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Past Audio Archives from the KUNI Newsroom


Here is an audio archive of past KUNI news features and call-ins. If you need a Real Audio Player, follow the link at the bottom of the page to listen to one. Here are links to the sections of KUNI's audio archive:

Democratic Hopefuls  / Medicine & the Media / KUNI Presents...
Call-ins, Addresses & Forums  / Newsroom Stories / Energy in Iowa
Voices from the Prairie / Voices of Humanities in Iowa /
Life in Iowa

Democratic Presidential Candidates Participate in National Summit on Agriculture and Rural Life:

Five Democratic presidential candidates participated in the November 15th National Summit on Agriculture and Rural Life hosted by the League of Rural Voters and sponsored by KUNI.  They spoke during the afternoon plenary session of the Des Moines summit.

The League of Rural Voters and a host of other rural advocacy groups organized the summit to showcase new and necessary directions in rural economic policy. The Democratic presidential candidates were each be given a chance to address these critical issues facing rural voters and field a few questions from the audience. KUNI Des Moines bureau chief Jeneane Beck moderated. In the thumbnailed photo, Senator John Kerry addresses the summit while Jeneane looks on with Niel Ritchie, Executive Director of the League of Rural Voters.

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Introduction (1 min., 22 sec.)

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Senator John Kerry (17 min., 23 sec.)

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Governor Howard Dean (16 min., 41 sec.)

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Representative Richard Gephardt (17 min., 5 sec.)

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Representative Dennis Kucinich (16 min., 28 sec.)

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Ambassador Carol Mosley Braun (18 min., 35 sec.)

At the same event on November 15, Niel Ritchie introduced his brother Mark Ritchie, President of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. He gave the keynote address. (28 min. 57 sec.)

AARP Hosts Democratic Presidential Candidates Forum:

This AARP forum was held in Des Moines Oct. 15, 2003. National AARP CEO Bill Novelli opened the forum and Chuck Todd, editor-in-chief of The Hotline, was moderator. These audio files are sorted by question, with each candidate's response. Participating: Ambassador Carol Mosley Braun, Governor Howard Dean, Senator John Edwards, Representative Dick Gephardt, Senator John Kerry, and Representative Dennis Kucinich. To hear Jeneane Beck's report on this forum, see "Newsroom Audio Archives" below.

bullet Opening statements (12 min., 9 sec.)
bullet Health security (7 min., 14 sec.)
bullet Protecting Medicare (7 min., 1 sec.)
bullet Prescription drug coverage (8 min., 6 sec.)
bullet Rising costs of insurance (7 min., 57 sec.)
bullet Affording the "buy-in" for Medicare (8 min., 8 sec.)
bullet Long-term care (7 min., 20 sec.)
bullet Long-term care worker shortage (7 min., 20 sec.)
bullet Older workers (8 min.)
bullet Social security 1 (7 min., 40 sec.)
bullet Social security 2 (8 min., 40 sec.)
bullet Saving for retirement (6 min., 26 sec.)
bullet Pensions and 401K accounts (4 min., 18 sec.)
bullet Closing statements (7 min., 58 sec.)

Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Speak in Iowa:

Most of the Democratic Presidential hopefuls were recently in Des Moines to speak at the Governor's National Health Policy Forum. KUNI are airing each of the candidate's speeches during the noon hour Monday thru Thursday, Aug. 25-28, 2003.

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Mon., 8/25 - Senator John Kerry (22 min. 20 sec.) & Representative Dick Gephardt (18 min. 53 sec.)

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Tues., 8/26 - Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun (19 min. 54 sec.) & Representative Dennis Kucinich (19 min. 11 sec.)

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Wed., 8/27 - Governor Howard Dean (22 min.) & Senator John Edwards (23 min. 40 sec.)

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Thur., 8/28 - Senator Bob Graham (20 min. 29 sec.)

