775 Alive

Nevada's 2026 Primary Election Day was June 9th, 2026--a week after California's. Crystal and Scott discuss the results of Nevada's primaries, particularly the bitterly contested Congressional District 2 (CD-2) race. We also look at the impact of AI marketing, the low voter turnout--particularly from Non-Partisans--and some predictions for the upcoming General Election in November. For a list of the statewide primary results and information on voter turnout, visit the Nevada Secretary of Sta...

Metin Pekin's recent "Breaking Democracy's Chains" makes an argument that political parties, especially those in the United Kingdom and the United States, have perverted the democratic process in both countries. Crystal and Scott sit down with him to discuss the American Founding Fathers' views of political parties, some of the problems the current party systems are creating, and the outline of his No-Party Democracy program to restructure governments to allow legislative representatives more...

Mid-decade redistricting and charges of gerrymandering continue to roil national political discussions, leading 775 Alive to revisit the issue. Dr. Sondra Cosgrove of the College of Southern Nevada and Vote Nevada joins Crystal and Scott to break apart some of the national and Nevada concerns. After looking at the history of gerrymandering, we delve into what should be the basis of “communities of interest” in redistricting: political parties? Race? Socio-economic status? Shared life-style? L...

With the rapid increase in the number of nonpartisan voters in Nevada, Crystal and Scott sat down to discuss some of the reasons for switching to a nonpartisan "open primary" with Chad Peace of the Independent Voter Project. Chad developed the voter outreach strategy for the initiative that created California’s current nonpartisan primary system. The conversations range over the motivations for a nonpartisan primary system, the rights of political parties compared to those of individual voter...

Digital Democracy has been a concept heavily discussed over the last 10-15 years. Travis Misurell, the Founder of the Future is Now Coalition (FiNC), sits down with Crystal and Scott to discuss a new model for digital democracy and the Digital Politics Hub that FiNC is planning to launch to support it in January 2026. Future is Now Coalition (FiNC): https://futureis.org/join to become part of the new Digital Politics Hub when it launches.

David Flippo, Republican Candidate for Nevada CD-4 (https://www.flippo4nv.com) Crystal and Scott recently sat down with David Flippo, Republican candidate for Nevada Congressional District 4 (CD-4). While it includes about a third of Las Vegas, it also encompasses a wide swath of the 775, including parts of 6 rural counties (Lincoln, Nye, Esmeralda, Mineral, Churchill, and Lyon). We sought to understand the dynamics of such a diverse district, one that requires candidates to address both rura...

Recently retired City of Elko Police Chief Ty Trouten joins Crystal and Scott to discuss the current state of policing in rural America and across the nation. We delve into how policing has changed over his almost 30 year career, how the illegal drugs issue continues to be a core part of our crime issues, the concepts and experiences behind community-based policing, and questions about the intersections of crime, protesting, and rights.

We are joined by Dr. Hank Thurston, CEO of Anthracene Softworks, an Elko, Nevada-based artificial intelligence company. Crystal and Scott engage Hank on his interests in AI, how AI and traditional forms of data modelling are different, and the problems inherent in AI design and use across construction, financial markets, and election fraud monitoring. The three of us also discuss how AI might benefit rural governments and economies. #ai #modelling #ruralnevada #electionfraud #anthracene Dr. ...