Reggie's Sleep-out, Composting Toilets

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 03/20/2017
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Von Ketelson and Elwynn Taylor report on weather for the week to come.

Audrey Weidemeyer reports on Reggies Sleepout, when residents will sleep in cardboard boxes at Jack Trice Stadium Saturday March 25th. This event raises awareness about youth homelessness and raises funds for local services to homeless youth, including Youth and Shelter Services (YSS), AssaultCare Center Extending Shelter and Support (ACCESS) and the Emergency ResidenceProject (ERP). Nahla Atroon, a senior at Ames High School helping t organize the event, explains and tells the story about Reggie Kelsey, the namesake of the event.

Audrey Weidemeier then describes the compost toilet she just built. She and Joe Lynch, another owner of a compost toilet explain this alternative to the conventional toilet, its benefits, and give advice on how to succeed at having one.

Storms Past, Present and Future, Artist Nesting Habits

Originally broadcast 03/13/2017
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We start with a phenology about squirrel nesting habitats and a weather report from Elwynn Taylor, then explore what severe weather can do with Story County EMA coordinator, Keith Morgan.

Reporter Ursula Ruedenburg investigates the "nest-making" habits of multimedia artists Rachel Deutmeyer and Anna Segner, two ISU students whose show Transcendence through Observation, is up at the Octagon Art Center, and features lots of settings for birds.

Audio from Saturday's legislative forum in Huxley features an angry crowd of 50 while Representative Dave Deyoe (R-49) and Senator Bill Dix (Senate Majority Leader, R-25) seek to defend their support of bills promoted by Republicans. Prediction: more storms ahead.

Immigration, ALEC, Alternative Breaks

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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.

International Women's Day

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 03/08/2017
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This show was a tribute to International Women's Day and Women's History Month. Leanne Harter started the monthly report from Story County by announcing the bell ringing by the women at the First United Methodist Church of Nevada. Hunter Martin from the Carrie Chapman Catt Center spoke with us about the history and purpose of International Women's Day, as well as the Day Without Women and Be Bold for Change. Hunter emphasized the importance of celebrating the day by becoming aware of international women. Finally we spoke with Rosemary Harris about her presentation of Neta Snook, aviation pioneer and the first woman pilot in Iowa.

Bird of Mouth, Nat'l Orchestra of Ukraine, Racial Disparity

Listen Here Now 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.

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