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2026Talks episodes

  • 2020Talks - November 5, 2019
    Today is election day, and folks in Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Kentucky have legislators and/or governors to elect. Iowa municipal elections are today, too, and came up at this weekend's NAACP economic justice forum.
    4 min
  • 2020Talks - November 4, 2019
    13 Democrats tried for their 2007-Obama-style moments at the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty and Justice Celebration dinner Friday night, which used to be known as the Jefferson Jackson dinner. And, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke dropped his bid for the nomination.
    4 min
  • 2020Talks - November 1, 2019

    The House formalizes impeachment, and Democrats all come to Iowa for the Iowa Democratic Party annual fundraiser while money and polling troubles weigh on some of their campaigns.

    4 min
  • 2020Talks - October 31, 2019

    Comedian and candidate Ben Gleib tries a new town hall format: virtual reality. And Iowa's Cafe Diem has been a hotspot for smaller-crowd candidates for more than 15 years.

    4 min
  • 2020Talks - October 30, 2019

    Yesterday marked 50 years since the Supreme Court ruled that school districts needed to start desegregating immediately. But historical factors have cemented many forms of discrimination that still happen today.

    4 min
  • 2020Talks - October 29, 2019

    A non-RNC-sponsored GOP primary debate yesterday; and how lower-polling candidates think about their poll numbers, as the DNC winnows debate field with even harsher restrictions.

    4 min
  • 2020Talks - October 28, 2019

    Pres. Trump announced the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and Speaker Pelosi didn't know about the raid that made it happen. Plus, the president went to last night's World Series game, and Rep. John Delaney brought a small donor to Saturday night's game.

    4 min
  • 2020Talks - October 25, 2019

    Rep. Tim Ryan drops out of the race, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar makes it into the next debate. And, the League of United Latin American Citizens held a town hall in Des Moines last night.

    4 min
  • 2020Talks - October 23, 2019

    Facebook says it blocks four networks of social media accounts to prevent election interference; and Julián Castro announces he might not have enough cash on hand to keep the campaign going.

    4 min

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