Samantha McIntosh
Talk Show ProducerExpertise: Finding, booking, preparing and connecting guests with listeners on IPR's two talk shows: <i>Talk of Iowa</i> and <i>River to River</i>
Education: Bachelors degree from St. Cloud State University
Favorite Iowa Destination: Iowa's bike trails!
Experience:
- Audio, talk show production and writing across various topic areas for IPR as a talk show producer
- Sub-hosts for Morning Edition and All Things Considered for IPR
- Has reported and written features on topics including local government, public safety, K-12 education, and arts and culture for M&H Broadcasting in southeast and west-central Iowa
- Is an award-winning producer and reporter, including Iowa Broadcast News Association awards across multiple years
- A weekend host at KQGO 96.3 in Minneapolis, MN
My Favorite Stories
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Actor Will Ferrell and writer Harper Steele have been collaborators and friends for 30 years. -
New York native Caroline Rose, who's released four studio albums since 2014, visited the Englert Theatre in April, where she entertained the audience with a performance intersecting emotional and comical moods. -
From Muddy Waters to The Lumineers, a venue located in the basement of Iowa State University's Memorial Union has seen 50 years of music, theatre, comedy and more.
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A recent poll from The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 62% of adults say democracy in the U.S. could be at risk in the 2024 presidential election.
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Every spring, nearly a million sandhill cranes pass through an 80-mile stretch of the Platte River in Nebraska on their northward migration.
My Latest Stories
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The free art and music festival held at Cellar Winery in Madrid celebrates rural art. This year, the festival grew by around 30 vendors and added additional local music acts. -
A special exhibit up through mid-September explores racial stereotypes and caricatures in their historic context. -
The beloved music duo came to Iowa from Brazil in 2006 and has been entertaining crowds with their energetic performances that blend pop covers with electric string instruments.
My Latest Podcasts
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A look at this week's news, including the end of a state mental health program and the potential privatization of the U.S. Postal Service. -
Former state Rep. Helen Miller on her memoir I Don't Swim. Then, water safety tips from an Iowa swim instructor.
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In her new book Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless, Tamara Dean hopes to inspire readers to interact with nature and community.
