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Iowa political reporters and columnists meet weekly to discuss the latest news and analyze what's happening in Iowa politics. Think in-depth updates from the Iowa Legislature and the campaign trail. This podcast is recorded and produced by The Gazette in Cedar Rapids and features journalists from news organizations across the state.

Episode Date
Iowa’s AG in New York, government transparency, and early voting underway in Iowa’s June 4 primary
May 17, 2024
Iowa's new state immigration law is headed to the courts, plus a look at 2024 Republican Party of Iowa state convention
May 09, 2024
On Iowa Politics Podcast: Protests across Iowa, Dorman’s interview with Rita Hart and Riley Gaines in Iowa
May 03, 2024
On Iowa Politics Podcast: Pints & Politics - April 24, 2024
Apr 29, 2024
Iowa Legislature wrap up for 2024
Apr 26, 2024
2024 Legislative Session closes, plus RFK Jr. visits Iowa
Apr 21, 2024
The future of abortion access in Iowa, an AEA bill redo, traffic camera restrictions green lit
Apr 12, 2024
On Iowa Politics Podcast: consumable hemp products, meat alternative labeling and a visit from the U.S. Surgeon General
Apr 05, 2024
AEAs' final legislative chapter, emergency contraception and the AG's office and more Iowa politics
Mar 29, 2024
On Iowa Politics Podcast: primary elections, eminent domain and immigration policy, and AEAs
Mar 22, 2024
On Iowa Politics Podcast: Iowa Legislature's second funnel deadline; Congress takes on TikTok
Mar 15, 2024
Iowa Democratic Caucus, Super Tuesday results and State of the Union
Mar 08, 2024
On Iowa Politics Podcast: Pints & Politics - February 22, 2024
Mar 07, 2024
On Iowa Politics Podcast: Iowa Legislature updates, plus Congressional incumbents file for re-election
Mar 01, 2024
On Iowa Politics Podcast: religious freedom, quote-unquote union-busting, and of course, AEAs.
Feb 23, 2024
On Iowa Politics Podcast: Funnel Week
Feb 16, 2024
On Iowa Politics Podcast: Gender ID bill and more Iowa Legislature updates
Feb 09, 2024
On Iowa Politics Podcast: AEA bill hits resistance, gender identity bill fails
Feb 02, 2024
On Iowa Politics Podcast: Iowa Legislative Session Highlights So Far
Jan 26, 2024
Iowa Republican Caucuses Review Edition
Jan 19, 2024
Iowa Republican Caucuses Preview Edition
Jan 12, 2024
Steve King Endorses Ramaswamy, the Caucus Sprint, and a Legislative Look
Jan 05, 2024
Iowa GOP Debate, Gov. Reynolds Fact-Checking, and Statehouse Candidates
Dec 22, 2023
Iowa GOP President Debate, and Feenstra's Caucus Campaign Role
Dec 15, 2023
Another Republican Debate, and victory for Phillips and Williamson
Dec 08, 2023
Iowa Voter Fraud, Endorsements, and Trump vs. Reynolds
Dec 01, 2023
Miller-Meeks’ Challenger and the Republican Primary Field Thins
Nov 17, 2023
Reynolds' Endorsement, Election Results, and the Republican Debate
Nov 10, 2023
Controversial Iowa College Democrat Statement, Ramaswamy’s Campaign, and Pence’s Exit
Nov 03, 2023
New House Speaker, Caucus Candidate Spending, and Evangelical Voters
Oct 27, 2023
House Republicans’ New Speaker Efforts and Trump in Iowa
Oct 20, 2023
Navigating Iowa’s Culture Wars (Iowa Ideas 2023)
Oct 13, 2023
McCarthy’s Exit and Iowa’s Republican Caucus Campaigns
Oct 06, 2023
Republican Debate, Grassley’s Hot Shutdown Take, and Spared State Boards
Sep 29, 2023
Trump’s Iowa Campaign, Abortion Policy, and Iowa’s Congressional Races
Sep 22, 2023
