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Originally broadcast 05/01/2017
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We start the show with highlights from Saturday's People's Climate March and rally in Des Moines. Voices include Heather Pearson, Shelly Buffalo, Ako Abdul-Samad, a Syrian American living in Des Moines, and Ellery McAllister.

Winona LaDuke of White Earth Reservation in Northern Minnesota tells of her organization's struggle against Enbridge Corporation and their proposed Line 3 pipeline, as part of Pacifica's live coverage of the Washington DC rally.

Local Talk wildlife correspondent Pat Schlarbaum looks back on two major accomplishments of a 32-year career: namely, the return of the bald eagle and the osprey or "fishing hawk" to Iowa, and the role he and partners played. The DNR will host a celebration of the return of the osprey to Iowa on May 20.

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Originally broadcast 04/26/2017
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We speak with David Osterberg, emcee of the upcoming People's Climate Juistice March in Des Moines, about what to expect after hearing from Shelly Buffalo and Heather Pearson, two marchers on Bold Iowa's 85-mile trek from Little Creek Camp in eastern Iowa to the Capitol Building.

Cheryl Binzen of Friendship Force International chapter brings us members from an Open World international delegation of leaders from fledgeling democracies in Mongolia, Afghanistan, Armenia, and Georgia.

Diane Birt of the Ames Interfaith Refugee Alliance describes the interest expressed by the people of Ames at a recent town hall meeting in welcoming refugees to our town. Two Somalian refugee families are due to arrive here soon.

Originally broadcast 04/26/2017
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This story was about the past, present, and future of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, which has been targeted for total defunding by a vote of the Iowas Legislature in a bill that passed a week ago. It can now be saved only by Governor Branstad. Mark Rasmussen, present director of the Leopold Center told us about the work of the center and its status world wide. Then we heard from Angie Carter how people from all branches of farming have risen to the defense of the center. Ralph Rosenberg, one of the legislators who worked on the original legislation thirty years ago, gave a short historical note.

Then we heard a story from Jessica Fears about one day on the 85 mile Climate Justice Unity March, which left Little Tree Camp on April 22 and will join the People's Climate March in Des Moines on April 29. We discussed how people can join a portion of that march or follow along with Ed Fallon's daily updates online at Fallon Forum.

We closed out the program with Samone York telling us about the Blessed and Blended Livestream Conference to be hosted in Ames by the Body of Christ Church.