Porch Stories is moving to the first Saturday of the month.
In a spirit of relaxed experimentation, we will share food and then gather in a circle to tell stories to each other. Come with a story to try out on the others or just listen and give feedback when prompted. KHOI board member Jo Walker Myers will host and story-teller Lori Allen will offer tips along the way.
The clips are arranged chronologically. Click on each link to open the corresponding mp3 file to be played by your mp3 player.
Arnie Arnesen, "Ms.Polical Chowder"and "Dr. Politics" Steffen Schmidt faced off on the hot topics of the day at a fundraiser held for KHOI on May 1 at the Ames Society for the arts. Approximatley 130 KHOI supporters came out for dinner and discussion. Schmidt and Arnesen agreed, by popular demand, to air a program to be broadcast simultaneously on KHOI and WNHN - Arnesen's station in Concord, New Hampshire - that will feature their political commentary and dialogue, similar to "Politics Day," their former program on Iowa Public Radio. To date, $8,650.00 were raised. Some additional funds are coming in the mail as a result of the fund raiser. We hope the letters keep coming as we approach our $10,000 goal for this event!
In an interview with the Ames Tribune, Arnesen spoke about the value of community radio to our local area: "A Community radio... is a place where you can pull more ideas out and...the difference is we have the time..."