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Political strategist David Axelrod on partisanship, midterms and more
David Axelrod has been one of the most influential voices in American politics for four decades — he helped build the Obama coalition, he has watched…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Key candidates missing from Iowa gubernatorial debate
King Charles addresses Congress as global tensions and domestic uncertainty collide in a packed politics hour. From a fragile Iran ceasefire to Iowa’…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The history and future of women in the military
The Pentagon launched a formal review of women in ground-combat positions. On this archive episode, what lead to this review and how could it impact …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The link between climate change and rising insurance costs
A recent Iowa Climate Statement warns that extreme weather is already pushing insurance costs higher for homeowners and farmers. We break down what t…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Iowa campaigns heat up ahead of June primaries
Analysis from political scientists Sara Mitchell of the University of Iowa and Peter Hanson of Grinnell College on statewide races, the latest fallou…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Meet three Iowans behind NASA's Artemis II mission
On this episode we hear from three Iowans who were involved in the historic Artemis II mission that was completed on April 11. Madison Tuttle of West…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
The power struggle over the country's water quality
In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the definition of the Waters of the United States in the case Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. Th…
5 months ago
A conversation with the 2025 World Food Prize Laureate
Brazilian microbiologist Mariangela Hungria was told she could never make a career researching environmental agriculture practices. Today, she is the…
5 months ago
Reactions to President Trump's dispute with Pope Leo
A war at a volatile tipping point and a "barnburner" race for Iowa's governor. On this Politics Day episode, political scientists Karen Kedrowski and…
5 months ago
The long history between Iowa and China
From the first Iowan U.S. ambassador to Beijing, to Herbert Hoover's fortune in Chinese coal mines, to the soybean's journey from China to Iowa field…
5 months ago