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»9/1/08 Labor Day - RNC Day One and Endangered in NV
The Republican National Convention kicks off Monday and we'll begin our weeklong coverage of the Nevada delegation, which has been torn by a battle between supporters of John McCain and Ron Paul.

»9/2/08 RNC Review and CNN's One-Man Band
We'll continue our discussion about the latest machinations of the Republican National Convention and the alternative Ron Paul Convention.

»9/3/08 RNC Day Three and Sexual Abstinence and Fall Gardening
We'll review the speeches and the latest news out of Minneapolis-St. Paul.

»9/4/08 RNC Day Four and Cancer on $5 a Day
We hear from Nevada delegates at the RNC, including a Ron Paul delegate who says they were shadowed and harassed by RNC security.

»9/5/08 RNC Wrap Up and T J English / Las Vegas Philharmonic
We review this week's events and talk about where the campaigns are heading post-convention.

»9/8/08 Political Check In and The Boys Of Summer
We'll begin a series of conversations with political reporters in the swing states of Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada.

»9/9/08 Clean Energy and Suicide Rate and Weird Las Vegas and Nevada
We continue our look at the push to develop clean energy alternatives in Southern Nevada and hear how much power they could produce in this region. Also, we'll hear why Nevada has such a high suicide rate.

»9/10/08 Timeout and Daniel Schorr and Exchange Artist
The economic slowdown could provide this region with a timeout, a chance to consider how the Las Vegas Valley could look and feel in 20 years. We talk with Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid, LVRJ columnist Geoff Schumacher and others about this region's future growth.

»9/11/08 Sales Tax and City Council Votes and Immigration Poll and 9/11
Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie joins us to discuss his possible push to raise the sales tax in Clark County by 1/4 cent to pay for the hiring of additional police officers. LV Sun reporter Sam Skolnik joins us to talk about his recent story that found that Las Vegas City Council members voted unanimously 984 times out of 1,000 on key issues in a recent one-year period.

»9/12/08 Toll Roads and Prison Babies and Carolyn Goodman (Part 1)
Are you willing to pay to drive along faster moving toll lanes on crowded valley highways? We talk with a key player in that push. And, state corrections officials are paying closer attention to who will care for children born to prisoners. We talk to an official and advocate behind the change. Encore broadcast.

»9/15/08 Zero Tolerance and Mormon Calendar and Carolyn Goodman (Part 2)
We talk about city of Las Vegas efforts to limit the holdings of slumlords. Then we talk with the man who created a beefcake calendar of Mormon missionaries. Encore broadcast.

»9/16/08 PERS Study and King Lear and Rabbi Shmuley
We talk about local and state retirement benefits and how they compare to other states.

»9/17/08 School Start Times and Kersch on the Constitution
So why do Clark County High School students begin classes at 7 am? And Middle School classes start at 8? We talk with researchers and school district officials and hear whether it makes sense for teens and tweens to start classes at such an early time of day.

»9/18/08 Conservatism and Liberalism in Politics and RNC Chair and Liberace Competition
Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund joins us to discuss the evolving definitions of conservatism and liberalism in our political culture. Fund's newest book: "Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Is Threatening Our Democracy," is set to be released next week.
Then, we hear about a new study that argues that Hispanic students in the CCSD need enhanced instruction in English to succeed in the workplace. And Rep Jan Schakowsky, [D-Il], joins us one day after congressional Democratic women, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, met to discuss their support for Barack Obama.

»9/19/08 Chuck Baldwin and Grover Norquist
We talk with Independent American Party Presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin.

»9/22/08 Mortgage Bailout Proposal and Unemployment Rates
So what could the $700 billion Wall Street bailout mean for people in this region? Taxpayers looking at a bill of $3,200 per person? Homeowners who are in or facing foreclosure? Developers and homebuyers who need credit?

»9/23/08 Wall Street Bailout Continued and Augustine Book and Shakespeare Festival
We continue to ask what the proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street could mean for you. Sen Harry Reid joins us.

»9/24/08 Foreclosures and Homelessness and $700 Billion Bailout Continued
We'll ask how this region's home foreclosure crisis has contributed to the homeless problem and the challenge of finding stable housing in a time of uncertainty.

»9/25/08 PEBS Study and The UNLV Liberace Jazz Ensemble
We discuss the latest in a spree of studies produced by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, which is critical of public employee pay and benefits in the region.

»9/26/08 WIN Court and Bailout Plan
We talk about a new city of Las Vegas municipal court program that's designed to help women stop working as prostitutes.

»9/29/08 Wallstreet Meltdown and Hillary Supporters for McCain and HOA Investigation
We'll hear the latest regional angle on the meltdown of the nation's financial markets. We'll also talk with Hillary Clinton supporters who continue to say they won't vote for Senator Barack Obama.

»9/30/08 Bailout Battle Continues and Immigration and Shakespeare
The failure of the financial bailout legislation has congressional Democrats and Republicans lobbing verbal digs at each other. Meantime, the opposition of 67% of Republican House members and the supporters of 60% of the Democratic members of the House, might reflect a fundamental shift in the nature of the two parties. We talk with economic advisers to Barack Obama and John McCain. We also speak with political analysts Steve Sebelius and Chuck Muth.