Range

Range: Stories and Trailblazers of the New American West, created by Amy Westervelt and Julia Ritchey. A revolving cast of Western reporter co-hosts join to dig into the stories and people who embody the outlaw spirit of the West, ranging from the startups of Silicon Valley to the cowboy poets of the mountain West.

https://www.spreaker.com/show/range

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 19m. Bisher sind 43 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein zweiwöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 15 hours 17 minutes

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Black Lives Matter: Racial Politics in the West


Amid increasing reports of police shootings and racial injustice, Black Lives Matter versus All Lives Matter, police versus people of color, we take a look at what racial divides exist in the west. Is growing up black in the West different from the...


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 August 23, 2016  23m
 
 

The Cult of Tesla: What Makes Tesla Fanboys Tick


There have been gearheads and car guys for as long as there have been cars, but Tesla has developed a whole new level of groupies. In this episode of Range podcast — our last episode of Season 1 — we dig into what makes a Tesla fanboy, and what it is...


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 May 20, 2016  19m
 
 

Out of Bounds: Lessons from Avalanche Season


Backcountry skiing is one of the few sectors of the winter sports industry seeing any growth. But with this backcountry boom comes an uptick in the number of human-caused avalanches, resulting in several injuries and deaths this winter. We ask the...


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 May 18, 2016  13m
 
 

Pros to Bros


The X Games have been around for a little over 20 years now and some of extreme sports' first generation of stars are grappling with something pro athletes have had to navigate forever: transitioning into normal life. In this episode of Range podcast,...


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 April 25, 2016  14m
 
 

The 21st Century Prospector of Storey County


In this bonus episode of Range Podcast, real estate tycoon and Mustang Ranch owner Lance Gilman tells us how he took a desolate mountain range in rural Nevada and turned it into the state's best bet for a tech boom, drawing startups and larger...


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 April 20, 2016  16m
 
 

Hooked on a Feeling: The Booming Biz of Medical Marijuana


More than 23 states have legalized medical marijuana and nine more are considering it. On the latest episode of Range Podcast, we meet a woman who moved across the country to join the Western-led cannabis boom. We also stop by an Oregon dispensary...


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 March 22, 2016  15m
 
 

The Showgirl Must Go On


The last showgirl epic closed this month in Las Vegas. We look at the fading industry of showgirls and Old Hollywood revues and what they meant to the casino capitals of the West. 


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 February 29, 2016  19m
 
 

The Birthday Gift that Keeps on Taking: Comedian W. Kamau Bell on Racism and Progressive Politics in the West


Last year on his birthday, comedian W. Kamau Bell got kicked out of the Elmwood Cafe, in Berkeley, for talking to his white wife and her friends. In this bonus episode, he talks about what happened after that incident, how it continues to affect his...


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 February 22, 2016  14m
 
 

Keep Tahoe Fed: Food Resiliency in the West


How do you build a sustainable food movement in an area with a three-month growing season? In this episode of Range Podcast, we look at food hubs, growing domes and doomsday prepping around Lake Tahoe. 


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 February 15, 2016  12m
 
 

Cowboy Poets and Songsters: A Postcard from the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering


Grammy Award-winning Dom Flemons teaches us how to play the bones and Texas poet Purly Gates recounts a harrowing experience with an axe in this special dispatch from the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada.


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 February 8, 2016  15m