Natalie Dunlap

2 weeks ago | iowapublicradio.org | Natalie Dunlap |Samantha McIntosh |Charity Nebbe

Jane Elliot was a 3rd grade teacher working in Riceville in 1968 when Martin Luther King Jr. was shot. “Every time I remember that day, I get literally sick to my stomach because Martin Luther King Jr. had been one of our heroes of the month in February, and he was dead at the hands of an assassin in April,” Elliot said.

3 weeks ago | iowapublicradio.org | Natalie Dunlap |Caitlin Troutman |Ben Kieffer

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy recently suggested that farmers should consider letting bird flu run through the flocks to identify birds that are immune to it. On River to River, Dr. Yuko Sato, Iowa State University Poultry Extension vet, responded to that proposal and answered more of our questions about the disease destroying flocks, raising egg prices and threatening wildlife. Can farmers let bird flu run its course?

3 weeks ago | iowapublicradio.org | Natalie Dunlap |Caitlin Troutman |Charity Nebbe

World-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has spent the last 40 years of her life traveling the world, sharing her experiences with chimpanzees in an effort to save them from extinction. She recently made a stop in Sioux City, and ahead of her appearance she spoke to Charity Nebbe about why she spends 300 days a year on the road. “We are divorcing ourselves from the natural world, and yet we're part of it,” she said.

4 weeks ago | iowapublicradio.org | Natalie Dunlap |Caitlin Troutman |Charity Nebbe

Des Moines’ Ape Initiative, as well as scientists and animal lovers around the world, are mourning the loss of Kanzi, the bonobo who became famous for his trail-blazing language abilities. Kanzi was born in captivity and was part of a language project his entire life. He is believed to be the first nonhuman great ape to understand spoken English, and he could communicate using more than 300 symbols on a lexigram that allowed him to create sentences.

1 month ago | iowapublicradio.org | Natalie Dunlap |Caitlin Troutman |Ben Kieffer

It’s spring training season and the Dream Team is gearing up for another RAGBRAI. The Des Moines-based and volunteer-run nonprofit prepares youth for the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa while also building resilience and life skills. “Everybody thinks of our group as a cycling organization, but we're really a group that mentors young people,” said Scott Matter, director of Dream Team, speaking on River to River.