KHOI

Originally broadcast 10/5/2020
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Dennis Hart gives a roundup of Iowa news from last week.

An interview with Lisa Heddens (Democrat), candidate for Story County Board of Supervisors.

Mason Zastrow, a junior at Iowa State university, gained local and national attention to the problem of  community spread in Story County when he wrote an open letter in August to the administration of Iowa State University. He was calling for the closing of in-person classes and for ISU to share testing resources to the residents of Ames. Zastrow, who is an off-campus senator in the ISU student government, introduced a bill addressing ISU safety and community responsibility. He was quarantined in September due to student infection in his own household and believes he himself was infected, although he tested negative. Zastrow describes his concerns about false-negative testing and describes the pivotal issues discussed through which the a bill was passed by the student government with recommendations for ISU to address community spread. 

Originally broadcast 09/28/2020
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Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa stories in the news from the past week.

Morgan Fritz, Iowa State University student government president, discusses students' range of adjustments, hardships, and optimism, this semester. Morgan supports the return to campus and  of in-person classes at ISU. She has also asked Governor Reynolds, on behalf of the Student Body Government, for support for mask ordinances by local municipalities like Ames.

Alexa Rodriguez, Iowa State University student and member of Iowa Student Action, articulates the message that in-person classes are endangering lives that was delivered during a "Sickout" on September 15. The protest was organized by  Iowa Student Action, Black Lives Matter in Ames, and UIowa Sickout. Alexa also describes her own coronavirus infection and the dangers she and others face.

Anna Banana delivers heart to heart messages about facing difficult circumstances. 

Originally broadcast 09/21/2020
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Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa stories in the news of  the past week

First in Local Talk’s series: Introducing the Candidates, Susan Herzog, independent candidate for US Senate, speaks about her approach to health care and how she believes that an independent Senator from Iowa could help get issues addressed more effectively and give Iowa more leverage in Washington

Mike Kellner, Prairie Rivers of Iowa PR and Marketing Coordinator describes how Iowa nonprofit Prairie Rivers of Iowa will present a Wild & Scenic virtual Film Festival of ten films focusing on conservation and the environment. This will be a virtual film festival, available via livestream. Friday, October 2, from 7:30 to 9 p.m.  It will be followed up with additional streaming available through Saturday, October 7. Go here to purchase a ticket.

Everyone who purchases tickets for the film festival will be invited to a private webinar with our pollinator expert, David Stein. David will host in early November a presentation about planting a prairie, choosing the “right” seed for pollinators, and caring for a prairie over time. All participants will be able to chat and ask David questions that are on their minds.

KHOI board member Meredith Francom and Anna Banana describe KHOI’s Auction House and some of the wonderful items for sale there. Go to our auction house here to see the many items for sale. Only 27 days left to bid!! All proceeds go to support KHOI.

Stephens Auditorium, has joined 60+ other cultural institutions around the country in participating in a nationwide watch party of “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” a recently released documentary that examines the life and accomplishments of the Georgia congressman and civil rights leader who died of cancer July 20. Released this summer, the documentary features archival photographs, rare video and candid conversations with Lewis and fellow politicians and activists. It tracks the Alabama native’s rise in the civil rights movement and his long career in Congress, where he introduced the bill creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Virtual Nationwide Watch Party will be livestreamed with panel discussion

Today, Monday, September 21, 2020 at 6:00 pm. Also, Patrons of Stephens Auditorium have 30 days to start the film once they have rented it and 72 hours to finish it once the streaming starts. 

Registration is available here.