Desert Air

About Desert Air

Desert Air is the best of Desert Companion magazine for your ears — arts and culture coverage, thoughtful commentary, and creative nonfiction. This podcast provides a space for interviews and storytelling unlike any other, connecting Southern Nevadans with each other and their home.It’s brought to you by the talented folks at Nevada Public Radio: Christopher Alvarez, sound design; Rachel Christiansen, editor; Anne Davis, host; Briana Joseph, narration; Heidi Kyser, managing editor. Our theme music is by Blue Dot sessions.

Publisher

Desert Companion

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Feb 2023

Latest episode

24 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

37 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Jan 2026

   Imagination at Her Mercy

   The Vegas-based poet on the power of poetry as communication

2. 

   14 Oct 2025

   Conduit to Wealth

   Copper is essential to modern technology. But Smith Valley residents worry about a mine’s effect on their water

3. 

   30 Jul 2025

   'I'll Never Forgive Them'

   Vegas-based tech observer Ed Zitron on the empty hype of AI, clueless tech lords, and what he thinks of Las Vegas

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

56

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

Contact Desert Air

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.