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Falcons, Ospreys and Ames Midnight Madness

Originally broadcast 07/14/2014
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This program features the great birds of Iowa: raptors. KHOI wildlife reporter Pat Schlarbaum reports on the fledgling Peregine Falcon that got stranded at the base of the Iowa State Capital in Des Moines. The wild young falcon was raised under the dome of the capital but ended up needing assistance from the DNR and Capital maintenance staff.

Schlarbaum also reports on the current project to re-introduce Ospreys to Iowa. The ospreys are taken from the wild in Minnesota with the help of ELite Power Company, whose poles are the nesting site of choice for ospreys.

Climate Change Lobby and School of Rock

Originally broadcast 07/11/2014
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Ames residents Stephen Biggs and Deb Fink of the Citizen's Climate Lobby (CCL) give the details of their proposal for a free-market approach to regulation of greenhouse gases emissions from fuels. Then, co-host Greta Anderson shares a montage of impressions and interviews of the 2014 School of Rock in Ames, a two-week summer intensive project in which teenagers learn to work together in bands and perform onstage, under the tutelage of long-time local rockers Al and Melita Biela of Ames Music Studios.

Grassroots Radio Conference

Originally broadcast 07/16/2014
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Co-hosts Ursula Ruedenberg and Greta Anderson discuss the Grassroots Radio Conference coming to Ames this August. Our special guest by phone is Peter Bochan, an award-winning New York City DJ who will be coming to the event (KHOI airs his show "All Mixed Up", which seamlessly blends old and new music of different genres with topical commentary and movie clips, 10-12 am Fridays!). Another future conference attendee we speak to is Mary Francis, who is starting a station in Norman, Oklahoma. Viveca Dillard does sports, and Pat Schlarbaum starts the hour with a preview of butterfly season.

July 4

Heart of Iowa program originally broadcast 07/03/2014
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Interviews with Nate Logsden about the musical lineup, with BeJae Fleming, one of the local artists who will perform, and Carol Horowitz, who is producing a Chatauqua-style show at Bandshell Park. Music by the Sierra Leone Refugees All-Star Band and BeJae Fleming.

High Waters, Dangerous Waters and Ecologically Smart Water

In a time of high cresting waters and flooding, we talk with various guests about water safety in both rivers and aquatic centers. We also talk with representatives of the City of Ames EcoSmart program, focusing particularly on Smart Water (water conservation), and Smart Watersheds.

Ames History, 4th of July, Ella Bartlett

KHOI reporter Tom Beell interviews Terry Adams of the longstanding Adams family of Ames. Terry describes how life was in Ames when it was a small town.

Originally broadcast 06/23/2014
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Ames Hugh School Junior Ella Bartlett reads her award-winning flash-fiction piece, "Vertebrate." Ella won the prestigious national medal in scholastic arts and writing.

Nate Logsdon of Maximum Ames describes the music that will be on the stages during the downtown street festival July fourth and fifth on Main street and Douglas Avenue. Various local musicians will perform with headliners: Sierra Leone All Star Refugee Band, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, and Buckwheat Zydeco.

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