A deep look at how hospital caregivers deal with COVID-19 patients who suffered without loved ones by their side during the coronavirus pandemic. Featured: Dr. Gregory Schmidt, critical care programs director an associate chief medical officer for critical care at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and professor of internal medicine - pulmonary, critical care and occupational medicine, at the University of Iowa. He speaks with IowaWatch's Lyle Muller. 
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Podcast: Dr. Gregory Schmidt, with Lyle Muller of IowaWatch, on COVID in hospitals

Touching stories from a floor nurse who has treated COVID-19 patients, including those who still deny COVID to their death bed, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Kirstin Brainard talks with IowaWatch's Lyle Muller.
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Podcast: Kirstin Brainard with Lyle Muller IowaWatch_COVID hospital care

Darcy Havel-Sturdevant is what's known as a "long hauler." Diagnosed in April 2020 with COVID-19, she still suffers from memory loss, debilitating headaches and other long-term health issues from her bout with the coronavirus. She spoke with IowaWatch's Lyle Muller.
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Podcast_Darcy Havel-Sturdevant with IowaWatch's Lyle Muller on "long haul" effects having COVID-19

University of Iowa research scientist Jesse Espinoza had the rare opportunity to not only contract COVID-19 but to study it in his research work. Espinoza talks with IowaWatch's Lyle Muller.
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Podcast: Jesse Espinoza with Lyle Muller_IowaWatch_COVID from multiple angles

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics nurse Lilly Olson was pregnant when COVID-19 hit Iowa and patients starting showing up on the floor where she works. She juggled concern for her patients with concern for her family, including her unborn child. She tells her story in this podcast with IowaWatch's Lyle Muller.
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Podcast: Lilly Olson With Lyle Muller of IowaWatch_mixing nursing COVID patients with home life

Tim Fairbanks, an Iowa City educator who has a son on the autism spectrum, speaks with reporter Sean Bock in this special report. The podcast was part of a spring University of Iowa journalism and mass communication class accepted by IowaWatch for publication.

Podcast: Online learning for students with autism | parent/educator Tim Fairbanks w/ Sean Bock

Edited interview with Dr. Caitlin Pedati by IowaWatch writer Andy Kopsa. Interviewed on July 16, 2021.

Interview with Dr. Caitlin Pedati

Long-time Iowa journalists Pat Kinney and Lyle Muller talk about the highlights of the Small Town Solutions reporting project they worked on in summer 2021 for IowaWatch.org.  IowaWatch reporting in this project was made possible by support from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems. You can see IowaWatch's work at https://www.iowawatch.org
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Pat Kinney and Lyle Muller Talk About Small Town Solutions Project

A handful of small Iowa towns with populations of less than 5,000 and not part of a larger metro area, bucked the trend and grew their populations in the 2020 census data just released. But, IowaWatch found in summer 2021, some small towns push hard for vitality even when losing population. A podcast, from Lyle Muller of IowaWatch, which is part of a series called "Small Town Solutions," by Muller and Pat Kinney for IowaWatch. Read the story here: https://www.iowawatch.org/2021/08/17/how-a-handful-of-iowa-towns-thrive-rise-above-rural-decline/  
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Iowa's Small Towns that thrive_ IowaWatch podcast

Healthcare workers know people are fatigued, always hearing warnings about taking precautions to guard against contracting COVID-19. They are fatigued, too, dealing with high demands to provide care to those with the coronavirus. An audio report, from IowaWatch by Lyle Muller.
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COVID Messaging Fatigue in Iowa

"Criminal Justice Reform, Part 1"--Some are advocating major changes in how we handle crime and criminals. But is that being soft on crime, or smart on crime? Appearing on the program: Van Jones, CNN contributor/San Francisco; Mark Holden, senior vice president, Koch Industries/Wichita; Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette/Cedar Rapids; Dr. Joe Gorton, criminology professor, UNI/Cedar Falls.

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 68--Criminal Justice Reform, Part 1

"Criminal Justice Reform, Part 2"--Some are advocating major changes in how we handle crime and criminals. But is that being soft on crime, or smart on crime? Appearing on the program: Bernard Kerik, co-founder, American Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform; Roxann Ryan, Iowa Department of Public Safety commissioner; Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa); Lyle Muller, Iowa Watch.

