Kyle Munson's Main Street

Canada has already won, thanks to the masked weirdos of Angine de Poitrine

The U.S. is running a severe trade deficit in microtonal math rock. Blame the invasion of a wildly popular Quebec duo that hides behind masks and…

Sep 11 • Kyle Munson

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August 2026

Our Independent Streak Shows in Our Politics

Party affiliation is at a record low, the ads have stopped naming parties, and I still think about a farmer I met in Mason City in 2016.

Aug 25 • Kyle Munson

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Welcome to 'data center summer' and the bipartisan backyard backlash

With more than 10,000 data centers worldwide and counting, the Midwest is one of the regions meeting America's AI boom with widespread local opposition.

Aug 1 • Kyle Munson

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May 2026

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 • Kyle Munson

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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 • Kyle Munson

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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 • Kyle Munson

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April 2026

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 • Kyle Munson

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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 • Kyle Munson

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March 2026

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 • Kyle Munson

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February 2026

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 • Kyle Munson

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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 • Kyle Munson

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January 2026

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 • Kyle Munson

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