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Originally broadcast 09/30/2016
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This show, hosted by Gale Seiler, went from global to local. Karim Abdelhamid, Mohamed Abufalgha, and Mohamed Elfourtia talked about their participation in the Arab Spring and the outcome of the revolutions in their countries, Libya and Egypt. Then we turned to the local art scene. Catherine Reinhart, an artist, who has a show opening at Design on Main, and Sara Merritt, of the Ames Community Arts Council told us about the Studio Tour on October 8 & 9. We heard from Jennifer Knox and Tyler Harms about Iowa Bird of Mouth, an online crowd-sourced poetry project honoring Iowa birds.

Originally broadcast 09/29/2016
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Today's edition of Politics is Local deals with the Environment. We review the brief mention of the environment in Monday night's presidential debate. Did Trump or didn't he say that global warming is a hoax perpetuated by the Chinese? (hint: yes). We then explore the stances of "climate change deniers" Chuck Grassley and Steve King, both up for re-election, and those of their opponents, Patty Judge and Kim Weaver.

Then, long-time Ames resident and environmentalist Erv Klaas provides an overview of how water issues have developed, and how they might be addressed, drawing on a recent op-ed by Kamyar Enshayan. After the musical break, Boone resident Mark Edwards describes how "the personal is political" when it comes to water, and how that has led him to be involved in several environmental struggles on the local and state level.

We explore the issue of "local control" and the Master Matrix program instituted in 2002 for hog confinements, and how that impacts county supervisors, and conclude with audio from Iowa Environmental Council director Ralph Rosenberg, who tells us what questions to ask our local candidates concerning the environment.

Originally broadcast 09/26/2016
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A brief discussion about the nature and dangers of lightning.

Jingtao Wang explains how she has initiated Conversations In Chinese sessions at the Ames Public Library starting October 5th, for those who want to learn and practice Chinese Language. In the coarse of the discussion, she and Chinese American Ames resident, Cinian Zhen-Durbin, exlplain some of Chinese language, history, and the immigrant experience, as well as a long-standing Chinese language academy for children in Ames.

Lizzie Crowe and Eric Coleman who make up a local band, Cheshire Moon, talk about their upcoming "virtual concert" that they plan to perform from their Ames residence on Thursday night at 7:00 PM to an audience scattered around the country and the world.