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1 week ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Ben Kieffer |Samantha McIntosh |Neve Kelley
On this Newsbuzz episode of River to River, this summer's unprecedented water crisis in Iowa. Iowans across the state have been asked to conserve water due to dry wells and high nitrate levels. This includes refraining from watering lawns, washing cars, and filling swimming pools. We also look back one year after the historic flooding that devastated northwest Iowa.
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1 week ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Josie Fischels |Samantha McIntosh |Charity Nebbe
Brant Bollman doesn’t just make puppets — he brings larger-than-life creatures to small-town Iowa. Bollman, who serves as the director of theater arts at William Penn University, is also the founder of Uplifting Puppet Co., a nonprofit arts group he launched just two years ago to build community and spark imagination through puppetry.
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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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1 week ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Charity Nebbe |Samantha McIntosh |Neve Kelley
On this episode, host Charity Nebbe talks with Fairfield resident and filmmaker Dick DeAngelis about his documentary, When Maharishi Came to Town. This film is the sixth installment in the Fairfield History Series, telling the story of how Maharishi International University came from California to Iowa and transformed the community. The film premieres June 20-22 with free screenings at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center.
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2 weeks ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Charity Nebbe |Samantha McIntosh
On this episode we're talking with Iowa DNR forester Mark Vitosh about some of the threats our trees and forests are currently facing, and how you can identify problems. Guest:Mark Vitosh, district forester, Iowa Department of Natural Resources Garden Variety TreesHorticultureHort DayEnvironment
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2 weeks ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Charity Nebbe |Samantha McIntosh |Neve Kelley
How to Win a Million Dollars and BEEP Glitter, the debut novel/memoir from Dubuque artist and photographer Luke Stoffel, is a coming-of-age story that blends outrageous schemes, deeply personal moments and sharp cultural critiques in a journey through the 1980s and beyond. Later in the hour, we hear from Danish artist and environmental activist Thomas Dambo on his troll installation that will come to Clinton in 2026.
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2 weeks ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Ben Kieffer |Samantha McIntosh |Neve Kelley
The Department of Homeland Security decided this spring not to renew Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Afghan refugees in the U.S., setting them up for potential deportation.
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2 weeks ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Charity Nebbe |Neve Kelley |Samantha McIntosh
Sean Strub has had a distinguished career as a gay rights activist and an advocate for people living with HIV and AIDS. He founded POZ Magazine to serve that community. It's one that he knows very well as he has been living with HIV since 1980. Host Charity Nebbe talks with Sean about his childhood in Iowa City, as well as his life and career chronicled in his book, Body Counts: A Memoir of Politics, Sex, AIDS, and Survival. This episode was originally produced Feb, 20 2014.
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3 weeks ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Ben Kieffer |Samantha McIntosh |Neve Kelley
On this Newsbuzz episode of River to River, IPR's James Kelley gives a rundown on the long-awaited state investigation into the 2023 collapse of a Davenport apartment building. Then, Trish Mehaffey of The Gazette shares about the settlement reached in the Adventureland wrongful death suit. Courtney Crowder of the Des Moines Register goes in depth on her three-part series about a University of Iowa fertility doctor who fathered at least five children unbeknownst to his patient couples.
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3 weeks ago | 
iowapublicradio.org | Ben Kieffer |Samantha McIntosh
The first measles case since 2019 in Iowa was confirmed on May 23rd. In this episode, we hear from two Iowans who are seeking to provide accurate measles and vaccine information to the state. Later in the episode, we hear from Chief of Staff Colonel Chuck Lampe of the Iowa Army National Guard about last week's deployment of 1,800 members to the Middle East as part of the U.S. military's mission to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
