The Exchange with Ben Kieffer from Iowa Public Radio
The Exchange is the name of Iowa Public Radio's news/talk program. The list of lofty goals for the new show includes: going beyond the headlines of breaking stories, giving listeners access to elected officials, framing community problems, providing
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listeners the chance to discuss them as well as offer ideas to solve them. Our definition of news is anything that is significant and/or interesting to a large portion of our statewide audience. One day host Ben Kieffer might focus on an elected official the next day he might aim his spotlight on an Iowa author or artist. Listen to The Exchange on Iowa Public Radio news and information stations weekdays at 10 a.m.
To ask a question or comment call 866-780-9100 (toll free), or e-mail at theexchange@iowapublicradio.org
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May 2008
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Fri 05/09/08
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A live broadcast from the Java House in Iowa City. We’re joined by P.J. Olsson Tagged a “neo-troubadour” by Wired Magazine.

Thurs 05/08/08
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Ben Kieffer talks with Detective Sgt Kevin Kinney of the Johnson County Sheriff's Department about an investigation into human trafficking and teen prostitution and reporter Jennifer Hemmingsen and editor Lyle Muller of The Gazette, which just completed a 14-part series on the investigation.

Wed 05/07/08
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On today's show, a look at the science of sleep with Dr. Eric Dyken, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at the University of Iowa. Becky Allgood shares the story of her son's death that occurred while he was sleepwalking. Dyken discusses the causes of sleepwalking and answers callers' questions.

Tues 05/06/08
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Author and activist Paul Hawken calls it the largest movement in the world: the fight for environmental and social justice. His new book is entitled Blessed Unrest. Greg Shanley discusses these topics and more with Hawken.

Mon 05/05/08
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Colleen Kinder's book Delaying the Real World: A Twentysomething's Guide to Seeking Adventure, has inspired many to take the road less traveled after graduation. She joins the show today along with Brian Triplett who's preparing for his next adventure, a trek across the U.S.

Fri 05/02/08
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Cedar Rapids author Thomas Flagel talks about his series The History Buffs Guide. He covers topics from the Civil War and Gettysburg to World War II. The latest edition is a guide to the U.S. Presidents.

Thurs 05/01/08
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Jeneane Beck talks with Rep. McKinley Bailey and Patrick J. Palmersheim, executive director of Iowa's office of Veteran's Affairs, and, in the second half, Sen. Tom Harkin.
April 2008
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Wed 04/30/08
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The Des Moines National Poetry Festival co-founder Tom Lynner and poet Li-Young Lee join the show today. Lee reads a few of his poems and tells about his life. Then we talk about trees. Greg Fishbine from the Nature Conservancy joins the show as well as Shannon Ramsey and Sunshine McDonald from Trees Forever report on the number of trees in Iowa cities.

Tues 04/29/08
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These days, it's not uncommon for parents to do their kids' homework, keep them entertained, even negotiate salaries for their first jobs out of college. Psychology Today editor Hara Marano points out the danger of this trend in her new book, A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting.

Mon 04/28/08
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Soprano Randye Jones, from Grinnell College, is the lead researcher for a project called The Art of the Negro Spiritual. In conjunction with Jones' research on the history and key figures of spirituals, she is performing recitals across Iowa. Today she shares her stories and her songs.

Fri 04/25/08
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Stories of all types take the stage today in a live broadcast from the Java House. Students from a University of Iowa storytelling class offer excerpts from their own lives alongside professor and master storyteller Steve McGuire.

Thurs 04/24/08
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Ben Kieffer talks about Templeton Rye Whiskey, called the good stuff during prohibition, on an award-winning archive edition of The Exchange.

Wed 04/23/08
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Samuel Culbert, a UCLA professor of management, discusses BS in the workplace. His new book, Beyond Bullsh*t, looks into how BS has become standard etiquette in the workplace. Culbert shares how to talk straight and avoid BS at work.

Tues 04/22/08
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Two men are touring the country, insisting that faith does not fit into a red-state, blue-state dichotomy. In their new film, Purple State of Mind, John Marks and Craig Detweiler explore American faith, politics and culture.

