The Iowa Podcast

07/05/2025

NEW: Central Iowa tap water may exceed safe nitrate levels. At-home testing from a home in Ankeny, Iowa shows levels exceeding 10mg/L. This is over safe EPA standards.

07/04/2025

Veterans hate telling their own story. This July 4th, let's tell it for them. The Freedom Rock

07/04/2025

The process of bringing a Freedom Rock to every county in Iowa involved an exhaustive research process. The Freedom Rock

07/04/2025

An Iowa artist explains how a biker group mixed their fallen brother's ashes into his artwork. The Freedom Rock

07/03/2025

What's behind all the patriotic themed rocks across our state? We spoke to the artist. The Freedom Rock

07/03/2025

Fueling Athletes with Frozen Gains: A New Face in Iowa Manufacturing. Check out the newest episode of the Iowa Manufacturing podcast!

Share with your friendsWhen Grant Veenstra wanted to gain muscle in high school to support his basketball dreams, he choked down one terrible protein shake after another. It didn’t take long before he asked a simple but powerful question: Why isn’t there a better-tasting way to fuel performance ...

07/02/2025

We often hear criticisms of public school funding from the Iowa GOP, but what is the magic number Dems are suggesting? Rob Sand for Iowa

07/02/2025

Have you seen a massive rock painted with a Veteran theme in Iowa? How about two of them? How about more? Is there something bigger behind the trend? It turns out, the Iowa artist started the project when he was 19 to honor veterans. Now every county in Iowa has one thanks to Ray “Bubba” Sorensen. The Freedom Rock

Share with your friendsAudio version: Have you seen a massive rock painted with a Veteran theme in Iowa? How about two of them? How about more? Is there something bigger behind the trend? It turns out, the Iowa artist started the project when he was 19 to honor veterans. Now every country in Iowa ha...

07/01/2025

Is it going to take big-time founders with big exits like Ben Silbermann of Pinterest to launch Iowa's startup ecosystem? Next Level Ventures

07/01/2025

A Fellows Perspective of the Iowa Entrepreneurial Ecosystem with Gabe Howard. Check out the newest episode of the Iowa Tech podcast!

Share with your friendsIn this episode of the Iowa Tech Podcast, host Micah Walker welcomes Gabe Howard, the third fellow of the InnoVenture Iowa Fund, to discuss his experiences and insights into venture capital and the Iowa entrepreneurial ecosystem. Gabe shares his background, growing up in a sma...

06/30/2025

Rep. Eddie Andrews for Iowa defends his vote on the ESA Bill, explaining parents should be in full control of their child's education

06/29/2025

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