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BONUS questions from the 362nd episode of ROI

This week, Cyndi Sweet joins the show to talk about "Teaching Iowa History" an Iowa Museum Association program. The program highlights the importance of primary sources and helps teachers create lesson plans. Sweet is the Executive Director of The Iowa Museum Association. You can learn more about the Teaching Iowa History project here: https://www.iowamuseums.org/Public/Teaching_Iowa_History_Project/Public/Teaching_Iowa_History_Project.aspx#:~:text=Teaching%20Iowa%20History%20provides%20an,schools%20into%20closer%20alignment%20and

BONUS questions from the 361st episode of ROI

Journalist E.J. Dionne joins the 361st episode of ROI to discuss his book "Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country." Dionne currently writes a political column for the Washington Post. He is also a government professor at Georgetown University.

BONUS questions from the 360th episode of ROI

In this episode, Julie Reed, PhD, associate professor of history at Penn State University, joins the ROI team to discuss the the Cherokee Tribe.

BONUS questions from the 357th episode of ROI

After experiencing infidelity and amidst the popularity of the hit HBO drama, Game of Thrones, Larissa "Kat" Tracy, PhD, Professor of Medieval Literature at Longwood University, decided to delve deeper into medieval adultery, treason, and the laws surrounding them. The result is her book - Treason: Medieval and Early Modern Adultery, Betrayal, and Shame. The group discusses Tracy's findings and debunk some stereotypes about the laws surrounding medieval treason and how these topics are explored in literature.

BONUS questions from the 356th episode of ROI

Author and podcaster Danièle Cybulskie joins the ROI panel to discuss facts and fiction about Medieval Europe. Cybulskie wrote her book "Life in Medieval Eurpoe: Fact and Fiction" to help debunk myths surrounding life during that time period. From food to hygiene and love and sex, Cybulskie answers some of the most common misconceptions about the era.

BONUS questions from the 355th episode of ROI

Author and journalist Anu Partanen joins the ROI team to discuss her book, "The Nordic Theory of Everything." In it, she compares and contrasts the differences of life in the United States and life in the Nordic Region. Partanen moved to the U.S. from Finland in 2008.

BONUS questions from the 354th episode of ROI

John Keith, former Harpo Radio production director, joins the ROI team to discuss the "Oprah Culture." Harpo Radio produced and broadcast the "Oprah and Friends" channel on XM Radio from 2006 to 2015.

BONUS questions from the 359th episode of ROI

Rick Sweet, Clinton Symphony Orchestra treasurer, joins the ROI panel to talk about COVID-19's affect on the Clinton, Iowa, Symphony Orchestra.

BONUS questions from the 358th episode of ROI

Director of the Great River UniServ Unit of the Iowa State Education Association, Toby Paone, joins the ROI team to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Iowa Public Schools.

BONUS questions from the 353rd episode of ROI

Rebecca Wiley, Iowa Masonic Health Facilities marketing director, joins the ROI panelists to discuss the William Bettendorf Mansion. The historic mansion is attached to the Iowa Masonic Health Facilities, which is a non-profit health care center located in Bettendorf, Iowa. The mansion and health center sit on a 22-acre bluff which oversees the Mississippi River.

BONUS questions from the 352nd episode of ROI

Author, historian, and biographer Stacy Cordery, joins the ROI panel to discuss the woman who founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, Juliette Gordon Low. Cordery is the author of "Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts."

BONUS questions from the 351st episode of ROI

In this episode, Simon Cordery, History Department Chair at Iowa State University, joins the ROI team to discuss Albert Benton Pullman, who is best known for his historic involvement in the luxury train car industry.

BONUS questions from the 350th episode of ROI

In this episode, Professor Wallace Hettle, University of Northern Iowa, joins the ROI team to discuss the "American Radical Tradition."