This is it friends. Election Day is upon us. In this episode we share why many in our community are voting. 

For information on where to vote in Clark County - https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/elections/services/vote_centers_election_day_voting.php

Nevada voting information is also found here: https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/election-information/2020-election/2020-general-election 

You can still turn in your mail-in ballot or vote on November 3rd. It is best to drop off your ballot at a drop off location in lieu of mailing. 

If you encounter a line while voting - visit Pizza to the Polls https://polls.pizza/ 

If you or someone you know is having trouble voting, or are being intimidated while trying to vote, call the Election Protection Hotlines. https://866ourvote.org/ 

866-687-8683 (English) 888-839-8682 (Spanish) 888-274-8683 (Asian Languages) 844-925-5287 (Arabic)

To become a Dream Voter through Dream Big Nevada - bit.ly/DreamVoter 

We want to hear from you! Please find us on Twitter and Instagram @wildandfreepod and on Facebook. Tell us your thoughts, rants, or food and beverage recommendations. You can listen to all of our episodes on our website www.wildandfreepodcast.com.

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Wild and Free: A Battle Born podcast is a platform for non-profit professionals, social justice activists and community driven artists that are trying to make a difference in the Southern Nevada community. We talk about the issues that matter and will motivate our fellow community members to get involved. If you have something you would like to spread the word about, please contact us!

This is it friends. Election Day is upon us. In this episode we give you all the details about voting here in Nevada. 

For information on where to vote in Clark County - https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/elections/services/vote_centers_election_day_voting.php

Nevada voting information is also found here: https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/election-information/2020-election/2020-general-election 

Early Voting ends on Friday October 30th. You can still turn in your mail-in ballot or vote on November 3rd. It is best to drop off your ballot at a drop off location in lieu of mailing. 

If you encounter a line while voting - visit Pizza to the Polls https://polls.pizza/ 

If you or someone you know is having trouble voting, or are being intimidated while trying to vote, call the Election Protection Hotlines. https://866ourvote.org/ 

866-687-8683 (English) 888-839-8682 (Spanish) 888-274-8683 (Asian Languages) 844-925-5287 (Arabic)

To become a Dream Voter through Dream Big Nevada - bit.ly/DreamVoter 

We want to hear from you! Please find us on Twitter and Instagram @wildandfreepod and on Facebook. Tell us your thoughts, rants, or food and beverage recommendations. You can listen to all of our episodes on our website www.wildandfreepodcast.com.

Make sure to subscribe to Wild and Free: A Battle Born Podcast http://www.wildandfreepodcast.com/podcast?format=rss and to give us a rating wherever you happen to listen to the podcast.

Wild and Free: A Battle Born podcast is a platform for non-profit professionals, social justice activists and community driven artists that are trying to make a difference in the Southern Nevada community. We talk about the issues that matter and will motivate our fellow community members to get involved. If you have something you would like to spread the word about, please contact us!

For our fourth installment in the “This is Why We Vote” series, Bertha & Jacob are joined by ⅔ of the newest political podcast in Las Vegas, Build Pod Better. Dredd Lobster and Baby Bok Choy may be new to the podcast world, but have been working to make our community a better place for some time. We know that most politics is local, so we talk about our passion for Southern Nevada, and our hope for our community...we also laugh a lot. 

Check out Build Pod Better at https://buildpodbetter.buzzsprout.com/ or on twitter at @buildpodbetter

Our friends from BPB are active members of the Las Vegas Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. You can check them out at https://lvdsa.org/ 

We want to hear from you! Please find us on Twitter and Instagram @wildandfreepod and on Facebook. Tell us your thoughts, rants, or food and beverage recommendations. You can listen to all of our episodes on our website www.wildandfreepodcast.com.

Make sure to subscribe to Wild and Free: A Battle Born Podcast http://www.wildandfreepodcast.com/podcast?format=rss and to give us a rating wherever you happen to listen to the podcast.

Wild and Free: A Battle Born podcast is a platform for non-profit professionals, social justice activists and community driven artists that are trying to make a difference in the Southern Nevada community. We talk about the issues that matter and will motivate our fellow community members to get involved. If you have something you would like to spread the word about, please contact us!

For our third installment in the “This is Why We Vote” series, Bertha & Jacob are joined by Randy Fiedler. Randy is a public defender specializing in capital cases. We talk about the history of voting for judges in Nevada, and why it is important to be informed when voting on the judge races. 

