Julie and Rekha search for answers. Iowa was once considered a progressive state. These professional journalists will explore the state to find out what the hell is going on. Join us. <br/><br/><a href="https://julieandrekha.substack.com/s/what-the-hell-happened-to-iowa?utm_medium=podcast">julieandrekha.substack.com</a>
What the hell happened to Iowa?
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Julie and Rekha search for answers. Iowa was once considered a progressive state. These professional journalists will explore the state to find out what the hell is going on. Join us. <br/><br/><a href="https://julieandrekha.substack.com/s/what-the-hell-happened-to-iowa?utm_medium=podcast">julieandrekha.substack.com</a>
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May 19, 2023
Ted Koppel: Bots, bias spell bleak outlook for broadcasting
<p>Ted Koppel talks about the factors that he feels have led to the decline of broadcast media, and his fears for its future. He connects racism, the spread of lies, coupled with an unbridled evolution of technology, resulting in threats to democracy. </p><p>In this wide-ranging conversation, he starts by sharing his concerns about artificial intelligence, and how it will impact the dissemination of truthful information.</p><p>We talk about the downside of the internet, the demise of the Fairness Doctrine, the consolidation of media ownership, plus his growing fears about the news deserts in the country, created by the absence of legitimate local reporting. </p><p>He shares his candid views about the CNN town hall with Donald Trump - the good, bad, and ugly. </p><p></p><p>Listening to the voice of Ted Koppel will whisk you back into an era when a trusted source came into your living room every night, reporting the news with dignity. </p><p>Though Koppel is pessimistic about the future of journalism, his quick wit, wisdom, and self-deprecating humor, come shining through. </p><p></p><p>Here is episode one of this topic: </p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://julieandrekha.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">julieandrekha.substack.com</a>
May 19, 2023
Broadcast media's rightward shift in Iowa
<p></p><p>Rekha and Julie offer a two-part series discussing ‘What the hell happened to Iowa?’ focusing on how Iowa's media landscape has changed.</p><p>We offer four points of view; first, from Trish Nelson, a listener who has monitored the changes in Iowa radio stations' news/talk format.</p><p> Next, we hear from former Federal Communications Commissioner Nicholas (Nick) Johnson, followed by businessman Tom Stoner, who owned radio stations in Iowa.</p><p></p><p>To know what the hell happened to Iowa, one must understand federal policy changes that fundamentally changed the operation and ownership of local broadcast companies. </p><p></p><p>In the second episode, Julie and Rekha interview veteran broadcast icon Ted Koppel, who shares his fears about the future of journalism. </p><p>The political sea-change in Iowa did not happen overnight. Julie and Rekha explore the factors that have made Iowa take a hard right turn.</p><p>Today, the subject is how and why media has changed in the state. </p><p>Veteran broadcast journalist Ted Koppel addresses the second part of this topic. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is episode two: </p><p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://julieandrekha.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">julieandrekha.substack.com</a>
April 15, 2023
Why is there hunger
<p>Here is the video from public testimony on the SNAP bill, thanks to Iowa Starting Line. The second audio clip is from Senator Janice Weiner, D-IA, from Johnson County. </p><p>“Exploitation, plus arithmetic equals poverty” says Anne Bacon, the director of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.impactcap.org">IMPACT Community Action Partnership</a>, our featured guest in this episode. Her organization serves central Iowans with the<a target="_blank" href="https://www.impactcap.org/history-of-community-action"> mission</a> of reducing barriers and burdens that families in poverty experience. Bacon’s passion is fueled by her understanding of poverty from her lived experience. </p><p></p><p>The title of our podcast series is What the hell happened to Iowa? Today we focus on the most vulnerable in our state, and the impact current proposed legislation will have on our neighbors. </p><p>The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program, otherwise known as SNAP, takes center stage. It would require the poorest among us to go through even more hoops, to get assistance for their children, at an expected administrative cost increase to the state of over four times what it currently costs. The recipients are not the mythical ‘welfare queen’ but rather a vast majority are children, people with disabilities, and an estimated 34,000 elderly. </p><p>As for the arithmetic, it doesn’t add up - unless it does. And by that, we mean, targeting the poorest among us is a vote-getting technique. Hate for the poor is a powerful motivator, especially when used to draw attention away from the decline of funding for public schools, disappearing health care at the same time there is a huge increase in cancer diagnosis in the state. And taking away a woman’s right to an abortion, even from rape induced pregnancy, is a top priority by this governor and the legislators all falling in line to do her bidding. </p><p>Younger Iowans with families are reportedly fleeing, businesses can no longer attract executives to the state because of the promise of Iowa’s pride in Iowa schools, and children who are in the maturation process of discovering their own identities are being bullied by adults who are making bank on the belief that they can make other adults believe they are an evil freak of nature. Damn the consequences. </p><p>The far right turn of politics in Iowa is a part of what the hell happened to Iowa. </p><p>Thank you for listening. Our subscriber base is growing because readers are sharing this with others. Do you know someone who would like to be a part of our effort?</p><p>Are you new to this podcast? Here are others you might appreciate:</p><p>If you would like to support production and travel costs, you can become a paid subscriber. However, you can subscribe for free. The most important way to support these stories is to share this with your friends. </p><p></p><p>Julie Gammack and Rekha Basu</p><p>More on the topic: </p><p>Todd Dorman, Cedar Rapids Gazette: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/people-need-food-to-be-alive-iowa-gop-isnt-so-sure/">‘People need food to be alive.’ Iowa GOP isn’t so sure. </a></p><p></p><p></p><p>More about the anti SNAP legislation, from Ty Rushing, and Iowa Starting Line. </p><p></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://iowastartingline.com/2023/04/06/nurse-bill-to-cut-snap-medicaid-not-good-for-iowans-health/">https://iowastartingline.com/2023/04/06/nurse-bill-to-cut-snap-medicaid-not-good-for-iowans-health/</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://iowastartingline.com/2023/03/23/shame-on-us-says-iowa-senator-as-snap-restriction-bill-passes/">https://iowastartingline.com/2023/03/23/shame-on-us-says-iowa-senator-as-snap-restriction-bill-passes/</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://iowastartingline.com/2023/01/28/study-shows-welfare-fraud-nearly-nonexistent-in-iowa-as-gop-aims-to-restrict-snap/">https://iowastartingline.com/2023/01/28/study-shows-welfare-fraud-nearly-nonexistent-in-iowa-as-gop-aims-to-restrict-snap/</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://iowastartingline.com/2023/01/26/legislators-get-an-earful-about-iowa-gops-controversial-snap-bill/">https://iowastartingline.com/2023/01/26/legislators-get-an-earful-about-iowa-gops-controversial-snap-bill/</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://iowastartingline.com/2023/03/28/fry-bills-that-take-food-and-health-care-benefits-from-thousands-arent-about-that/">https://iowastartingline.com/2023/03/28/fry-bills-that-take-food-and-health-care-benefits-from-thousands-arent-about-that/ </a></p><p>We are delighted to be included in a new effort lead by Robert L. Leonard, called the <strong>Iowa Podcasters Collaborative</strong>. Watch us grow, pop those earbuds in and take a listen: </p><p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://julieandrekha.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">julieandrekha.substack.com</a>
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