An update on our movie ripping project – and our efforts not to break the law, is your car spying on you – we reveal the car brands that are, Arlo has launched the new Essential XL with four times more battery, we check out the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE smartphone, we put the Google TV Streamer through its paces, the powerful new Panasonic shaver that …

We are getting rid of all our movie discs – but what we’re doing with our movie collection, Netgear has expanded its range of Wi-Fi 7 mesh and standalone routers, Jura unveils its latest automatic coffee machine, we give you our verdict on the Apple Watch Series 10, we take a look at the PlayStation 5 Portal remote player, Amazon has released a new…

Meet George Lam, the Assistant Director of Nevada Humanities, who introduces the 2024 Literary Crawl, happening Saturday, Oct 12 in Reno. The event features a wide spectrum of experiences for visitors: Family friendly activities, writers workshops, panel discussions with authors, readings, screenings and even an open mic.…

Meta unveils its new Orion prototype AR glasses, Samsung releases a new smartphone and tablet with Galaxy AI onboard, one in six Australians have had their credit card information stolen – how you can protect yourself, we take the DJI Neo selfie drone for a spin, how you can turn your Echo speakers into wi-fi extenders, Rode releases a new game-cha…

We share our reviews of the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro and the AirPods 4, we’ll also tell you about the Optus 5G standalone network for your home internet instead of the NBN, DJI has launched the Osmo Action 5 Pro, Logitech has a new go-anywhere speaker and we’ll answer all your questions in the Tech Guide Help Desk. Learn more about your ad choices.…

How does a curator create a unique and exciting experience for museum visitors? Ann Wolfe is the Andrea and John C. Deane Family Chief Curator and Associate Director at the Nevada Museum of Art, and the curator of the brand new exhibit Deep Time: Sea Dragons of Nevada. She tells us about the 2 year process to curate a presentation as complex as Dee…

Rob Halford of Judas Priest is on the show, which is quite an honor! It's actually the second time he's been on, but who's counting? ;) The legendar metal musician joins Anne Erickson to talk about the latest Judas Priest album, their tour and the future of Judas Priest. Listen loud! Xo For more content and fun bonuses, join Anne's private Patreon …

I'm back! We go through all of the Apple announcements including the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods meanwhile Sony has revealed the PlayStation 5 Pro - but it's not cheap, we take a look at the DJI Neo - the drone that can take off from the palm of your hands, Withings has a new smartwatch, Adobe previews its new Fir…

In this week's Tech Guide Recast - we're taking a look back at our greatest Celebrity Tech interviews - this week it's the Blue Wiggle Anthony Field and best selling Australian author Matthew Reilly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Stephen Fenech

Frances Melhop has created unique art experiences since she abandoned the traditional gallery setting for a nomadic approach. Her latest exhibit is in the last place you might expect an art gallery – the former Nevada State Prison building. Melhop tells the story of this unlikely but powerful exhibit and describes how it came to be.…

In this week's Tech Guide Recast - we're taking a look back at our greatest Celebrity Tech interviews - this week it's TV and radio hosts Erin Molan and Deborah Knight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Stephen Fenech

In this week's Tech Guide Recast - we're taking a look back at our greatest Celebrity Tech interviews - this week it's former Australian Test cricket captain Steve Waugh and 2GB Breakfast host Ben Fordham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Stephen Fenech

Michelle Aguilar-Ficara, Lake Tahoe Documentary Film Festival. The first annual Lake Tahoe Documentary Film Festival arrives this year at the Tahoe Blue Event Center. Film Producer and Festival Director Michelle Aguilar-Ficara introduces listeners to this new event as well as her own entry into the festival, Momentum, which is currently available f…

In this week's Tech Guide Recast - we're taking a look back at our greatest Celebrity Tech interviews - this week it's best selling authors Tara Moss and Jane Harper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Stephen Fenech

Welcome back to 'season two' of Steve Faulkner's Magic Show podcast. Today, we’re diving into an absolute gem of an interview with the legendary Shawn Farquhar, a multiple award-winning FISM world champion magician, and John Ornoy, the brilliant director. writer and producer of the new movie "Lost in the Shuffle." In this episode, you'll hear about…

In this week's Tech Guide Recast - we're taking a look back at our greatest Celebrity Tech interviews - this week it's Dave Faulkner from the Hoodoo Gurus and Dan Whitford from Cut/Copy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Stephen Fenech

Scott Faulkner is well-known for his work with the Reno Philharmonic and Reno Chamber Orchestra, but as one of the writers of Art Views, Scott covers subjects far beyond classical music, and as the faculty director of the League of American Orchestras’ Essentials of Orchestra Management seminar he helps shape future leaders in the industry.…