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 69--Criminal Justice Reform, Part 2

"Voices of Voters, Part 2"--We continue our discussion with Iowa voters, with the presidential precinct caucuses just six weeks away. We examine the mood of the electorate, through the voices of voters. Appearing on the program: David Robertson/Iowa voter; Sean Connor/Iowa voter; Amy Korthank/Iowa voter; Gerald Redlinger/Iowa voter; Joe Hyde, former Perry campaign worker/Texas; Lyle Muller/Iowa Watch.

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 77--Voices of Voters, Part 2

"Criminal Justice Reform, Part 1 Revisited"--Some are advocating major changes in how we handle crime and criminals. But is that being soft on crime, or smart on crime? Appearing on the program: Van Jones, CNN contributor/San Francisco; Mark Holden, senior vice president, Koch Industries/Wichita; Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette/Cedar Rapids; Dr. Joe Gorton, criminology professor, UNI/Cedar Falls.

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 85--Criminal Justice Reform, Part 1 Revisited

"A Pulitzer for Editorials"--We continue our series of programs on Iowa Pulitzer Prize winners...This week, he ran network news divisions, but won his award for commentary on hometown issues in Iowa. Appearing on the program:  Michael Gartner, Pulitzer recipient/Des Moines; Lyle Muller/IowaWatch.
 

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 109--A Pulitzer for Editorials

"Campus Free Speech Revisited"--College traditionally is considered a place where open speech and expression are learning tools, taking students deeper into issues. But does a line exist where speech on campus goes too far? Appearing on the program: Hansen Bretling, UNI student government diversity director/Cedar Falls; Carter Yerkes, UI student government communications and marketing liaison/Iowa City; Miranda Pollock, BVU assistant professor of graphic design/Storm Lake; Dr. James Hampton, BVU professor of biology/Storm Lake; Gene Policinski, Newseum Institute/Washington, D.C.; Nicholas Fisher, editor, Northern Iowa newspaper/Cedar Falls; Sam Gill, vice president for learning and impact with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Lyle Muller/Iowa Watch.

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 110--Campus Free Speech Revisited

"Senior Issues Revisited"--Iowa’s senior citizens face a number of challenges...from resisting those who want to take advantage of them...to making proper plans for passing down the family farm. Appearing on the program: Nick Gerhart, Iowa Insurance Commissioner/Des Moines; Mary Muehl, AARP Iowa/Des Moines; Greg Kenyon, attorney/Des Moines.

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 111--Senior Issues Revisited

"Iowa's Business & Economic Climate Revisited"--Iowa’s economy is a mixed bag…the ag sector is in a slump, but other elements are on the rise. Business and industry in Iowa…our topic this week. Appearing on the program: Gov. Terry Branstad (R-Iowa)/Des Moines; Mike Ralston, Iowa Association of Business & Industry/Des Moines; Steve Dust, Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber/Waterloo; Dave DeVault, John Deere Waterloo Works/Waterloo; Michael Libbie, "Insight on Business"/Des Moines.

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 112--Iowa's Business & Economic Climate Revisited

"ADA and School Compliance Revisited"--The federal Americans with Disabilities Act is intended to help people access public facilities…but an Iowa Watch investigation shows most of our schools are not in compliance with the law. Appearing on the program: Tara Thomas, Waterloo Community Schools/Waterloo; Cael Rudkin, student/State Center; Joey Rudkin, parent/State Center; Hannah Soyer/IowaWatch.

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 113--ADA and School Compliance Revisited

"The Moment of Rescue, Part 1 Revisited"--A dramatic rescue at a Des Moines dam in 2009 resulted in a Pulitzer Prize for a Des Moines Register photographer. But there's more to the story. Appearing on the program: Mary Chind Willie, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer; Andrea Melendez, photographer; Lyle Muller, IowaWatch.

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 114--The Moment of Rescue 1 Revisited

Brittany Robb is interviewed by IowaWatch Executive Director-Editor Lyle Muller about a summer 2016 report she did about the stuff we put into our drinking water supply. For the report, go to http://bit.ly/IaW2bgH

Podcast: Brittany Robb and Lyle Muller talk about drinking water contamination in Iowa

"The Voices of Tired Voters"--Election day is less than a month away...but given the length and tone of the campaign, are Iowa voters sick of the whole thing? Appearing on the program: Frank Mensah, voter/Coralville; Steve Reed, voter/Carlisle; Topiz Martinez, voter/Storm Lake; Celia Knofflock, voter/Storm Lake; Caroline Tolbert, professor of political science/University of Iowa; Ed Raber, voter/Washington (IA); Lyle Muller/IowaWatch.

