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How heat effects your plants and pollinators
Warm season crops like tomatoes and green beans need consistent warmth to thrive, and it may seem like they love the heat, but when it gets too hot s…
4 weeks ago
Iowa City students learn rhythm and cooperation through poetry
On this episode, it's summer school! We talk about the summer slide with University of Iowa expert Leah Zimmermann. The University of Iowa launched a…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Montezuma resident receives a first-of-its-kind lifesaving surgery
Elizabeth Wehrle of Montezuma went into the hospital in February and this week she gets to go home. In March, she received a first-of-its-kind lifesa…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
The Granny Basketball National Tournament returns to Iowa
The Granny Basketball League is growing fast, and this year's national tournament is in Ankeny. We hear from the Cedar Rapids Sizzlers, the Iowa Gold…
1 month ago
Organizations across the state push to fund Iowa's Water and Land Legacy
The Iowa Water and Land Legacy (IWiLL) Constitutional Amendment passed in 2010 with 63% of the vote. It was designed to fund a Natural Resources and …
1 month ago
Protecting your trees from severe weather
Thanks to storms and severe weather, tree limbs are down while tree stress is up. But there are ways to help the timber in your area and to keep dama…
1 month ago
The power of art as we age
In a new University of Northern Iowa course, a pottery lesson from a local artist is a chance for intergenerational connection. Jim Kerns has been jo…
1 month ago
Trauma's impact on childhood memories
As Carl Weems conducted research in New Orleans, he documented children's recollections of Hurricane Katrina. When Hurricane Gustav hit, Weems found …
1 month ago
The music is alive and well at the Surf Ballroom and Music Experience Center
The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake is a rock and roll landmark and one of the few historic ballrooms still operating today. Its legacy is closely tied t…
1 month, 1 week ago
Book explores the hidden artistry of prosthetic eyes in Iowa City
On this episode of Talk of Iowa, we talk with Dan Roche, author of Eyes By Hand: The Prosthetics of Art and Healing, a book on how prosthetic eyes ar…
1 month, 1 week ago