"Medicine and the Media":

KUNI's Pat Blank has produced a series of reports on medical developments resulting from a trip to Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN. (Heard Fridays at 7:30 a.m. thru Dec. 27, 2002.) The reports are sponsored by Pharmacy Care Centre, Anamosa, and The Warner Group, Inc., Waterloo & Waverly.

bullet Statin Drugs for heart patients (Nov. 22, 2002; 3 min. 43 sec.)
bullet Radio Frequency pain treatment for cancer patients (Nov. 29, 2002; 4 min. 40 sec.)
bullet Anti-Depressants treating hot flashes (Dec. 6, 2002; 4 min. 40 sec.)
bullet Heart Failure treatments (Dec. 13, 2002; 4 min. 2 sec.)
bullet Xenotransplantation of animal tissues into humans (Dec. 20, 2002; 4 min., 43 sec.)
bullet Cochlear Implants for hearing loss (Dec. 27, 2002; 4 min., 8 sec.)

"KUNI Presents...":

KUNI from time to time records and broadcasts what we believe to be interesting addresses on a wide variety of issues. Here is an archive of those offerings. "KUNI Presents..."

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Dr. William F. Schulz: The executive director of Amnesty International USA since 1994 recently spoke about "In Our Own Best Interest," his book published in April, addressing how defending human rights benefits us all. (May 5, 2003, University of Northern Iowa; 43 min., 01 sec.) 

bullet Arun Ghandhi: Grandson of peace leader Mahatma Ghandhi and founder of the M.K. Ghandhi Institute for Non-Violence: "Lessons Learned from Grandfather" (Apr. 14, 2003, Grinnell College; 45 min, 6 sec)
bullet Richard Florida: "Transforming Iowa's Economy--The Creative Catalyst" (Mar. 18, 2003, University of Northern Iowa; 43 min., 30 sec.)

Archive of Call-ins/Addresses/Forums:

Call-ins are scheduled for 30 minutes:

Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R) joined us live from Washington, DC. (41 min., 3 sec.)
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
US Congressman Jim Leach (R-Iowa City), joined us live from Washington, DC. (13 min., 40 sec., cut short due to vote on the floor)
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
University of Northern Iowa President Dr. Robert Koob  joined us live in the studios.
Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Tuesday, July 15, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin (D) joined us live from Washington, DC.
Thursday, July 3, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, June 19, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R) joined us live from Washington, DC.
Monday, June 5, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, May 22, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Congressman Jim Nussle (R) joined us live from Washington, DC.
Monday, May 5, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines. (NOTE: Due to equipment upgrades in progress, we could not receive phone calls.)
Thursday, Apr. 17, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, Mar. 27, 2003, noon
KUNI Roundtable Discussion on the war in Iraq with UNI professors: John Grinstead, assistant professor of modern languages; Steven Lobell, associate professor of political science; Susan Hill, associate professor of religion and philosophy; and Philip Mauceri, associate professor of political science. (52 min.)
Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin (D) joined us live from Washington, DC.
Thursday, Mar. 20, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R) joined us live from Washington, DC.
Thursday, Mar. 13, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
University of Northern Iowa President Dr. Robert Koob  joined us by phone from Des Moines.
Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines. (NOTE: There were some problems with the telephone lines during part of the broadcast.)
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
"Ask KUNI" with Station Manager John Hess, Program Director Wayne Jarvis and News Director Greg Shanley.
Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, 10 a.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) presented his annual "Condition of the State" address before the legislature live in Des Moines. (29 min., 30 sec.)
Thursday, Dec. 19, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, 9-10 a.m.
United State Congress District 2 Candidate Forum: Republican incumbent James Leach, Democrat Dr. Julie Thomas, and Libertarian Kevin Litten. Reporters are KUNI's Pat Blank, Tawna Rathe for KCRG-TV, and Todd Dvorak for the Associated Press.
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
 University of Northern Iowa President Dr. Robert Koob  joined us live in our studios.
Thursday, Oct. 10, 2002, noon-1 p.m.
United State Congress District 3 Candidate Forum (thumbnail pictures left L-R): Democratic incumbent Leonard Boswell (by phone), Republican Stan Thompson, Jeffrey Smith of the Libertarian Party and Edwin Fruit of the Socialist Workers Party. Reporters (L-R): KUNI's Jeneane Beck, Kathy Obradovich for Lee Newspapers and O. Kaye Henderson for Radio Iowa.
Tuesday, June 11, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R) joined us live from Washington, D.C.
Monday, June 3, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, May 16, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Congressman Jim Nussle (R) joined us live from Washington, DC.
Wednesday, May 8, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
University of Northern Iowa President Dr. Robert Koob (thumbnailed, right) joined us live in our studios.
Thursday, May 2, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, Apr. 4, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, Mar. 7, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R) joined us live from Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, 10 a.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) presented his annual "Condition of the State" address live from Des Moines. (55 min. 35 sec.)
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R) joined us live from Washington, D.C.
Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, Sept. 13, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Wednesday, Aug. 22, 5:30 p.m.
Ted Stillwell, Director of the Iowa's Department of Education joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, July 12, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, June 7, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, May 24, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Congressman Jim Nussle (R) joined us live from Washington, DC.
Thursday, May  3, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, Apr. 26, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R) joined us live from Washington, D.C.
Thursday, Mar. 22, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin (D) joined us live from Washington, D.C. (Edited for technical problems.)
Thursday, Mar. 1, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R) joined us live from Washington, D.C.
Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Department of Human Services Director Jesse Rasmussen discussed child welfare and abuse.
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin (D) joined us live from Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001 10 a.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) presented his annual "Condition of the State" address to the Iowa Legislature. (44 min., 25 sec.)
Thursday, Jan. 4, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2000, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D) joined us live from Des Moines.
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R) joined us live from Washington, D.C.
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin (D) joined us live from Washington, D.C.

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Newsroom Audio Archives:

Listen to some of our favorite KUNI news features and interviews:

bulletGreg Shanley's Buy Fresh, Buy Local, Part 3 (July 8, 2003; 5 min., 44 sec.)
bulletJeneane Beck's Too Many Pets (July 2, 2003; 2 min., 23 sec.)
bulletPat Blank's Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium (June 26, 2003; 5 min., 4 sec.)
bulletGreg Shanley's Buy Fresh, Buy Local, Part 2 (June 24, 2003; 6 min., 47sec.)
bulletPat Blank's Pre-Op Party for Children (June 17, 2003; 4 min., 40 sec.)
bulletPat Blank's Dutch Farmer Shop for Iowa Land (June 6, 2003; 3 min., 34 sec.)
bulletGreg Shanley's Buy Fresh, Buy Local, Part 1 (June 2, 2003; 7 min., 34 sec.) Link: Practical Farmers
bulletJeneane Beck's A Day on the Campaign Trail: Tom Vilsack (Oct. 18, 2002, 5 min., 33 sec.)
bulletJeneane Beck's A Day on the Campaign Trail: Doug Gross (Oct. 17, 2002, 5 min., 33 sec.)
bulletPat Blank's Antique Sock Machine (May 28, 2002, 5 min., 1 sec.)
bulletPat Blank's interview with station manager Doug Vernier about KUNI's $250,000+ budget cut (May 22, 2002)
bulletPat Blank's Health Care Worker Shortage series (December 25-27, 2001, 16 min. 6 sec.)
bulletGreg Shanley's interview with U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) following the terrorist attacks on the U.S. (Sept. 11, 1 p.m.)
bulletJeneane Beck's Expensive Special Session (June 18, 2001, 1 min., 59 sec.)
bulletJeneane Beck's Power Bill (June 14, 2001, 3 min., 4 sec.)
bulletPat Blank's Monks Making Caskets (May 28, 2001, 3 min., 57 sec.)
bulletJeneane Beck's Bush on Ethanol (May 18, 2001, 1 min., 55 sec.)
bulletGreg Shanley's interview with Bob Washut, Director of the UNI Jazz Program, on "The First 50 Years of Jazz at UNI" (February 15, 2001, 6 min., 37 sec.)
bulletGreg Shanley's interview with Susan Salterberg, Program Dir., UNI Center for Energy & Environmental Education "Reduce Waste: If Not You, Who?" (February 5, 2001, 6 min., 35 sec.; 866-WeReduce for info)
bulletGreg Shanley's Welcoming New Iowans (January 29, 2001, 8 min., 3 sec.)
bulletPat Blank's Manure Entrepreneur  (November 4, 2000, 3 min., 18 sec.)
bulletJeneane Beck's Bush's Final Pre-Election Iowa Visit (November 1, 2000, 2 min., 43 sec.)
bulletNick Glew's UNI's Bone Marrow List (October 25, 2000, 1 min. 45 sec.
bulletJeneane Beck's Special Needs Adoption (October 16, 2000, 2 min. 57 sec.)
bulletJeneane Beck's CD Anti-Trust Case (August 9, 2000, 1 min. 38 sec.)
bulletPat Blank's Johnny Poppers (July 13, 2000, 3 min. 48 sec.)
bulletJeneane Beck's Fighting DHS (June 27, 2000, 3 min. 36 sec.)

