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EPISODE · Jan 14, 2026 · 47 MIN

Tinker siblings draw parallels of student protests from the 1960s to present

from Talk of Iowa · host Charity Nebbe

In 1965, John and Mary Beth Tinker protested the Vietnam War by wearing black arm bands to school. The incident led to a landmark Supreme Court decision that guaranteed free speech rights for public school students. The Tinkers reflect on this history and present day threats to the First Amendment. Later, a new play from playwright Megan Gogerty works through her complicated feelings about her father and family's history as a sixth generation Iowan.

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