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Talk of Iowa

Talk of Iowa is a place for Iowans to connect to our shared culture and what it means to live in Iowa. Host Charity Nebbe brings a mix of regular guests and a range of experts to discuss the arts, history, literature and everything else happening in Iowa. Every day brings something new — even if it"s in a recurring segment like Talk of Iowa Book Club or comes from a familiar voice on Horticulture Day.

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The world of plant names

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2025/03/08

There are so many plant species out there, each with its own scientific and common names. Each of those species has multiple cultivars with their own names, too. That adds up to a whole lot of names.

Curtis Sittenfeld explores middle age in new short...

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2025/03/07

Curtis Sittenfeld's new short story collection captures both the mess and the gifts of aging. And a new play hopes to start conversations about farmers and rural Iowans.

1619 Project creator on this moment in education

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2025/03/06

Waterloo schools canceled their annual African-American Read-in, fearing loss of funding. The 1619 Freedom School decided to plan their own.

Educator and literacy specialist encourages teachers...

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2025/03/05

Reading proficiency for fourth and eighth graders has been on the decline since before the pandemic.

To John Green, 'Everything is Tuberculosis'

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2025/03/04

John Green, known for books like "The Fault in Our Stars," has shifted his focus to nonfiction in recent years. His latest book looks into the world's deadliest disease, Tuberculosis.

Getting the dirt on your dirt

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2025/03/01

Do you know quality when you see it?

The uncertain future of Macbride Nature Recreation Area

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2025/02/28

The 485-acre area leased by the University of Iowa is home to beloved nature programs. Community members worry a committee may recommend not renewing the lease.

An Iowa veteran thought he didn't deserve a service...

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2025/02/27

The new Iowa PBS documentary "Dogs of Service" introduces viewers to the training process of service dogs and the work they do for a variety of individuals, including veterans.

How adaptive sports changed the life of a retired Air...

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2025/02/26

Justin Wolfe had to end his Air Force career when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Now he's found camaraderie and a new passion through adaptive sports.

Maintaining your naturalist garden

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2025/02/25

Des Moines-based planting designer guided readers through launching an ecologically vibrant home garden. His latest book guides you through maintaining this garden.

Writer's Workshop professor and poet Elizabeth Willis...

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2025/02/21

University of Iowa professor Elizabeth Willis' latest collection of poetry Liontaming in America has been longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award for Poetry.

'The Negotiator' documentary tells the little known —...

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2025/02/20

A new documentary, premiering in Council Bluffs, tells the story of Billy Caldwell, a chief, diplomat and treaty negotiator during one of the most turbulent periods in Native American history. Then, SNL alum Gary Kroeger discusses the shows 50th anniversary bash.

The history of Native American identity unpacked in...

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2025/02/19

The number of people identifying as Native Americans in the U.S. nearly doubled between 2010 and 2020, according to the U.S. Census.

Historian Leo Landis shares Iowa stories you might...

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2025/02/18

Historian Leo Landis shares some of his favorite Iowa history stories before he leaves the State Historical Society, and the people behind a new play about Alexander Clark discuss the project.

Making your Valentine's flowers last

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2025/02/15

We're getting ready for Valentine's Day by hearing how to get the most out of cut flowers — tips that will work any day of the year.

Love stories and Steinway tunes

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2025/02/14

Steinway artist Dan Knight treats our ears to favorite love songs in exchange for love stories at this Talk of Iowa event.

Fitness wisdom for people in their 40s, 50s and beyond

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2025/02/13

For adults 40 and older, exercise comes with unique challenges. In his new book, Aaron Leventhal gives his advice on finding enjoyment in your fitness practice.

'James' explores a new side of Mark Twain's classic

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2025/02/12

James by Percival Everett is a retelling of Mark Twain's seminal novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of Jim, an enslaved man on the run.

How Iowans are renegotiating with social media

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2025/02/08

With the proliferation of misinformation has come a growing desire to change how we interact with social media in our daily lives.

Nearly six decades after blue eyes/brown eyes...

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2025/02/07

In 1968, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, a third grade teacher in Riceville, Iowa, decided she needed to teach her students what discrimination really felt like.

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