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"Energy in Iowa":

During Monday's "Morning Edition" Feb.-July, 2002, listeners heard Carole Shelley Yates talking with various people about issues surrounding "Energy in Iowa". Each piece is 5-7 minutes in length.

bulletFeb. 4, 2002: Energy Consumption; Helpful link: Iowa Comprehensive Energy Plan
bulletFeb. 11: Iowa Utilities Board
bulletFeb. 18:  Energy Policy Task Force Report; Helpful link: Iowa Energy Task Force
bulletFeb. 25:  Cedar Falls Utilities; Helpful link: Cedar Falls Utilities
bulletMar. 4: Five Seasons Transportation, Cedar Rapids
bulletMar. 11: Iowa Policy Project Study of Alternative Energy Resources
bulletMar. 18: Geothermal Heating & Cooling, Cedar Heights Elementary, Cedar Falls
bulletMar. 25: Alliant Energy Efficiency Audit, Cedar Rapids
bulletApr. 1: Geothermal Homes, Peosta; Helpful Links: Union of Concerned Scientists Schuster Pumps
bulletApr. 22: Wes Birdsall, Osage's "Mr. Conservation"
bulletApr. 29: Wind Energy; Helpful Link: Waverly Light & Power
bulletMay 6: Biomass Energy Conservation; Helpful Link: BECON
bulletMay 13: Rural Electric Cooperatives; Helpful Link: U.S. Fuel Cell Council
bulletMay 20: Maytag Research, Newton appliance manufacturer increases efficiency
bulletMay 27: Energy Efficient Homes, Part 1
bulletJune 3: Energy Efficient Homes, Part 2; Helpful links: Iowa Association for Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environmental Building Assoc., Iowa Renewable Energy Assoc., Environmental Design & Construction (free magazine)
bulletJune 10: Duane Arnold Nuclear Energy Center
bulletJune 17: Forest City Wind Turbine
bulletJune 24: Paul Johnson: Farmer, conservationist, legislator
bulletJuly 1: Utility Free Living
bulletJuly 8: Iowa City Car Co-op
bulletJuly 15: Iowa Thin Film, Frank Jeffrey, President
bulletJuly 22: Corn & Wood Burning Stoves, Helpful links: Iowa Energy Center, Pennsylvania State University Research on Corn/Woods Burning Stoves, Northeast Regional Biomass Program, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs
bulletJuly 29: (final edition in the series) Iowa's Energy Policy, Helpful links: DNR Comprehensive Energy Report

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"Voices from the Prairie":

During the 7:30-8 a.m. segment of Saturday's Weekend Edition, hear "Voices from the Prairie," a feature offered by Humanities Iowa and KUNI. Iowa's farmer poet Michael Carey shares a poem each week written by an Iowan. After each week's 2-3 minute poem has aired, it is archived here.

