Rick Brewer
Rick came to Iowa Public Radio as a producer for Talk of Iowa and River to River in June 2019. He has worked at WFIU, community radio WFHB, WIUX's American Student Radio and created a couple of podcasts. His work has also been heard on PRX Remix, WAMC, and WFYI. Before his life in audio, he worked at archives and libraries.
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Peter Hanson of Grinnell College and Chris Larimer of the University of Northern Iowa join Ben Kieffer to analyze how Gov. Kim Reynolds laid out her priorities in the Tuesday evening speech.
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IPR's Kendall Crawford and Jason Clayworth of Axios Des Moines join Ben Kieffer to discuss the strains on western Iowa's foster care system and how casinos and sports betting have become a billion-dollar industry in the state. Later, healthcare administrator Devin Juel explains why his nursing home and assisted living facility can no longer accept new patients and Iowa State University's Ryan Bergman describes John Deere's newest autonomous tractor.
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Host Ben Kieffer is joined by IPR Statehouse reporter Katarina Sostaric for a conversation with Iowa legislative leaders on day one of a new session.
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Iowa State University entomologist Donald Lewis joins Charity Nebbe to discuss how to prevent insects from damaging house plants during the winter. Later, Cindy Haynes of Iowa State University also joins to answer questions about the plants and trees in the lives of listeners.
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Dr. Greg Cohen and IPR health reporter Natalie Krebs join Charity Nebbe to discuss the omicron surge in Iowa and what people can expect over the next several weeks. Later, Lisa Bluder, head coach of the University of Iowa women's basketball team, discusses the life of Christine Grant, a champion for women's equality in athletics.
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Leo Landis of the State Historical Society of Iowa joins Charity Nebbe to talk about ways people can celebrate Iowa's 175 years of statehood. Later, Des Moines-based filmmaker Hannah Rosalie Wright discusses her career and her upcoming trilogy of short films titled "Daughters."
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Pete Evans of Iowa State University and home improvement expert Bill McAnally join Charity Nebbe to discuss the future of 3D printed homes in Iowa. McAnally also answers home-improvement questions.
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Josh Turek of Council Bluffs joins Charity Nebbe to discuss his professional wheelchair basketball career and his path to becoming a two-time gold medalist as a Paralympic athlete. Later, Damani Phillips of the University of Iowa jazz department talks about his latest album "No More Apologies."
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Sara Mitchell of the University of Iowa and Wayne Moyer of Grinnell College join host Ben Kieffer to discuss the U.S. foreign policy outlook for 2022.
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We hear about a famous photo of soldiers raising a flag at Iwo Jima and its Iowa connection. We talk with members of an Iowa "Granny Basketball" team who won a national championship. And we learn about the history of Iowa's only city west of the Missouri River.