Iowa's Big Game and Feds Weigh in on Youth Employment Laws
Sep 08, 2023
Republican Candidates and Conversion Therapy Bans
Sep 01, 2023
Republican Presidential Debate Recap and a new Iowa Caucus Poll
Aug 25, 2023
Iowa State Fair Political Happenings Recap
Aug 18, 2023
Iowa State Fair, School Materials, and Iowa’s Atomic Bomb Connection
Aug 11, 2023
On Iowa Politics: Trump indictment, Lincoln Dinner, School book bans and Davenport's new mayoral candidate
Aug 04, 2023
The Iowa State Fair’s political schedule, and a RAGBRAI Arrest
Jul 28, 2023
Family Leadership Summit, Trump’s Iowa Return, and Abortion Laws Paused
Jul 21, 2023
On Iowa Politics Podcast: Post-special legislative session on abortion
Jul 14, 2023
Reynolds Joins Mammas for DeSantis, and Ag Secretary Talks Land Ownership
Jul 07, 2023
Bidenomics, New Laws , and One Board to Rule Them All
Jun 30, 2023
BVP vs Supreme Court, and Tulsi Gabbard Has No Regrets
Jun 23, 2023
Iowa Abortion Ruling, Democrats’ Caucus Rejection, and Presidential Candidates
Jun 16, 2023
Democrat Leadership, Pence Official, and Presidential Roast and Ride
Jun 09, 2023
Trump vs DeSantis, GOP Hopefuls, and Davenport Apartment Collapse
Jun 02, 2023
Republican Presidential Candidates - and Pete Buttigieg - Visit Iowa
May 26, 2023
Trump vs. DeSantis Showdown Fakeout and Ernst’s Fundraiser Roster
May 19, 2023
Student-athlete Betting, a Republican Voting Age Proposal, and Trump vs. DeSantis
May 12, 2023
Iowa Legislature Adjourns, Democrats' Caucus Plan, and Carbon Capture Pipelines
May 05, 2023
On Iowa Politics Podcast: Koozies and Iowa Legislature Predictions
Apr 28, 2023
Republicans Self-Censoring, Child Labor, and, Property Taxes
Apr 21, 2023
Guns, Iowa Caucuses, and Iowa Supreme Court's Abortion Case
Apr 14, 2023
Public Assistance, Education Bill, Property Taxes, and Trash Talk
Apr 07, 2023
Funnel Week and the TikTok Ban
Mar 31, 2023
A crazy week of Iowa politics
Mar 24, 2023
Gov. Reynolds' Executive Reorganization and the Train Companies Have a Deal
Mar 17, 2023
On Iowa Politics Podcast: An Iowa Legislature follow-up after the first funnel deadline
Mar 10, 2023
Funnel Week and 2024 Presidential Campaigns Really Get Going in Iowa
Mar 03, 2023
Iowa’s Pipeline Debate, Train Talk, and 2024 Campaigns
Feb 24, 2023
2024 Campaigns, Iowa’s Government Reorganization and Pipelines
Feb 17, 2023
Iowa’s Medical Malpractice Debate and Books in Schools
Feb 10, 2023
School Policy Debate, New Democrat Leadership, and 2024
Feb 03, 2023
School Vouchers, Meat’s 2nd Chance, and a State Snafu
Jan 27, 2023
Private School Assistance, LGBTQ Legislation, and the Death Penalty Debate Returns
Jan 20, 2023
A momentous first week for the Iowa Legislature
Jan 13, 2023
Speaker Election And Our 2023 Legislature Look Forward
Jan 06, 2023
On Iowa Politics Podcast: Is Iowa a red state now?
Dec 23, 2022
Politics Podcast: Miller-Meeks’ Address Change, Ernst Censured, Brennan caucus post-mortem
Dec 16, 2022
Caucus Talk, a Recount Flip, and Grassley On Trump Constitutionality
Dec 09, 2022
RIP Iowa Democratic Caucuses Edition
Dec 02, 2022
Iowa Trump Reaction, Same-Sex Marriage, Scott Recount, and the King Meme Trial
Nov 18, 2022
Post-Election Review
Nov 11, 2022
Iowa Election Security, Trump’s Campaign, and Closing Arguments Before Tuesday
Nov 04, 2022
Miller-Meeks Vaccine Mandate?, Death of Newspaper Endorsements, and Trump in Iowa
Oct 28, 2022
Gubernatorial Debates, Republicans Raking, Senate Ratings, and Iowa Votes.