No audio or other content from this website may be reproduced without permission of the authors. Please direct your inquiries to kuni@uni.edu.



1/10/2004--Naomi Shibib Nye: "Jerusalem"
1/17--W.S. Merwin: "Late Spring" and "Sky in September"
1/24--Charles Simic: "Evening" and "Midsummer Feast" 
1/31--Dana Gioia: "Money"
2/7--Michael Carey: "Posing for My Brother in Portland Oregon"
2/14--Billy Collins: "I Chop Some Parsley While Listening to Art Blakely's Version of 3 Blind Mice"
2/21--Mary Oliver: "The Lilies Break Open Over the Dark Water"
2/28--C.K. Williams: "The Hook"   
3/6--Jack Gilbert: "The Abnormal Is Not Courage"
3/13--Douyg Goetsch: "Nobody's Hell"
3/20--Katie Ford: "Petition" and "Taking The Body Off The Cross"
4/3--Tony Hoagland: "JET"
4/10--Denise Levertov: "The Opportunity"
4/17--Jane Miller: "Beauty"
4/24--Jorie Graham: "I Was Taught Three"
5/1--Michael Carey: "Dialogue Between Self And Soul"
5/8--Sandra Adelmund Witt: "I Said I Love The Poem"
5/15--Robert Tremmel: "Each May They Wade Spirit Lake At Mini-Waken
5/22--Jon Anderson: "The Milky Way"
5/29--Jeanne Emmons: "First Frost"
6/5--Hayden Carruth: "The Sound"
6/12--James Galvin: "Depending On The Wind"
6/19--Sharon Olds: "What It Meant"
6/26--James Autry: "The Wig"
7/3--James Hearst: "Where Did They Go"  and "Choreman"
7/10--Michael Carey: "On Hearing Voices"
7/17--Carol Gilbertson: "Late Winter"
7/24--Michael Carey: "Grandpa's Red T-Bird"
7/31--John Logan: "Lines on His Birthday"
8/7--Jan Weissmiller: "To Steve, for a Moment, Walking Toward Me"
8/14--Keith Ratzlaff: "Disciplining Grapes"
8/21--Robert Schultz: "Walking"
8/28--Charlie Langton: "Stinger"
9/4--Marvin Bell: "Around Us"
9/11--Michael Carey: "The Bull Of Phalaris"
9/18--John Logan: "The Owl"
9/25--Jan Weissmiller: "This Is"
10/2--Keith Ratzlaff: "Out Here"
10/9--Robert Schultz: "Black Velvet"
10/16-- Charlie Langton: "Glad"
10/23--Hayden Carruth: "Remembering Matches"
10/30--John Logan: "from Homage to Rainer Maria Rilke"
11/6--Michael Carey: "Walking the Gull Point Nature Trail"
11/13--Jan Weissmiller: "thinking of Rossa"
11/20--Keith Ratzlaff: "Outside Hutchinson, Kansas"
11/27--Robert Schultz: "Firewood"
12/4--Charlie Langton: "Hearing Things"
12/11--Jeanne Emmons: "Easter Hydrangeas"
12/18--Michael Carey: "Crickets"
12/25--John Logan: "from Homage to Rainer Maria Rilke (ii)"

