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
Hundreds of nonprofits in Iowa suffer from federal funding cuts
Libraries, museums and theatres are just a few of the community institutions facing federal funding losses statewide.
00:47:53 |
Fri 09 May 2025
Is laziness the key to success? A Fairfield man says yes
An Iowa transplant has channeled what he calls laziness into forming two successful companies, publishing a memoir and now turning that into a staged musical.
00:47:59 |
Thu 08 May 2025
An inside look at the new Ames History Museum
The recently expanded Ames History Museum is full of surprises for all generations.
00:48:05 |
Wed 07 May 2025
Joyce Carol Oates believes in happy endings
We revisit a conversation with celebrated author Joyce Carol Oates, recorded live at Des Moines Central Public Library May 30, 2024.
00:47:22 |
Tue 06 May 2025
Maximizing your garden this growing season
Now that summer is approaching, succession planting can help your garden grow.
00:47:51 |
Sat 03 May 2025
Artistry for students at University of Northern Iowa takes shape
The Public Art Incubator at the University of Northern Iowa connects students with artists who create large sculptures.
00:47:57 |
Fri 02 May 2025
Play based on Iowa professor's book makes homecoming
When someone suggested the book The Lifespan of a Fact be adapted for the stage, authors John D'Agata and Jim Fingal thought it was a silly idea. In 2018, it made its Broadway debut.
00:48:04 |
Thu 01 May 2025
Beyond the stereotypes of a modern man
Five speakers shared their stories of grappling with gender and masculinity at a live event hosted by Investigate Midwest.
00:48:01 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Journalist writes about her facial blindness and other hidden neurodiversities
When Sadie Dingfelder mistook a stranger for her husband at the grocery store it was the beginning of her discovery that she literally sees and processes the world differently than most people do.
00:47:59 |
Tue 29 Apr 2025
Protecting your garden from plant diseases
This time of year, we start to see plant diseases emerge that will give you trouble later in the season.
00:48:03 |
Sat 26 Apr 2025
Iowa art exhibit embodies race, regionalism and representation in the heart of the Midwest
The "It's a fine thing," exhibit at the Stanley Museum explores the Black Midwestern experience.
00:47:44 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
'Into Light' exhibit elevates the stories of Iowans lost to drug addiction
"Into Light" is a national art activism project that seeks to dismantle the stigma surrounding the disease of addiction.
00:48:00 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
Celebrating 30 years of culinary excellence on 'The Splendid Table'
To celebrate thirty years of eating, growing, harvesting and cooking on The Splendid Table, the show is going on tour and will make a stop in Iowa City.
00:47:56 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
A Holocaust story told through virtual reality
A Walk Through Westerbork takes viewers with Rodi Glass, a Dutch Holocaust survivor, as she visits the sites of her survival.
00:48:04 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
How to care for your lawns this spring
With spring in bloom, it’s time to start caring for your grass.
00:47:33 |
Sat 19 Apr 2025
Unlike fashion and music, some building trends should stay in the last century
Rock and roll from the 1970s and 80s endures, but some of the building practices in those decades was much more miss than hit.
00:47:44 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Twenty-five years after, mentorship turns into a performance about experiencing differences
When Jan Gross and Heather Lobban-Viravong first met at Grinnell College 25 years ago, they had little in common.
00:48:02 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
Grappling with community, faith, and truth in 'The Exvangelicals'
Author Sarah McCammon and expert readers discuss The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church.
00:48:06 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Mark Daley describes his complicated journey to fatherhood
Author Mark Daley has shared his experiences fostering and what he learned along the way in the book Safe: A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care and the Risks We Take for Family.
00:47:51 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
What does it mean to be a man?
We asked Iowans what it means to be a man in 2025.
00:47:59 |
Sat 12 Apr 2025
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of Iowa Public Radio ([email protected]). This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.