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A Local Take on Criminal Justice

Originally broadcast 09/22/2016
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Every Thursday morning at 7:00 AM until November 8, the KHOI Local Talk production team brings you political content, focusing on local and state races and local takes on national political trends. Programs will be re-broadcast on Saturdays at 9:00 AM.

The recent shooting of Terence Crutcher by police in Oklahoma is one of many such incidents that keep the nation focused on issues of law enforcement and criminal justice. This program looks at issues of racial discrepancy and bias in sentencing, policing and possibly even in law-making.

Local voices include Story County Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald; former Story County Attorney Mary Richards; and Betty C. Andrews, President of Iowa-Nebraska NAACP.

Also heard on issues of criminal justice are the voices of Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, (speaking on his proposed Sentencing Reform and Corrections Bill); activist Al Sharpton; presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Gary Johnson and Jill Stein; members of the Black Lives Matter movement; and the sister of Terence Crutcher.

Dogs & Horses at Mucky Duck; Literacy Issues

Originally broadcast 09/23/2016
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In the first half of the show we visit the Mucky Duck Pub on South Duff in Ames, and speak to dog owners sitting on the patio. They are now able to enjoy their fish and chips or bangers and mash with their faithful pooches lying beside them. Then Mucky Duck owner Marcus Johnson talks about the new policy, and also discusses the origin, and truth/falsity of the alleged reputation of British food!

In the second half of the show the Victoria Szopinsky and Anne KInzel of the Ames Progressive Alliance discuss literacy issues with Helen Blitvich, Vice-President of Decoding Dyxlexia of Iowa. The discussion is chiefly from the point-view of parents of children with reading difficulties, and looks at ways of negotiating the school system and other methods of helping children.

School Attendance, IRIS, and Faculty of Color

Originally broadcast 09/21/2016
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Co-hosts Greta Anderson and Gale Seiler aired together three stories about education. Kathy Hansen, Director of School, Community and Media Relations for the Ames Community School District, and Melissa Asklof, an Americorps Vista member, spoke about Attendance Awareness month. Kay Puttock interviewed Del Christensen, Executive Director of Iowa Resources for International Service (IRIS) about international student exchanges. Julio Cammarota, from the ISU School of Education, and Lerona Lewis, from McGill University in Montreal, brought attention to the hostile reactions faculty of color often face, particularly when they teach about race in their courses, and how this is often evident in negative, racialized comments on course evaluations.

Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, NY Explosion, Leadership Ames

Originally broadcast 09/19/2016
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Marc Sophos, who lives a few blocks from where a device exploded in Manhattan, reports on living with danger in New York.

Chinese-born residents of Ames, Cinian Zheng-Durbin, Jingtao Wang, and Dr. T.Y Ku, describe the Mid-Autumn Festival that falls on the Harvest Moon. It is the second most important holiday in China. Zheng-Durbin tells the history of the moon cakes, the story of the goddess who lives in the moon, and other Chinese legends.

Jan Williams, Director of External Business Relations for the Ames Chamber of Commerce, describes the Leadership Ames Program and the work they do developing leadership in business and nonprofits and strengthening community networks.

Underrepresented Faculty at ISU – Past and Present

Originally broadcast 09/16/2016
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Host, Gale Seiler, interviewed Brad Kuennen, the University Archivist at ISU, and Alex Fejfar Projects Coordinator from Ames Historical Society, about the history of women faculty at ISU. In the second half, we were joined by Lisa Larsen, Faculty Fellow for ISU ADVANCE , which focuses on countering the underrepresentation of faculty of color and women faculty in academia. The show concluded with an interview with Baby Dee, an innovative performer who will do a show at KHOI on Sunday September 18 at 2:00 PM as part of the Maximum Ames Music Festival.

Politics is Local: Kim Weaver and Education

Originally broadcast 09/15/2016
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Every Thursday morning at 7 a.m. until November 8, the KHOI Local Talk production team brings you political content, focusing on local and state races and local takes on national political trends.

The hour begins with a 30-minute conversation with Kim Weaver, the 4th District Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, on a wide range of topics, including Medicare and Medicaid, her college debt-reduction program, changing the “all or nothing” disability system, and why it may be a good thing for Iowans that Rep. Steve King has been so ineffective (evaluated by InsideGov as the least effective member of Congress).

Next we shine the spotlight on how education figures into the election conversation. We hear audio from the U.S. Parents Involved in Education, a group of homeschoolers advocating for the elimination of the Department of Education. We also hear from Dr. Mandy Ross, associate superintendent of the Ames Community School District, and summarize the positions of candidates in the field.

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