1/1/05--Jan Weissmiller: "Memorial Day Iris"
1/15/05--Keith Ratzlaff: "The Grain Elevator Explosion"
1/22/05--Robert Schultz: "Vietnam War  Memorial, Night"
1/29/05--Charlie Langton: "Baked Apples"
2/05/05--Jeanne Emmons: "Once Only: Austin Snow"
2/12/05--Michael Carey: "The Book Of Love"
2/19/05--Jeanne Emmons: "These Baptizing Waters"
2/26/05--John Logan: "Avocado"
3/05/05--Michael Carey: "Terms Of Endearment"
3/12/05--Jane Mayhall: "The Tree Of Necessity"
3/19/05--Michael Carey: "Terms of Endearment"
3/26/05--C.K. Williams: "Sully: Sixteen Months"

On September 7, 2001 "Voices from the Prairie" held its second annual Iowa Writers' Celebration. Below is the audio recorded by KUNI of each segment of the forum.

bulletBarbara Lounsberry: Opening remarks (2 min. 41 sec.)
bulletIntro to and presentation by Richard, Lord Acton (25 min. 41 sec.)
bulletIntro to and presentation by Ann Struthers (25 min. 22 sec.)
bulletIntro to and presentation by  Jim Heynen (19 min. 43 sec.)
bulletIntro to and presentation by  Cornelia F. Mutel (19 min. 4 sec.)
bulletQuestions and Answers (28 min. 46 sec.)

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"Voices of Humanities in Iowa":

Between 8:30 and 9 a.m. each Sunday during Weekend Edition, hear "Voices of Humanities in Iowa," with the state's leading experts voicing their opinions on issues of culture and history. This is a joint effort of Humanities Iowa and KUNI, with Chris Rossi reading and editing. Listen below to the 2-3 minute segments recently archived.

No audio or other content from this website may be reproduced without permission of the authors. Please direct your inquiries to kuni@uni.edu.

bullet Herbert Hoover, Part 3 by George H. Nash (Jan. 11, 2004)
bullet Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis & Clark Expedition, Part 1 by Clay Jenkinson (Jan. 18, 2004)
bullet Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis & Clark Expedition, Part 2 by Clay Jenkinson (Jan. 25, 2004)
bullet Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis & Clark Expedition, Part 3 by Clay Jenkinson (Feb. 8, 2004)
bullet Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis & Clark Expedition, Part 4 by Clay Jenkinson (Feb. 15, 2004)
bullet A Man's a Man for All That: Matthew Mark Trumbull, by Ken Lyftogt (Feb. 22, 2004)
bullet Establishing a Professional Identity for Medicine in Iowa, by Susan C. Lawrence (Feb. 29, 2004)
bullet Iowa's First Class of Women Medical Students, by Susan C. Lawrence (Mar. 7, 2004)
bullet Food Recipes for an Expedition, by Mary Gunderson (Mar. 14, 2004)
bullet Lewis and Clark in Iowa, by Clay Jenkinson (Apr. 4, 2004)
bullet A Sense of Place, Part 1 by David Plowden (Apr. 11, 2004)
bullet A Sense of Place, Part 2 by David Plowden (Apr. 18, 2004)
bullet Iowans Yesterday and Tomorrow, by Dorothy Schwieder (Apr. 25, 2004)
bullet Exodus to The New World: Out Of Ireland, by Chris Rossi  (May 2, 2004)
bullet NEH Reading Project: Dictionary of American Regional English, By Fred Cassidy (May 9, 2004)
bullet Brown Vs Board of Education 50 years later, by Michael J. Clarmean (May 16, 2004)
bullet NEH Reading Project: Documentary Mark Twain, by Chris Rossi  (May 23, 2004)
bullet Louis and Clark in Iowa: Old world Illness, by Chris Rossi (May 30, 2004)
bullet Affirmative Action in Iowa, by James O. Freedman (June 6, 2004)
bullet Thoughts About Today's Missouri River, by Clay S. Jenkinson (June 13, 2004)
bullet Another View of the Missouri River, by Paul Johnston (June 20, 2004)
bullet Signs of life: German Correspondence at Camp Algona, by Michael Luick-Thrams (June 27, 2004)
bullet Conversations about Jefferson, by Richard Peterson (July 04, 2004)
bullet Elder Statesmen: Herbert Hoover and his success, by Michael J. Birkner (July 11, 2004)

