On this week's Fallon Forum, former Iowa State Rep. Bill Witt joins Ed Fallon to discuss:
(01:51) A hard look at long-term care;
(17:36) Iowa’s looming budget crisis;
(37:15) Iowa: North America’s largest strip mine;
(54:33) Record heat will impact food security, with Kathy Byrnes, Birds & Bees Urban Farm.

May 22: An Interview with former Iowa State Rep. Bill Witt

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On this week's Fallon Forum, Jeffrey Weiss joins Ed Fallon to discuss:
(01:14) Reclaiming the public airwaves;
(18:59) Campus protests continue to heat up;
(37:55) Why the media ignore most global conflicts;
(55:21) Is the midday meal “lunch” or “dinner”?, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm.

Apr 29: Campus protests continue to heat up

On this week's Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses:
(01:25) Addressing the housing crunch, with Mark Clipsham;
(23:29) Walking across the Mojave Desert;
(39:50) Our survival demands another long march;
(53:19) Pesticide risk in foods - what to watch for, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm.

Apr 22: Addressing the housing crunch

On this week's Fallon Forum, Charles Goldman joins Ed Fallon to discuss:
(01:09) A candid look at third-party politics, with Pat LaMarche;
(21:45) The troubling rise in the incidence of incest;
(38:27) Biblical literalism: Which animals made it onto the ark?;
(53:43) Deeply flawed study claims urban ag worse for the planet than conventional ag, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm.

Apr 15: Deeply flawed study claims urban ag worse for the planet than conventional ag

On this week's Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses:
(01:23) Destruction of Gaza will play a key role in this fall's election;
(23:19) Our survival demands another long march;
(37:43) What's up with No Mow May?, with JoAnn Muldoon;
(54:45) How Boston grows … food!, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm.

Apr 8: Destruction of Gaza will play a key role in this fall's election

On this week's Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses:
(01:29) As Iowans celebrate 15 years of marriage equality, some lawmakers want to turn back the clock, with Rekha Basu;
(18:38) Two nuns receive prestigious peace award, with Fr. Dave Polich;
(38:21) Walking across the Mojave Desert;
(54:17) April garden Q & A, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm.

May 22: An Interview with former Iowa State Rep. Bill Witt

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