet Hollywood on what it takes to craft a successful stand-up comedy routine. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR

We talk with author, singer, cigar aficionado, animal lover and one-time candidate for Governor of Texas, Kinky Friedman. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR

We talk with the local group MOSAIC which was named the "Next Great A Cappella Group" on "The Early Show" earlier this year. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR

We talk with Elissa Wall about her new memoir "Stolen Innocence." Wall grew up in the FLDS in UT and was married when she was only 14. Her accusations of rape resulting from that underage marriage put the group's leader, Warren Jeffs, in prison for 10 years. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

Henderson residents, Richard and Carlene Lefevre, known as the "First Couple of Competitive Eating" talk to us about their recent trip to New York to participate in Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

Most 11 year olds are probably spending their summer vacation at the park or playing video games, but Ellie Smith is not like most 11-year olds. She's spending her summer performing in the outdoor Tuachan Amphitheatre as part of the Broadway in the Desert summer series. Ellie will be playing the young Cosette in "Les Miserables" and Brigitta in "Sound of Music." The festival, which is located just outside of St. George, Utah, began in June and runs through October. We recently spoke with Ellie, her parents Rick and Geri, and her little sister Amy. We started by asking Ellie what she likes about playing the role of "Cosette" in "Les Miserables." Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR

We talk to Scott Goldstein, Director of Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story"about Hank Greenspun's life. He describes several of Greenspun's controversial adventures depicted in this documentary including the purchase of thousands of acres of land in Henderson in an area now known as Green Valley; his 1950 procurement of the Las Vegas Sun; and his selling of arms to Israel. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

Columnist Gustavo Arrellano, columnist of the Orange County Weekly talks to us about his frank and politically incorrect approach to explaining the nation's fastest-growing immigrant group that has made his column a popular feature in alternative weeklies nationwide. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

Author Tony Horwitz joined us to talk about his new book, A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World and the way we really should understand the discovery of the New World - that Columbus and the Puritans were not the first Europeans in what is now the United States. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR

We talk to local graffiti artists, Brian Paco Alvarez, Jesse aka Dare and Danny aka Akuse; Beate Kirmse, Director of the Contemporary Arts Collective and author Matt O'Brien on the month-long art exhibit that provides locals the ability to explore Las Vegas' underside. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

We speak with Armistead Maupin, author of Michael Tolliver Lives: A Novel and Tales of the City, on San Francisco and sexual identity as expressed in his first new novel in 18 years and why the appeal of his last novel has remained so timeless.

We speak with Armistead Maupin, author of Michael Tolliver Lives: A Novel and Tales of the City, on San Francisco and sexual identity as expressed in his first new novel in 18 years and why the appeal of his last novel has remained so timeless.

We talk to Scott Goldstein, Director of Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story"about Hank Greenspun's life. He describes several of Greenspun's controversial adventures depicted in this documentary including the purchase of thousands of acres of land in Henderson in an area now known as Green Valley; his 1950 procurement of the Las Vegas Sun; and his selling of arms to Israel. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

We talk to Scott Goldstein, Director of Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story"about Hank Greenspun's life. He describes several of Greenspun's controversial adventures depicted in this documentary including the purchase of thousands of acres of land in Henderson in an area now known as Green Valley; his 1950 procurement of the Las Vegas Sun; and his selling of arms to Israel. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR.

Sen Harry Reid joins us to discuss the presidential campaign, the war in Iraq and state politics, as well as his recently released autobiography. Content produced by News 88.9 KNPR