Arts & Life

Hard conversations about the COVID-19 pandemic and dives into great pieces of literature: host Charity Nebbe walks through some of her recent favorite episodes of Talk of Iowa.

From Climate Change and Afghanistan to transparency and discovering a new way of life, host Ben Kieffer offers up his favorite shows of the year.

In this excerpted interview, author Claire Hoffman describes her childhood growing up as part of the Maharishi community in Fairfield, Iowa.

Talk Show Producer Rick Brewer tells the story of how he came across a lost recording from The Everly Brothers. When it was played on Talk of Iowa, it was the first time in more than six decades that a recording of Don Everly as a child was broadcast over an Iowa radio station.

Ames Pride and the Maximum Ames Music Festival launched complimentary slates of events this week with an eye toward keeping participants safe while also maintaining the ethos of their pre-pandemic events.

Riverview Music Festival brought an incredible energy to Des Moines' north side on Saturday.

Byron "BK" Davis' introduction to music was at his family's church in Davenport. Since then, Davis has traveled the world, composed thousands of original jazz tunes, collaborated with some of the best musicians in the world and become Iowa's first Black Steinway International Artist.

Iowa City-based singer-songwriter Jordan Sellergren is finally getting to play songs from her new album, well over a year after its release.

The Des Moines Music Coalition has sold the event to less than 50 percent capacity for the venue.

Currently streaming on Netflix, the first season of "This Is Pop" is an incisive and wide-ranging look at many aspects of popular music, including the question of authenticity.