Iowa Life

Season 2

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    A conversation with Harry Smith, the Swan Ballet, and an accessible treehouse at the Iowa Arboretum.
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    A foraging couple in Story City, an autism awareness advocate, and the Urban Bike Food Ministry.
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    Learn about Iowa Deaf Baseball Camp, the Sharks synchronized swimming club and minibikes.
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    Meet Griff II, Drake University’s live mascot and see a 96-foot tapestry in Centerville.
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    Explore cowboy mounted shooting, a music publisher and an after-school skate club.

Season 1

    Episode
    Explore a culinary competition, a luthier, equine-assisted therapy, and piano restoration.
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    Explore breakdancing, a 1968 plane crash and community revitalization through the arts.
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    Explore bird rehabilitation, visit Mediaverse Studios, and meet the Christofferson family.
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    Learn about girls wrestling, meet a makeup artist, and visit the last Ben Franklin store.
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    Explore the Underground Railroad Ride, the Groundswell Cafe and a non-profit in Clinton.
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    See how service dogs help veterans, meet a student inventor and visit Byron’s Bar.
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    Iowans celebrate the holidays in diverse ways — with food, flowers, friendship and song.
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    Explore the lyceum movement, refugee support and the history behind one Iowa love story.
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    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.
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    Explore public art, meet a world-renowned woodcarver, and visit a rock ’n’ roll summer camp.
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    Meet a juggler from southeast Iowa and four women organizing a student run fashion show.
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    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.
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    Explore a unique town festival, prairie restoration, and a newspaper serving Black Iowans.

Extras

Extra
This is an extended cut of Harry Smith's interview from Iowa Life, Episode 205.
Extra
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.
Iowa Life

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