History

Jeannette Gray, Sergeant First Class Sean Everette and Eldon Maxwell join Ben Kieffer to discuss the life of Army Corporal Eldert Beek, whose remains were finally returned to Iowa nearly 70 years after he was killed in action during the war in Korea. Later, Russ Lovell discusses three Iowa Supreme Court cases you've probably never heard of.

Historians Andrew Klumpp, Ashley Howard and artist Awki Nji join Charity Nebbe to discuss the latest special edition of the history journal "Annals of Iowa," which celebrates 175 years of statehood.

Caleb Sinnwell, a ninth-grader at Nashua-Plainfield High School, and his teacher Suzan Turner join host Charity Nebbe to discuss Sinnwell's first-place win in a National History Day competition. Later, two very different Iowa singers, Jessica Faselt and Kelsey Madsen, talk about their ties to New York City and how the pandemic impacted their musical careers.

Charity Nebbe speaks with three historians about Iowa's complicated border history, Mildred Pelzer's 1934 map of Iowa celebrating statehood and the nation's first female lawyer, Belle Babb Mansfield, a southeast Iowa native and graduate of Iowa Wesleyan University.

A long-time Iowa City resident and retired teacher dug deep into the history of a football icon.

Charity Nebbe meets Byron "BK" Davis, a Steinway International Artist, pianist and composer from Davenport. Davis has traveled the world, worked with artists like BB King, Billy Preston and plans to have more performances here in Iowa. Nebbe also speaks with two Shenandoah natives about the legacy of Don and Phil Everly of The Everly Brothers.

In her new book, a writer explores her family and its connection with distant Vikings and how that connects to the present. Then, how an engineer and fire eater reconciles seemingly disparate skills

Years go into the crafting of a novel. But in just a few months the world changed as the COVID-19 pandemic came to stay.

Kevin Mason is a professor of history at Waldorf University and recently completed a 371-mile walk across Iowa following the 1835 route of the Iowa Dragoons on foot.

Charity Nebbe speaks with Liz Garst about her family's decision to sell the last of its privately-held farm land, her family's legacy and the future of White Rock Conservancy. Also, Kevin Mason of Waldorf University talks about completing a 371 mile walking journey this summer that retraced the 1835 Iowa Dragoon Trail.