River to River

By Iowa Public Radio

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River to River is a conversation about the news with an Iowa perspective. Together we dig into the story behind the headlines - we talk with newsmakers and a diverse range of experts to find out how the news affects you. We take on challenging topics, explore issues from all sides, and foster conversation and understanding

Episode Date
Judge issues limited gag order on Trump ahead of April trial
Mar 28, 2024
What NPR's Frank Langfitt has learned covering international affairs for two decades
Mar 27, 2024
Unpacking Gov. Reynolds' mental health bill
Mar 26, 2024
Chaos, violence and the impending famine in Haiti
Mar 23, 2024
A journalism legend's pursuit to understand America's division
Mar 22, 2024
Grinnell poll shows broad support for protecting kids from social media, no consensus on how to stop school shootings
Mar 21, 2024
The bills that died and survived during the second Statehouse funnel week
Mar 19, 2024
Observing Ramadan in a time of war
Mar 16, 2024
Last year's drought could have massive effects on water quality this year
Mar 15, 2024
Is time up for Tik Tok?
Mar 14, 2024
Giving students a voice
Mar 13, 2024
OBGYN and lawmakers discuss pregnancy-related bills at statehouse
Mar 12, 2024
Biden mentions Iowa while calling for stricter gun reform in State of the Union
Mar 09, 2024
Hearing from Iowans affected by the war in Gaza
Mar 08, 2024
Nikki Haley withdraws from GOP primary, where do her voters go from here?
Mar 07, 2024
How will abortion restrictions affect healthcare?
Mar 06, 2024
Emotion trumps reason when it comes to conspiracy theories
Mar 05, 2024
Ukrainian refugees make a home in Iowa
Mar 02, 2024
Iowa scientists say we're under-investing in solar
Mar 01, 2024
Sen. McConnell to step down from leadership but says he's 'not going anywhere'
Feb 29, 2024
The link between drinking and cancer
Feb 28, 2024
Banning meat substitute research and other state proposals discussed at Pints and Politics
Feb 24, 2024
An octopus in a parking garage and the case for climate resilience
Feb 23, 2024
Democrats call Iowa religious freedom bill 'a blank check to discriminate'
Feb 22, 2024
Statehouse reporters share which bills are still alive this session
Feb 20, 2024
Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA women's basketball scoring record
Feb 17, 2024
Iowans face hefty public defender fees even when acquitted
Feb 16, 2024
House Republicans impeach the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary. Now what?
Feb 15, 2024
Writers reflect on two years of war in Ukraine
Feb 14, 2024
Iowa lawmakers discuss bills affecting undocumented immingrants
Feb 13, 2024
Adair police chief charged with illegal machine gun purchases
Feb 10, 2024
Author details Harold Hughes' role in the 'Long Sixties' and Vietnam War
Feb 09, 2024
Republicans abandon southern border compromise
Feb 08, 2024
What safety measures should be considered in the wake of the Perry shooting?
Feb 07, 2024
Iowa Legislature attempting to narrow AEA services
Feb 06, 2024
Meet the Iowa high school team in an app development competition for NASA
Feb 03, 2024
Thunder from the Prairie: the life of Harold E. Hughes
Feb 02, 2024
President Biden promises to shut the border down now, propping up bipartisan deal
Feb 01, 2024
Is it possible to slow cognitive decline?
Jan 31, 2024
Iowa investigators face scrutiny for university sports betting probe
Jan 30, 2024
Iowa ranks last in the number of state psychiatric beds available per 100,000 residents
Jan 27, 2024
Changing attitudes on immigration
Jan 26, 2024
And then there were two
Jan 25, 2024
Drake's Harkin Center sets a new design standard for Iowans of all abilities
Jan 24, 2024
The boards and commissions at risk of elimination
