On this episode of Talk of Iowa, we talk with University of Iowa graduate and social worker Frederick Newell. Newell is the executive director of Dream City, a community powered nonprofit that supports youth and families in Iowa City. The nonprofit began as a small support group for fathers and a handful of boys in 2012 and has grown to offer programs, events and community spaces for underrepresented communities.
Then, we hear from Muscatine native, now-Colorado resident Chris Ward about his documentary The Journeying. It will be screening at the Interrobang Film Festival as part of the Des Moines Arts Festival from June 26-28. The film chronicles him and his friends’ standup paddleboard (and bicycle) journey to his hometown of Muscatine, as they also confront the humor, hardship and uncertainty of middle age.
Guests:
- Frederick Newell, founder and executive director, Dream City
- Chris Ward, middle school science teacher, co-director and co-producer, The Journeying
