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Expert in leisure makes it his full-time job

Talk of Iowa, hosted by Charity Nebbe

University of Iowa professor of sport and recreation management Benjamin Hunnicutt has spent his career trying to understand how we became such a work-obsessed culture and helping people strike a better work-life balance. He'll be retiring this year, and on this Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe speaks with Hunnicut about his career and asks him to share his advice for balancing work and leisure to live a happier life.

Then, professor and associate director of the basic sciences division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Harmit Malik speaks with Nebbe about his upcoming talk on ancient viruses at the Iowa City Darwin Day Celebration.

Guests:

  • Benjamin Hunnicutt, professor of sport and recreation management, University of Iowa
  • Harmit Malik, professor and associate director of basic sciences division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa
Dani Gehr is a producer for River to River and Talk of Iowa. Dani came to Iowa from her hometown in the northwest suburbs of Chicago to attend Iowa State University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in journalism, international studies and French. Before coming to IPR, Dani covered local government in Story County for the Ames Tribune and Des Moines Register.
Caitlin Troutman is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio