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Show overview

Talk of Iowa launched in 2025 and has put out 228 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 180 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 48 min and 48 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 190 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 190 episodes published. Published by Iowa Public Radio.

Episodes
228
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
48 min
Cadence
Near-daily

From the publisher

Talk of Iowa is a place for Iowans to connect to our shared culture and what it means to live in Iowa. Host Charity Nebbe brings a mix of regular guests and a range of experts to discuss the arts, history, literature and everything else happening in Iowa. Every day brings something new — even if it's in a recurring segment like Talk of Iowa Book Club or comes from a familiar voice on Horticulture Day.

Latest Episodes

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Ukrainian refugees made a home in Iowa, but their future is uncertain

Oct 9, 202648 min

Digital archive elevates Black history in Iowa dating back to 1862

Oct 8, 202648 min

A Marion middle schooler is finalist in NPR's Student Podcast Challenge

Oct 7, 202647 min

Iowa State MFA program celebrates 20 years of interdisciplinary storytelling

Oct 6, 202648 min

A guide to garlic

Oct 3, 202647 min

Pioneers of public school desegregation reflect on their impact

Oct 2, 202648 min

The fight for third spaces

Oct 1, 202647 min

Decorah community and Crown Prince of Norway celebrate 200 years of transatlantic relationship

Sep 30, 202648 min

Irish artist Katie Holten reimagines language with a tree alphabet

Sep 29, 202647 min

It's spider season

Sep 26, 202647 min

Anne Frank Initiative shares her legacy through hands-on learning opportunities

Sep 25, 202647 min

Dolly the Mastodon returns to Wayne County

Sep 24, 202648 min

Jane Elliott continues to fight bigotry, and she wants your courage

Sep 23, 202648 min

Iowa Writers' Workshop alum explores mental health struggles in new YA novel

Sep 22, 202647 min

When it rains, it pours

Sep 19, 202648 min

Short story collection tells humorous, heartbreaking stories of womanhood

Sep 18, 202648 min

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian to deliver Constitution Day address at UNI

Sep 17, 202638 min

The world of Jane Austen fanatics

Sep 16, 202648 min

Tinker siblings draw parallels of student protests from the 1960s to present

Sep 15, 202648 min

Prepare your garden for the first frost

Sep 12, 202640 min