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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On this podcast edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer chats with the Des Moines Register's Mark Emmert about Iowa Hawkeyes football and men's basketball. -
On this edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer speaks with Dr. Stanley Perlman, a recognized world authority on corona viruses, about the news of a vaccine arriving at a particularly grim moment in our health crisis
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BooksLet’s go back to some news you may remember from several years ago. In 2011, two ethnic Chinese men were seen digging up seeds in a cornfield here in…
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The transition has formally begun. In less than two months, Joe Biden will become our 46th president.
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On this episode of River to River, a survey of the COVID-19 pandemic across the region. Host Ben Kieffer speaks with reporters from Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Illinois and Nebraska to get an idea of how each state is handling unprecedented increases in confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths related to the coronavirus.
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COVID-19 has brought forth many unexpected changes and complications for businesses on the national and local scale. This episode dives deep into COVID-19's impact on Iowa restaurants, pubs and cafes.
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A wrongful death lawsuit filed against Tyson Foods claims that supervisors at the meat packing company in Waterloo took monetary bets on the number of workers who would be sickened by COVID-19. Meanwhile, employees were ordered to attend work as the virus ripped through Iowa’s meat packing industry.
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On this River to River podcast, a look back at several presidential elections throughout US history to help put today's national politics into context
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On this episode of River to River, reviewing Gov. Reynolds' new COVID-19 restrictions, Biden's top priorities, the recount in Georgia, and an update on the U.S. Senate races.
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What does it really look like to be part of a school community right now? We talk to a superintendent, a teacher and a student from three different parts of the state to get a snapshot.
