Talk of Iowa
Weekdays at 10 a.m. on IPR News and News/Studio One and 9 p.m. on IPR News
Talk of Iowa brings a mix of regular guests and a range of experts to the microphone to discuss what’s happening in Iowa and what makes this a special place to live. Guests include wildlife expert Jim Pease and the Hort Day crew on Fridays.
You can call into the show while it's live from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on weekdays at 866-780-9100. Email the show's hosts and producers anytime at talkofiowa@iowapublicradio.org.
Talk of Iowa is hosted by Charity Nebbe. It’s produced by Dennis Reese, Zachary Smith, Matthew Alvarez, and Rick Brewer. Our Executive Producer is Katherine Perkins. Our theme music is by The River Monks.
Latest Episodes
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Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe speaks with author Barbara Ehrenreich. -
Guest host Rick Brewer is joined by Ed Lyon, Aaron Steil and Mark Vitosh to answer listeners' plant and tree questions.
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Guest host Rick Brewer speaks with the author of the new book "Iowa Bike Towns" Eugene Schlaman.
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In this 2018 conversation, Charity Nebbe learns about the value of summer camp by speaking with leaders and counselors from Camp Wapsie in eastern Iowa.
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Charity Nebbe and three expert readers talk about "Clap When You Land" by Elizabeth Acevedo.
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Meskwaki poet Ray Young Bear has been writing poetry for more than half a century, and recently had his poems and prose accepted for publication in The…
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Eighty years ago, a small dedicated group of Quakers opened a hostel to provide shelter and a pathway to a new life for refugees who fled Nazi violence…
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The Emerald Ash Borer is about the size of a grain of rice. But since first seen in the state back in 2010, the infestation has resulted in the loss of thousands of Ash trees.
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Thirteen years after the release of his internationally bestselling novel, The Book Thief, author Markus Zusak has emerged with a novel he describes as…
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Host Charity Nebbe talks with the authors of the children's book "Katy Has Two Grandpas"
