Arts & Life

Summer is a wonderful time to escape into the worlds and lives created by writers. It’s also a great time to do a little creating of your own.

With the upcoming arts seasons in limbo, the Des Moines Symphony has re-imagined their 2020-2021 concert lineup.

This year's Tiny Desk Contest was truly like no other. Our winner stood out from the over 6,000 entries with a song about slowing down and enjoying life that captivated our judges.

Author Nicholson Baker's new book, "Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act" details the difficulties that come with trying to access government documents.

Midway through 2020, here are four notable new releases exploring music outside the classical 'core repertory.'

This four-song set for Tiny Desk's quarantine series is utter joy.

During this Talk of Iowa segment, hypnotist Doug Thompson talks with host Charity Nebbe about life on the road, the power of suggestion, and how hypnosis works. 

While her peers were renting their first post-grad apartments, Kari Grindberg was moving into a different residence -- a senior living community in Pella,…

On this episode of Talk of Iowa, we're looking into the past and present of jazz music.

Anjali Pinto became a widow on New Year’s Eve of 2016 when her young, strong, 30-year-old husband, Jacob Johnson, died suddenly of an aortic…