Reynolds HotBox
Reynolds HotBox is a podcast for university students in the Reno, Nevada area by students from the Reynolds School of Journalism, looking into a wide range of topics, from sports to pop culture to student issues.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 228
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Diversity Reporting, COVID-19 Diaries and the Indigenous People's Day of Rage
Faith Evans joins host Sydney Oliver to discuss their recent reporting on Indigenous People's Day of Rage in a context of diversifying voices in the media as well as other Reynolds Sandbox reporting …
00:08:14 |
Thu 15 Oct 2020
Whitewashing Culture on TikTok and Body Modifications at Work, Our Explainer Episode
Sydney Oliver hosts Catherine Schofield to discuss the impact of body modifications for workers and would be workers, how it affects their standing in earning money, and then talks to Neith Pereira a…
00:05:55 |
Thu 08 Oct 2020
Nevada Vote Voter Guide Edition
Reynolds Sandbox Host Ian Cook and guests Alina Croft and Gracie Gordon present a partial audio version of the Nevada Vote voter guide which can be found on nvvote.com This episode includes a rundown…
00:07:08 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
#NevadaVote Previews Trump vs. Biden Debate
Ian Cook talks debate strategy with Henry Stone and Gracie Gordon, ahead of tonight's Trump vs. Biden election debate, taking a closer look at polls and which way Nevada's voters might be going.
00:15:38 |
Tue 29 Sep 2020
Subcultures of Reno, from Piercings to Skateboarding
As part of a week of Reynolds Sandbox reporting on subcultures in Reno, Kate Behring, Sydney Oliver and Neith Pereira look into two of the topics they delved into themselves: body modifications and s…
00:05:48 |
Thu 24 Sep 2020
#NevadaVote 2020, Will Election Cycle Be "Hazardous"?
Henry Stone and Nico Colombant join new Reynolds Hotbox podcast host Ian Cook to present the 2020 #NevadaVote initiative, and they discuss whether journalists should be advocates, whether voting will…
00:15:25 |
Tue 22 Sep 2020
Todd Felts, On Free Speech, Strat Comm and the Methods of Turning Point USA
Todd Felts, an Assistant Professor of Strategic Communication at the University of Nevada, Reno, has recently been researching the communication strategy of Turning Point USA, a controversial right-w…
00:26:48 |
Mon 06 Apr 2020
Michelle Baker, On Women in Podcasting and the Werk It Festival
Michelle Baker is a recent graduate from the Reynolds School of Journalism who has a passion for audio and podcasting. She recently attended Werk It: A Women’s Podcast Festival. The L.A. event had su…
00:25:20 |
Mon 03 Feb 2020
Ben Deach, A TV Anchor and Card Playing Vlogger
Ben Deach is a reporter and weekend anchor for KOLO 8, a local Reno TV news station. Deach can be seen on TV chasing wildfires, covering parole of infamous people like O.J. Simpson or doing an ongoin…
00:28:01 |
Mon 20 Jan 2020
Wenei Philimon, A Student Reporter Denouncing Racism on Campus
Wenei Philimon transferred to the Reynolds School of Journalism in the Spring of 2019. Her mom was the one who suggested the idea, citing Philimon’s concern for people and her interest in their pligh…
00:23:03 |
Thu 16 Jan 2020
Ezequiel Korin, Exploring Technological Communications amid the Diasporic Experience
Assistant Professor of Spanish Language Media Dr. Ezequiel Korin discusses his recent paper, Technological Bridging: Exploring the Use of Communications Technologies Amid the Diasporic Experience.
T…
00:29:59 |
Thu 19 Dec 2019
Dr. Myrton Running Wolf, on Adam Sandler Giving Us a Native American Rosa Parks Moment
Thomas Sampson, an undergrad student at the Reynolds School of Journalism, and the host of the Back to the Films podcast, chats with Dr. Myrton Running Wolf, an assistant professor of Race and Media,…
00:29:50 |
Mon 16 Dec 2019
Donica Mensing, Why Are Newsrooms Shrinking while Journalism Programs Grow?
Associate Dean and Professor at the Reynolds School of Journalism Donica Mensing discusses a chapter she wrote for the book Global Journalism Education. Her paper specifically looked at, why in the U…
00:22:35 |
Tue 10 Dec 2019
The Doctor is in Your Pocket! Mobile approaches to personal wellbeing with Dr. Laura Crosswell
Do you use mobile apps on your cell phone to monitor your health? Dr. Laura Crosswell, an Assistant Professor of Health Communication, says that “though these apps can help facilitate the communicat…
00:18:27 |
Fri 06 Dec 2019
Bourne Morris, A Writer and Trailblazer from the Reynolds School of Journalism
Get a glimpse of what the Reynolds School of Journalism at UNR looked like in 1980s, that’s when the since retired Bourne Morris, was the first woman professor at the school. In this episode of the R…
00:22:08 |
Thu 21 Nov 2019
Taylor Johnson, On Covering White Extremists, Black Baiting, and Becoming Campus Famous
White supremacy on UNR campus, protests, issues related to diversity and even construction is what the news editor, Taylor Johnson, of the Nevada Sagebrush covers. In this episode of the Reynolds Hot…
00:19:56 |
Thu 14 Nov 2019
Dave Maass, From Journalist to Advocate with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, A Muckraker Seeking Positive Change
Filing public records requests is a lot like fishing, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Senior Investigative Researcher Dave Maass. In this episode of the Reynolds Hotbox, with host L…
00:19:19 |
Mon 28 Oct 2019
Paro Pain, Deconstructing Trump's Twitter Account and the Future of Journalism and Democracy
President Trump uses Twitter to suggest everything from nuclear war, to tout his personal good looks, and even lately, that he may be a victim of lynching. He's also used Twitter to communicate direc…
00:19:51 |
Tue 22 Oct 2019
A Chat with American Anarchists
Prince Nesta hosts anarchists Bancho, Emilio and Emma (real names withheld), as he explores the anarchist perspective on the state of American politics, Anti-Fascist movements, lawlessness, political…
00:39:23 |
Thu 11 Jul 2019
The Last Poets: A chat with the Grandfathers of Hip-Hop
Prince Nesta hosts The Last Poets, a musical group formed in 1968 which laid the foundation for Hip-Hop. Many Hip-Hop historians consider them the grandfathers of the genre. The influential group tal…
00:23:25 |
Wed 14 Nov 2018
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