Bailey Cichon

This week, the On Iowa Politics podcast looks back at the year that was. And what a year it was.

This week on the podcast, Iowa Democrats are divided over the caucuses, yet another multi-candidate event without Randy Feenstra, the Iowa Supreme Court sides with Rob Sand, and more.

Curious Iowa investigates how medical waste is treated, transported and disposed of in Iowa.

Plus, the Satanic Temple’s display at the Iowa Capitol is back in the news and Randy Feenstra addresses his lack of attendance at multi-candidate events.

Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy sat down with Iowa Rep. J.D. Scholten on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 for the second in a series of 1:1 interviews with political and government leaders in Iowa.

Ring in the holiday season with festivals, holiday markets, light displays and other events.

This festive show combines holiday music with circus talents from around the world. Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland is coming to the Paramount Theatre Nov. 30.

For over 20 years, a Cedar Rapids resident decked trees in the I-380 Corridor. Now, the tradition is being passed on to her niece.

This week on the podcast we discuss Gov. Reynolds talking property taxes, THC drink limits in the government funding bill, a potential Democratic candidate for state ag secretary, and the Iowa delegation’s votes on the Epstein files.

We spoke to officials at the Cedar Rapids facility and Coralville’s Wastewater Treatment Plant to find out how these plants treat millions of gallons of water every day.

Plus, Feenstra’s gubernatorial campaign launch and a recount in Davenport under Iowa’s new recount laws.

This week on the podcast, we’ll follow up on what happened in Iowa’s local elections and we’ll analyze this week’s national off-year election results and what they mean for 2026 in Iowa.

Rep. Randy Feenstra finally makes his gubernatorial campaign official. Plus, we look ahead to next week’s local elections and explore readers’ questions about how elections officials catch fraudulent voting.

As the city and school election on Nov. 4 quickly approaches, Curious Iowa answers readers’ voting-related questions

This week on the On Iowa Politics podcast, we talk about the No Kings rallies in Iowa, Rob Sand’s 100th town hall, and Iowa’s DOGE report.