Category: Culture
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Des Moines Art Center Celebrates 75 Years of Iowa Art
When thinking of Iowa Art, most people think of American Gothic and that’s where the conversation ends. But Jeff Fleming, of The Des Moines Art Center, explains why Iowa is art savvy, and why smart business leaders and civic leaders use art as a secret weapon to grow local economies and development. 75 Years of…
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Special: Will Keeps of Starts Right Here Shooting
A message from Justin Brady, host of The Iowa Podcast: News broke today of a targeted shooting at Starts Right Here, an organization that helps kids that have challenging backgrounds. Two children have died and Will Holmes, whose stage name is Will Keeps, the organizations founder, was injured in the shooting. As of writing this,…
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Homelessness and at risk kids in Iowa. The real story.
You see them holding cardboard signs on your commute to work, but have you ever wondered how Iowa’s homeless population ended up there? There are many opinions on the matter ranging from “they deserve it” to “anyone can be homeless,” but neither of these beliefs is entirely accurate. In fact, the issue is a bit…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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Iowa City has BIG plans. Will they have the money?
Kim Casko, CEO of the Iowa City Area Business Partnership says the Iowa City area has really big plans. A mass transit system, affordable childcare, affordable housing, internet for all, and new river projects. She explains how the Better Together 2030 All In Vision Plan came to be and how the pandemic helped. Kim Casko,…
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Partnership CEO on why the skatepark matters.
Jay Byers is CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership. He explains why we need skate parks, soccer stadiums and river fun.