Trumpeter Swans, Cuban Farmers and Ames in Winter

Originally broadcast 12/28/2015
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This show starts with a phenology report on trumpeter swans from wildlife specialist Pat Schlarbaum. Then there's an interview with Iowa farmers George Naylor and Patti Edwardson about their recent trip to Cuba and the two farming-related conferences they attended there. Hear George and Patti's impressions of Cuban farming, agro-ecology, Cuban society, and more. Finally, Allyson Walter of Ames Convention and Visitors' Bureau tells us about the many things to do (both adult and family-related) in Ames during the cold snowy weather and for the New Year celebrations.

Christmas 2015

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 12/23/2015
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We started out the show with a report by Joel Bryan from the ski lift at Seven Oaks Recreation near Boone. Mary O'Donnell from the Slater Area Historical Association gave us a tour of the exhibit “Dear Santa” with letters from the Slater News of the 40s, 50s, and 60s illustrated with pictures, vintage decorations, and antique toys. Then singer-songwriter Reggie Greeenlaw sang "I Don't Want No Ho Ho Ho's" followed by a discussion with Brian Eslinger, professor of religion at Iowa State University, about the ways we find meaning in various traditions at this time of year as well as dealing with the Christmas blues experienced by so many people. We closed with a fable by Brian Eslinger and a family tale by story-teller Maureen J. Korte.

Local Immigration Issues and Local Art

Originally broadcast 12/21/2015
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The first half of this program concentrates on immigration issues from a local perspective. Kay Puttock interviews Rick Exner, Communications Coordinator of the Immigration Committee of AMOS (A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy) about local efforts to improve communication and understanding between immigrants and longer-term residents and also with local law enforcement. Then there is a clip from an earlier interview with County Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald, about relations among the immigrant community, AMOS, and law enforcement. In the second half of the program you can learn about local opportunities to nurture your own creativity, from interviews with Clair Williams, Publisher at Creative Artists' Studios of Ames CASA and with Maureen Seamonds, who tells us about the Winter Weekend Retreat hosted by Legacy Learning in the Boone River Valley.

Run DSM, Immigrant Detention

Originally broadcast 12/18/2015
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Today’s host, Gale Seiler, shared the voices of the Des Moines teachers who started RunDSM (Emily Lang and Kristopher Rollins) and three of their students (Elhondra Brazzle, Jalesha Johnson, and James Reasby). RunDSM uses pedagogy rooted in hip hop to expand traditional views of literacy. They spoke recently to future teachers at ISU. Excerpts of a talk by Caroline Isaacs, Program Director of the American Friends Service Committee in Arizona, were also aired. The title of her talk was: “Who profits from immigrant detention and mass incarceration?" And we heard holiday music performed by Kathleen Rodde from the Music Department at ISU.

Bald Eagles

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 12/16/2015
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Bald Eagles are discussed with photographer Ty Smedes, conservationist Bill Horine, Iowa Audubon Director Doug Harr, Kickapoo Nation elder Rudy Vallejo, birder extraordinaire Karen Disbrow, and retired legislator Ken Griffey. Locally eagle events are scheduled for February 12 and 13 in Des Moines and February 28 at Saylorville Reservoir. Contact Pat.Schlarbaum@ for further details.

Housing Trusts and Active Shooter Planning

Originally broadcast 12/14/2015
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Story County does not receive a penny of the $6 million pot of money the state sets aside to encourage development and preservation of low-income housing. Why not? Because we do not have a local housing trust. Host Greta Anderson talks with two members of the AMOS Affordable Housing advocacy group, retired ISU sociologist Jan Flora and Emergency Residence Project director, Vic Moss, together with Ames city council member Amber Corrieri, who with others are promoting this concept as one way to address our community's critical need for affordable housing. We also air clips of a recent talk AMOS hosted by Eric Burmeister, executive director of the Polk County Housing Trust, illuminating the nuts and bolts of housing trusts, as well as broader issues concerning "community character". In the show's second half, Story County Emergency Management director Keith Morgan, together with Sgt. Nicholas Lennie and Asst. Jail Administrator Micah Andersen of the Sheriff's office, address the prospect of an "active shooter" and describe how they have prepared Story County school children to "Run / Hide / Fight".

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