Podcast: 'On Iowa Politics' talks Mike Pence joining Trump ticket, GOP convention

This week on the podcast: Reporters discuss the on-again, off-again veep-stakes and Republicans heading to Cleveland.

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast

which re-creates the conversations that happen when Iowa's political reporters get together after deadlines have been met. This week's show features James Lynch, Ed Tibbetts, Todd Dorman and Bret Hayworth.

This week's show was produced by Clare Murphy and the music heard in the podcast is courtesy of Jeff Reeder. Chat with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @OnIowaPolitics, and subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher. Know an Iowa musician who should be on our show? Send their band sound files to oniowapolitics@gmail.com.

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