Phineas Pope
Digital Production AssistantPhineas Pope is a digital production assistant for IPR's digital team. Phineas grew up in St. Paul, but relocated to Des Moines to attend Drake University majoring in music law. Before IPR, Phineas worked in production at Iowa PBS and the Des Moines Metro Opera.
Phineas is also a jazz pianist and organist, performing around Iowa at venues including the State Historical Society of Iowa and Noce in downtown Des Moines. Phineas enjoys playing tennis in his spare time.
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Nineteen-year-old Christopher Turnis needed a second new kidney, but his donor wasn't a match. Through the National Kidney Registry, a chain of living donors formed to find Turnis a compatible organ. -
Death cafés have spread across the globe over the last decade, including in Iowa. UNI professor Melinda Heinz hosts them in the Cedar Valley area, connecting generations through conversations about death in a nonjudgmental or partisan environment. -
It's never too early to start thinking about the growing season. But with so many different options to choose from, it can be difficult to know which cultivars will yield the most flavor and be the most effective at disease resistance. Iowa State University Extension Horticulture Specialist and IPR resident expert Dan Fillius shares some of his favorites. -
In this bonus episode of Garden Variety, learn about the Philadelphia Flower Show from designer Kelly Norris. -
The path to becoming a financially independent adult is full of challenges, and some of the obstacles along the way are not easy to navigate. -
Greg Suckow attends University of Iowa football games dressed as Elvis. A documentary explores how Suckow's relationship with his mother, who has dementia, plays a role in his character. -
It may be cold and gray outside, but it doesn't have to be inside. Here are 10 tips to care for plants indoors this winter. -
In this bonus episode of Garden Variety, go behind the scenes to learn about how Horticulture Day started!
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Need some gift ideas for the handy person in your life? We've got you covered with these top tool picks. -
Puzzle maker Tom Ecker of Cedar Rapids shares how he makes Wuzzles and Crypto-Quotes, and why he chose the pseudonym Tom Underwood.
