Ben Kieffer
Host: River to RiverBen Kieffer joined Iowa Public Radio in 2000 and is host of IPR’s daily noon talk show River to River, which he also helps produce.
Prior to joining IPR, Ben lived and worked in Europe for more than a decade. He reported firsthand the fall of the Berlin Wall and covered the Velvet Revolution in Prague. Ben has won numerous awards for his work over the course of more than 30 years in public media.
Ben has taught courses at the University of Iowa on interviewing and radio news. He's a native of Cedar Falls and a graduate of the University of Iowa.
Contact Ben at bkieffer@iowapublicradio.org.
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Ben Kieffer speaks with Georgetown University computer science professor and New York Times best-selling author Cal Newport about his latest book, "A World Without Email." -
Ben Kieffer and his guests discuss the pandemic’s impact on domestic violence, dating violence and teens in abusive relationships.
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Guns, God and abortion are all on the docket this fall as the U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes. Hear about some cases grabbing attention.
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Ben Kieffer speaks to an established writer who is taking part in a two-month residency at the University of Iowa.
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Lawyer, professor and author Anita Hill discusses gender-based violence, critical race theory, the 1991 hearings that made her a household name and her new book "Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence."
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Ben Kieffer speaks with Anita Hill to reflect on the 30th anniversary of the landmark Clarence Thomas hearings and her new book, "Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence." Later, Kieffer discusses the disparities in COVID-19 mortality rates between rural and urban communities and finishes the show learning about new technology in some Iowa grocery stores.
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Ben Kieffer and his guests dissect politics at the federal and state levels, including Iowa lawmakers' rejection of the first proposed map of the state's political boundaries in a special session Tuesday.
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Lisa Schulte Moore is a professor at Iowa State University and, as of last month, a MacArthur genius. She talked about her work and the honor on River to River.
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In the coming days, hundreds of Afghan refugees will arrive in Iowa. Ben Kieffer and his guests discuss how refugee agencies have been working around the clock to prepare.
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Host Ben Kieffer speaks with a variety of guests about top news stories from around the state this week.
