Relevant or Irrelevant

BONUS questions from the 431st episode of ROI. Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Dr. Thomas Lecaque, a faculty member at Grand View University, joins the Relevant or Irrelevant team to talk about how bad medieval history feeds far-right fantasies. Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 441st ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Dawn Wohlford-Metallo, visual arts director at Quad City Arts, is the guest for the 441st edition of Relevant or Irrelevant. Dawn joins the group to discuss the current exhibit at Quad City Arts: Art In Lockdown.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from our Halloween Special!Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

It's Halloween weekend, and the Relevant or Irrelevant team gets into the holiday spirit with a special episode focused on ghost stories!Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 430th episode of ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Myke Cole, author of The Bronze Lie: Shattering the Myth of Spartan Warrior Supremacy, is the guest for the 430th episode of Relevant or Irrelevant.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 428th episode of ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Dieter Drake, RAGBRAI's ride director, is the guest for this episode of Relevant or Irrelevant. He discusses the annual bicycle race across the state of Iowa.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Christina Shutt, from The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library And Museum, is the guest for the 425th edition of "ROI" to discuss "State Of Sound: A World of Music From Illinois."Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 424th episode of ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Nancy Priester Hayes is the guest on the 424th edition of this series to discuss her thesis: "Precarious Paradise: Toolesboro, Iowa."Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 422nd episode of ROI. Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 421st episode of ROI. Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Dr. Meredith McCarroll joins the ROI team to discuss "Appalachian Reckoning." McCarroll is the co-editor of this book. It is a collection of essays and creative work from people who live in the Appalachian. McCarroll is English Director of Writing and Rhetoric, Director of the First-Year Writing Seminar Program, and a Lecturer in English at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 419th episode of ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Kyle Munson, a lifelong journalist, storyteller, writer, and content creator, who spent 24 years in daily news with The Des Moines Register, is the guest for the 419th edition of ROI. Kyle joins the panel to talk about The Western Iowa Journalism Foundation.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 418th episode of ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

"Time, Autonomy and Obsolescence: Inequality, Precarity and Work Amidst 21st Century Technology Change and Pandemic Crisis" is the scope of the topic on this edition of ROI with special guest Dr. Amy Bix, Professor of History at Iowa State University.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 417th ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Dr. Paul Lasley, professor of sociology at Iowa State University, is the guest for the 417th episode of Relevant or Irrelevant. He joins the panel to discuss Iowa's Rural-Urban Schism.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 416th episode of ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

John Brassard Jr. is the guest for the 416th episode of this series. He discusses The Long Grove, Iowa, Bank Robbery of 1921 with the "ROI" team.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 415th episode of ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Dr. Andrew Sorenson joins the "Relevant or Irrelevant" team to discuss the ancient history of fire. Fr. Sorenson is a post-doctoral researcher in Human Origins and Material Culture Studies at Leiden University, The Netherlands.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 413th episode of ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Dr. Scott Stull is the guest for the 413th episode of this series to discuss his article, "Experimental Archaeology as Participant Observation: A Perspective from Medieval Food."Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 412th episode of ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Larissa "Kat" Tracy, Ph.D., Professor of Medieval Literature at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, is the guest on the 412th edition of Relevant or Irrelevant. She joins the team to discuss execution and exile in medieval and early modern Europe.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 411th ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Freelance writer and Hugo award-winning podcaster Annalee Newitz is this week's guest. She joins the ROI panelists to discuss her book "Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age."Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 410th episode of ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Sara Millhouse, the associate editor of Big River Magazine, is the guest for the 410th episode of Relevant or Irrelevant. The discussion topic is centered on Black settlers in Wisconsin's driftless area.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 409th episode of ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Paul Moses, former Newsday city editor and senior religion writer, is a professor of journalism at Brooklyn College and the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He was the lead writer on a Newsday team that won the Pulitzer Prize. Paul and the ROI team discuss his book The Saint and the Sultan: The Crusades, Islam, and Francis of Assisi's Mission of Peace in the 409th edition of this series.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 408th episode of ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Dr. Joy Connolly, President of the American Council of Learned Societies, joins the ROI panelists to discuss the Life of Roman Republicanism.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 407th edition of ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Dr. Lynn Brant, retired professor of geology at the University Of Northern Iowa, is the guest for Relevant or Irrelevant episode 407. The subject of this edition is the Religious Significance of Geology.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 406th ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

The guest for Relevant or Irrelevant episode 406 is Dr. Glenn Storey, Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Iowa. The "ROI" panelists will discuss the archeology of ancient cities with Dr. Storey.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS questions from the 405th episode of ROI.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Dr. Victor Camp, retired professor of geological sciences at San Diego State University, is the guest for the 405th Relevant or Irrelevant. The topic for this discussion is: "The Case For A Long-lived And Robust Yellowstone Hotspot."Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.