Mark Liebovich's This Town was a number one New York Times bestseller. He shares insights from his latest book, which came out this month.
An LGBTQ advocate explains how recent reporting on Monkeypox parallels mishandlings of the AIDS epidemic. Then, a University of Iowa astronomer describes what people have been seeing in the mesmerizing Webb Telescope photos released by NASA this week.
In the headlines this week, two Des Moines police officers are suing a city council member and five others in relation to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protest. Also, a third carbon capture pipeline is planned for Iowa.
It took a young scientist from Iowa to settle the long-standing question about the origin of gold and other heavy elements in the universe.
Water: who controls it, who protects it and who decides its fate?
Political turmoil and trade disputes are putting new pressure on U.S. farmers. Today, political analysis of the latest news.
Vinh Nguyen has lived in Iowa for decades, but he grew up in Vietnam during the war, which ended April 30, 1975.
Political and environmental factors are challenging Iowa’s farmers as harvest season starts.
Health insurance expert Pete Damiano shares what is at stake for healthcare as it is wrapped up in a Congressional impasse. Also, IPR's Isabella Luu gives the latest on the Ian Roberts case.
Over a century ago, lawyer Clarence Darrow fought battles that sound remarkably similar to present day struggles.
Analysis from political experts Rachel Caufield of Drake University and Dave Peterson from Iowa State University on the latest news.
Alzheimer experts give an inside look at the first Iowa Heartland Cognitive Care Collective Summit.
Des Moines schools face uncertainty after Superintendent Ian Roberts’ arrest. Then, expert guidance on COVID-19 and flu vaccines this fall.
Hundreds of Midwest law enforcement agencies are now working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is raising big questions about civil rights and community trust.
Iowa and other states have recently passed laws that aim to help small, local pharmacies stay open. Also, a University of Iowa professor has launched an app to help first responders communicate with patients who are nonverbal or don't speak English.
Analysts discuss the top political stories of the week, including the looming government shutdown.
Experts talk about changes for old and new student loan borrowers. Then, an interview with the new director of the Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement.
83 million Americans live in areas without adequate access to primary care physicians, according to the American Medical Association. Iowa ranks 44th in physicians per capita.
Covenants in Iowa and across the country restricted Black Iowans from purchasing homes in response to the Great Migration. Iowa researchers are mapping where these covenants were put in place.
Photojournalist Mariam Abu Dagga hoped to change hearts and minds through her coverage of the war in Gaza. In August, she was among five journalists killed in an Israeli strike.