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Originally broadcast 11/26/2021 |
Local Talk for Friday, November 26 featured news of the week from Ames Tribune by Dennis Hart. An airing of an indigenous address, "A Basic Call to Consciencousness to Western Culture" at Geneva, Switzerland in 1977 was featured. Music was by Usef Islam, "If You Want to Sing Out".
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Originally broadcast 11/25/2021 |
We celebrated Thanksgiving sitting around the table in our studio with storytellers Dan Bagley and Patrician Coffie talking about memories of Thanksgiving and its foods. After several servings of turkey and ham with plenty of gravy here in central Iowa, we turned to jazz with Louis Armstrong complaining to Velma Middleton of "All That Meat and No Potatoes." To bring our feast to the present, we went to the viral YouTube Hip Hop Thanksgiving song, "Grandma: What Are You Cooking for Thanksgiving?" by Pastor Shirley Ceaser We ended the show with a Thanksgiving Prayer by Johnny Cash. (The program was originally aired in 2017 and is dedicated to Janet Klaas and Paul Nelson).
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Originally broadcast 11/24/2021 |
The second half of the program was a rundown of the variety of news programs available throughout the day of Wednesday, including Fallon Forum. Ed Fallon joined us to describe his approach to "Progressive Voices from the Heartland" including the Great Climate March from Los Angeles to New York. He also alerted us to the upcoming debates over TWO proposed carbon capture pipelines by Summit Carbon, and the criticism they are drawing from both Agricultural Landholders and the Food & Water Watch.
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Originally broadcast 11/23/2021
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Originally broadcast 11/19/2021
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Local Talk for Friday November 19 was started with an update of local news by Dennis Hart. Mario Cothen provided an interesting overview of the ISU football team and program. Susan Gwiasda discussed the Climate Action Plan proceedings. more information at CityofAmes.org. And Mary Wilkins with ISU Extension talked about Maker Monday coming up December 20 and a new 4H Chapter in the Ames area. For further information ISUExtension@iastate.edu/
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Originally broadcast 11/18/2021 |
Anne Kinzel visits with Ames Community School District's Director of Communications, Eric Schmidt and Ames Police Chief, Geoff Huff. Anna Magnuson updates us on Story County Philanthropy.
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Originally broadcast 11/17/2021 |
Leanne Harter, Outreach and Special Projects Manager started the show with the Story County Report announcing several end-of-year deadlines. Then Carolyn and John Klaus announced "Empowering Women Worldwide," a lecture by Distinguished Professor Cornelia Flora on Nov. 18 sponsored by the Story County League of Women Voters, and Arlen Twedt described his presentation for Geneology Plus about his books on "The Central Iowa Norwegians''.
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Originally broadcast 11/15/2021 |
Local Talk for Monday November 15 featured Dennis Hart News Summary; Liz Zuecher with Story County Community Foundation and their Grants with Jennifer Deiter; and Ross Wilburn Democratic Party Chairman addressing hate mail and extremism. Anna Magnuson provided great input and questions. Music featured Neil Young on his 76th birthday with After the Gold Rush and Expecting to Fly.
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Originally broadcast 11/12/2021 |
Local Talk for Friday, November 12, 2021 began with Dennis Hart news summary for this week from pages of Ames Tribune. Native American Heritage Month was featured with Dallas Chief Eagle presenting to a crowd at Prairie Awakening in Dallas County. He used a meditation technique of honoring and focusing on a Grandmother and Grandfather rock. The hour concluded with a phenology concerning Bobcats. Joni Mitchell's music and 78th birthday this week was featured with a live version of Both Sides Now.
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Originally broadcast 11/11/2021 |
Today's show started with a road trip to the Iowa Arboretum where Mark Schneider director of the Arboretum described the work of cleaning up after the Derecheo and how the downed trees had been creatively used . Then we visited the newly opened Jewell Market and spoke with Garren Zanker. We drove down to Town and Country Market in Slater, where we talked with Larry Larson owner of the grocery store for thirty-six years. [the link is attached to a YouTube video on this issue]. Paul Wierson ended the show by telling what it was like when Story City lost its full service grocery store.
