Talk of Iowa
Iowa PR
Talk of Iowa is a place for Iowans to connect to our shared culture and what it means to live in Iowa. Host Charity Nebbe brings a mix of regular guests and a range of experts to discuss the arts, history, literature and everything else happening in Iowa. Every day brings something new — even if it's in a recurring segment like Talk of Iowa Book Club or comes from a familiar voice on Horticulture Day.
Location:
Ames, IA
Networks:
Iowa PR
Description:
Talk of Iowa is a place for Iowans to connect to our shared culture and what it means to live in Iowa. Host Charity Nebbe brings a mix of regular guests and a range of experts to discuss the arts, history, literature and everything else happening in Iowa. Every day brings something new — even if it's in a recurring segment like Talk of Iowa Book Club or comes from a familiar voice on Horticulture Day.
Twitter:
@IPRTalk
Language:
English
Contact:
2111 Grand Avenue, Suite 100 Des Moines, IA 50312 866 780 9100
Website:
http://iowapublicradio.org/
Episodes
How to help wildlife with your landscaping decisions
12/2/2023
As the growing season ends, people can help critters and pollinators with their planting decisions.
Duration:00:49:01
Heritage farm owner hosting Iowa's first Black Farmers Conference
12/1/2023
Only 72 Black farmers in Iowa were reported in the 2017 Census of Agriculture, but they're all invited to the first Iowa Black Farmers conference this Des Moines.
Duration:00:49:11
Indigenous people discuss the challenges they face in 2023
11/30/2023
Native people discuss the realities of being Indigenous in 2023, and the former principal chief of the Osage Nation offers his perspective on Killers of the Flower Moon.
Duration:00:49:19
Remembering Native American activist Maria Pearson
11/29/2023
In 1971, a highway crew uncovered the bones of 28 people.
Duration:00:41:53
The impact of new weight loss drugs on weight loss culture
11/28/2023
Diabetes and weight loss drugs seem to be a miracle, but the popularity of the drugs has led to shortages and some questioning what this means for the body positivity movement.
Duration:00:49:24
Iowa readers' favorite books for kids and teens this holiday season
11/23/2023
Playwright George Bernard Shaw once said, "Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself."
Duration:00:48:39
Iowa book lovers share their favorite reads of the year
11/22/2023
Iowa booksellers share the best new titles for giving and receiving this holiday season.
Duration:00:49:11
Self-advocacy pioneer honored in new state historical museum exhibit
11/21/2023
The State Historical Building of Iowa, including its museum and research center, fully reopened in October after five years of renovations.
Duration:00:49:05
Native American history that goes beyond tragedy
11/18/2023
Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe speaks with author David Treuer about his book, The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present.
Duration:00:49:05
Art is good for the soul — and the economy
11/17/2023
Recent research proves just how beneficial vibrant arts communities truly are.
Duration:00:49:02
What's next for Iowa's organic farmers
11/16/2023
Producers and experts from across the country share tips for transitioning into organic production and methods to enhance organic operations at the annual Iowa Organic Conference.
Duration:00:49:25
Iowa's Poet Laureate shares her new collection
11/15/2023
Debra Marquart's new collection features lyric poetry from her career and 21 new poems. And the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra is bringing classical music to students in rural Iowa.
Duration:00:48:54
Waterloo museum corrects years of poor Black history representation
11/14/2023
The Grout Museum, founded in 1956, created the Black Stories Collective exhibit in an attempt to correct years of underrepresentation.
Duration:00:48:52
Don't diminish your carrot quality
11/11/2023
Coming in the traditional orange as well as purple, yellow, red and white — once you’ve tried home grown carrots it’s hard to go back to store bought.
Duration:00:47:05
Educator publishes an updated history of Iowa
11/10/2023
The history of Iowa hasn’t changed, but our understanding of it continues to deepen and evolve.
Duration:00:49:25
Rebooting the news
11/9/2023
Several Iowa newspapers have closed. Others have cut reporters, resulting in the loss of hundreds of journalism jobs across the state. Is philanthropy the answer to keeping local journalism alive?
Duration:00:49:06
Long-time romance novelist sees changing perception of genre
11/8/2023
Also, Tom Ecker — under the pen name Tom Underwood — has created the now internationally syndicated Wuzzles Puzzles since the 1970s and has no plans of stopping.
Duration:00:49:00
The story of the first child to integrate a public school in the U.S.
11/7/2023
Susie Clark: The Bravest Girl You've Ever Seen tells the story of the 13-year-old girl and her family who desegregated Iowa schools nearly a century before Brown v. The Board of Education.
Duration:00:48:58
Gardening and landscape work to accomplish as the freeze sets in
11/4/2023
Iowa's recent freeze may have stopped fall gardening tasks in their tracks.
Duration:00:49:11
A retired Wisconsin wildlife expert reflects on his career in new book
11/2/2023
The author of Wrong Tree: Adventures in Wildlife Biology partnered with his wife, an illustrator and environmental educator, to bring readers into the world of a wildlife technician.
Duration:00:49:21