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Joey Lovato is a podcaster and radio producer who covers Western politics, policy, people and places. He loves learning about different communities and what it means to be a part of them.
‘City,’ a massive outdoor sculpture in Nevada, took Michael Heizer 50 years to make. Today, it is met with a mixture of scrutiny and awe.