Iowa State Fair, School Materials, and Iowa’s Atomic Bomb Connection

On the podcast this week, , the Iowa State Fair is under way, schools talk about complying with the new state law that cracks down on certain materials, and Jared’s story on two Siouxland men with ties to the atomic bomb.

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to re-create the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day's deadlines have been met.

This week’s show is hosted by Erin Murphy, the Des Moines Bureau Chief for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, and features Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, The Gazette’s Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, and Gazette columnist Todd Dorman.

The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Surf Zombies and Copperhead.