775 Alive

775 is the area code of rural Nevada. The 775 Alive Podcast was created by Scott Gavorsky and Crystal Newton in 2025, after years of participating in the politics and economy of rural Nevada. Scott is a historian and consultant who currently serves on a number of government commissions and Crystal is a Business Strategist who has previously ran for office. Together they bring a three-dimensional look at modern culture and issues of rural Nevada, the United States & the Global Economy.

775 Alive is a news podcast hosted by Crystal Newton & Scott Gavorsky, with 58 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Crystal Newton & Scott Gavorsky hosts 775 Alive, a news show with 58 episodes published.

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  Episode #60

  Ep060: The Global Tapestry (Guest: Wesley Warshawer)

  Sep 21, 202654 minS2

  Are the deep divisions we see across the country inevitable--or even real? Crystal and Scott sit down with Wesley Warshawer, a Fulbright scholar and business data analyst whose extensive travels across the United States and the world since the COVID pandemic have led to what he describes as 'epiphanies' that we might not be as divided as the media makes it seem. We discuss the various divides--red-vs-blue, urban-vs-rural, America-vs-other countries--and what those differences mean in light of the numerous similarities across those divides. https://wesleywarshawer.com/ https://wesleywarshawer.substack.com/

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  Episode #59

  Ep059: Nevada's Water Fights (Guest: Laura McSwain, Water Fairness Coalition)

  Sep 14, 20261h 9mS2

  Water has been a perennial issue in Nevada politics. Crystal and Scott sit down with Laura McSwain, President of the Water Fairness Coalition, to discuss the myriad fights going on at the moment. We start with the recent Colorado River Compact and the recent decisions that have effectively punished Nevada for doing the most to conserve water usage. Two key points are the inability of conservation alone to address the water issues and the question of overstepping the rights of property-owners to do so. The Water Fairness Coalition proposes to address this by rolling back AB356, section 29 of AB220, and the Excessive Use Charges. The ongoing questions of the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) / Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) governance are also discussed. Finally, we turn to the northern Nevada water issues, and how having two separate water basins in the state is complicating Nevada's efforts to address water issues. Water Fairness Coalition: https://waterfairnesscoalition.com/

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  Episode #58

  Ep058: Ballot Question # 6 - Abortion (Guest: Melissa Clement)

  Sep 8, 202652 minS2

  Melissa Clement, Executive Director for Nevada Right to Life, joins Crystal and Scott to discuss one of the major Nevada ballot initiatives this year: Ballot Question # 6. The conversation covers the Dobbs decision reversing Roe v. Wade, how Nevada's current abortion law works and what Ballot Question # 6 would expand on it, and the role of non-profits in abortion and maternal support services. Nevada Right-to-Life: https://nevadarighttolife.org/

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  Episode #55

  Ep055: Persian Power Plays

  Aug 31, 202641 minS2

  The ongoing situation with Iran continues to dominate the news. Crystal and Scott delve into the complexities of the conflict. We look at the recent history of Iran and the United States, the role of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRG), the question of nuclear weapons, possible strategies and goals, and the impacts of oil and fertilizer blockages on the global economy.

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  Episode #57

  Ep057: US-China-Nevada

  Aug 24, 20261h 5mS2

  Crystal and Scott are joined by one of the up-and-coming names in northern Nevada politics, former Nevada CD-2 Candidate Sherman Tylawsky. In addition to hosting the "Friends and Fellow Citizens" podcast, Sherman is also currently a graduate student studying China and American conservative approach to it from the perspectives of ideology versus institutions. We discuss the current goals of China, the history of US-China relations, and how clashing value systems require a new and more knowledgeable political response. We wrap up with discussions of Sherman's experiences running as the youngest Republican CD-2 candidate in the 2026 midterms and his experiences campaigning the more rural areas of the 775. The George Washington Institute: https://georgewashingtoninstitute.org/ Friends and Fellow Citizens podcast: https://ffc.buzzsprout.com/

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