A new documentary, 'Kamal’s,' follows a Muslim chef and his Catholic wife as they build a life together in Grinnell, blending Middle Eastern traditions with Midwestern ingredients. We talk with filmmaker Nich Perez, along with Kamal Hammouda and Laura Fendt, the couple at the heart of the film and co-founders of The Iowa Kitchen. Later in the episode, April is National Poetry Month, and Iowa poets are reaching audiences far beyond the Midwest.
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The bright palette in Ben Millett's quilts nod to queer iconography and activism. Then, UNI professor Jim O'Loughlin shares the life and work of poet James Hearst. -
In her new book Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless, Tamara Dean hopes to inspire readers to interact with nature and community.
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An Iowa transplant has channeled what he calls laziness into forming two successful companies, publishing a memoir and now turning that into a staged musical.
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Essayist Ross Gay explores the beauty of the world and a music therapist discusses how music and singing can help those with neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease.
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Two artists who befriended during a writers retreat in Okoboji created a film about sharing poetry as a Black artist. -
In part due to a budding friendship and a lost set of keys, local artist Caleb Rainey became the subject of a new documentary film, The Negro Artist.
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This episode is all about poetry.
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THe University of Iowa is home to the country's oldest literary translation program. Experts discuss why the program is renowned. And Kelsey Bigelow shares a lifetime of hurt and healing in her new poetry collection
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An Iowa horticulturist will be featured at the Philadelphia Flower Show, the country's largest and longest running horticulture event.