Matthew Alvarez
Matthew was a producer for River to River and Talk of Iowa. Matt is a native Texan, he grew up in El Paso and moved to Central Texas for school. Matthew holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Sociology both from Texas State University in San Marcos. He’s also a graduate of the Spring 2019 Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole, MA.
Before joining IPR, Matthew worked as the Public Affairs Director, Senior Producer for Entercom Austin and he got his start in college radio as a Host, Reporter, and On-Air Personality for KTSW.
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Even mild SARS-CoV-2 infections increase a patient's chance of developing diabetes, according to a growing body of reserach.
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Gold … the stuff of pirate treasure, fairy tales and wedding rings. Also the focus of alchemy, the medieval forerunner of chemistry, in its quest to transform matter. But, even in modern times, gold's origins have been surrounded by mystery.
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Charity Nebbe talks to Debra Marquart, Iowa’s Poet Laureate, about her book The Night We Landed on the Moon: Essays Between Exile & Belonging.
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Listen back to Charity Nebbe's conversation with Katherine Dykstra about the 50-year-old cold case of Paula Oberbroekling.
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In 2020, the maternal mortality rate for pregnant non-Hispanic Black people was three times the rate for white individuals. And in Iowa those numbers are even starker: Black people in Iowa are six times more likely to die during or shortly after childbirth than white individuals.
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Suicide is the number two leading cause of death among people ages 10 to 24, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This hour, resources for recognizing suicidal ideation in young people and how to broach the subject.
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Charity Nebbe and her guest talk about the health consequences of obesity and new medical interventions that are making a big difference. Later, she heads to the woods to search for morel mushrooms with Iowa DNR forester Mark Vitosh.
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Listen back to Charity Nebbe's conversation with Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow about the ups, downs and power of long-term friendships.
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Host Charity Nebbe talks with two business researchers on the causes of burnout and the solutions for organizations and individuals.
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Charity Nebbe talks to Viktor Soloviov, a Ukrainian living in Iowa City, about his efforts to raise funds for the largest hospital in Ukraine and how his family is coping with the ongoing conflict.