We have metal royalty on the show! Legendary Slayer guitarist Kerry King joins Anne Erickson to talk about his new solo music, the Slayer reunion shows and much more. It was such an honor to talk with King, and he's totally a fun, chill dude. Listen loud! Xo For more content and fun bonuses, join Anne's private Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/An…

Thanks for your questions and support. Just a little catch-up to tell you what's next.By Steve Faulkner

In this week's Tech Guide Recast - we're taking a look back at our greatest Celebrity Tech interviews - this week's Ch 10's newsreader Sandra Sully and Ch 9's news anchor Peter Overton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Stephen Fenech

We’ve reviewed the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 – we’ll take a deep dive into the device that goes on sale this week and we’re talking LED lighting – and in particular downlights – we even went to the factory where they are made. In the Tech Guide reviews, we take a look at the Uniden products that are a must for new parents, the Belkin product that’s a …

What does it take to do improvisational acting? Actor and improv comedian Ian Sorensen takes us through his thinking in an improv performance and introduces us to the Midtown Improv Jam at Reno Little Theatre.By PBS Reno

The Global IT outage that stopped the world actually could have been much worse, Apple launches a new campaign about the dangers of web browsing, Optus is giving away 20,000 phones ahead of the 3G shutdown, we take a look at the new range of Uniden home security products, Dyson is taking on the big audio brands its new noise-cancelling headphones a…

Get ready for a brand new episide! Are you ready? Just checking ;) The talented Jason Hook of Flat Black and formerly Five Finger Death Punch joins Anne Erickson to talk about his new band, his new friendship with Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour and much more. It also turns out that Hook is a romantic, at least when it comes to his wedding …

We take you through Samsung’s new announcements from Paris and we chat with Eric Chou – Head of Mobile Experience for Samsung Australia, we also have an interview that’s out of this world – we talk to Katherine Bennell Pegg – she’s the first astronaut who trained under the Australian flag – a fascinating chat. In the Tech Guide reviews, we take a l…

Executive Director Joe Atack introduces the 2024 Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival season along with the exciting variety of musical performers who will appear on the Sand Harbor stage this summer and fall.By PBS Reno

The Apple Vision Pro is here – we give you our in-depth review. Also on the show, LG has released its new wireless OLED evo TVs – and they’ve added an extra size, DJI has gone from drones to electric bikes, the TCL smartphone with a screen that’s easy on your eyes and we’ll answer all your questions in the Tech Guide Help Desk. Learn more about you…

Samsung has confirmed a launch event in Paris – what can we expect to see? Rumours are swirling ahead of the release of a 10th Anniversary Apple Watch, Telstra reveals how scammers are trying to catch you off guard, JBL has released the new SoundGear Frames Audio Sunglasses, we take a look at the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra robot vacuum, we take a liste…

Steve Trounday tells the story behind AVA ballet, describes the challenges to the operation of a ballet company and looks forward to this upcoming season of performances.By PBS Reno

Executive Director of Artown Beth Macmillan previews the 2024 Artown festival, highlighting performances, exhibits and events she is most looking forward to throughout July.By PBS Reno

The PBS Reno ARTS Podcast premieres July 1, 2024! Catch a sneak preview from the first episode featuring Beth Macmillan, Artown Executive Director.By PBS Reno

We're back with a new episide! Steve 'Lips' Kudlow of Canadian metal band Anvil joins Anne Erickson to talk about the band's new album, the wild ride it was to have a massive documentary done on his band, the 1990s and much more. If you're a grunge fan, you're not going to like what he says about the '90s ;) But, it's all love and fun on the show, …

What price would you pay for amazing wi-fi? We’ve reviewed the Netgear Orbi 970 with WiFi 7 but it’s not cheap, are you suffering from TV envy, Belkin has released a new range of surge protection products, Logitech has launched new Bluetooth keyboard to use on the go, Amazon has updated its Echo Show smart display, the Force is strong with the new …

We’ve just returned from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference and we’ll take a deep dive into Apple Intelligence - what you can do with it and also answer your questions about the iOS, iPadOS and macOS updates, we’ll talk about our latest experience with Apple’s Vision Pro, Samsung has released the Galaxy Watch FE, Panasonic has launched the Lum…

Australians have been told to be on high alert for even more scams as we approach tax time – we explain how to protect yourself, we take a deep dive into the new ASUS range of Copilot+ PCs and ROG Ally portable gaming console recently announced at Computex, the Panasonic Multishape modular men’s personal care product, we take a listen to the new So…

Is your smartphone making you anxious? New research reveals why – and Sonnen has announced it will be closing it’s Virtual Power plant forcing customers to find a new energy plan – us included, we take a look at the Hisense U8 2024 smart TV, we run our eye over the Motorola Edge 50 Pro smartphone, Navman has released a DashCam for motor cycles and …

