This month's Talk of Iowa book club pick is Yaa Gyasi’s debut novel Homegoing.

The Idealist covers Jack Trice’s life as he navigated segregation in school and athletics during the 1920's, the football game that ended his life and the student-led demands to honor him in the decades following.

On the last Hort Day of the year, experts brainstorm presents for plant lovers.

As we reach the year's end, we turn to our resident music experts to share what tunes grabbed their ears in 2022.

Explore some of the best tunes from 2022 with Studio One hosts Tony Dehner, Cece Mitchell and Mark Simmet.

Jane Smiley’s latest book, A Dangerous Business, is a departure from her previous work. She joins this episode to discuss the new novel. Then host Charity Nebbe tours the world's largest collection of nativity scenes in Washington, Iowa.

Pianist and composer Dan Knight joins host Charity Nebbe for one of IPR's favorite holiday traditions — listeners share stories about favorite holiday songs, and Dan plays them.

The winter festivities can make this the loneliest time of year for some. Guests discuss ways to get through the holidays when they find themselves alone.

A Ukrainian living in Iowa City gives an update on the war and his family waiting out the conflict back home.

Revisit a conversation on preserving Jewish history and maintaining Jewish community in the state.