Mon 04/21/08
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With the last week of the Iowa legislative session, lawmakers are debating and fine tuning budgets. State House reporters Jason Clayworth from the Des Moines Register, Charlotte Eby from Lee Enterprises, Kay Henderson from Radio Iowa and James Q. Lynch from the Cedar Rapids Gazette discuss the issues and legislation of the last week in session.

Fri 04/18/08
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Iowa Public Radio and Humanities Iowa are partnering on the series "Iowa Decisions." Today local control and education are discussed with guests Judy Jeffrey, the Iowa Department of Education director, Bill Sherman, a spokesman for the Iowa State Education Association, and a member of the state education committee, Rep. Jodi Tymeson (R).

Thurs 04/17/08
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Author and filmmaker Jackson Katz, University of Northern Iowa professor Harry Brod and Monique DiCarlo, director of Women's Resource Action Center, talk about gender violence and macho culture.

Wed 04/16/08
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Primatologist Jill Pruetz from Iowa State University joins The Exchange to discuss her work with chimpanzees in Senegal. Pruetz is featured in the April issue of National Geographic Magazine, with the Fongoli chimps she studies.

Tues 04/15/08
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What happens when politics and comedy mix? Russell Peterson's take on that topic in his new book, Strange Bedfellows: How Late-Night Comedy Turns Democracy into a Joke.

Mon 04/14/08
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Iowa lawmakers must approve a $6 billion state in the final days of the 2008 Iowa Legislative session. Rep. Jo Oldson (D), Sen. Steve Kettering (R), Sen. Joe Bolkcom (D) and Rep. Tom Sands (R) discuss the budget and state tax policy, and answer callers' questions.

Fri 04/11/08
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Author and illustrator Peter Sis grew up in Czechoslovakia behind the Iron Curtain. He discusses his latest book The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, today on The Exchange.

Thurs 04/10/08
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The United States has the largest prison population and highest incarceration rate in the world—a record 7 million people at the end of 2005. Ryan King, a policy analyst with The Sentencing Project, a national non-profit organization engaged in research and advocacy on criminal justice policy issues.

Wed 04/09/08
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The Palestinian conflict is always in the news. Guests Mahmoud Watad and Leonard Grob wrote Teen Voices from the Holy Land, Who Am I to You after interviewing both Israeli and Palestinian teenagers.

Tues 04/08/08
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On an archived edition of The Exchange, Ben Kieffer talks with Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, authors of Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar...Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes.

Mon 04/07/08
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With two weeks left in the Iowa legislative session Senate Democratic Leader Mike Gronstal and House Republican Leader Christopher Rants discuss the budget, road funding and the smoking ban in public places.

Fri 04/04/08
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Journalist and author Marda Dunsky discusses topics from her latest book "Pens and Swords: How the American Mainstream Media Report the Israeli ?Palestinian Conflict."

Thurs 04/03/08
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Author Karen Joy Fowler joins the show to talk about her new novel, Wit's End. Fowler earned critical acclaim for her New York Times best-selling novel, The Jane Austen Book Club, which was released as a major motion picture in 2007.

Wed 04/02/08
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Today's show examines international human rights. Dean Borg talks with DePaul University Professor Cherif Bassiouni, who has investigated human rights violations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the former Yugoslavia. The United Nations appointed him to that work, for which he earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination.

Tues 04/01/08
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Erik Peterson, senior vice president of the Center for Strategic & International Studies, offers a look into the future. He heads the Seven Revolutions initiative, which has identified the biggest global challenges as we move toward the year 2025.
March 2008
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Mon 03/31/08
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Michael Mauro, Iowa's secretary of state, is pushing all 99 counties to use paper ballots in the fall 2008 election. Other proposed legislation would make it easier to obtain an absentee ballot and limit the number special of elections. Also, what will record voting numbers at the Iowa caucuses mean for the fall election?

Fri 03/28/08
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Today's show focuses on doctor-patient interactions. In a new collection called Patient Listening: A Doctor's Guide, writers chronicle medical experiences both inspiring and frustrating. The new book was edited by Loreen Herwaldt, today's guest.