We’ve kicked off a new era for PCs with Copilot+ – what we can expect from the major brands, Ecovacs takes cleaning to another level with the T30 Pro Mini robot vacuum, Uniden has the product to get your kids off their screens and into the great outdoors, we take a look at the DeLonghi Rivelia automatic coffee machine, Amazon releases the Eero wifi…

Apple increases its trade-in offers for the iPhone, new accessibility features have been introduced for the iPhone and iPad including eye tracking, HMD launches its first smartphones in Australia, we take a look at the Google Pixel 8a smartphone, Dyson has reinvented the mop with the new WashG1, Fetch adds free to air IP streams to its TV guide and…

Dumbphones are making a comeback with a re-release of the iconic Nokia 3210, we chat with Dr Joanne Orlando – a Digital Wellbeing researcher, presenter and author about how both parents and children can use their technology safely and responsibly, we take a listen to the Audio Technica ATH-TWX7 earphones, Belkin has released the Auto Tracking Stand…

Telstra pushes back the 3G closure date to give customers more time to switch, we speak to Withings Head of Consumer Products Matthieu Manenteau about the company’s exciting roadmap, Roborock has released its new S8 MaxV Ultra robot vacuum, Netgear unveils the new Orbi 970 with Wi-Fi 7, why Australians are turning to AI to navigate online dating an…

P.O.D. vocalist Sonny Sandoval is back on the show! It's been a minute. The last time Sandoval joined Audio Ink Radio was in 2021, when talking about the 20th anniversary of the band's seminal "Sattelite" album. Now, P.O.D. is back with a new album, "Veritas." Sandoval joins host Anne Erickson to talk all about the new album, as well as his faith, …

Tesla’s Cybertruck has been spotted in Sydney streets - find out where you can see it - and the Tesla Model 3 Performance is now available, HP has released its range of AI-powered PCs, we take a look at the new Samsung 2024 S95D OLED TV, we run our eye over the Oppo Reno 11F 5G smartphone, Arlo has released a new even more affordable security camer…

We talk to Hisense Australia’s Chris Mayer who explains the new features of the 2024 range of TVs, Sony has united its new TVs and soundbars under the Bravia banner, we take a look at the new Kobo colour e-readers, Rode has launched new microphones and mounts, we check out the lunchbox that can heat itself up so you can enjoy a hot meal anywhere an…

We talk to Samsung Australia’s Jeremy Senior about the 2024 range of TVs, DJI has introduced the new Avata 2 FPV drone, we take a look at the BlueAnt Soundblade computer speaker, Sennheiser’s new earphones can measure your heart rate, Dyson introduces a new way to see how well you’ve vacuumed and we’ll answer all your questions in the Tech Guide He…

We talk to Amazon Australia’s Public Policy Manager Julia Steward about how Amazon is preventing scams and we’ll also chat with Chris Lau from Laser about the trends he’s observing when it comes to affordable technology, we take a look at the Geekom Mini IT13 PC, we check out the Australian-made software platform that puts all your entertainment in…

We talk about the latest tech April Fool’s Day pranks, LG releases its highly anticipated portable 4K projector, Boost Mobile expands into high speed broadband on the NBN, we take a look at new Uniden Dash View 60R dash cam, we also check out D-Link Aquila Pro mesh wifi routers, Aspera Mobile latest affordable smartphone has all the features except…

The battle against scams and identity theft just got even harder thanks to AI and we talk to Norton’s Mark Gorrie about how we can stay safe, Arlo launches a new site so you can bundle and save on security products, we take a look at new Dreame robotic lawn mover, we check out the Verbatim Share my Screen 4K, the smart home market is about to explo…

The serious problem we’re facing with the 3G shutdown, Samsung and LG go head to head with the launch of their 2024 TV, Uniden has released its first 5K dashcam, we take a look at Samsung Galaxy A55, we put the new MacBook Air with M3 through its paces, the portable air purifier that can offer clean air in your personal space and we’ll answer all y…

We have a guitar legend on the show! Rik Emmett of Triumph joins Anne Erickson to talk about his new greatest hits release and the state of the rock world. They even end up talking about Taylor Swift and Beyonce. Who would have thought? He gives them props for being versatile performers and songwriters and talks about what makes them superstars. It…

Samsung has just unveiled its new range of Galaxy A Series phones, we sit down with the Epson global president and discover his vision for the future, Acer has moved into the health and wellness space with a range of appliances, we take a look at the new Hubbl entertainment platform, we check out the new Apple MacBook Air with M3, Synology has rele…