Youth Voices of Central Iowa
Originally broadcast 06/15/2015
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The theme of the show was young people in Central Iowa. Max Ennes contributed a segment that he co-produced with Thea Brenner, both students at Ames High School. Their witty ideas on social media use were captured in their Teen Zone Report. Four podcasts from the Story County Stories Project were aired. They were produced by Leah Smith, Aaron Lewis, Michael Spencer, Jr., and Jordan Newbanks, who were Seniors at Ames High School this past year. And Gale Seiler brought us the story of Yesenia Ayala, a youth leader from the organization called Al Exito, serving Latino youth in Iowa. The show also aired Belinda Merritt’s weekly music update, and we shared a list of upcoming appearances of Presidential candidates.
Cornelia Flora spoke with Neil Harl about why and how he started the Center for International Agricultural Finance at ISU in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Susan Franzen spoke with Susan Lassila about how she started the original Iowa House (1994-2002) to provide lodging primarily for guests brought to Iowa State University during those years. Del Christianson followed with the story of IRIS, 
Allyson Walters from the 
Today's program featured Cambridge's Skunk River Valley Days. Marcia Kisner, representing the planning committee, served as our guide through the varied events of the festival. Special Features this year included a Barbecue Contest and the first International Drone Community Event showcasing the use of Drones for Agriculture. Scott Olson told us about the array of information and demonstrations of Unmanned Aviation Vehicle (UAVs) that will be available on Saturday. Ron Carson spoke with Randy Burke, whose band Randy Burk and the Prisoners will play for the Street Dance in Saturday Night. We listened to songs from their CD "Money, Heart, and Soul".
Host Greta Anderson speaks with Jerri Heid, Youth Services Coordinator of the Ames Public Library, and Carolyn Jons, co-founder of 
Ames Public Relations Officer Susan Gwiasda gives us a preview on municipal plans by the City of Ames for June and gives an update on the Breckenridge Housing Development.
This preview of the 50th anniversary of Story City’s Scandinavian Days included a lot of local history with Mayor Mike Jensen and host Paul Wierson as they talked with Story City's own poet laureates, the Benson Brothers. Barry and Steve Benson will be at the Bertha Bartlett Public Library, 503 Broad Street in Story City on Saturday, June 6 at 2:00 PM, to read from their newest book, "Poems by the Skunk River Valley Boys." They discussed what makes a good poem and how they have succeeded in the very competitive market of poetry publication.
Keith Morgan from Story County Emergency Management explains the Hazard Mitigation Planning program of Story County Emergency Management.