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PETER SAGAL

Air Date: 05/17/13 The Host of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! discusses his radio show, PBS Documentary series and his visit to Reno.

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Northern Nevada's public radio station, KUNR 88.7 FM, continues to expand its local news focus with Beyond the Headlines. The one-hour show airs Wednesdays at 2 p.m.

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Beyond the Headlines covers a broad range of current events and seeks to get perspectives on all sides of the stories that affect the region.

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PETER SAGAL
Air Date: 05/17/13

ENGINEERING CAMP FOR GIRLS
Air Date: 05/17/13

THE MACKAY SONG: REMIX
Air Date: 05/17/13

ELDERS COUNT NEVADA 2013
Air Date: 05/10/13

WASHOE COUNTY MANAGER KATY SIMON
Air Date: 05/03/13

BIKE TO WORK WEEK
Air Date: 05/03/13

RENO RIVER FESTIVAL
Air Date: 04/26/13

AUTO INSURANCE RATES IN NEVADA
Air Date: 04/25/13

Tahoe Rim Trail
Air Date: 04/12/13

UNR Provost Kevin Carman
Air Date: 04/12/13

Should UNR ban smoking on campus?
Air Date: 04/12/13

Strut for St. Judes
Air Date: 04/04/13

Tri Delta's Morgan Ogden and Yasi Saderi discuss Strut for St. Jude
Air Date: 04/04/13

Saints of the West Rescue
Air Date: 03/29/13

TMCC Writers' Conference
Air Date: 03/27/13

10th Annual Real Heroes Breakfast
Air Date: 03/22/13

Beyond The Headlines: Rezoning of Reno Land
Air Date: 03/14/13

Beyond The Headlines: The Birth of KUNR
Air Date: 03/05/13

Beyong The Headlines: POLITICAL DIRT
Air Date: 02/14/13

BEYOND THE HEADLINES: Sage Grouse
Air Date: 02/14/13

BEYOND THE HEADLINES: LEGISLATURE PREVIEW
Air Date: 02/14/13

Beyond the Headlines NCET and Reno Rebuild
Air Date: 01/23/13

Beyond The Headlines: Technology & Entrepreneurship
Air Date: 01/23/13

Beyond the Headlines: A Question of Faith
Air Date: 01/03/13

Beyond the Headlines: High School Graduation on KNPB Open Lines
Air Date: 12/26/12

Beyond the Headlines: The Healing Power of Music
Air Date: 12/19/12

Beyond the Headlines: Yellowstone Wolf Project
Air Date: 12/10/12

Beyond the Headlines: Project Vesto & Almost Somewhere
Air Date: 12/03/12

Beyond the Headlines: Shop Local & Avoiding Holiday Stress
Air Date: 11/27/12

Beyond the Headlines: National Day of Listening
Air Date: 11/21/12

Beyond the Headlines: Veterans on Campus
Air Date: 11/14/12

Beyond the Headlines: Election Wrap Up
Air Date: 11/07/12

Beyond the Headlines: Recapping City Council Races; Latino Voters & New Frontier in Online Gambling
Air Date: 10/31/12

Beyond the Headlines: Comedian Paula Poundstone
Air Date: 10/24/12

Beyond the Headlines: KUNR Station Update - Fall 2012
Air Date: 10/19/12

Beyond the Headlines: Inside the Media with Veteran NPR Rerporters
Air Date: 10/10/12

Beyond the Headlines: UNR Pres. Johnson; Prez Debate; Geothermal Energy Expo
Air Date: 10/03/12

Beyond the Headlines: Apple in Northern Nevada
Air Date: 06/29/12

Beyond the Headlines: We Think Local Campaign & 20 Years of the Tour de Nez
Air Date: 06/22/12

Beyond the Headlines: Reno's New Media Scene - Plus Nada Dada Motel
Air Date: 06/15/12

Beyond the Headlines: Reno City Council Races
Air Date: 06/08/12

Beyond the Headlines: Economic Boom Causing Problems in NE Nevada; And How to Watch the Transit of Venus
Air Date: 06/01/12

Beyond the Headlines: The Forgotten History of Yosemite and Ben Rogers' <I>The Flamer</I>
Air Date: 05/25/12

Beyond the Headlines: Teaching for Jobs
Air Date: 05/11/12

Beyond the Headlines: Understanding Our Dreams
Air Date: 05/04/12

Beyond the Headlines: Combat Paper
Air Date: 04/27/12

Beyond the Headlines: Squyres Recalls Mars Rover Missions
Air Date: 04/20/12

Beyond the Headlines: The Importance of the Humanities and Civility in Democracy
Air Date: 04/13/12

