Originally broadcast 03/10/2017
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A local perspective on immigration issues from Story County Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald who is one of 63 police chiefs and sheriffs who signed a letter to the federal government giving the view of local law enforcement personnel on immigration issues.

Professor Alexander Hertel-Fernandez of Columbia University gives some insight into the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the source of much of the ready-made bills introduced by many state legislatures, including Iowa's.

Merry Rankin, Director of Sustainability at ISU, together with ISU graduate student Amanda Oller, discuss the Alternative Breaks program at Iowa State, which places teams of students in various different communities in order for them to engage in service learning during university breaks.

Originally broadcast 03/06/2017
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KHOI correspondent Von Kettelson brings ISU climatologist Elwynn Taylor’s weather prediction for the coming week.

Jennifer Knox, internationally published poet and professor at ISU and creator of the Bird of Mouth poetry project and Tyler Harms of Iowa Young Birders, read poems submitted to Bird of Mouth and talk about the “bully” bird of the mouth, the red-winged blackbird.

Peter Reilly, from Ames International Orchestra Festival Association (AIOFA), describes The performance of National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine coming to CY StephensAuditorium on March 6th. Peter also describes how IOFA helps international orchestras come to Ames and what the touring life of the performers.

The issue of academic disparity between minority and white students in Ames schools was the topic of a recent special meeting of the Ames School Board, when members of the community and representatives from several community groups, led by InclusiveAmes, a citizen advocacy group, asked the school board to recognize and address racial and ethnic disparities in Ames. We hear some of the presentations made to the School Board.

Originally broadcast 03/01/2017
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The show begins with an update from John Howe, Director of the Raptor Resource Project, on the eagle pair monitored by the Eagle Cam. The female just laid her third egg Sunday morning.

Then, Amber Gustafson of Ankeny, president of the Iowa chapter of Moms Demand Action on Gun Sense in America, shares her group's perspective on the Omnibus gun bill being considered by the Iowa House Judiciary Committee.

We stop in for Postcards and Pints at the London Underground, where Molly Backes tells us how and why 250 postcards a week are sent to Iowa lawmakers.

Finally, Kay Puttock brings us the Ames UCC theologian in residence, Father Harry T. Cook of Michigan, who will be visiting Ames this weekend, March 5 and 6.

Originally broadcast 02/24/2017
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Host Gale Seiler, welcomed Nicci Port, the Project Director for Diversity and Inclusion in LGBTQA+ Student Affairs. Nicci was joined by Taylor Shire, co-chair of LGBTQA+ Faculty and Staff Association, and Joel Hochstein, who coordinates ISU’s Pride Summit. They spoke about their work supporting the LGBTQA+ community on ISU’s campus.

In a related story, we spoke with Marlys Barker, editor and journalist at the Nevada Journal and the Tri-County Times, who wrote recent stories about trans students in rural Iowa.

Ann Kinzel joined us for the monthly update from the Ames Progressive Alliance. She interviewed Cheryl Binzen and Gale Seiler on their work with new groups that emerged from the Inclusive Ames gathering last Fall. They are working on issues of safety and sanctuary, and racial disparities in Ames school.