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Latest Episodes

The State of the Economy
December 20, 2024

Ernie Gross, MacAllister chair in regional economics at Creighton University and Mark Montgomery, professor of economics at Grinnell College discuss the state of the economy.

J. Ann Selzer
December 13, 2024

J. Ann Selzer, president of Selzer & Company, discusses her final Iowa poll before the November election, her decades of experience with the Iowa poll, the trends she’s observed and the future of

Food Insecurity
December 06, 2024

Michelle Book, CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa, and Di Daniels, board member of SALUD! Multicultural Health Coalition in Storm Lake, discuss food insecurity in Iowa.

Reporters’ Roundtable
November 29, 2024

We gather a group of political reporters for a roundtable discussion about the 2024 election, the upcoming legislative session and other political news.

Rep. Ashley Hinson
November 22, 2024

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Marion) discusses her re-election in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District and what she hopes to accomplish in Congress in the months ahead.

Evolution of the Iowa GOP
November 15, 2024

Doug Gross, 2002 Republican nominee for Iowa governor, and Kelley Koch, chair of the Republican Party of Dallas County discuss the evolution of the GOP as the party experiences growing success in Iowa

Election Results Analysis
November 08, 2024

Jimmy Centers and Matt Paul, co-founders of Cornerstone Public Affairs, discuss what this week’s election results mean and what’s ahead.

Political Science Professors
November 01, 2024

Rachel Paine Caufield, professor and co-chair of the department of political science at Drake University and David Peterson, professor of political science at Iowa State University, discuss the latest

Republican Party of Iowa Chair
October 25, 2024

Republican Party of Iowa Chair Jeff Kauffman will discuss the campaign homestretch, get-out-the-vote efforts and what Republican candidates' chances look like in races across the state.

Reporters’ Roundtable
July 19, 2024

We gather a group of experienced Iowa political reporters for a roundtable discussion on a variety of topics from the impacts of new laws and Supreme Court decisions, to political campaigns ahead of N