Beyond the Headlines: Discussing Reno's 'Fire Divorce'
Air Date: 04/06/12

Beyond the Headlines: Unlicensed Health Care
Air Date: 03/30/12

Beyond the Headlines: Poetry Out Loud
Air Date: 03/23/12

KUNR Station Update
Air Date: 03/16/12

Discover Your Nevada
Air Date: 03/09/12

"Girlchild" A Novel by Tupelo Hassman
Air Date: 03/02/12

Reno 2020 Progress Report
Air Date: 02/24/12

Reno Rising
Air Date: 02/17/12

Grant Korgan South Pole Expedition
Air Date: 02/10/12

Beyond the Headlines: Nevada GOP Caucus Preview
Air Date: 02/03/12

Welcome Michael Hagerty - Station update
Air Date: 01/27/12

Washoe Fire / Online Gaming
Air Date: 01/20/12

The FIght Against Crystal Meth: Five Years Later
Air Date: 01/13/12

The Future of the Reno Air Races
Air Date: 01/06/12

Reno's Image
Air Date: 12/16/11

Recovering from the Caughlin Fire
Air Date: 12/09/11

Meeting the needs of the less fortunate in Northern Nevada
Air Date: 12/02/11

Caughlin Ranch Fire
Air Date: 11/18/11

Beyond the Headlines - Veterans Day Special Edition
Air Date: 11/11/11

Winning Washoe in 2012 / Hackathon Results
Air Date: 10/21/11

Nevada's Role in 2012 / Hospital Consolidation
Air Date: 10/14/11

Occupy Reno / Winter Predictions / Dan Erwine
Air Date: 10/07/11

Cell Phone Ban / Attracting Businesses
Air Date: 09/30/11

Reflecting on the Air Race Tragedy
Air Date: 09/23/11

Mark Amodei / Postal Cuts / Hack4Reno
Air Date: 09/16/11

Local Middle School Connects to Antarctica
Air Date: 09/02/11

Back to School With Budget Cuts / Debate Breakdown
Air Date: 08/26/11

Kate Marshall / Fire Investigations & Consequences
Air Date: 08/19/11

Special Election Debate & Deadlines / Tahoe Climate Change
Air Date: 08/12/11

FAA Fallout / Helmuth Lehmann / Tim Fasano
Air Date: 08/05/11

Debt Ceiling / Gifted Students
Air Date: 07/22/11

Green Jobs / Foster Care
Air Date: 07/15/11

Special Election Ramps Up / Nevada Politics
Air Date: 07/08/11

Nevada's Depression & Recovery
Air Date: 06/24/11

Greg Brower / Fire Season / Water Supply
Air Date: 06/17/11

School Budgets / Construction Season
Air Date: 06/13/11

The Budget Deal
Air Date: 06/03/11

Re-thinking the Budget / Candidates for Congress
Air Date: 05/27/11

Downsizing UNR / Legislative Protests
Air Date: 05/20/11

Legislative Endgame/Special Election
Air Date: 05/13/11

The Big Tax Show
Air Date: 05/06/11

Oceguera / Lippold / Remembering Glick
Air Date: 04/22/11

Sen. Horsford / Bill Deadline / Film Tax Incentive
Air Date: 04/15/11

Mining Taxes / LGBT Issues
Air Date: 04/08/11

Services Tax / Campaign Finance
Air Date: 04/01/11

Casino Vouchers / State Credit Downgrade / Student Protests
Air Date: 03/25/11

DUI Sentencing / UNR Cooperative Extension Cuts / EDAWN Merger
Air Date: 03/18/11

Higher Ed Restructuring / Replacing Sen. Ensign
Air Date: 03/11/11

The Governor's Agenda & School Vouchers
Air Date: 03/04/11

Legal Prostitution and Budget Revisions
Air Date: 02/25/11

Legislature Week 2
Air Date: 02/18/11

Nevada Legislature Week One
Air Date: 02/11/11

Public School Cuts / The GOP's Tax Debate
Air Date: 02/04/11

Perspectives on Gov. Sandoval's Budget
Air Date: 01/28/11

Higher Education Cuts / SessionAccess.org Launch
Air Date: 01/21/11

Sen. Bill Raggio / Future of the Tea Party
Air Date: 01/14/11

Raggio's Retirement & the Session Ahead
Air Date: 01/07/11

Local Governments and the Legislature / Nevada Bear Hunt
Air Date: 12/17/10

Nevada Tourism / Wolf Pack Football
Air Date: 12/10/10

Child Predators / Nevada's Historic Lows
Air Date: 12/03/10

Reno-Washoe Consolidation / Hunger & the Holidays
Air Date: 11/19/10

Nevada's Budget: Sen. Sheila Leslie (D) / Sen. Mike McGinness (R) / Budget Director Andrew Clinger
Air Date: 11/12/10

Election Wrap: Sen. Bill Raggio / Political Scientist Fred Lokken
Air Date: 11/05/10

US Senate Race / Republicans for Reid / Foreclosure Investigation
Air Date: 10/29/10

Program Premiere: US Senate Race / Early Voting / Gov. Hopeful Rory Reid
Air Date: 10/22/10

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