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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 147
- Years Active
- 2025
Prepping for next year's perfect lawn
If you want your dream lawn by next year, now's the time to get started.
00:48:05 |
Sat 06 Sep 2025
What does it mean to be a man?
We asked Iowans masculinity means to them 2025.
00:48:00 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Women and men experience different types of threats to their safety
Women are more likely to be victims of domestic abuse or sexual assault, while men are more likely than women to be murdered. But we don't socialize boys and girls to understand the real threats to t…
00:47:52 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
How gendered understandings of medicine influenced health care
On this encore episode, the gender gap in health care diagnosis, outcomes and research.
00:47:50 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
When to harvest the fruits of your labor
On this Hort Day episode, we learn how patience and perfect timing are the keys to a delicious fruit harvest.
00:47:52 |
Sat 30 Aug 2025
How gender impacts success in education
On this encore edition of Talk of Iowa, a look at how girls have been able to catch up to boys on measures of success and why boys, especially boys of color, experience more discipline.
00:47:51 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
The political gap between men and women
For decades, a political gap has been growing between men and women, with Generation Z having the largest political divide.
00:47:50 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Late Iowa City pianist's legacy uplifts next generation of musicians
When Iowa City musician Brian Cretzmeyer died of cancer at the age of 29, his family and friends created a music festival to keep his memory alive. Later, our Iowa Famous series continues with a form…
00:47:55 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Pet sounds: How dogs are communicating with their people
Some pet-owners are talking with their pets using augmentative interspecies communication devices — learning more about what animals want, feel and understand.
00:47:50 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
How to harness the power of cover crops
Iowa State University Extension horticulture specialist Dan Fillius shares how to use cover crops in your garden.
00:47:55 |
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Four-day school weeks are increasing across Iowa
Six Iowa public school districts operated on a four-day week during the 2023-2024 school year. This fall, 27 districts will be using this schedule.
00:48:05 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Upcoming movie will feature the bloody fight over alcohol sales in Iowa City
The upcoming movie Death of a Brewer tells the story of the three breweries that dominated the northside of Iowa City in the 1880s.
00:48:05 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
State Historical Research Center in Iowa City set to close in 2026
We hear what's behind this decision from the historical society and from the group that is protesting the closure. Then, a conversation with Emili Johnson, founder of the Black. Girl. Iowa. podcast.
00:47:53 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Book explores the hidden artistry of prosthetic eyes in Iowa City
A conversation with Dan Roche, author of Eyes By Hand, and Iowa City ocularist Lindsay Wagner-Pronk.
00:47:44 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
Crash course in tree identification
Anyone can appreciate the beauty of a tree, but to understand trees and care for them properly, it’s important to go a little deeper.
00:47:52 |
Sat 16 Aug 2025
Efforts to bring back prairie grass that once covered 85% of Iowa
Prairie experts Jim Pease and Mark Muller talk about what we can learn from the prairie and the wildlife that live in it.
00:47:45 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
A look into the butter cooler with the Iowa State Fair butter sculptor
Today, a conversation with Iowa State Fair butter sculptor Sarah Pratt. And, we talk with the owner of a new boozy bookstore in West Branch.
00:47:53 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
The 1937 novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' still moves readers today
For the Talk of Iowa Book Club, a conversation about Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God.
00:47:42 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
The role of ag in the U.S. becoming a global superpower
Author Peter Simons discusses his book Global Heartland: Cultivating the American Century on the Midwestern Farm. Then, an ISU wildlife extension specialist offers a new resource for Iowans who want …
00:48:03 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
How fireflies light up our summer nights
Today, entomologist Zach Schumm demystify these bio-luminescent insects.
00:47:52 |
Sat 09 Aug 2025
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