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How to keep your basement dry during the damp winter months

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Talk of Iowa, hosted by Charity Nebbe

Take a couple of feet of snow followed by frigid cold, add in a sudden warm up and some rain and what do you get? A lot of wet basements.

Home improvement expert Bill McAnally joins Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe to offer tips on water damage and advice about how to prevent damage to your basement from melting snow. Then, listeners call and email their home improvement questions for McAnally to answer.

Guest:

  • Bill McAnally, home improvement expert
Charity Nebbe is IPR's<i> Talk of Iowa</i> host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts <i>Garden Variety</i> and <i>Unsettled</i>. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelors degree from Iowa State University.
Dani Gehr is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University. Since 2022, Gehr has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.