On this episode of River to River, host Ben Kieffer discusses the bills advancing at the Iowa Statehouse with Iowa Public Radio reporters Katarina Sostaric and Grant Gerlock.
Then Kieffer speaks with state climatologist Justin Glisan about Iowa's unusually warm February, and with IPR health reporter Natalie Krebs about the level of maternity care available at Iowa's rural hospitals. We also hear from IPR Western Iowa Reporter Sheila Brummer who reported on Ukrainian refugees living in Sioux City, two years after the start of the Ukraine-Russia War. And Studio One's Tony Dehner shares new songs to groove us into the weekend.
Guests:
- Katarina Sostaric, state government reporter, Iowa Public Radio
- Grant Gerlock, reporter, Iowa Public Radio
- Justin Glisan, State Climatologist of Iowa
- Natalie Krebs, health reporter, Iowa Public Radio
- Sheila Brummer, western Iowa reporter, Iowa Public Radio
- Tony Dehner, Studio One host, Iowa Public Radio
