Originally broadcast 12/31/2015
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Distinguished Professor Neil Harl and Professor Emeritus Tom Beell, discussed their actions in Iowans for WOI TV, the organization Harl formed to combat the forces sale of WOI TV. The remainder of the program consisted of selections from Arrogance and Power: The Saga of WOI TV by Neil E. Harl as read by Susan Franzen.
Originally broadcast 12/30/2015
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Our New Years Eve show featured inteviews with Jeremy and Hawk McIntyre and with Craig Christiansen from the Lucky Pig Pub and Grill in Ogden where Hawk will be performing this New Year’s Eve. Then we spoke with Louis Banitt, president of Red Friars Dance Club which will be hosting a dinner dance with High Society Big Band . Last we heard from Barb and Rich Parker about their trip from Nevada to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl. We also mentioned the party at Lake Robbins Ballroom
Originally broadcast 12/28/2015
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This show starts with a phenology report on trumpeter swans from wildlife specialist Pat Schlarbaum. Then there's an interview with Iowa farmers George Naylor and Patti Edwardson about their recent trip to Cuba and the two farming-related conferences they attended there. Hear George and Patti's impressions of Cuban farming, agro-ecology, Cuban society, and more. Finally, Allyson Walter of Ames Convention and Visitors' Bureau tells us about the many things to do (both adult and family-related) in Ames during the cold snowy weather and for the New Year celebrations.
Originally broadcast 12/23/2015
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We started out the show with a report by Joel Bryan from the ski lift at Seven Oaks Recreation near Boone. Mary O'Donnell from the Slater Area Historical Association gave us a tour of the exhibit “Dear Santa” with letters from the Slater News of the 40s, 50s, and 60s illustrated with pictures, vintage decorations, and antique toys. Then singer-songwriter Reggie Greeenlaw sang "I Don't Want No Ho Ho Ho's" followed by a discussion with Brian Eslinger, professor of religion at Iowa State University, about the ways we find meaning in various traditions at this time of year as well as dealing with the Christmas blues experienced by so many people. We closed with a fable by Brian Eslinger and a family tale by story-teller Maureen J. Korte.
Originally broadcast 12/21/2015
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The first half of this program concentrates on immigration issues from a local perspective. Kay Puttock interviews Rick Exner, Communications Coordinator of the Immigration Committee of AMOS (A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy) about local efforts to improve communication and understanding between immigrants and longer-term residents and also with local law enforcement. Then there is a clip from an earlier interview with County Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald, about relations among the immigrant community, AMOS, and law enforcement. In the second half of the program you can learn about local opportunities to nurture your own creativity, from interviews with Clair Williams, Publisher at Creative Artists' Studios of Ames CASA and with Maureen Seamonds, who tells us about the Winter Weekend Retreat hosted by Legacy Learning in the Boone River Valley.
Originally broadcast 12/18/2015
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Today’s host, Gale Seiler, shared the voices of the Des Moines teachers who started RunDSM (Emily Lang and Kristopher Rollins) and three of their students (Elhondra Brazzle, Jalesha Johnson, and James Reasby). RunDSM uses pedagogy rooted in hip hop to expand traditional views of literacy. They spoke recently to future teachers at ISU. Excerpts of a talk by Caroline Isaacs, Program Director of the American Friends Service Committee in Arizona, were also aired. The title of her talk was: “Who profits from immigrant detention and mass incarceration?" And we heard holiday music performed by Kathleen Rodde from the Music Department at ISU.