“For a balanced bench, vote for defenders” by Randy Fiedler - https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/for-a-balanced-bench-vote-for-defenders 

Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice - https://nacjdefenders.org/ 

Equal Justice Initiative - https://eji.org/ 

Douglas Herndon & Bill Kephart, candidates for Supreme Court & District Judge both were prosecutors in case where the defendant was recently pardoned due to a wrongful conviction. https://www.propublica.org/article/fred-steese-nevada-pardons-wrongfully-convicted-man-featured-in-our-story 

The New Jim Crow https://bookshop.org/books/the-new-jim-crow-mass-incarceration-in-the-age-of-colorblindness-anniversary/9781620971932 

Marshall Looking with One Eye - https://www.instagram.com/marshalllookingwithoneeye/ 

List of candidates with defense experience and supported by the W&F team: https://twitter.com/JohnPiroNV/status/1306026966034784256?s=20 

We want to hear from you! Please find us on Twitter and Instagram @wildandfreepod and on Facebook. Tell us your thoughts, rants, or food and beverage recommendations. You can listen to all of our episodes on our website www.wildandfreepodcast.com.

Make sure to subscribe to Wild and Free: A Battle Born Podcast http://www.wildandfreepodcast.com/podcast?format=rss and to give us a rating wherever you happen to listen to the podcast.

Wild and Free: A Battle Born podcast is a platform for non-profit professionals, social justice activists and community driven artists that are trying to make a difference in the Southern Nevada community. We talk about the issues that matter and will motivate our fellow community members to get involved. If you have something you would like to spread the word about, please contact us!

For our second installment in the “This is Why We Vote” series, Bertha & Jacob are joined by Jonnette Paddy (Diné) and Ryan Boone (Walker River Paiute) to talk about the importance of voting and their activism as Indigenous youth, as we learn some of the issues impacting them and their communities.

You can follow Jonnette on Instagram @peppermint_paddys, you can follow Ryan on Facebook at https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004094701590  

Nevada Native Caucus - https://nvnativecaucus.org/

UNLV Native American Student Association - https://www.facebook.com/UNLVNASA

Clark County American Indian/Alaskan Native Caucus - https://www.facebook.com/Clark-County-AIAN-Democratic-Caucus-100150068216879/

Sovereign Bodies Institute - https://www.sovereign-bodies.org/

Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women - https://www.csvanw.org/

All My Relations Podcast - https://www.allmyrelationspodcast.com/

Zitkala-Sa - https://www.nps.gov/people/zitkala-sa.htm

We want to hear from you! Please find us on Twitter and Instagram @wildandfreepod and on Facebook. Tell us your thoughts, rants, or food and beverage recommendations. You can listen to all of our episodes on our website www.wildandfreepodcast.com.

Make sure to subscribe to Wild and Free: A Battle Born Podcast http://www.wildandfreepodcast.com/podcast?format=rss and to give us a rating wherever you happen to listen to the podcast.

Wild and Free: A Battle Born podcast is a platform for non-profit professionals, social justice activists and community driven artists that are trying to make a difference in the Southern Nevada community. We talk about the issues that matter and will motivate our fellow community members to get involved. If you have something you would like to spread the word about, please contact us!

We have 70 days left before the November 3rd Election. With that in mind, we are kicking off our “This is Why We Vote” series. In this episode Bertha & Jacob are joined by Jocelyn Torres, Senior Field Director at the Conservation Lands Foundation and Paul Selberg, Executive Director of the Nevada Conservation League to discuss the importance of Public Lands with this upcoming election. 

Nevada Conservation League - https://nevadaconservationleague.org/

Conservation Lands Foundation - https://www.conservationlands.org/

Petition to support Nevada's 4th National Monument, the proposed Avi Kwa Ame (Spirit Mountain) National Monument https://honorspiritmountain.org/

Conservation Lands Foundation's Election Center: https://www.conservationlands.org/election_center with links to check your voter registration, register to vote, find your voting place, and more. 

Wild & Free: A Battle Born Vote page on My Future My Vote: https://myfuturemyvote.motivote.us/invitation/Q8JwGPdsP9C55S4/ To help you find your next election, information, and get your friends motivated to vote. 

The Black National Convention happening this Friday, August 28th 7pm ET at https://m4bl.org/black-national-convention/

We want to hear from you! Please find us on Twitter and Instagram @wildandfreepod and on Facebook. Tell us your thoughts, rants, or food and beverage recommendations. You can listen to all of our episodes on our website www.wildandfreepodcast.com.

Make sure to subscribe to Wild and Free: A Battle Born Podcast http://www.wildandfreepodcast.com/podcast?format=rss and to give us a rating wherever you happen to listen to the podcast.

