Recreation
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Outdoors Dan Young shares his best fishing and hunting advice
If you’re an Iowa outdoors fanatic, you likely follow or have heard of Outdoors Dan. Dan Young has been a familiar voice on WHO Radio, ESPN Radio, and KXNO and The Outdoor Call Radio Network online. Young shares his best bow hunting and fishing advice, including taking down a bear, or two, or three. Young…
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Iowa beer trends and what’s behind the Iowa Craft Brew Festival?
Iowa’s craft beer scene is experiencing a shift toward crisp, lower-alcohol beverages. Noreen Otto, the executive director of the Iowa Brewers Guild, highlights a major renaissance in craft ciders made from heritage fruits grown in local orchards. Consumers are increasingly moving away from heavily hopped IPAs and high-ABV stouts in favor of straightforward, easy-drinking lagers…
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Royalty, FAQs and Parking at The Tulip Time Festival
It’s Tulip Time in Iowa! Iowan’s are aware of the annual Tulip Time Festival in Pella, running May 7-9th this year, BUT did you know it’s a honeypot of high-brow visitors? Royalty and even musical celebrities are known to make an appearance, all for the love of Dutch heritage and culture. Jessi Galligan, Executive Director…
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Des Moines Symphony 1 of 4 in the country developing young musicians.
The Des Moines Symphony is finishing their Masterworks series and you only have three chances to see it on March 14 – May 10th. Many Iowans don’t understand how unique their approach is to developing young talent, which will be on full display these Masterworks performances. The Des Moines Symphony is one of four in…
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High Trestle Trail in Ankeny: Facts and Future Plans
20% of cyclists coming to Ankeny for the High Trestle Trail aren’t from Iowa. The economic potential cyclists bring is estimated to be in the billions, but currently each stay only brings $250 in economic activity. Derek Lord, Ankeny economic development director explains the retail and business opportunity accommodate the massive and untapped revenue potential.…
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48,000 of you will fail your fitness goal unless you listen to this.
Why do New Year’s fitness resolutions so often fail? Nearly 80% of people abandon their goals within the first few months, while only about 9% manage to sustain long-term success. Iowa personal trainer and doctoral student in kinesiology, Nick Fey, who offers research-backed and practical insights into building lasting fitness habits. Fey emphasizes that success…
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Bruce Gerleman of Jethro’s reacts to fire and company beginnings
Audio version: Move over Dos Equis guy, Bruce Gerleman may very well be the most interesting man in Iowa. As the founder of Jethro’s BBQ, and Splash Seafood, he discusses his background in Iowa, how he paid for a Des Moines building by selling a bunch of hats sitting inside it, being a soccer coach…
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Jethro’s owner Bruce Gerleman offers $25k to beat Adam Emmenecker sandwich record
Bruce Gerleman, owner of Jethro’s BBQ in Iowa announced today he will offer $25,000 to anyone who can beat the current Adam Emmenecker challenge. The offer is good through the duration of March coinciding with March Madness. In an interview scheduled to be released next week on The Iowa Podcast, (available here) Gerleman announced the…
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Are pesticides toxic to humans? It’s complicated.
Discussion in recent weeks has centered around pesticides and toxins in the food we grow, much of it from Iowa. According to Professor Neil Hamilton, creator of The Iowa Nature Summit and Drake law professor, we apply pesticides to over 25 million acres of farmland each year, but what impact is that really having? Does…
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Iowa State Fair Podcast Special: Brisket Bribery & A Hidden Beer Tent
In this special Iowa State Fair Podcast two part special, Gwen Page, owner of Watcha Smokin’ BBQ and Scott Carlson of The Iowa Craft Beer Tent tell you their fair secrets and give you an inside look at how they went from fair rookies to fair icons. You’ll learn why one location on the fairgrounds…