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2 days ago | 
wvik.org | Natalie Dunlap |Caitlin Troutman |Charity Nebbe
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2 days ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Natalie Dunlap |Caitlin Troutman |Charity Nebbe
Books recommended by:Janeé Jackson-Doering, consultant for youth services, State Library of IowaAmanda Lepper, co-owner, Dog Eared BooksMolly Roberts, manager of children’s books, Prairie Lights Bookstore Arts & Life Books & ReadingSummer Reading
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3 days ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Natalie Dunlap |Charity Nebbe |Caitlin Troutman
Books recommended by:Jan Weismiller, co-owner of Prairie LightsTim Budd, buyer at Prairie LightsEllyn Grimm, co-owner of Dog-Eared Books in Ames Arts & Life Book listsBooks & Reading
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1 week ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Charity Nebbe |Caitlin Troutman
Conifers can add a lot to a landscape — color, texture and they’re great for windbreaks, but Iowa isn’t always good for conifers. The list of recommended species has been dwindling in recent years. Host Charity Nebbe joins Jeff Iles, professor of horticulture at Iowa State University, to find out how to give conifers the best chance to survive and thrive. Then, Iowa State University Extension Horticulture Specialist Aaron Steil joins the program to help answer listener questions.
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1 week ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Natalie Dunlap |Samantha McIntosh |Charity Nebbe
A rainy evening looks like poor weather for a bike ride, but great conditions for tuning up a bicycle in the Iowa City Bike Library’s garage. Folk music plays overhead as a Bike Library staff member offers boxed wine to attendees of Women/Trans/Femme Tuesday — a night dedicated to creating a welcoming environment for that community to roll up to a bench and work on their steed. Emily Janio is replacing the cables on a bike she found for free online.
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1 week ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Charity Nebbe |Caitlin Troutman
Conifers can add a lot to a landscape — color, texture and they’re great for windbreaks, but Iowa isn’t always good for conifers. The list of recommended species has been dwindling in recent years. Jeff Iles, professor of horticulture at Iowa State University shares how to give conifers the best chance to survive and thrive. To further grow your gardening knowledge, sign up for the Garden Variety newsletter.
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1 week ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Charity Nebbe |Samantha McIntosh
The Iowa City Bike Library seeks to make bicycling accessible to everyone. On this episode we learn about two of their programs - Cycling Without Age at the Bike Library, and Mujeres En Bicis, or Women on Bikes.
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1 week ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Natalie Dunlap |Dani Gehr |Charity Nebbe
It’s become harder to enforce environmental regulations and combat climate change at the federal level since President Donald Trump took office. On Inauguration Day he pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord. Since then, his administration has allowed new coal projects on federal land and blocked the development of wind energy. He signed an executive order making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor.
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1 week ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Charity Nebbe |Samantha McIntosh
With over 2,000 objects, the largest publicly held collection of Haitian art in the world outside Haiti is housed at the Waterloo Center for the Arts. On this episode, WCA Executive Director Chawne Paige shares how the collection has grown over the last several decades, and how the museum staff has sought to understand and better engage with this art. The WCA is also in collaboration with Haitian Art: A Digital Crossroads.
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1 week ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Charity Nebbe |Caitlin Troutman |Samantha McIntosh
Life is often stressful and overwhelming, particularly when the world around us is chaotic and unpredictable. Becky Schmooke, a mindfulness consultant who lives in eastern Iowa, has written a book that is full of tools we can all use to stay grounded, lead with love and make the most out of the lives we are given. The book is Choose the Handle that Holds: A Guide to Living, Leading and Owning the Moments that Matter. Schmooke joined host Charity Nebbe on the show to discuss her new work.
