Khrushchev's Gift to Iowa
Forty eight years after the communist leader visited Iowa, the gift Nikita Khrushchev left behind has been rediscovered. The Soviet record collection was gifted to Iowa by former First Lady Amelia...
View ArticleFrom the USSR
Bonus hit from the Khrushchev Collection. The Federova Sisters sing "The Cockoo Bird Calls. From the 1950s.
View ArticleRemembering Khruschev in Iowa (Part One)
Fifty years after Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev visited the United States, we re-live the historic two day visit to Iowa with original audio. Recordings are from the ISU Library, University...
View ArticleRemembering Khrushchev in Iowa (Part Two)
The conclusion of our series marking the 50th anniversary of Nikita Khrushchev's visit to Iowa. (Part One is posted below) Additional historic audio comes from a Walter Cronkite documentary from CBS News.
View ArticleIowa's Opera Houses
Though opera houses once meant a town held status, many have since fallen into disrepair. Today efforts are underway to renovate and shed light on Iowa’s opera houses, including Sam Knutson's project,...
View ArticleTown Slogans
Theres only one chance for a first impression and many Iowa small towns have developed their own slogan to set them apart from the rest. Charity talks with Kyle Munson, a columnist with the Des Moines...
View ArticleIowa's Opera Houses
Though opera houses once meant a town held status, many have since fallen into disrepair. Today efforts are underway to renovate and shed light on Iowa’s opera houses, including Sam Knutson's project,...
View ArticleThe Midwest: God's Gift To Planet Earth
In this archived edition of Talk of Iowa, hear Charity Nebbe's 2012 conversation with Mike Draper who discovered numerous misconceptions people held about Iowa when lived in New York. The owner of...
View ArticleThe Washington Redskins: “I think it’s very derogatory; native people are not...
The U.S. Patent Office says the Washington Redskins' federal trademarks must be canceled. Today on River to River we ask - what’s in a name?
View ArticleInside "Iowa Outdoors" Magazine
In this ‘digital age,’ from telephones to newspapers, there’s a rare magazine that is flourishing as a hard copy edition. Of all places, it is published by state government. We go inside Iowa Outdoors.
View ArticleRed Earth Green Earth
Members of the Meskwaki Nation near Tama have established a community-based farm operation. The Red Earth Gardens spans 40 acres and boasts a wide variety of crops. In the short two seasons they've...
View ArticlePark Service Construction Damaged Native American Burial Sites
Imagine being able to drive an all-terrain vehicle right up next to a sacred earthen Native American burial mound.
View ArticleEight-Hour Work Introduces A New Organ In Iowa City
Floodwaters destroyed the University of Iowa’s School of Music in 2008. Last fall, it was replaced with a new building that includes six organs. A Klais organ from Germany is in the largest performance...
View ArticleKhrushchev's Gift to Iowa
Forty eight years after the communist leader visited Iowa, the gift Nikita Khrushchev left behind has been rediscovered. The Soviet record collection was gifted to Iowa by former First Lady Amelia...
View ArticleFrom the USSR
Bonus hit from the Khrushchev Collection. The Federova Sisters sing "The Cockoo Bird Calls. From the 1950s.
View ArticleRemembering Khruschev in Iowa (Part One)
Fifty years after Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev visited the United States, we re-live the historic two day visit to Iowa with original audio. Recordings are from the ISU Library, University...
View ArticleRemembering Khrushchev in Iowa (Part Two)
The conclusion of our series marking the 50th anniversary of Nikita Khrushchev's visit to Iowa. (Part One is posted below) Additional historic audio comes from a Walter Cronkite documentary from CBS News.
View ArticleIowa's Opera Houses
Though opera houses once meant a town held status, many have since fallen into disrepair. Today efforts are underway to renovate and shed light on Iowa’s opera houses, including Sam Knutson's project,...
View ArticleTown Slogans
Theres only one chance for a first impression and many Iowa small towns have developed their own slogan to set them apart from the rest. Charity talks with Kyle Munson, a columnist with the Des Moines...
View ArticleIowa's Opera Houses
Though opera houses once meant a town held status, many have since fallen into disrepair. Today efforts are underway to renovate and shed light on Iowa’s opera houses, including Sam Knutson's project,...
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