Charity Nebbe, Unsettled

Starting today, I will acknowledge those who become new or renewed paid subscribers to support the Okoboji and Songwriters’ Retreat. If you are new to this space and are interested in learning more about this annual event or applying for a scholarship, check the FAQ page on this website: https://okobojiwritersretreat.com.Thanks to Deb Martin and Linda Beatty, our most recent paid subscribers, for helping us transform emerging writers. Charity Nebbe and her producers at Iowa Public Radio launched the podcast about and for women, Unsettled, in response to the ‘me too’ movement. It delves into the ever-evolving landscapes of womanhood and women's identities in the United States.Each episode is packed with voices of women and men, who discuss lived experiences and a historical context of the evolution of societal expectations and cultural shifts. Find Unsettled here: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/666302911/unsettledMonday Lunch GuestOur Monday Zoom Lunch guest on February 12 will be musician and storyteller Jason Walsmith. He will be one of 12 professional songwriters teaching workshops during the Okoboji Writers’ and Songwriters’ Retreat, September 22-25.Click for details:He’ll be in Cumming on February 24The Fox Den Motel, Dubuque, March 2Captain Roys, Des Moines, March 29Iowa Writers’ CollaborativeThe Iowa Writers’ Collaborative roster. Please support who you can by becoming a paid subscriber. We are also proud to be affiliated with Iowa Capital Dispatch, where some of our content can be found.We now have 48 writers as members and a Letters from Iowan's column managed by Jeffrey Morrison.RosterNicole Baart: This Stays Here, Sioux CenterRay Young Bear: From Red Earth Drive, Meskwaki SettlementLaura Belin: Iowa Politics with Laura Belin, Windsor HeightsTory Brecht: Brecht’s Beat, Quad CitiesDartanyan Brown, My Integrated Life, Des MoinesDoug Burns: The Iowa Mercury, CarrollJane Burns: The Crossover, Des MoinesDave Busiek: Dave Busiek on Media, Des MoinesIowa Writers’ Collaborative, RoundupSteph Copley: It Was Never a Dress, JohnstonArt Cullen: Art Cullen’s Notebook, Storm LakeSuzanna de Baca: Dispatches from the Heartland, HuxleyDebra Engle: A Whole New World, Madison CountyDaniel Finney, Paragraph Stacker, Des MoinesArnold Garson: Second Thoughts, Okoboji and Sioux FallsJulie Gammack: Julie Gammack’s Iowa Potluck, Des Moines and OkobojiJoe Geha: Fern and Joe, AmesJody Gifford: Benign Inspiration, West Des MoinesRob Gray: Rob Gray’s Area, AnkenyNik Heftman: The Seven Times, Los Angeles and IowaBeth Hoffman: In the Dirt, LoviliaDana James: Black Iowa News, IowaChris Jones, Chris’s Substack, Des MoinesPat Kinney: View from Cedar Valley, WaterlooFern Kupfer: Fern and Joe, AmesRobert Leonard: Deep Midwest: Politics and Culture, BusseyLetters from Iowans, IowaDarcy Maulsby: Keepin’ It Rural, Calhoun CountyTar Macias: Hola Iowa, IowaAlison McGaughey, The Inquisitive Quad Citizen, Quad CitiesKurt Meyer: Showing Up, St. AnsgarVicki Minor, Relatively Minor, WintersetWini Moranville: Wini’s Food Stories, Des MoinesJeff Morrison: Between Two Rivers, Cedar RapidsKyle Munson: Kyle Munson’s Main Street, Des MoinesJane Nguyen: The Asian Iowan, West Des MoinesJohn Naughton: My Life, in Color, Des MoinesChuck Offenburger: Iowa Boy Chuck Offenburger, Jefferson and Des MoinesBarry Piatt: Piatt on Politics Behind the Curtain, Washington, D.C.Dave Price: Dave Price’s Perspective, Des MoinesSteve Semken, The Pulse of a Heartland Publisher, North LibertyMacey Shofroth: The Midwest Creative, NorwalkLarry Stone: Listening to the Land, ElkaderMary Swander: Mary Swander’s Buggy Land, KalonaMary Swander: Mary Swander’s Emerging Voices, KalonaCheryl Tevis: Unfinished Business, Boone CountyEd Tibbetts: Along the Mississippi, DavenportKali White VanBaale, 988: Mental Healthcare in Iowa, BondurantTeresa Zilk: Talking Good, Des Moines This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit okobojiwriters.substack.com/subscribe