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troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · Aug 20

The State Historical Society says it's shutting down the Centennial Building in Iowa City because of budget cuts.

Concerned Iowans plan to protest the closure on Saturday
www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk... @iowapublicradio.org #Iowa #history

State Historical Research Center in Iowa City set to close in 2026

We hear what's behind this decision from the historical society and from the group that is protesting the closure. Then, a conversation with Emili Johnson, founder of the Black. Girl. Iowa. podcast.

www.iowapublicradio.org

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troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · 9d

Despite a lawsuit fighting the closure of its Iowa City research facility and archives + a court hearing scheduled in the dispute next week, the state began moving historical society materials

@iowapublicradio.org has some background on this move:

www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk...

troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · 9d

How are rising costs changing the way you live?

Public media stations around the country are joining NPR in examining why prices are rising — and how we're all adapting.

IPR wants to know what costs are increasing in your life 📧 <[email protected]> 📧

troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · 13d

The one and only @artcullen.bsky.social joined Talk of Iowa this week to talk about his new book.

Check it out >> www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk... @steveicecubepress.bsky.social @thestormlaketimes.bsky.social @iowapublicradio.org

'We crapped in our nest' a conversation with Art Cullen

The editor and co-owner of the Storm Lake Times Pilot discusses his new book, Dear Marty, We Crapped In Our Nest: Notes from the Edge of the World.

www.iowapublicradio.org

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KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 16d

BREAKING: Gov. Mike Kehoe announced, starting on October 1, members of the Missouri National Guard will "assist with administrative, clerical, and logistical duties at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facilities," (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social)

Gov. Mike Kehoe activates Missouri National Guard to assist ICE agents

The move comes amid President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement practices garnering increasing criticism. Kehoe said that Missouri National Guard troops will help with administrative, clerical and logistical duties.

www.kcur.org

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troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · 23d

Talk of Iowa's 'Iowa Famous' series has been SO FUN to work on. And yes Miss Piggy is from Iowa 🌽🌟🎧
www.iowapublicradio.org/tags/iowa-fa...

a cartoon pig is wearing a purple feathered costume

ALT: a cartoon pig is wearing a purple feathered costume

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troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · 23d

Recommended reading: The Iowa Shift series from the Quad City Times is fascinating

Quad City Times @qctimes.com · Sep 15

Meet the Iowa county that had the largest political shift in the last 12 years

The northern Iowa county that voted for Obama twice and Trump three times swung 52 percentage points to the right between the 2012 and 2024 elections.

qctimes.com

troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · Sep 11

I met a very good dog recently, and she speaks her mind

www.iowapublicradio.org/arts-life/20... @iowapublicradio.org

With 100+ buttons, this little pup speaks her mind

Puppy Parker Posey, a beagle mix living in Des Moines, uses augmentative interspecies communication to express herself.

www.iowapublicradio.org

troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · Aug 26

Have you ever wished you could know what’s going on in the mind of your pet? Sascha Crasnow taught her dog to communicate using recordable buttons and the results are incredible
www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk... #talkingdog @iowapublicradio.org

Pet sounds: How dogs are communicating with their people

Some pet-owners are talking with their pets using augmentative interspecies communication devices — learning more about what animals want, feel and understand.

www.iowapublicradio.org

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troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · Aug 20

The State Historical Society says it's shutting down the Centennial Building in Iowa City because of budget cuts.

Concerned Iowans plan to protest the closure on Saturday
www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk... @iowapublicradio.org #Iowa #history

State Historical Research Center in Iowa City set to close in 2026

We hear what's behind this decision from the historical society and from the group that is protesting the closure. Then, a conversation with Emili Johnson, founder of the Black. Girl. Iowa. podcast.

www.iowapublicradio.org

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troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · Aug 18

Suzanna de Baca joined River to River Thursday to talk about how the latest round of tariffs could affect Iowans (starts about 40 min, in):

🎧 www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/rive... @iowawriters.bsky.social @iowapublicradio.org

America's biggest lottery scam

A documentary tells how suspicious attempts to claim the 2019 Iowa Hot Lotto Jackpot led to the uncovering of the largest lottery rigging scheme in the United States.

www.iowapublicradio.org

troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · Aug 7

You hear a lot about 'brain drain.' How big of a problem is it in #Iowa, and what's behind it? 🎧 www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk...

an illustration of a brain with a battery in the middle

ALT: an illustration of a brain with a battery in the middle

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Amie Rivers @amierivers.bsky.social · Jul 24

So incredibly proud of @iowastartingline.com intern Victor Robbins for this piece on the LGBTQ+ Iowans who have fled the state—and how our state's laws are absolutely contributing to the exodus: iowastartingline.com/2025/07/24/l...

