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Talk of Iowa — 106 episodes

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Mother’s Day can bring joy, grief and complicated emotions

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Our country is divided, but these people are working to change that

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Is the link between religion and politics good or bad for our government and faith?

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The media we consume — and how we consume it — can intensify division

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Parallels between the Gilded Age and today's wealth gap

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Loneliness and emotional disconnection in lock step with divided communities

7

Your guide to spring yard care this season

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New Iowa City film festival celebrates global and local communities

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Maria Semple reflects on stoicism and reinvention in her new novel

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Trash is treasure for this Danish artist and his new Iowa trolls

11

What to know before replacing your windows

12

Cure the blues with the berry best advice

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How personal diaries can provide an intimate look into the past

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'We crapped in our nest:' a conversation with Art Cullen

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Dump the landfill, not your trash

16

A case for crab apples

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'Moon of the Snowblind' offers a fuller picture of the Spirit Lake Massacre

18

How Brooks Wheelan went from biomedical engineer to SNL

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Memoir explores the ups and downs of the foster system

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A new film highlights food, faith and community in rural Iowa

21

Our favorite spring-blooming perennials

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Iowa nonprofits supporting farmers react cancelled USDA funds

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The science behind vaccines and how to talk about them

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How free market thinking has blocked climate action

25

What we can learn from the Ioway tribe's 1837 map

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Give pests a chance

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Tinnitus and the reality of living with a constant noise

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Retracing a 371-mile expedition and the history of our landscape

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The mother of 4-H

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After facing her own mortality, UI student Ava Jones is making sense of what it means to be here

31

Plant picks you can trust

32

The history and evolution of animal welfare

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This photographer is trying to capture every species

34

Violins of Hope bring lessons of the Holocaust to a new generation

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Margaret Cho returns to Iowa with ‘Choligarchy’

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Spring growth can also bring disease for plants

37

The ups and downs of motherhood in art and dance

38

PBS documentary follows movement to support Amish survivors of sexual abuse

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Documentary captures the life of barrier-breaking singer Simon Estes

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Tree planting recommendations aren't always evergreen

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The fight for third spaces

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People become 'open books' in this Des Moines community project

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Bison shape the ground they walk on

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From coal mining to the Vaudeville stage

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The best cultivars for your garden

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How cystic fibrosis has gone from terminal to highly treatable

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'Sandwiched' between care for children and aging parents

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Curtis Sittenfeld explores middle age in short story collection

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Iowa author explores Mary Shelley’s life beyond Frankenstein

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Busting menopause myths

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Dubuque author writes of a forgotten Black trailblazer

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How personal diaries can provide an intimate look into the past

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Bugs are back in business

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Amid erasure, Black history education continues

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Knowing the signs of teen dating violence

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Restoring the natural habitat at a Danish Museum and rebuilding after a derecho

57

The University of Northern Iowa celebrates 150 years

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Home improvement advice so you don't hit the roof

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'Midwest Unrest' and an America that never was

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Exploring love, art and identity in Kaveh Akbar's 'Martyr!'

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These Iowa curlers will sweep you off your feet

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When to prune your fruit trees

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The common threads of American protest movements

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When ICE is involved, what are your rights?

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Tom Arnold says being a dad and a Hawkeye is one of the few underrated things in life

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The music is alive and well at the Surf Ballroom and Music Experience Center

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Book examines the intersection of faith, patriotism and performance in Branson

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We could be wrong about the best way to manage anger

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Pet sounds: How dogs are communicating with their people

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Uterine cancer is among the few cancers where survivorship is decreasing

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Becoming comfortable with grief

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On the exploding tree hysteria

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Iowans celebrate Afrofuturism

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How art collections are part of providing care in a hospital

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Social media drains hours of our time — how do we take control back from the algorithm?

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Docu-series from Art Cullen examines the issues impacting Iowans' health and prosperity

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'The Miracle Season,' a true story of Iowa high school volleyball, is now streaming

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Early childhood program Head Start continues amid federal challenges

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

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What parents should know about the CDC's vaccine recommendation changes

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Tips for growing healthy African Violets at home

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Remembering the life of Edith Renfrow Smith

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What a $209 million federal boost means for rural hospitals and what's still at risk in these communities

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What you can to do now to prevent falls later in life

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'Americanness' across two cultures and 70 years

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Reading the 1937 novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' is still a moving experience today

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Exploring Native histories in 'Warrior Girl Unearthed'

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Grappling with community, faith and truth in 'The Exvangelicals'

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'James' explores a new side of Mark Twain's classic

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The power of story and food in the memoir 'Kitchen Arabic'

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Retired Ames resident makes violins sing again for aspiring musicians

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Studio One's favorite albums of 2025

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Some unlikely plants behind holiday traditions

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Stories in and around water

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Iowa families share unique holiday traditions

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The world of Jane Austen fanatics

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BONUS: Which 'Pride and Prejudice' adaptation is better?

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The most expensive time of the year

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What to do when your kids burst into flames

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Tips for surviving family dynamics this holiday season

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Jane Lynch is bringing her Swingin' Little Christmas to Iowa

102

A personal account of facial blindness and other hidden neurodiversities

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Famous TV Iowans, from the 1950s to now

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Everything you need to know about Christmas trees

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Iowa Farmers of Color grow their community with third annual conference

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Documentary shows how pie is baked into Iowa's cultural fabric