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Breaking the Meh Mold

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Five years before Moonshine Ink publisher Mayumi Peacock started seeing her journalistic dream come to life in print, Moonshiner Juliana Demarest was following a similar aspiration on the East Coast.

August 11, 2020 Moonshine Minutes

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CoronAmnesia; masks and privilege.

Two opinion pieces on common courtesy in the time of the coronavirus and why wearing a mask is an act of social justice, by the Moonshine Ink Editorial Board and guest author Katie Capano respectively, make up today’s episode. Mask up, Tahoe, we have many miles to go before we sleep in this pandemic.

August 1, 2020 Moonshine Minutes

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How to talk about politics with loved ones

Lindsay Simon is one of Moonshine’s regular contributors, using her expertise as an LMFT to provide insight into wellness topics in a web-exclusive column. This episode of Moonshine Minutes, editor Becca Loux sits down with Lindsay to learn her best practices for talking about politics with loved ones without losing relationships.

July 21, 2020 Moonshine Minutes

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Closing roads, dealing with restrictions

Things are different county-to-county coronavirus-wise around Lake Tahoe, and businesses are dealing with the repercussions. Plus, closing Donner Pass Road along Commercial Row isn’t off the table to accommodate expanding outdoor dining. Broadcasting and reporting by Alex Hoeft.

July 18-19, 2020 Moonshine Minutes

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Dead Man Walking

By all accounts, Mark Redpath should not be here right now. By all accounts, he should have died. As the one and only Tahoe Forest Hospital patient to have been on a ventilator — fighting for his life under the grip of COVID-19 — he wants you to know this thing is real, the biggest misconception out there being that it’s “just a cold.” Reporting and broadcasting by Juliana Demarest.

July 18-19, 2020 Moonshine Minutes

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The coronavirus pandemic has flooded the Tahoe real estate market with an unprecedented number of buyers seeking an escape from urban lifestyles that have shrunk in the wake of COVID-19. Here to give a recap of the hot market this hot summer is Jackie Ginley, a former Moonshine Ink investigative reporter, who is now a Tahoe/Truckee realtor.

July 16, 2020 Moonshine Minutes

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The Truckee police chief was basically run out of office last month. To us, our community missed the mark. Not because we don’t think the infamous leaked internal email was problematic, or worth discussing. To the contrary: Our editorial board feels that scapegoating Chief Leftwich without much room for discussion defeats the purpose of the current moment. Let’s all come to the table, and not just shout in the metaphorical halls of social media. Written and broadcast by Mayumi Elegado, Becca Loux, Alex Hoeft, and Juliana Demrest (MI’s Editorial Board)

July 14, 2020 Moonshine Minutes

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The COVID storm’s a-blowin’

Though the uptick in COVID-19 cases was expected, numbers are climbing higher than ever and a second wave looms. The difference this time around, however, is that we’re ready for. Reporting and broadcasting by Alex Hoeft.

July 9, 2020 Moonshine Minutes

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Moonshine financial columnist John Manocchio gives tips and tricks to keep the financial belt tight in these uncertain times. Broadcast by publisher Mayumi Elegado and Manocchio himself, learn your rights as a student borrower or credit card holder and how to keep saving up for the important things in life.

July 8, 2020 Moonshine Minutes

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A look into the Martis, Maidu, and Washo tribes — those who found a home in the Tahoe/Truckee region long before the White Euro-American people did. Information provided by the Truckee-Donner Historical Society; broadcast by Alex Hoeft.