LGBTQ Iowans are fleeing the state: 'It progressively got worse'

As lawmakers restrict the rights of LGBTQ Iowans, more and more are leaving in favor of states with friendlier laws, with over half saying they've at least considered it.

iowastartingline.com

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troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · Jul 21

The latest season of the podcast Unsettled, from @iowapublicradio.org, looks at how gender affects people's everyday lives and how it creates certain divides in U.S. society @sachapfeiffer.bsky.social @npr.org
www.npr.org/transcripts/...

Examining the role of men in the gender gap in American society

The latest season of the podcast "Unsettled" from Iowa Public Radio looks at how gender affects people's everyday lives.

www.npr.org

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WTJU @wtjuradio.bsky.social · Jul 11

In 7/11 episode of The Daily, a NYT podcast, "Is Congress About to Kill This Radio Station?" senior audio producer Jessica Cheung speaks to Tom Abbott, GM of KFSK-FM in Petersburg, AK. He discusses how federal cuts to public media will hurt small, rural radio stations most.

Is Congress About to Kill This Local Radio Station? (Gift Article)

Cuts to public media could have the deepest impact in red, rural and Republican America.

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troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · Jul 13

Men from a variety of different backgrounds with connections to Iowa reflect on what it means to be a man in 2025
www.iowapublicradio.org/arts-life/20...

We asked Midwestern men what masculinity means to them

Men from a variety of different backgrounds with connections to Iowa reflect on what it means to be a man in 2025.

www.iowapublicradio.org

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Amie Rivers @amierivers.bsky.social · Jul 2

IOWA UNION NEWS:
Another Starbucks looking to unionize—this time in Des Moines!
17 full- and part-time baristas and shift supervisors are looking to unionize with @sbworkersunited.org
I don't see which location from this filing. www.nlrb.gov/case/18-RC-3...

Starbucks Corporation | National Labor Relations Board

www.nlrb.gov

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troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · Jul 2

Previously illegal forms of gender identity discrimination in housing, employment, credit practices, public accommodation and education are no longer protected by the Iowa Civil Rights Act www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...

Few anti-discrimination protections remain for transgender Iowans

As Pride Month celebrations and protests come to an end, so too do the state civil rights protections for transgender and nonbinary Iowans. That’s because earlier this year, Iowa became the first stat...

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Erin Murphy @erindmurphy.bsky.social · May 15

The #ialegis Senate has adjourned sine die at 6:01 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, after a roughly 20-hour final legislative day in the chamber.

The House will now complete the work and shut down the 2025 session.

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troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · May 8

A lack of research into the female body impacts patients to this day, while men have a more difficult time getting a mental health diagnosis.
On Unsettled: how gendered understandings of medicine have influenced health care www.iowapublicradio.org/2025-05-05/h...

How gender determines our level of health care

Women are less likely to be believed at the doctor when they're experiencing pain. Meanwhile, men are more likely to die by suicide. On this episode, we discuss the origins of this discrepancy.

www.iowapublicradio.org

troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · May 8

IA Sen. Sandy Salmon, R-Janesville, introduced a resolution urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...

Iowa Senate resolution calls to overturn federal same-sex marriage ruling. What to know:

The resolution from Sen. Sandy Salmon, R-Janesville, calls for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the federal ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.

www.desmoinesregister.com

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David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · May 2

Trump orders an end to all federal funds for NPR and PBS.

They say he can't.

My updated story for NPR:

www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...

Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't

In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.

www.npr.org

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troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · Apr 17

@caseyjohnston.bsky.social lol I signed up for tennis lessons because of Red Comet & my friends all made fun of me

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Miranda Prynne @mirandaprynne.bsky.social · Apr 10

#Highered plays a vital role in equipping students with skills to critically evaluate headlines, interpret data and assess #research methods. @bradvivian.bsky.social of @psuliberalarts.bsky.social shares tips on #teaching students spot #misinformation: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/teach...

Teaching students how to spot scientific misinformation

Educators play a vital role in equipping students with the tools to critically evaluate headlines, interpret data responsibly and assess research methodologies. Learn strategies to help students devel...

www.timeshighereducation.com

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troutshout @troutshout.bsky.social · Apr 10

Check out this fascinating conversation about gender gaps in health care, a part of our 'minding the gap' series:
www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk...

How gendered understandings of medicine have influenced health care

On this episode in our series on the gender gap, the history and persistent effects of gender disparities in health care.

www.iowapublicradio.org