Thurs 03/27/08
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Greg Shanley talks with Matt Schafer, an archivist at the Hoover Presidential Library, and Carl Anthony, of the National First Ladies' Library, about the role of first ladies and Lou Henry Hoover, the only first lady from Iowa.

Wed 03/26/08
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The University of Northern Iowa's Tall Grass Prairie Center is researching energy alternatives using prairie hay as a fuel source. Then American singer-songwriter and peace activist Snatam Kaur joins the show to discuss her Sikh devotion music and world tours.

Tues 03/25/08
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Nature writer Elizabeth Grossman joins the show to talk about her experiences reporting in the Arctic and studying the effects of toxic electronic waste.

Mon 03/24/08
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Iowa lawmakers are considering legislation that would restrict teenage driving. Researchers say limiting driving hours to before 10 pm and passengers to siblings and parents will save lives. Sen. Tom Reilly (D) of Oskaloosa and Rep. David Tjepkes (R) of Gowrie join the show along with researcher Daniel McGehee and former high school student Alex Mougin.

Fri 03/21/08
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Gary W. Moore's book Playing with the Enemy: A Baseball Prodigy, a World at War, and a Field of Broken Dreams, tells the story of Moore's father, Gene Moore. Gene was signed to the Brooklyn Dodgers at 15, but WWII came along and intervened in the to-be-star's dreams. Moore discusses his father's dreams, destiny, character and second chances.

Thurs 03/20/08
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Greg Shanley looks at genealogy on an archive edition.

Wed 03/19/08
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Retired U.S. Military Colonel Joe Alexander speaks about his World War II experience in the Pacific. Alexander fought in the Battle of Peleliu, which occurred in September 1944. Iowa City attorney Nick Russo joins the discussion. His father also fought in the Battle of Peleliu, and Russo shares his father's war diary.

Tues 03/18/08
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Greg Shanley talks Iowa baseball on an archive edition.

Mon 03/17/08
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The Iowa Legislature is halfway through its current session. A round table discussion of pending bills includes journalists Dan Gearino, reporter at Lee Enterprises; Kay Henderson, news director at Radio Iowa; and James Q. Lynch, political reporter at the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Fri 03/14/08
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Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, spoke at the University of Iowa last Sunday, March 9. Rove was greeted with protesters and jeers from an angry crowd. Today Frank Durham, Rove's interviewer; Jeff Schmidt, a reporter for Iowa Public Radio; and David Goodner, president of the UI Antiwar Committee discuss the lecture.

Thurs 03/13/08
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Paul Ingram and Jan Weissmiller of Prairie Lights Bookstore discuss their favorite new books.

Wed 03/12/08
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Ed Viesturs joins The Exchange to discuss his many climbs of the world's highest mountains. Viesturs' book No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks, details the mountaineers' climbs without supplemental oxygen.

Tues 03/11/08
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Historian and Columbia University professor Manning Marable shares his insight into the life of Malcolm X. Marable's upcoming book is titled Rediscovering Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention.

Mon 03/10/08
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Jeneane Beck speaks with players involved in Iowa's move to ban smoking in businesses today at the state capitol. She is joined by Cathy Callaway of the Iowa Tobacco Prevention Alliance, Democratic Representative Tyler Olson of Cedar Rapids, Republican Senator Jerry Behn of Boone, and Iowa Restaurant Association President and CEO Donnie DeNucci.

Fri 03/07/08
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Photographer David Plowden talks about Vanishing Point, his new book. In a career spanning 50 years, Plowden has traveled across the country; he has photographed America's steam engines and crumbling barns, both its industrial mayhem and the tranquility of rural life.

Thurs 03/06/08
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Host Dean Borg discusses The Life and Times of F.M. Hubbell, the story of an influential Iowan with the book's author, Simpson College history professor Bill Fredricks and Hubbell's great-great-grandson Jim Hubbell.

Wed 03/05/08
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Ronald J. Berger joins The Exchange today to discuss the experiences of two Holocaust survivors: his father and his uncle. Berger is a professor at the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater and author of the book Fathoming the Holocaust: A Social Problems Approach.

