On Iowa Politics: Other Caucuses, a Week in the Legislature, and Legitimate Political Discourse

The Gazette

Feb. 11, 2022 1:40 pm

Sen. Chuck Grassley speaks during a question and answer session on public safety with eastern Iowa law enforcement officials at Mr. Beans, 1080 East Post Rd., in Marion, Iowa, on Friday, September 24, 2021. Grassley announced that he is running for reelection to U.S. Senate. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast: other caucuses; a quiet week in the Legislature; and legitimate political discourse.

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 The Gazette’s James Lynch and features Amie Rivers of the Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier, The Gazette's Erin Murphy, Tom Barton of the Quad-City Times, and Gazette opinion editor Todd Dorman.

The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Iowa bands Copperhead and Item 9 & The Mad Hatters.

Support for this podcast was provided by New Pioneer Food Co-op. Celebrating 50 years as Eastern Iowa’s source for locally and responsibly sourced groceries with stores in Iowa City, Coralville, and Cedar Rapids; and online through Co-op Cart at newpi.coop.