The August 5, 2023 Weekly Roundup of the Iowa Podcasters' Collaborative

Politics, "Cold Peace," aliens and more...

Welcome to the August 5th weekly roundup of the Iowa Podcasters’ Collaborative. We are your hosts Robert Leonard, Amy Russell, and Sarah Davis. It’s the end of summer, the last of vacations, and the calm before back to school commences. Catch up with our collaborative with the links below:

Here are the current members of the Iowa Podcasters’ Collaborative and what they are up to this week: a new member of the podcast collaborative, a look into community on a farm, Iowa’s new school choice bill, and more…

In case you missed, join us in welcoming a new member to the Iowa Podcasters’ Collaborative--Beth Hoffman. Beth lives on a farm near Lovillia. Beth is a former public radio journalist and professor from California who now chronicles the farming life in rural Iowa in her substack In the Dirt. She is the author of Bet the Farm: the Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America. Learn more with her article titled Why Buy Pasture-Raised Meats?

Podcast, By George this week hosted Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Bill Astore. Astore discussed a looming "Cold Peace" that may be coming in Ukraine. Watch this 2 minute 23 second "Quick Take" - or watch the entire episode on YouTube.

Iowa Revolution is hosted by award-winning radio broadcaster Spencer Dirks, and he and Robert Leonard (aka Bob, or Dr. Bob) discuss news, politics, sports, and much, much more. The duo returns with Episode 18: They're Banning '1984' For God's Sake. Ron DeSantis vs. The Iowa Icee Kid. The Senate is Old as Hell. And Aliens??? Also, the economy is sneaky good, Mom's For "Liberty" are at it again, and Spencer's Top 5 Late Show Hosts.

Your window to the world of Iowa Politics is KHOI’s Capitol Week radio broadcast with Laura Belin, it airs each Monday at 7:00 PM, and the archives may be found at the link above. Laura Belin, the author of the blog Bleeding Heartland updates us on developments in Iowa government, hosted by KHOI’s newsman Dennis Hart. All subscribers to Iowa politics with Laura Belin on Substack receive an audio file and recap of every edition of KHOI Radio’s “Capitol Week.” And please consider subscribing to Laura’s Substack newsletter, Iowa politics with Laura Belin

Host Sarah Davis’s Warmly, Iowa takes a look at Iowa through the lens of rediscovery and exploration of those things that make life in Iowa beautiful and complex. Take a gander at Iowa from Sarah’s point of view.

On her most recent installment of Buggy Land, host Mary Swander conducted a fascinating interview with Heather Roller, Colgate U. Historian of toxic environments. You will find it here. Mary is an Iowa treasure, who brings us bounteous gifts. Swander also has a new written piece for reading titled Once the Air Had Cleared.

Listen to What the Hell Happened Iowa with Julie Gammack and Rekha Basu. Two Iowa journalists investigate what the hell happened to Iowa, a once progressive state that, as of 2023, has swung far right. Why? We'll be asking Iowans just that question.

Julie Gammack’s Iowa Potluck offers a weekly Monday Zoom call at noon, and since it is a video digital product, it’s a broader part of the Iowa Podcasters’ Collaborative. Listen here for a conversation with Marilyn Maye, including NYC music critics and friends from Iowa.

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