Hosts Paul Wierson, Gina McAndrews and Susan Franzen explored the amazing history and spirit of people from Shipley School by talking with Nancy Reiter, Wanda Kemp, Stan Tweedt, Joyce Peterson, and Ivan Jensen.
Originally broadcast 05/20/2015
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Hosts Paul Wierson, Gina McAndrews and Susan Franzen explored the amazing history and spirit of people from Shipley School by talking with Nancy Reiter, Wanda Kemp, Stan Tweedt, Joyce Peterson, and Ivan Jensen. Jasmin Murgia took us on a culinary and cultural tour of two new Mexican restaurants in Nevada. We capped off out program with Ursula Ruedenberg’s interview with Lisa Hein of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation to celebrate National Bike Month.
The program features segments about various disadvantaged groups, starting with an interview with the statewide administrator of the Lions Club of Iowa, Tim Wilson. Tim talks about Opening Eyes Program which provides eye care and eyeglasses for participants in the Special Olympics. He also talks about other services the Lions will be providing over the summer.
Over the past two decades, glyphosate use has risen dramatically with the advent of genetically linked crops, to the point where it is now the most commonly used pesticide, not just in the U.S., but worldwide. Reporter Greta Anderson talks with several local and regional experts on this phenomenon and its unintended consequences to farm systems and crop and soil health.
Originally broadcast 05/15/2015
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Over the past two decades, glyphosate use has risen dramatically with the advent of genetically linked crops, to the point where it is now the most commonly used pesticide, not just in the U.S., but worldwide. Reporter Greta Anderson talks with several local and regional experts on this phenomenon and its unintended consequences to farm systems and crop and soil health. Mark Rasmussen, director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, provides an introduction and overview to the "unsustainable" use of this technology. Former USDA soil biologist Robert Kremer of Missouri describes his 10-year studies on the effects of glyphosate application on the rhizosphere. Meanwhile, Greta and co-host Gale Seiler talk with 39-year certified crop advisor Bob Streit of Boone about early yellowing in crops and Ed Anderson, director of research at the Iowa Soybean Association about recent findings on Sudden Death Syndrome. We cap off the show with an announcement by Sue Dinsdale of Iowa Citizen Action Network of the upcoming Iowa Citizen Action Network featuring speaker Robert Reich.
Hosts Ron Carson and Susan Franzen visited Al Biela, who leads the School of Rock in Ames with his wife Melita, Jeremy McIntyre of the Music Cave in Boone, and Wade Presley, Director of the Nevada High School Bands, whose Concert Band just premiered "Lights Out," a collaboration with composer Alex Shapiro from Oregon. We also heard a song by Hawk McIntyre recorded at the KHOI studio.
Co-host Greta Anderson begins with the Environmental Impact Project Showcase of Ames High teacher Mike Todd's environmental science class. These students* have spent the whole semester developing real-world outdoor projects on school grounds (e.g., a milkweed production plot, outdoor classroom, and permaculture garden), and informational art projects (via the Lexicon of Sustainability) that will be displayed in pop-up shows around the community.
Originally broadcast 05/11/2015
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Co-host Greta Anderson begins with the Environmental Impact Project Showcase of Ames High teacher Mike Todd's environmental science class. These students* have spent the whole semester developing real-world outdoor projects on school grounds (e.g., a milkweed production plot, outdoor classroom, and permaculture garden), and informational art projects (via the Lexicon of Sustainability) that will be displayed in pop-up shows around the community. Then, Gale Seiler explores the local world of home schooling with Shelly Larson, the ACSD's Home School Assistance Program coordinator, Isaiah Riker, a home-schooled 17-year old, and in-studio guests Craig Hastings and Sarvinder Naberhaus, who both home-schooled their children and have been involved in assisting home-school parents and documenting their stories.
*Student voices included Macey Myers, Aspen McNace, Travis Jergens, Sarah Noble, Hailey Debbutt, and Brandon Johnson (pictured with his team and prize-winning Lexicon poster, the tall fellow on the right)
Latino ISU students have their own Graduation ceremony in Spanish at ISU. Berenice Real, and Berenice Liborio from Latino Student Initiatives explain.
On May 1st, a second silent student march for Black Lives Matter was held at ISU. ISU students Jared Ingram and Selma Sims, speak about why they support the Black Lives Matter movement and we hear sounds of the march and some thoughts and hashtags, and sign messages from the march.
Originally broadcast 05/06/2015
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Latino ISU students have their own Graduation ceremony in Spanish at ISU. Berenice Real, and Berenice Liborio from Latino Student Initiatives explain.
On May 1st, a second silent student march for Black Lives Matter was held at ISU. ISU students Jared Ingram and Selma Sims, speak about why they support the Black Lives Matter movement and we hear sounds of the march and some thoughts and hashtags, and sign messages from the march.
May has been declared Bike to Work Month and May 11 - 18 is National Bike to Work Week. Dan DeGeest, a member of the Ames Bicycle Coalition, described the formation, mission, and the many events coming up to celebrate Bike To Work Month
For a listing of all events, visit this page on the Ames Bicycle Coalition website.