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Getting to know Iowa's 2024 Paralympians

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Talk of Iowa, hosted by Charity Nebbe

The 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris start August 28.

There are seven Iowans competing in this year's Paralympics, and on this episode we meet three of them.

Twenty-three year-old Erin Kerkhoff of Coralville is heading to her second Paralympics after taking 8th place in the 400-meter dash in Tokyo.

This is the first Paralympic games for 27-year-old Jeromie Meyer of Woodbine. Meyer is one of two Iowans competing in wheelchair basketball, and he helped Team USA win gold at the 2023 World Championships.

"Armless Archer" Matt Stutzman of Fairfield is making his fourth Paralympic appearance competing in archery. Stutzman was awarded silver in the 2012 London games, and he's calling this year's competition the "memory games" as his three sons will all attend the Paralympics for the first time.

Guests:

  • Erin Kerkhoff, sprinter, 2024 UNI graduate
  • Jeromie Meyer, shooting guard, graduate student at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • Matt Stutzman, silver medalist archer, motivational speaker and drag racer
Charity Nebbe is IPR's 'Talk of Iowa' host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts 'Garden Variety' and 'Unsettled'. 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.
Samantha McIntosh is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from St. Cloud State University. Since 2022, McIntosh has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.