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Obermann Conversations: The Making of "Hot Tamale Louie"

UI Music Professor and jazz musician, John Rapson, talks about the making of his jazz-centered production, “Hot Tamale Louie.” He discusses the collaborative process with local folk singer-...

Arts, Music, and Hobbies

University Town, Union Town

John W. McKerley, an oral historian at the University of Iowa Labor Center, gives an introduction to the labor history of Iowa City and Johnson County.

Weber Days is a series of local...

Local History Weber Days

Living History with Harriet Tubman

Join Harriet Tubman (Kathryn Harris) as she talks about her experiences as a ‘conductor' for the Underground Railroad. Over a period of roughly ten years, Tubman made nearly a score of trips...

Children's

Iowa City People: Mori Costantino

In Episode 2 of Iowa City People, longtime Iowa City activist Mori Costantino is interviewed.

Recorded February 14, 2017

Note: This program was re-uploaded in July 2021 due to a typo...

Interviews Iowa City People

All That Jazz: A Music Storytime

Learn all about jazz music and enjoy a professional ensemble from the University of Iowa Arts Share perform the works of the jazz mainstream. This ensemble covers the range between early swing and...

Children's

Invisible Hawkeyes: African Americans at the UI During the Long Civil Rights Era

Dr. Lena M. Hill, Senior Associate to the UI President and Dr. Michael D. Hill, UI Associate Professor of English and African American Studies, discuss the creation of the 2016 book "...

Books and Writing, Local History

Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream

Sara Goldrick-Rab, Professor of Higher Education Policy & Sociology at Temple University discusses the crisis of college affordability and student loan debt. She offers solutions for...

Current Issues and Politics

Project Green: Lives Written on the Land

Iowa City ecologist and author, Connie Mutel, talks about the ongoing ecological story of Iowa's agricultural transformation and what our past has meant for Iowans and for the state's...

Gardening, Nature, and Home Project GREEN

Iowa's Economy & the Economics of TIF: Presented by League of Women Voters

Dave Swenson, Iowa State University economist, addresses Iowa's economy and the economics of TIF.

This event was co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Johnson County and the...

Current Issues and Politics

International Author Series 2016: Images of America - What We Saw

Fall Residents share impressions of their time in the United States during this perennial IWP favorite.

The International Authors program series provides an opportunity for the community to...

Books and Writing