On Iowa Politics Podcast

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: so much. So very much. An overnight legislative session, Republicans self-censoring in debate, bills on child labor, the auditor’s office, property taxes. It’s just all so very much. 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. This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, and Gazette columnist Todd Dorman. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Scarlet Runner and Copperhead.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: big bills on gun regulations and the Iowa caucuses, oral arguments in the Iowa Supreme Court on a key abortion case, and more. 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. This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, and Gazette columnist Todd Dorman. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Austin Taft and Copperhead.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: public assistance gets a public hearing, a sweeping education bill takes another key legislative step, property tax assessments, and trash talk. 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. This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, and Gazette columnist Todd Dorman. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Dead Larry and Copperhead.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: , Iowa state lawmakers take the F-U out of funnel week, and social media is under scrutiny from Iowa state and federal lawmakers. 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. This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, and Gazette columnist Todd Dorman. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Euforquestra and Copperhead.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: School swatting calls, Iowa’s baseball bill, Reynolds’ birth control bill, eminent domain, K-12 education policy and more. 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. This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, and Gazette columnist Todd Dorman. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Steven Kristopher and Copperhead.

Top o’ the mornin’ to you, and welcome to the St. Patrick’s Day 2023 edition of On Iowa Politics. Settle in with some Irish stew and a pint of Guinness, as on the podcast this week, our reporters who were on the ground give us their impressions of last week’s events featuring Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, the massive legislation to reorganize the executive branch of state government is on Gov. Reynolds’ hand, and the train companies have made a deal. 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. This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, and Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of New Trick and Copperhead.

Hello everyone and welcome to the Friday, March 10, 2023 edition of On Iowa Politics. On the podcast this week, in the Iowa Legislature the follow-up to the first funnel was just as much a whirlwind, Gov. Kim Reynolds made her pick for the next director of the state education department, and this weekend is the starting gun to the 2024 Republican Iowa caucuses. Hello everyone, I’m Erin Murphy, the Des Moines Bureau Chief for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids. With me this week are: Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times and Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal. Tone Da Boss will play us out this week. If you know an Iowa band or musician who should be featured on the podcast, please send us a sound file.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: state lawmakers put the F-U in funnel week, and 2024 really gets going with both Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis planning trips to Iowa soon. 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. This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, and Gazette Columnist Todd Dorman. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Paleo and Copperhead.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: it was a big week for the pipeline debate at the Iowa Capitol, we talk trains in the wake of the Ohio disaster, and we’re back on the 2024 trail. 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. This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, and Gazette Columnist Todd Dorman. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Kelly Pardekooper and Copperhead.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: the latest from the 2024 campaign trail, and back at the Iowa Capitol the big topics include government reorganization and pipelines. 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. This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, and Gazette Columnist Todd Dorman. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of The Olympics and Copperhead.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: the medical malpractice debate comes to a head in the Iowa Legislature, the debate over books in schools continues, and said books-in-schools debate is joined by a pretty high profile out-of-stater. 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. This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, and Gazette Columnist Todd Dorman. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Lojo Russo and Copperhead.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: the legislative debate turns from school funding to school policy, Iowa Democrats gain a new leader just as they’re about to lose first in the nation, and some 2024 news — since Republicans’ hashtag-i-a-caucus is still hashtag f-i-t-n. 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. This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, and Gazette Columnist Todd Dorman. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Natalie Brown and Copperhead.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: the private school financial aid bill is now state law, meat gets a second chance, the medical malpractice debate is back, and a state snafu has local governments scrambling. 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. This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, and Gazette Columnist Todd Dorman. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Dream Thieves and Copperhead.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: private school financial assistance on the fast track, LGBTQ legislation takes a left turn in the Iowa House, and lawmakers bring the death penalty debate back from the dead. 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. This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, and Gazette Columnist Todd Dorman. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of William Elliot Whitmore and Copperhead.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: the momentous first week of the Iowa Legislature 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. This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, and Gazette Columnist Todd Dorman. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Tone Da Boss and Copperhead.