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Herbert Hoovers Bad Press Part 1, by George H. Nash (July 18, 2004)

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Herbert Hoovers Bad Press Part 2, by George H. Nash (July 25, 2004)

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Herbert Hoovers Bad Press Part 3, by George H. Nash (August 1, 2004)

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Herbert Hoovers Bad Press Part 4, by George H. Nash (August 8, 2004)

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The Dessertion of Moses Reed, Part 1, by Clay S. Jenkinson (August 15, 2004)

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The Dessertion of Moses Reed, Part 2, by Clay S. Jenkinson (August 22, 2004)

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Making Waves Part 1, by Jeff Stein (October 31,2004)

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Making Waves Part 2, by Jeff Stein (November 7 2004)

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A Place of Sense: Essays in Search of the Midwest, Part 1 by Gary Comstock (November 14, 2004)

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A Place of Sense: Essays in Search of the Midwest, Part 2  by Gary Comstock (November 21, 2004)

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A Place of Sense: Essays in Search of the Midwest, Part 3  by Gary Comstock (November 28, 2004)

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The Flatness by Michael Martune (December 5, 2004)

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The Tragedy of the Ninth Iowa Cavalry, Part 1 by Ken Lyftogt (December 12, 2004)

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The Tragedy of the Ninth Iowa Cavalry, Part 2 by Ken Lyftogt (December 19, 2004)

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Topsoil by Michael Carey (December 26, 2004)

 

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"Life in Iowa":

Earlier this year during Monday's Morning Edition, KUNI aired "Life in Iowa", exploring the extraordinary in ordinary Iowans' daily lives, such as interesting jobs, unusual products and changing times. The series was produced by Jean Florman with support from Humanities Iowa, and with assistance from Mark Grey, Associate Professor of Anthropology at UNI. 

No audio or other content from this website may be reproduced without permission of the authors. Please direct your inquiries to kuni@uni.edu.
 
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Sept. 24, 2001: Iowa teens react to the terrorist attacks.(6 min. 24 sec.)

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Oct. 1, 2001: Iowa Firefighters' Memorial Service in Coralville. (8 min. 20 sec.)

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Oct. 8, 2001: A visit to a pumpkin farm. (7 min. 29 sec.)

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Oct. 22, 2001: Two small town Iowa coffee clubs. (7 min. 48 sec.)

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Oct. 29, 2001: Horseshoe pitchers in Cedar Rapids. (7 min. 11 sec.)

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Nov. 5, 2001: Iowa City's woman plumber. (7 min. 16 sec.)

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Nov. 12, 2001: The Hempstead barn. (7 min. 17 sec.)

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Nov. 19, 2001: The Iowa Honey Queen. (7 min. 45 sec.)

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Nov. 26, 2001: Preparing for the holidays in Vinton (7 min. 43 sec.)

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Dec. 3, 2001: The Tipton Conservative, Iowa's oldest weekly newspaper (7 min. 14 sec.)

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Dec. 10, 2001: Snow removal in Iowa (7 min. 35 sec.)

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Dec. 17, 2001: A visit to the Christian Herschler Winery (7 min. 11 sec.)

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Dec. 24, 2001: A prairie restorer in central Iowa (7 min.)

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Dec. 31, 2001: Soccer Challenges in West Liberty (7 min. 43 sec.)

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Jan. 7, 2002: Bosnian Senad Serkic starts over in Iowa (7 min. 15 sec.)

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Jan. 14, 2002: Jim Stevens of Maytag Farms (8 min. 6 sec.)

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Jan. 21, 2002: Benchang Laungaram's Taste of Thailand (6 min. 59 sec.)

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