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1 week ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Natalie Dunlap |Samantha McIntosh |Charity Nebbe
Michael Plummer of the State Historical Society of Iowa joined Talk of Iowa to help us plan our summer road trips by sharing what makes Iowa's historical sites special. “At the times that they came under state ownership, they were determined to be of high historical significance, and each of them kind of touches on a different piece of Iowa history," Plummer said.
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2 weeks ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Natalie Dunlap |Caitlin Troutman |Charity Nebbe
American physicians’ understanding of health was based around the male body, while diagnoses for mental health disorders were based around symptoms experienced by women — a history that still haunts health care today. Men as a standard, women as a deviation In the 18th and 19th centuries, American doctors used a very specific type of person to build their understanding of physical health. “The standard body was really a white male body of a certain size.
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3 weeks ago | 
wvik.org | Natalie Dunlap |Caitlin Troutman |Charity Nebbe
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3 weeks 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 weeks 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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4 weeks 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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4 weeks 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 month ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Natalie Dunlap |Charity Nebbe
Over the last few decades conversationists have been concerned about the aggressive spread of garlic mustard along streams and in the understory of woodlands, where it appears to crowd out native plants. However, recent research has complicated how horticulturalists understand the spread of garlic mustard. Cathy McMullen, adjunct associate professor in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Iowa State University, joined Garden Variety to explain.
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1 month ago | 
wvik.org | Natalie Dunlap |Samantha McIntosh |Charity Nebbe
In American schools, boys are more likely to repeat kindergarten, be put in time out, receive detention, be suspended or be expelled. Meanwhile, girls are more likely to outpace boys in literary skills, take advanced courses and graduate on time. The American Psychological Associations' Task Force on Boys in School is looking into the gender disparity between students.
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1 month ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Natalie Dunlap |Samantha McIntosh |Charity Nebbe
In American schools, boys are more likely to repeat kindergarten, be put in time out, receive detention, be suspended or be expelled. Meanwhile, girls are more likely to outpace boys in literary skills, take advanced courses and graduate on time. The American Psychological Associations' Task Force on Boys in School is looking into the gender disparity between students.
