History

Seventy-five years ago, the United States dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan. We’ll learn about the role that scientists in Ames, Iowa had in developing those weapons.

The Smithsonian Institute includes the African-American History and Culture museum, and the museum of the American Indian. But the country's largest minority group isn’t represented, yet. The House recently passed legislation to include a museum for the American Latino.

It's 100 days before the 2020 general election and voters have a lot to consider.

On this episode of Talk of Iowa, we're looking into the past and present of jazz music.

This year, as a bit of radio consolation for those of us missing RAGBRAI, we are delighted to delve into Iowa’s early bike history with Leo Landis, state curator at the State Historical Society of Iowa.

Take a road trip through Iowa history.

On this podcast episode of River to River, some of our favorite stories from our archives. Our first is from October 25, 2019 when private military…

This program originally aired on February 25, 2020.  The relationship between Council Bluffs and Omaha goes back thousands of years. Evidence shows…

Long before more than two million women and allies gathered in Washington D.C. for the 2017 Women’s March, and before almost daily protests against the…

On this edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer speaks with poet, essayist and author Christopher Merrill.Merrill was appointed to the National…