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Des Moines calling: My adventures on the 'Punk Nite Podcast'
This couple is building community around the elusive definition of punk, one conversation at a time.
May 30
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Grammar (yes, grammar) has the power to make us howl with laughter — or rage
How one couple's nationwide crusade is encouraging a more humane society, one comma and dangling participle at a time.
May 25
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The 2020s: The most historic decade of our lives? Too early to tell?
AI, drone warfare, and more: What if we're living through a 'Radical Twenties' we don't yet fully appreciate?
May 21
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Larry was a man of Main Street and caretaker of community
Nov 1, 2025
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We'll miss Jay Byers, who befriended all of central Iowa
Apr 18, 2025
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The formula for Substack success from the example of Heather Cox Richardson
Jun 15, 2024
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Which America do we want to be? 3 statistics to help decide: 40% of arrests, 3 million pages, and 1,575 defendants
Feb 19
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Des Moines, here's your chance to become a live storytelling capital
Jul 5, 2025
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My visits to the 'world’s largest kitchen' and 'world’s largest neighborhood bar'
Jul 13, 2025
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After 50 years of her daily diary, this journalist discovered a vast diary world she never knew
"Our Diaries, Ourselves" explores what this ancient self-dialogue means across cultures--and what it means now, as the line between private and public…
Apr 26
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Thanks, Artemis II, for reminding us what a ‘whole civilization’ really looks like
From 1972 to today, we humans need reminding of our true state of being on the 'Blue Marble.'
Apr 10
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One man's quest to gather photos from all 944 (or more) Iowa towns for America 250
After spending a career driving millions of miles across all 99 Iowa counties, he wanted to find a way for any Iowan to take part in the…
Mar 14
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Which America do we want to be? 3 statistics to help decide: 40% of arrests, 3 million pages, and 1,575 defendants
At least for a moment, let's hear it for the enduring power of rigorous fact over the never-ending flood of opinion.
Feb 19
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Informing, inspiring, and supporting each other, from the streets to the Iowa Storytellers Project
After a tumultuous January, join us Feb. 10 at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines for a night of storytelling to encourage a healthier, closer community.
Feb 5
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The other 'oil glut': Why physical media refuses to die
It's not as if Napster or Netflix never happened. It's just that these vast reserves of our cultural past keep fueling new generations of fans for a…
Jan 15
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A few of my favorite things to say thanks for following along in 2025
I appreciate everybody who shares their stories or enjoys learning more about our world on Substack. What have been some of your favorite creative works…
Dec 24, 2025
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