On the podcast this week, we discuss the second Republican presidential primary debate, Chuck Grassley has a hot take on a potential federal government shutdown, and some state boards are spared the review panel’s axe.

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 The Gazette’s Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, and Gazette Columnist Todd Dorman.

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