WHO-TV political editor Dave Price is this week's guest. He's interviewed by Seth Andersen of Simpson's Culver Center about last week's first presidential debate, as well as what he's learned from years of covering presidential politics in the Midwest, which he covers in his book 'Caucus Chaos Trump.'

Randy Evans, a former Des Moines Register editor and current executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, discusses the council's work and its willingness to go to court if necessary to force Iowa governments to do the public's business in public. This talk was part of Simpson's Constitution Day programming for Fall 2020.

Simpson College has one of the highest voter-turnout rates among college students in the United States, and it's easy to see why as we talk during this episode with Elise Sturgeon and Kylie Doupnik, fellows with Simpson's Culver Center for Public Policy. Elise and Kylie are working to get students registered to vote and to help them find safe and secure voting options.

Emeritus Biology Professor Pat Singer of Simpson College joins the podcast this week to talk about how existing drugs are being repurposed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic around the world. This talk originally was delivered as part of Simpson's Summer Speaker Series.

As we approach the 2020 presidential election, the coronavirus remains front of mind for many voters as are the powers of the presidency in confronting this emergency. At Simpson College, Adrienne Gathman, an assistant professor of political science, spoke as part of Simpson Summer Speakers series on COVID-19 and the current environment in which we find ourselves.

The COVID-19 pandemic hasn't killed all Fall 2020 sports at Simpson College. Cross country coach Heath Moenck is our guest this week to talk about his team's training, their plans for meets starting Sept. 12 and the reasons he loves coaching cross country.

It's a new academic year at Simpson College, but football and other fall contact sports won't be in the air due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic. Kicking off the third season of Speaking of Simpson, football coach Matt Jeter and volleyball coach KK Palea are our guests to talk about the impact of the postponement of their teams' competition until at least Spring 2021.

The final podcast episode for the academic year is a conversation with John Woell, the newly appointed senior vice president for academic affairs at Simpson College. Woell will join Simpson on July 1 after spending the past eight years at Albion College in Michigan. A religion and philosophy scholar, Woell talks about his path through higher education, plus his thoughts on the future of higher education and of Simpson College.

Seeking an internship or starting a career after graduation can be stressful enough for students, but throw in a pandemic and the job gets that much more challenging. Bobbi Sullivan and Laurie DuFoe of Simpson's Career Development Office (simpson.edu/careers) stop by the podcast this week to talk about how they keep helping students and alumni with job and internship searches during the coronavirus crisis. They share tips on how students can keep working toward their career goals from home.

Simpson's faculty has just approved a new outline for general education, also known as a core curriculum. The college will begin rolling out the curriculum with the entry of new students in Fall 2021. Mark Gammon, associate dean for general education, discusses the new outline and its role in the liberal arts.