Tues 03/04/08
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Performance artist William Yang joins the show to talk about "Shadows," his multimedia monologue that will make its Iowa debut on March 7 in Cedar Rapids. The Chinese-Australian artist is joined by musician Colin Offord and Mel Andringa, operations director at CSPS in Cedar Rapids.

Mon 03/03/08
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Testing and funding for education are discussed in the state capitol today. Guests include Margaret Buckton from the Iowa Association of School Boards, Rep. Mary Mascher (D-Iowa City), Sen. Nancy Boettger (R-Harlan), and Iowa State Education Association lobbiest Brad Hudson.
February 2008

Thurs 02/28/08
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Today we continue our series on Iowans whose lives and careers have taken interesting paths. Larry Stumme is a Lutheran minister and defense attorney in Denver, Iowa. From his experiences marching with Martin Luther King, Jr., to his time spent immersed in urban poverty, he has a wealth of experience to share.

Wed 02/27/08
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Pilgrimages, miracles and shrines are the topic today. Gregory Bruess, history professor at the University of Northern Iowa, and Jill Dubish, anthropology professor at Northern Arizona University, discuss the legends and scenery surrounding these sacred places and routes.

Tues 02/26/08
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Today we're talking about the Peace Corps with returned volunteers Nick Lauen, Scott McNabb, and Dan Gall. The three Iowans served in Cameroon, Thailand, and Botswana, respectively.

Mon 02/25/08
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Prison reform is the topic today on The Exchange. Jeneane Beck is joined by John Baldwin, Iowa Corrections director, Justice System committee members Democratic Senator Rob Hogg, (D) Cedar Rapids and Representative Lance Horbach (R) Tama, and Carlos Jayne from the Justice Reform Consortium.

Fri 02/22/08
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An interview with University of Iowa Professor Steve Kuusisto. He’s an author, educator and advocate for people with disabilities. Blind since birth he says sometimes even those working to help people with disabilities consign the disabled person to a second-class, defective status. That thinking is something Kuusisto is working to change.

Thurs 02/21/08
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Our guest is University of Iowa Professor Jerry Schnoor. We’ll talk with him about Global Warming. He has testified before Congress and led research around the world. He’s also chairing a state advisory council on climate change, helping develop a nationwide network of environmental observatories, and sharing his experience with tomorrow’s scientists and advocates.

Wed 02/20/08
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John Ikkerd, ag economist from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, says the key to solving global warming is through agriculture and food systems. Later on the show, Dr. Sandy McNab, professor emeritus of Iowa State University, and Lawrence Williams, professor of African studies from Luther College, discuss George Washington Carver.

Tues 02/19/08
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Iowa Rep. Bruce Braley (D) joins the show to offer his views on current events and legislation. The first district representative shares his opinions on Cuba, the economic stimulus package, alternative energy, and more.

Mon 02/18/08
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Kasey Pipes, a former Bush Administration official, is the author of Ikes Final Battle: The Road to Little Rock and the Challenge of Equality, an Amazon.com national bestseller. Pipes talks about Eisenhower's decision to send federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to help integrate the public high school.

Fri 02/15/08
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Iowa nurse practitioner Nancy Leigh Harless joins the show to share stories and reflections from her first book, Womankind: Connection and Wisdom Around the World. Later in the hour, we learn about new initiatives at the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa, with guests Tom Moore and Joe Nolte.

Thur 02/14/08
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On Valentine's Day, the editor of The Guy's Guide to Romance and Askmen.com, James Bassil, discusses what men can do to keep their relationships from going stale. Later in the hour, Mike and Amy Finders talk about the seventh annual Sweetheart's Serenade dinner and show at The Mill Restaurant in Iowa City.

Wed 02/13/08
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Today's program focuses on entrepreneurship. Our guests include UNI Regional Business Center senior program manager, Mike Hahn and EntreFest conference organizer, Amy Kuhlers.

Tues 02/12/08
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Comedian-philosophers Tom Cathcart and Dan Klein unpack political double-speak with logic - and a few jokes. Their new book is Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington.

Mon 02/11/08
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Soon the Iowa Supreme Court will decide whether the state ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional. The following guests discuss both sides of the issue: Mark Kende, Professor of Law at Drake University; Member of the Iowa House of Representatives Chuck Hurly; Ben Stone, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa; and Connie Ryan Terrell, Director of the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa.

