Health

Host Charity Nebbe talks to two doctors about their years of testing and research to stop a disease plaguing an Iowa family. Later, a conversation with Gary Porter on his memoir, "Town Kid: Reflections of a Midwestern Boyhood."

The singer-songwriter talks about living the artist's life in Lamoni, Iowa. Then, two high school seniors describe their journey towards politics at a divisive time in the state.

Conversations about omicron spreading in Iowa, Democrats' donor-class problem and new music from Father John Misty.

Randy McIntyre and Dr. John Keech join Charity Nebbe to talk about McIntyre's recovery from COVID-19 and the double-lung transplant that saved his life. Later in the show, Bob Stewart of KCCK shares his top jazz releases of 2021.

Ben Kieffer speaks to University of Iowa researchers Ethan Rogers and Mike Berg about the health effects of being incarcerated.

Meatpacking families in the state were hit hard by the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean they were all torn apart.

Corey Dion Lewis, host of "The Healthy Project Podcast," joins Ben Kieffer to talk about how the pandemic lead to starting his own show and the topics he covers, including health literacy, diversity and equity in the healthcare system. Before that, IPR's Kendall Crawford discusses a proposed plan for a carbon pipeline to go through Iowa and investigative reporter Clark Kauffman discusses vaccination rates at state-run nursing homes around the state.

Iowa's Attorney General Tom Miller joins Ben Kieffer to discuss several cases and projects that have come to a close in recent weeks and his upcoming term as president of the National Association of Attorneys General. Later, Michelle Voss, a neuroscientist from the University of Iowa, talks about physical activity, aging and how it impacts the brain.

An Iowa judge has ruled the state can no longer ban Medicaid coverage of transgender Iowans' medically necessary gender-affirming surgeries.

Ben Kieffer talks to neuroscientist Ted Abel about sleep and how it enables us to answer questions that philosophers have asked for centuries.