River to River
Hosted by Ben Kieffer · Iowa Public Radio
4.6from 71 ratings
- 586
- Episodes
- 164
- Transcribed
- 71
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 204K
- YouTube views
About River to River
River to River is a conversation about the news with an Iowa perspective. Together we dig into the story behind the headlines - we talk with newsmakers and a diverse range of experts to find out how the news affects you. We take on challenging topics, explore issues from all sides, and foster conversation and understanding
- Publisher
- Iowa Public Radio
- Category
- government · news · news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 9 Jan 2024
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
164 of 586 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Candidates for Iowa governor talk education, economics at contentious first debate
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Identifying how menopause impacts risk of stroke and dementia
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Author Mary Roach explores the strange science of rebuilding the human body
Inside a recent episode
Candidates for Iowa governor talk education, economics at contentious first debate
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We want to make sure, for example, that what happened in Minnesota doesn't happen here. We don't want to see a lot of upfront incentives. Instead, we should make sure that this company is making the investments, improving the infrastructure in Iowa, actually building here, and after meeting benchmarks, then seeing incentives come in after that to make sure that actually something is being provided to Iowans. Okay, and here is part of Republican Zach Lane's response about that question. When it comes to the incentive package, and I look at what the governor and the legislature did and what they did approve, and it makes sense. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Megan Goldberg
- Evan Renfro
- Hannah Roeder
- Enrique Leira
- Mary Roach
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 204,440
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 56 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 15 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100
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- Quality
- 84
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 95
Contact River to River
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- Does not typically book guests
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Who hosts River to River?
Ben Kieffer host the show. Published by Iowa Public Radio.
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