Oct 21, 2022
Iowa Congressional Candidates, and Siouxlanders Struggle to Fill Events
Oct 14, 2022
Grassley/Franken debate, Gingrich's Roadmap, and G.W. Bush in Iowa
Oct 07, 2022
Congressional debate, budget surplus, and Iowans at Insurrection
Sep 30, 2022
Franken Allegations, White House vs. Reynolds, and and Pompeo’s Trip
Sep 23, 2022
Abortion and the fetal heartbeat case, 4th District debates, and a day with Deidre DeJear
Sep 15, 2022
Campaign Ad Wars, Senate Republican Unity, and Iowa’s AG 'Debate'
Sep 09, 2022
Iowa’s Pipeline, Parents First, and Unopposed Candidates
Sep 02, 2022
Student Loans, Education Funding, and State a Fair Report
Aug 26, 2022
Biden's Big Bill, Fair Food & Speeches, and IRS Agents “Ready to Shoot”
Aug 19, 2022
Insulin Votes, Law Enforcement Messaging, and Reynolds' Heartbeat Bill
Aug 12, 2022
Ernst's Vet Vote, Iowa First-in-Nation Status, and Abortion in Kansas
Aug 05, 2022
Kim Reynolds Court, Republican endorses Democrats, and a close AG campaign
Jul 29, 2022
Iowa Polls, Contraception & Marriage Equality, and Red Flags
Jul 22, 2022
Federal abortion ban, Reynolds red flags,Scholten joins Team Franken
Jul 15, 2022
Iowa Supreme Court says no to Reynolds and a new Senate poll in Iowa
Jul 08, 2022
A rare endorsement, Reynolds’ abortion plan, and Nikki Haley talks 2024
Jul 01, 2022
The Supreme Court, Abortion, and Iowa Caucuses
Jun 24, 2022
Grassley and Ernst on guns, absentee voting, and Iowa’s abortion ruling
Jun 17, 2022
Takeaways from Iowa primary election results
Jun 10, 2022
Primaries, guns, and James Lynch's farewell
Jun 03, 2022
Sine die, gubernatorial endorsements, and, another school shooting
May 27, 2022
Democrat debate, governor’s endorsement, and free the weed
May 20, 2022
Do school vouchers save money and improve academic performance?
May 14, 2022
The democratic primary, my attorney general, and (still) the Legislature
May 13, 2022
A-word, lingering legislative session, and future caucuses
May 06, 2022
Podcast: Tucker Carlson in Iowa, Sand’s defense, and the 3%
Apr 29, 2022
Under the Dome, and Ballot Issue No Longer
Apr 22, 2022
A Presidential visit, ESA Opposition, Infanticide, and Ballot Question
Apr 15, 2022
Ballot Questions, Democratic Primary, and Golden Dome of Wisdom
Apr 08, 2022
Historic Legislature Week, Ballot Challenges, and Trump Investigation
Apr 01, 2022
Who’s running, Grassley and SCOTUS, and the legislative session
Mar 25, 2022
Filing Deadline, Funnel Week, and COVID March Madness
Mar 18, 2022
Reynolds gets official, legislative midpoint, and local sheriffs
Mar 11, 2022
Biden’s State of the Union, Reynolds' Response, and Ernst's Russia Comments
Mar 04, 2022
Reynolds On The Big Stage, Ukraine, and a Republican Supermajority.
Feb 25, 2022
Key Democrat Retires, Funnel Week Highlights, and the Hinson-Mathis Race
Feb 18, 2022
Other Caucuses, a Week in the Legislature, and Legitimate Political Discourse
Feb 11, 2022
License Plates, Fundraising, Ethanol, Tax Cuts, and Classroom Live-Streams
Feb 04, 2022
Fair and Flat, Fly the Bird, and the Supreme Court
Jan 28, 2022
Biden's First Year, Reynolds Rolls in Cash, and the Hinson-Mathis Contest
Jan 21, 2022
Legislature in Session, Fair and Flat, and Voting Rights
Jan 14, 2022
Jan 6 One Year Later, Legislative Look-Ahead, And Words We Don't Want to Hear
Jan 07, 2022
Top Iowa Politics Predictions For 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Reviewing 2021’s Top Iowa Politics Stories
Dec 17, 2021
Banning books, Grassley's naughty list, Rob Sand blinks, and Roby Smith runs
Dec 10, 2021
State Legislators, City-Level Politics, and a the March Against Communism
Dec 03, 2021
Reynolds popularity and Miller-Meeks financial disclosures
Nov 19, 2021
1st District developments, lawmakers on the move, and infrastructure impact
Nov 12, 2021
Elections, elections and elections
Nov 05, 2021
Redistricting, part 2, vaccination mandate relief and local elections
Oct 29, 2021
A second look at redistricting and UAW strike
Oct 22, 2021
The “Big Lie” tour comes to Iowa and all politics are local
Oct 15, 2021
Reaction to redistricting Maps and a batch of new Iowa poll result
Oct 08, 2021
The race for governor and more redistricting
Oct 01, 2021
Redistricting, Grassley's re-election bid, and a batch of new Iowa poll results
Sep 25, 2021
Redistricting and the Iowa Secretary of State Race
Sep 17, 2021
On Iowa Politics Podcast: A gubernatorial candidate, first-in-the-nation, and Trump’s return
Sep 10, 2021
A is for Afghanistan, abortion and Ankeny
Sep 03, 2021
Trooper-Gate, a Contest in Iowa’s 2nd District, and Mask Madness
Aug 27, 2021
DeJear is running, party crashers, leaving Afghanistan, and Biden vs Reynolds
Aug 20, 2021
Show me the numbers, infrastructure division, and gun sanctuaries
Aug 13, 2021
Mathis and Franken are running and the Trump presidential library
Aug 06, 2021
Onward Christian politicians; woke and winning; and Finkenauer for Senate
Jul 23, 2021
Who's Running, Who's Not, and Sanctuary Counties
Jul 16, 2021
State COVID Data, Troopers to the Border, and Reynolds VP?