Wild and Free: A Battle Born podcast is a platform for non-profit professionals, social justice activists and community driven artists that are trying to make a difference in the Southern Nevada community. We talk about the issues that matter and will motivate our fellow community members to get involved. If you have something you would like to spread the word about, please contact us!

In this episode Bertha & Jacob talk about how they are managing these very interesting times. The question that arises is “What brings you joy?”. We want to know from our listeners, what brings you joy? Please let us know! 

We want to hear from you! Please find us on Twitter and Instagram @wildandfreepod and on Facebook. Tell us your thoughts, rants, or food and beverage recommendations. You can listen to all of our episodes on our website www.wildandfreepodcast.com.

Make sure to subscribe to Wild and Free: A Battle Born Podcast http://www.wildandfreepodcast.com/podcast?format=rss and to give us a rating wherever you happen to listen to the podcast.

Wild and Free: A Battle Born podcast is a platform for non-profit professionals, social justice activists and community driven artists that are trying to make a difference in the Southern Nevada community. We talk about the issues that matter and will motivate our fellow community members to get involved. If you have something you would like to spread the word about, please contact us!

In this episode, we are joined by Brittani Sterling, a social sciences and interdisciplinary studies librarian at UNLV, who is also a new member of the Southern Nevada community. We speak with Brittani about building community in the time of COVID19, and talk about the various issues she is passionate about. Brittani hosts WTF?! Wednesdays: Uncovering America’s Hidden HIstories (tip - they are not always posted on Wednesdays).

Follow Brittani on Instagram at @professor.ish 

We want to hear from you! Please find us on Twitter and Instagram @wildandfreepod and on Facebook. Tell us your thoughts, rants, or food and beverage recommendations. You can listen to all of our episodes on our website www.wildandfreepodcast.com.

Make sure to subscribe to Wild and Free: A Battle Born Podcast http://www.wildandfreepodcast.com/podcast?format=rss and to give us a rating wherever you happen to listen to the podcast.

Wild and Free: A Battle Born podcast is a platform for non-profit professionals, social justice activists and community driven artists that are trying to make a difference in the Southern Nevada community. We talk about the issues that matter and will motivate our fellow community members to get involved. If you have something you would like to spread the word about, please contact us!

In this episode, we are joined by Leo Murrieta, Executive Director at Make The Road Nevada and long-time Southern Nevada community organizer. Leo discusses the history of the organization Nevada, as well as how he and his team are helping their over 7000 members in the time of COVID19. He also discusses the current and upcoming special session of the Nevada Legislature. 

For more information about Make The Road Nevada visit: https://maketheroadnv.org/

On social media you can find the organization @maketheroadnv

We want to hear from you! Please find us on Twitter and Instagram @wildandfreepod and on Facebook. Tell us your thoughts, rants, or food and beverage recommendations. You can listen to all of our episodes on our website www.wildandfreepodcast.com.

Make sure to subscribe to Wild and Free: A Battle Born Podcast http://www.wildandfreepodcast.com/podcast?format=rss and to give us a rating wherever you happen to listen to the podcast.

Wild and Free: A Battle Born podcast is a platform for non-profit professionals, social justice activists and community driven artists that are trying to make a difference in the Southern Nevada community. We talk about the issues that matter and will motivate our fellow community members to get involved. If you have something you would like to spread the word about, please contact us!

Episode note: This episode was recorded prior to the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department. The entire Wild & Free team stands firmly with the Black Lives Matter movement and support the BLM and anti-police brutality protests in Las Vegas and across the world.

In this episode, we are joined by Cole Miller, brewer, distiller, stats guru and podcast host. Cole joins us to talk about the state of the COVID economy and what we may be able to expect in the upcoming year. We talk about some tough realities - and we feel like we need to be prepared and able to understand what is going in regards to the economy. 

You can follow Cole on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thedapperdistiller/

Check out his new podcast The Front Office at https://soundcloud.com/thefrontoffice

We want to hear from you! Please find us on Twitter and Instagram @wildandfreepod and on Facebook. Tell us your thoughts, rants, or food and beverage recommendations. You can listen to all of our episodes on our website www.wildandfreepodcast.com.

Make sure to subscribe to Wild and Free: A Battle Born Podcast http://www.wildandfreepodcast.com/podcast?format=rss and to give us a rating wherever you happen to listen to the podcast.

Wild and Free: A Battle Born podcast is a platform for non-profit professionals, social justice activists and community driven artists that are trying to make a difference in the Southern Nevada community. We talk about the issues that matter and will motivate our fellow community members to get involved. If you have something you would like to spread the word about, please contact us!