Jan 23, 2024
Psychedelic-based therapy shows incredible promise for treating veterans with PTSD
Jan 20, 2024
The scope of food insecurity across Iowa
Jan 19, 2024
The Iowa Caucus aftermath
Jan 18, 2024
Trump dominates Iowa but Haley, DeSantis remain hopeful
Jan 17, 2024
What to expect on caucus night
Jan 15, 2024
Will the snow blow away caucus goers?
Jan 13, 2024
How MLK's legacy applies today
Jan 12, 2024
Governor Reynolds proposes increasing teacher pay as lawmakers begin session
Jan 11, 2024
Ukrainian students in Iowa reflect on the war back home
Jan 10, 2024
Iowa lawmakers return to Capitol amid school safety concerns
Jan 09, 2024
Religious leader details community's response to Perry High School shooting
Jan 06, 2024
Investigation finds alarming cases of neglect at assisted living facilities
Jan 05, 2024
Countdown to the caucuses
Jan 04, 2024
Advantages and disadvantages of presidential incumbency
Jan 03, 2024
Is the Iowa Caucus a tradition in name only?
Dec 30, 2023
2024 marks a new era for Iowa's Democratic Caucus
Dec 29, 2023
Could a "Dry January" lead to a dry lifetime?
Dec 28, 2023
How social media impacts adolescent health
Dec 22, 2023
Trump removed from Colorado's primary ballot
Dec 21, 2023
Is a house an investment, or a home?
Dec 20, 2023
A look back at the news of 2023
Dec 19, 2023
Man arrested for vandalism of Satanic Temple of Iowa display at state Capitol
Dec 16, 2023
Parallels between Nancy Pelosi and Theresa May
Dec 15, 2023
New poll shows Trump's expanding lead ahead of January caucuses
Dec 14, 2023
Iowans share climate change insight after attending COP28 in Dubai
Dec 13, 2023
AI has arrived in Hollywood
Dec 12, 2023
Could Haley or DeSantis surge with six weeks until the Iowa Caucuses?
Dec 09, 2023
Author seeks to answer life's biggest questions through physics
Dec 08, 2023
McCarthy to leave Congress at the end of this month
Dec 07, 2023
Opposing views on marijuana legalization
Dec 06, 2023
Recycling varies across the state and in the region
Dec 05, 2023
Iowa historian looks back at the legacies of Sandra Day O'Connor and Henry Kissinger
Dec 02, 2023
How has vaping evolved over the last decade?
Dec 01, 2023
Koch network endorses Nikki Haley for president, disappoints DeSantis
Nov 30, 2023
NPR's favorite books of the year
Nov 29, 2023
Drafted rules released for Iowa's temporarily-blocked fetal heartbeat law
Nov 28, 2023
The future of Voting Rights Act potentially threatened
Nov 23, 2023
The ongoing youth mental health crisis
Nov 22, 2023
Lack of transparency in sexual abuse cases at iconic Nebraska youth home
Nov 21, 2023
Trial begins for woman charged with 52 counts of voter fraud
Nov 18, 2023
Many metro Iowans now work from home. How are city leaders and developers reacting?
Nov 17, 2023
Experts flag Trump's 'Vermin' remarks as authoritarian
Nov 16, 2023
Supreme Court ethics code questions whether justices recuse themselves from future cases
Nov 15, 2023
The struggles and successes of keeping a business in the family
Nov 14, 2023
Pella residents vote against library restrictions
Nov 11, 2023
Support for organized labor reaches highest level in decades
Nov 10, 2023
Governor Reynolds endorses DeSantis, says he "gets things done"
Nov 09, 2023
Iowa scientists say we're under-investing in solar
Nov 08, 2023
ISU President talks about DEI, tuition and state funding
Nov 07, 2023
A new House speaker, polls leading up to the Caucuses and more on another Pints & Politics
Nov 04, 2023
School board and city races on the ballot this November
Nov 03, 2023
Trump says he will win Iowa
Nov 02, 2023
A first-generation college grad comes home as Kirkwood president
Nov 01, 2023
Recent poll highlights divide between Democrats and Republicans in Iowa
Oct 31, 2023
Iowa evangelicals citing biblical prophecy for support of Israel
Oct 28, 2023