Season 3
EpisodeSeason3Episode301
A content creator, an aspiring pro wrestler and a Clinton non-profit.
Season 2
EpisodeSeason2Episode213
Explore the challenges and triumphs of caregiving in Iowa through three personal stories.
EpisodeSeason2Episode212
Wildlife photographer Jacob Pitzenberger, a 276-mile run across Iowa and artist Daniel Adams.
EpisodeSeason2Episode211
Mulholland Grocery in Malvern, St. Luke’s in Dubuque, and college level gymnastics.
EpisodeSeason2Episode210
Raising a giant pumpkin, the Capitol page program, broadcaster Bob Fisher and Spook Cave.
EpisodeSeason2Episode209
Color the Wind Kite Festival, a small town newspaper partnership and a braille competition.
EpisodeSeason2Episode208
Meet author Rachel Yoder, service dogs helping the deaf, and a family engaged in egg production.
EpisodeSeason2Episode207
Explore ecosystem restoration with bison, Dubuque’s Vintage Torque Fest and raising hogs outside.
EpisodeSeason2Episode206
Visit the Maintenance Shop in Ames, make apple cider, and ride along with Escaramuza Quetzali.
EpisodeSeason2Episode205
A conversation with Harry Smith, the Swan Ballet, and an accessible treehouse at the Iowa Arboretum.
EpisodeSeason2Episode204
A foraging couple in Story City, an autism awareness advocate, and the Urban Bike Food Ministry.
EpisodeSeason2Episode203
Learn about Iowa Deaf Baseball Camp, the Sharks synchronized swimming club and minibikes.
EpisodeSeason2Episode202
Meet Griff II, Drake University’s live mascot and see a 96-foot tapestry in Centerville.
EpisodeSeason2Episode201
Explore cowboy mounted shooting, a music publisher and an after-school skate club.
Season 1
Explore a culinary competition, a luthier, equine-assisted therapy, and piano restoration.
Explore breakdancing, a 1968 plane crash and community revitalization through the arts.
Explore bird rehabilitation, visit Mediaverse Studios, and meet the Christofferson family.
Learn about girls wrestling, meet a makeup artist, and visit the last Ben Franklin store.
Explore the Underground Railroad Ride, the Groundswell Cafe and a non-profit in Clinton.
See how service dogs help veterans, meet a student inventor and visit Byron’s Bar.
Iowans celebrate the holidays in diverse ways — with food, flowers, friendship and song.
Explore the lyceum movement, refugee support and the history behind one Iowa love story.
Learn how the emerald ash borer is impacting Iowa neighborhoods, meet a comic book artist who is writing a new
series aimed at kids, learn about an inspiring musician and dancer, and take a ride on a train in Missouri Valley.
Explore public art, meet a world-renowned woodcarver, and visit a rock ’n’ roll summer camp.
Meet a juggler from southeast Iowa and four women organizing a student run fashion show.
Visit a farmer who raises peacocks, meet a professor who hiked across the state to document historical changes in Iowa, and learn how one northeast Iowa organization helps immigrants and refugees.
Explore a unique town festival, prairie restoration, and a newspaper serving Black Iowans.
Extras
ExtraSeason2Episode213
Iowa Life host Charity Nebbe sat down with a panel for a live discussion on caregiving at Iowa PBS studios.
ExtraSeason2Episode205
This is an extended cut of Harry Smith's interview from Iowa Life, Episode 205.
ExtraSeason1Episode111
Jon Locker breaks a world record by playing for five full minutes through 81 guitar/bass amps in the newly restored Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.
Uncover the diverse tapestry of Iowa's people, cultures and stories. Through compelling interviews, scenic visuals, and authentic storytelling, each episode explores the extraordinary lives of individuals who call Iowa home.
Funding for Iowa Life Provided By
The Lainie Grimm Fund for Inclusive Programming
The Lois and Gayle Strickler Family of Grinnell, Iowa
The Mark and Kay DeCook Charitable Foundation