Iowa New in Town Podcast

About Iowa New in Town Podcast

You probably heard about it from a friend getting your morning coffee at Brewhemia or Daisy Chain. Or perhaps you saw your favorite Iowan post about it? Maybe you searched the net for something that interested you. So, what is The Iowa Podcast? It's Real Iowans, talking about real events and stuff within the state worth paying attention to. It seems like even objective news today is pushing some kind of agenda. You won't find that garbage here! We certainly won't shy away from real issues, and we certainly won't stay away from difficult questions, but on The Iowa Podcast we will never take our guests out of context or edit their comments in any way (unless we both agree of course—sometimes people say dumb stuff or cough in the microphone!)

Publisher

The Iowa Podcast

Category

news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Sept 2022

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 248 episodes have a transcript.

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   14 Oct 2026

   Iowa's first "no party" candidate, Dave Bushaw challenges party loyalists

   Dave Bushaw is the first "no party" candidate in Iowa, and perhaps in US History and that brand rings true. He's pro 2nd amendment, wants gun safety in schools, but is also pro-single payer healthcare. Bushaw's views are varied and it's clear he's not beholden to any particular party. Bushaw discusses his view on the "right to work scam," corrects claims he is pro mandatory military service, and defends single-payer healthcare from an economic perspective and not the usual "human right" speech. 💡 Find this show on your favorite player: https://iowapodcast.com/dave-bushaw/ 🐖 Get a free $30 gift card from Jethro's BBQ: https://iowapodcast.com/jethrosbbq

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   30 Sept 2026

   Nate Willems for Attorney General on pollution and wage theft

   Nate Willems is running for Attorney General and said he'd go further than the DNR on punishing recent polluters. We asked how far in the future. He also explains why he initially voted against a bill that would monitor sex offenders in the state, but voted for the final bill. Willems also explains how he'd recoup lost wages for Iowa workers and also defends a controversial post on Twitter (now X) that made a comparison between Antifa and US Soldiers "fighting fascism." 💡 Find this show on your favorite player: https://iowapodcast.com/nate-willems/ ⚖️ Hurt at work? Talk to Nate Boulton for free: https://workerslawyers.com 🐖 Get a free $30 gift card from Jethro's BBQ: https://iowapodcast.com/jethrosbbq

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   23 Sept 2026

   Michael Bridgford, running for Congress or GOP & DEM Relationship Counselor?

   Michael Bridgford is running for Congress as an independent, hoping to gain a seat in the US House of Representatives that acts as a marriage counselor or relationships therapist between Republicans and Democrats. He tells us that his independent voice is an advantage for him and for Iowa. 💡 Find this show on your favorite player: https://iowapodcast.com/michael-bridgford ⚖️ Hurt at work? Talk to Nate Boulton for free: https://workerslawyers.com 🐖 Get a free $30 gift card from Jethro's BBQ: https://iowapodcast.com/jethrosbbq Most voters write-off independent candidates, but Iowa is a different story he says. 144,161 Iowans are independents. That number is within striking distance of the 166,348 registered Republicans and 153,396 Democrats in Iowa. Bridgford also explains his mission to get big money out of politics and restore the individual's voice in Congress.

Inside a recent episode

Clinton strategist explains early AP caucus call and why Haley has more momentum.

Published 17 Jan 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But let me back up because you have a completely different perspective on the purpose of polling. I think most people assume the purpose of polling is so that we can predict the future and predict what's going to happen. But I've talked to you before about this. And you, that's not how you use polls. Can you explain that? Yeah, polling. Let's go back. If we want to go back 50 years ago, when the best way to find out what was going to happen, we asked people and they told us that was old school polling. And that was predictive because we asked them what was going to happen. And we collected, we collected those and we had a very good prediction. […]

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