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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 …
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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…
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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…
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The role of ag in the U.S. becoming a global superpower
Peter Simons, author of 'Global Heartland: Cultivating the American Century on the Midwestern Farm,' shares an in-depth look at the role farmers thro…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Iowan explores the interplay between education and mental health in new memoir
Nicole Terrizzi joins the show to discuss her memoir, 'Learning in Free Fall: A Testimony of Mental Health, Poverty and Race in American Education.' …
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Memory care specialists share resources for caregivers and loved ones with dementia
Dave Good was a District Court Judge living in Cedar Rapids. In 2003, at the age of 56, he was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. His wife Kathy…
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The complexities of in-law relationships
We choose our spouses or life partners, but the in-laws they come with are part of the package. They come with a long history, a family culture and e…
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Nurturing your native plants
Native plants improve biodiversity and help local wildlife thrive. On this Horticulture Day episode of Talk of Iowa, host Dani Gehr sits in for Chari…
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Trash is treasure for this Danish artist and his new Iowa trolls
Danish artist Thomas Dambo has built giant troll sculptures all over the world. He makes them entirely out of reclaimed materials and hides them in n…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
An Iowan made her mom a household name with her cleaning products
Mrs. Meyer of Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day cleaning products is a real woman who lives right here in Iowa. Today, we hear from Thelma Meyer and her daughte…
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