Talk of Iowa

Updated: 15 Jul 2025 • 541 episodes
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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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New PBS documentary Behind the Blue Ribbon shows a side of the Iowa State Fair you haven't seen before. And, an Iowa City physics teacher is a finalist for a prestigious national award.

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Insects are essential for a healthy ecosystem, but it can be hard not to see some insects as pests.

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Iowa communities celebrate a long musical tradition. Then, two Brazilian musicians say their farewell to Iowa.

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A visit to the African American Museum of Iowa, then a conversation with a mother and son artist and filmmaker duo.

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Author Beth Howard draws similarities between baking a pie and making a documentary film. Then, we hear from the founder of the Middle of NOWhere Rural Art & Music Festival.

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The book Red Earth Nation tells the history of the Meskwaki Nation, spanning from the Red Earth People's creation to the 21st century.

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