The IowaWatch Connection Podcast--Program 121--The Voices of Tired Voters

"Water Quality Revisited"--You might want to know what goes into your drinking water supply upstream if your city treats river water. Appearing on the program: Dana Kolpin, U.S. Geological Survey; Rich Oswald, superintendent of the East River Station/Davenport, Iowa; Iowa Sen. Rob Hogg, D-Cedar Rapids; Brittany Robb/IowaWatch.

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 136--Water Quality Revisited

"Reporters' Notebook Revisited"--In-depth reporting on health and government topics requires a large investment of resources and time by journalists...and how some of those stories make it into print and on the air may surprise you. Appearing on the program: Tony Leys, The Des Moines Register/Des Moines; Lee Hermiston, The Gazette/Cedar Rapids; Chelsea Keenan, The Gazette/Cedar Rapids; Brittany Robb/IowaWatch; Thomas Nelson/IowaWatch.

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 140--Reporters' Notebook Revisited

"Interrogation Techniques"--Supporters say it gets the toughest criminals to confess but does one particular interrogation technique also convince innocent people to confess to something they didn't do? Some say, yes. Appearing on the program:  Krista Johnson/IowaWatch; Dorothy Varallo-Speckeen, accused; Jennifer Schaefer, friend of accused; Dean Strang, defense attorney.

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 162--Controversial Police Interrogation Techniques

"Urban Opportunity Disparity"--We like to think that a person who gets the same opportunity as another in Iowa will be able to attain the same achievements and goals. That may or may not be true in practice, but what is true is that those who do not start with equal opportunities are destined to fight an uphill battle. Appearing on the program: Izaah Knox, incoming executive director, Urban Dreams/Des Moines; Hillary Frey, reporter/Huff Post; Babar Ahmed, concerned citizen/Des Moines; John Campbell, steelworkers union member/Des Moines; Cody Hiles, community relations director, Broadlawns Medical Center/Des Moines; Lyle Muller/IowaWatch.

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 174--Urban Opportunity Disparity

"My Second Home"--Iowans like to tell others how great our state is. How do you measure that? This week, five people who moved to Iowa and now make their home here give it a try. Appearing on the program: Miriam Alarcon Avila, Jim Jacobson, Lea Haravon Collins, Simeon Talley, and Daphne Patton/participants in the IowaWatch-sponsored "Iowa, My Second Home" storytelling event last month; Lyle Muller/IowaWatch.

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 182--My Second Home

"The Alzheimer's Tsunami Revisited"--The growing number of aging Iowans means more are dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Some 64,000 in Iowa, alone, have the disease. How well prepared are we to deal with this growing health care problem? Appearing on the program: Alan Scherer, Alzheimer's sufferer/West Des Moines; Anne Scherer, wife of sufferer/West Des Moines; Tim Charles, CEO, Mercy Medical Center/Cedar Rapids; Barb Blevins, West Des Moines; Monica Kuehl, West Des Moines; Kathy Good, widow of Alzheimer's sufferer/Cedar Rapids;  Brandon Geib, formerly Iowa Alzheimer's Association/Des Moines; Cindy Hadish/IowaWatch.

The IowaWatch Connection--Program 192--The Alzheimers Tsunami Revisited

IowaWatch summer 2018 reporting interns Lily Bohlke of Grinnell College and Mathew McDermott of Cornell College talked with IowaWatch's executive director and editor Lyle Muller at the end of their internships about what they learned about journalism and capstone journalism projects on which they worked.
McDermott's project focused on the seemingly inability of Iowans to have a civil conversation about controversial political matters. The link: www.iawat.ch/MNExO
Bohlke's story about migrant farm worker health is in editing and preparation. We'll put a link here when it is published in August 2018.

Muller Bohlke McDermott Podcast

"Civil Political Discourse"--At the very time we have more ways to communicate than ever, we tend to individually take advantage of few of them, often consuming media that reinforces our personal world views and ignoring those that may challenge us; that is getting in the way of having meaningful conversations about important issues. IowaWatch visits one county where people with opposing political views are trying to have conversations. Appearing on the program: Julia Mandarino, Joe Mandarino, Jeff Shipley, Marg Dwyer/Jefferson County Better Angels Group Members; Lyle Muller/IowaWatch, Matthew McDermott/IowaWatch.

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