Jul 09, 2021
Continuous campaigning, cheaters never win, and border patrol
Jul 02, 2021
Reynolds Numbers Improve and Someone Else, Please
Jun 25, 2021
A Democrat Challenger, TV News Candidates, and Reynolds Bills
Jun 18, 2021
Elections law changes, property tax changes, and Rob Sand
Jun 11, 2021
On Iowa Politics: Sand vs. Reynolds, election law impact, and where’s the beef?
Jun 04, 2021
Wait until next year, and a Democratic contender
May 28, 2021
The Right to Bare Faces, and to Investigate Or Not
May 21, 2021
Mission Accomplished, and GOP Cancel Culture.
May 14, 2021
Spring break, a grand bargain, and virtue signaling
May 07, 2021
100 Days of Biden, and the Census Says
Apr 30, 2021
Biden love, GOP visitors, Republican money ball, and 100 days
Apr 23, 2021
Multiple Choice Candidate, Pate Patter, and WOT - the War on Meat
Apr 16, 2021
Making hay out of murder, bonus babies, vaccine passports, and a Reynolds challenger
Apr 09, 2021
An early look, the end of a saga, and a lightning round
Apr 02, 2021
SGOTUS, 2nd District rhetoric, and 2024 is here
Mar 26, 2021
Iowans say 'stop running' to Grassley, plus everyone gets a vaccine
Mar 19, 2021
Elephants on parade, securing elections and relief is on the way
Mar 12, 2021
One Year of COVID in Iowa
Mar 05, 2021
Stolen elections, redistricting pause, and COVID relief
Feb 26, 2021
Iowa’s election changes, Grassley's primary opponent, and first-in-the-nation status
Feb 19, 2021
Iowa's COVID “mission accomplished," Republicans Target Education, and Awards Season
Feb 12, 2021
The Quotable King, Republicans Play Defense, SOS
Feb 05, 2021
Committees, committees, everybody's got committees
Jan 29, 2021
Inauguration, the Legislature and Iowa 2’s never-ending saga
Jan 22, 2021
The governor, the Legislature, and impeachment.
Jan 15, 2021
A failed coup and the Legislature returns
Jan 08, 2021
The Best and Worst of 2020
Dec 23, 2020
Let the Vaxxing Begin and Governor 2022
Dec 18, 2020
Vilsack, Vaccine, and a Gubernatorial Campaign
Dec 11, 2020
An Iowa Race Goes to Washington, Water Quality, and a Capitol Idea
Dec 04, 2020
Still still counting, positively Grassley, and a soft mandate
Nov 20, 2020
The 'What Could Go Wrong?' Edition
Nov 13, 2020
The election and what’s ahead
Nov 06, 2020
All About the Election
Oct 30, 2020
Early voting, senate races, polling, and Biden vs. Trump
Oct 23, 2020
Iowa Legislature races; Supreme Court hearings, and election-related lawsuits
Oct 16, 2020
Our positive president and a glut of debates
Oct 09, 2020
The “will you shut up, man” edition
Oct 02, 2020
The court, the polls, Iowa 2, and your post-election reading list
Sep 25, 2020
Branstad’s back, Big 10 return, and the full Grassley
Sep 18, 2020
1st District throw down, chaos theory, football politics, and never forget
Sep 11, 2020
Let the campaign begin, coronavirus skepticism; and the rural-urban divide
Sep 04, 2020
Swan song for the caucuses, back-to-school, absentee battle, and derecho response.
Aug 21, 2020
Voting rights, polls, and more polls
Aug 07, 2020
Decision time for Biden, postpone the election, and back to school
Jul 31, 2020
Who Was That Masked Governor? What She Said, and #IA04
Jul 24, 2020
Special summer vacation edition of On Iowa Politics
Jul 17, 2020
Conventions, cash, and masked messages
Jul 10, 2020
Let the debates begin, and Donald’s demise
Jun 26, 2020
Sleepless in Des Moines, poll says, and good news/bad news.
Jun 19, 2020
Legislature is back, polling, Black Lives Matter, and COVID-19 claims the State Fair
Jun 12, 2020
Primary Results, the Legislature, and Taking It to The Streets
Jun 05, 2020
Primary Prognostications and the Legislature Resumes
May 29, 2020
A King Dethroned? And Who Will Show Up on Election Day?
May 25, 2020
A King Exonerated, The Campaigns Are a Changin', and Senate Race Gets Negative
May 15, 2020