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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In the last 50 years, female students have been able to catch up, and often surpass, male students on many markers of academic success. Now, what can be done to help boys succeed in school? -
This Iowa teacher became famous for her blue eyes/brown eyes exercise that had children experience discrimination firsthand. -
Libraries might not receive Enrich Iowa dollars if they are part of a nonprofit that advocates for state and federal policy.
My Latest Podcasts
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Known as America's favorite pastime, the sport of baseball was once believed to be one the Amana Colonies' greatest challenges.
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Men discuss what gender and masculinity mean to them in the year 2025. -
The 2025 legislative session is now over, and Gov. Kim Reynolds has requested a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to limit eligible foods for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Iowa.
