On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to re-create the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa.

This week in the podcast, the legislative session opens and Gov. Reynolds delivers her Condition of the State address, state lawmakers consider a casino moratorium, and Joni Ernst has made up her mind on Pete Hegseth.

The Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy hosted this episode. It features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette Columnist Todd Dorman, and Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal.

Gazette Digital Content Manager Becky Lutgen Gardner produced this episode.