Fri 02/08/08
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Can we laugh about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? One touring group says we can. Comedians Ray Hanania and Aaron Freeman, along with University of Iowa Hillel director Jerry Sorokin, join the show to talk about their edgy routine.

Thurs 02/07/08
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Ann Shodde and Harriet Fulbright discuss the mission of the United Center for Citizen Diplomacy. Located in Des Moines, the group works to recruit citizens to act as diplomats internationally. Citizen diplomats and national award-winners Tarik Daoud and Kris Nedam talk later in the hour about their work.

Wed 02/06/08
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Iowa is one of only a handful of states to never elect a woman to Congress or as governor, but it may have been the first state to elect a women to any office. On today's program we talk with freelance writer Cheryl Mullenbach about the election of Julia Addington to be Mitchell County school superintendent in 1869, 50 years before women would win the right to vote. We'll also talk with Jerry DeWitt, Director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

Tues 02/05/08
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Sheryl Kurland joins the show today to talk about the secrets to a lasting marriage. Her new book is Everlasting Matrimony: Pearls Of Wisdom From Couples Married 50 Years Or More.

Mon 02/04/08
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Live from Iowa's capitol, IPR's Jeneane Beck speaks with Governor Chet Culver; Kevin McCarthy, Iowa's Democratic House Majority Leader; Ron Wick, the Senate Minority Leader, and Representative Doug Struyk about the proposed bottle bill, state prisons, and coal plants in Iowa.

Fri 02/01/08
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Author Robin Gerber joins The Exchange to talk about her new novel Eleanor vs. Ike. The book speculates on how Eleanor Roosevelt might have changed the course of history—specifically, the electoral politics of 2008—had she run for president in 1952.
January 2008

Thurs 01/31/08
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Carl Bernstein, author of a biography of Hillary Clinton titled A Woman in Charge, discusses the presidential contender and her husband, former president Bill Clinton.

Wed 01/30/08
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Cedar Rapids native Rosanne Klass joins The Exchange today to discuss her travels in Afghanistan in the 1950s and 1960s. Klass is the author of Land of the High Flags: Afghanistan When the Going Was Good, and will donate her manuscript to the University of Iowa today.

Tues 01/29/08
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Today's show takes a look back at the Pentagon Papers. Guests include journalist and scholar Sanford Ungar, University of Iowa journalism professor Carolyn Dyer, and Judy Hertig, artistic director of Hancher Auditorium. The discussion examines the issue's historical context and its relevance today.

Mon 01/28/08
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The Iowa Bottle Bill is discussed today with guests Jerry Fleagle, president of the Iowa Grocery Industry Association; Teresa Kurtz, executive director of the Iowa Recycling Association; and Troy Willard, owner of Can Shed, a redemption business in Cedar Rapids.

Fri 01/25/08
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A non-traditional reverend joins the show to talk about his Church of Stop Shopping, profiled in the new documentary What Would Jesus Buy? Guests include Bill "Reverend Billy" Talen, church director Savitri D., and UI professors of leisure studies Tom Dean and Ben Hunnicutt.

Wed 01/23/08
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Iowa Lt. Governor Patty Judge and Iowa Congressman Steve King join The Exchange today to discuss the state budget, state economy, health care, and the state diet challenge.

Tues 01/22/08
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In an archived edition of The Exchange, Mildred Kalish shares stories about life in Depression-era Iowa. In 2007, the 84-year-old's memoir, Little Heathens, earned national acclaim.

Friday 01/18/08
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More and more policy makers and advocates are working to prevent underage drinking. Today's guests include Shannon Wagner, Director of community affairs for a local chemical abuse council; Becky Swift, an Assistant Director in the Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy; and Debbie Synhorst, a consultant with the Iowa Department of Public Health.

Thurs 01/17/08
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Professor Michael Bugeja, from the Greenlee School of Journalism at Iowa State University, addresses the roll of social networking websites in education. During the second half of the show, guests discuss robot Lego tournaments and a winning team from Ames, Iowa.

Wed 01/16/08
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