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Meet three Iowans behind NASA's Artemis II mission

June 26, 2026 7:00am 40 min

Ten days, a quarter-million miles from Earth and for the first time since 1972, humans flew around the moon. On this archive episode, we hear from three Iowans who were involved in the historic Artemis II mission that wa...

Trump cancels signing of bipartisan housing bill, surprising his own party

June 25, 2026 7:00am 47 min

President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill Wednesday morning, surprising Republicans and Democrats alike. Trump wrote in a social media post that he would not sign the legislation u...

Over half of the churches in the Archdiocese of Dubuque to lose weekend mass

June 24, 2026 7:00am 48 min

Dozens of rural Catholic churches in Iowa are about to lose their weekend mass. Today, we hear about the changing map of midwestern Catholicism. First, we hear from a Vinton resident who's Catholic parish has appealed to...

New documentary highlights critical material recovery efforts in Iowa

June 23, 2026 10:25am 48 min

'Urban Mining' explores how discarded electronics and wind turbines are being turned into a domestic source of rare earth elements. We hear from the filmmaker behind the documentary and two of the Iowans at the center of...

Cedar County's Humans for Racial Justice hosts second annual Juneteenth historical tour

June 20, 2026 7:00am 48 min

On this Newsbuzz episode, IPR's Gavin McGough joins to discuss a new gas power plant that was approved by the Cedar Falls City Council this week, and IPR's Rachel Cramer shares how Iowa's landfills are filling up fast. C...

A look at Iowa's environment during the nation's founding

June 19, 2026 7:00am 48 min

Our nation is 250 — but 250 years ago, Iowa was a world apart. An ecologist takes us back to a yesteryear’s landscape of endless tallgrass prairie, bison, elk and whooping cranes, and explains why Iowa is now the most ec...

3 Libertarians off the ballot, party conventions and a tentative deal with Iran

June 18, 2026 7:00am 48 min

Three Libertarians who filed to run for governor, lieutenant governor and U.S. House in Iowa won't appear on the ballot. That's after members of the Republican party challenged their paperwork, and the state objection pa...

Remembering Iowa's first infantry in the Civil War

June 17, 2026 7:00am 47 min

In the summer of 1861, Iowa sent its first soldiers into the Civil War — young men from Cedar Rapids and Burlington who enlisted just weeks after The Battle of Fort Sumter, the start of the war. The soldiers ended up on ...

Why Americans oppose data centers now more than ever

June 16, 2026 7:00am 48 min

Data centers are massive and thirsty for water and power. Iowans are split on whether they're good neighbors. On this episode, the data center debate as cities and counties throughout the state are weighing potential dat...

Half a million central Iowans are under mandatory watering bans

June 13, 2026 7:00am 48 min

On this Newsbuzz episode, we recap this week's severe weather, why Iowa pork producers are taking their fight over California’s Prop 12 to Congress, high nitrate levels in Iowa’s rivers and more.

Iowa parents are leading a push against technology in the classroom

June 12, 2026 7:00am 47 min

Parents are pushing back against screens in the classroom and in Iowa, the law is now on their side. We get insights from an Iowa City parent, a pediatrician and a coordinator with the University of Northern Iowa's TEACH...

Lines of attack solidify between Iowa candidates for the general election

June 11, 2026 7:00am 48 min

The general election battle has begun in Iowa. On this Politics Day episode of River to River, analysis from political scientists Karen Kedrowski of Iowa State University and Wayne Moyer of Grinnell College on Rob Sand's...

New book explores the damage of large scale hog operations on one small community

June 10, 2026 7:00am 48 min

In his first work of nonfiction, 'Wastelands,' author and attorney Corban Addison tells the story of a rural community in North Carolina fighting against the polluting practices of large-scale hog farming operations. (Th...

Reynolds signs bills into law — likely for the last time

June 06, 2026 7:00am 48 min

On this Newsbuzz episode, we take a look at the latest bills Gov. Reynolds has signed into law in her final session as governor. We also hear about a new University of Iowa program to improve health outcomes for Iowans a...

Muscatine mass shooting raises questions about firearms and domestic violence

June 05, 2026 7:00am 47 min

On June 1, 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland of Muscatine allegedly fatally shot six family members before taking his own life. On this episode, we get analysis on the tragedy and the community's response from Tom Loewy ...

Iowa voters pick their nominees for the 2026 election

June 04, 2026 7:00am 47 min

Iowa Republicans rejected a candidate President Donald Trump endorsed for governor. On this politics day episode, we dive into the primary results. Political scientists Donna Hoffman of the University of Northern Iowa an...

Identifying how menopause impacts risks of stroke and Alzheimer's

June 03, 2026 7:00am 48 min

Women are more vulnerable to strokes, yet they're historically underreported and underdiagnosed. On this episode, the science of menopause and the aging brain. First, University of Iowa neurologist Dr. Hannah Roeder shar...

Why an 800-year-old legal tool is under scrutiny in immigration law

June 02, 2026 7:00am 48 min

Habeas corpus is at the center of a constitutional fight over immigration detention playing out in courtrooms across the Midwest, including here in Iowa. An analysis by The Marshall Project and The Midwest Newsroom found...

Who has the most funding and the greater sway ahead of the gubernatorial primary?

May 30, 2026 7:00am 48 min

On this Newsbuzz episode, political scientist Kelly Shaw joins to dissect the crowded race for the Republican nomination for governor during the June 2 primary election. IPR's Katarina Sostaric also joins to share the la...

This biomechanic researcher's achievements stem from someone who pioneered orthopaedic advances

May 29, 2026 7:00am 48 min

An internationally-renowned biomechanics researcher had his first job catching mice at six years old. On this episode, we talk with Walter Herzog, this year's recipient of the ORS Arthur Steindler, MD Award. Then, we lea...

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