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  • November 9, 2022

    Bill Gates Buying Iowa Farmland: the full story

    Bill Gates Buying Iowa Farmland: the full story

    How much farmland does Bill Gates own in Iowa? The founder of Microsoft owns 600 acres of Iowa farmland. The reason why is probably not what you think. As an agricultural state that takes a lot of pride in our state’s farmland, Iowans want to know what’s going on. It may seem suspicious, says Peter…

  • November 2, 2022

    Iowa Puppy mills are a legal grey area

    Iowa Puppy mills are a legal grey area

    Any dog lover has probably heard the term puppy mill, but what exactly does that mean? Cathy Erickson, the director of the Iowa Pet Expo walks us through the definition and how they operate in a legal grey area.

  • October 26, 2022

    CDC vaccine schedule for children: what it means

    CDC vaccine schedule for children: what it means

    Dr. Jon Van Der Veer explains the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices vote to add the COVID vaccine to childhood vaccine schedules.

  • October 19, 2022

    No, Iowa isn’t cutting back restaurant inspections.

    No, Iowa isn’t cutting back restaurant inspections.

    Contrary to recent article’s claim, the state of Iowa is not planning to dramatically scale back the routine inspection of restaurants says Jessica Dunker, CEO of The Iowa Restaurant Association.

  • October 12, 2022

    Ankeny Superintendent on School Choice and Enrollment

    Ankeny Superintendent on School Choice and Enrollment

    From Chicago to Ankeny, Iowa, Dr. Erick Pruitt, Superintendent of the Ankeny Community School District, discusses Ankeny and Chicago similarities, the school choice bill and how to gain back enrollment numbers.

  • October 5, 2022

    Girl Scout Cookie Taste Testing and Empowering Girls

    Girl Scout Cookie Taste Testing and Empowering Girls

    Taste testing cookies as a career is a dream job for most of us. For Beth Shelton, Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, this is reality. Tasting cookies is just another day in the office. Listen to the episode to find out more about what exactly that entails. That’s only a very…

  • September 28, 2022

    Why Honeycrisp apples are so darn expensive

    Why Honeycrisp apples are so darn expensive

    Bryan Etchen, the owner of Iowa Orchard, explains why Honeycrisp apples are expensive, delicious, and why they make experienced growers want to pull out all their hair. We also ask why his orchard looks more like a winery, what local growers DON’T spray on their apples, and he names growers you can visit to pick…

  • September 21, 2022

    Growing Iowa produce in the winter?

    Growing Iowa produce in the winter?

    Clayton Mooney is an Iowa entrepreneur and founder of Nebullam. He grows veggies in the winter and cold.

  • September 14, 2022

    WHO TV Anchor On Restoring Media Trust

    WHO TV Anchor On Restoring Media Trust

    Elias Johnson is the evening anchor on WHO Channel 13 taking over for Dan Winters. He addresses ultra-low trust in media.

  • September 14, 2022

    How to hide fraud from Iowa’s State Auditor

    How to hide fraud from Iowa’s State Auditor

    Hiding fraud from Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand. How his team picks what to investigate. What’s up with his tweets? Pizza audit!

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