A sharecropper as a child in a large family, Arkansas-born Earstin Whitten wants to provide and teach others in Reno how to grow healthy food for themselves. Whitten dedicated himself in retirement to help others after three decades working in the insurance industry. Our reporter for our latest #heroesofreno #ourtownreno podcast episode is Richie Bednarski.
Our Town Reno
With audio postcards from the streets, and inspiring interviews with community activists, we address issues of homelessness, the disappearance of public space, gentrification and the value of helping each other out from our base in Reno, Nevada. We do live reporting, micro storytelling and spoken word. As we face an affordable housing crisis, what happens to our most vulnerable?
With audio postcards from the streets, and inspiring interviews with community activists, we address issues of homelessness, the disappearance of public space, gentrification and the value of helping each other out from our base in Reno, Nevada. We do live reporting, micro storytelling and spoken word. As we face an affordable housing crisis, what happens to our most vulnerable?Listen on
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