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Showgirls and nuclear science

Joey Lovato
Joey Lovato
Savanna Strott
Savanna Strott
Jacob Solis
Jacob Solis

The life of a working showgirl, Nevada's nuclear future, and National Guard recruitment.

This week freelance reporter Savanna Strott has a story about showgirls in Las Vegas. Once regarded as an art form, today's showgirls say their hustle is a sales job — and they want more respect for their business. After that, host Joey Lovato interviews Taylor Wilson, a nuclear scientist based in Reno who, at age 14, built a nuclear reactor in his parents' garage. At the end of the show, KUNR and Mountain West News Bureau reporter Kaleb Roedel has a short story about National Guard recruitment in Nevada. 

Hosts

Joey Lovato - @Joey_Lovato_

Jacob Solis - @jacobsolisnv

0:30 - Showgirls

Savanna Strott - @SavannaStrott

13:20 - Nuclear energy and Nevada

Taylor Wilson - @Taylor_Wilson

26:50 - National Guard

Kaleb Roedel - @kaleb_roedel

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