Soil Compilation

Sports
Around the Big Ten – Week One

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College Football is officially back. As teams kick off their seasons around the Big Ten conference, there are already multiple storylines to catch up on.

Music
Hinterland 2026 Preview

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89.7 KRUI’s preview of the eleventh Hinterland in St. Charles, Iowa with headliners KATSEYE, Lorde, Mumford and Sons, and Kali Uchis

Music
Minnesota Yacht Club Recap

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The third edition of Minnesota Yacht Club has wrapped was a resounding success. Through sweltering temperatures, heat lightning, and rain drops, none of it phased the over 35,000 fans who came each day to Harriet Regional Park. Celebrating music and summer on the water, it continues to be a highlight for the thousands of Minnesotans and the travelers. Friday Pat Kennedy is a name will be known far and wide very soon. Hailing from Boston, and a recent graduate of Berklee, Kennedy dances the oh so fine line of bringing classic cassette rock and roll with a modern push. Through … Continued

Music
Interview: Pat Kennedy

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Logan Melia sits down with Pat Kennedy after his electric set at Minnesota Yacht Club discussing new music, his favorite gigs, and more

News
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The Future of the Art Museum & Save the Pollock Protest

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by Ellen Woodward [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/ArtMuseumFINAL.MP3] Ellen speaks with the University of Iowa Art Director, Sean O’Harrow, on the future location of the art museum and the controversy dealing with the Jackson Pollock painting, “Mural.” She also reports on the Save the Pollock protest and speaks with the paint-splattered demonstrators.

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Nachte Raho Indian Dance Competition

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by Ridhi Madia [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/RidhiDanceCompFINAL.MP3] Saturday March 5 Indian dance teams from universities across the Midwest competed last Saturday at the IMU for a grand prize and a first place title for the year. Ridhi speaks with Rajiv Verma, the President of the Indian Student Alliance, on the organization and the competition.

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On Campus: 4H

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Jostna Dash interviews Bethany Welsh and Matt Anderson of the collegiate 4H group here at the University of Iowa. A new community service organization has been founded at the University of Iowa by freshman Bethany Welsh. 4-H is an organization administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the USDA. The organization plans on working closely with the youth 4-H of Johnson county and working with Iowa State University’s branch as well. [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/4HJostnaDashFINAL.MP3]

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Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks

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Brad Gaspelin and Claire Diver talk to the playwright about her writing process, inspiration, her plays, and her live writing workshop. [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/SuzanLoriParkInStudio.mp3] Here is a link to her live streaming workshop. http://www.livestream.com/newplay

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All My Sons Review

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[audio:http://krui.fm/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/All-My-Sons-Review1.mp3|titles=All My Sons Review] Brett Johnson reviews “All My Sons.”

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Conference Call with Senator Chuck Grassley

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Chuck Grassley talks about the Chamber of Commerce meeting on flood funding and the new rail line from Iowa City to Chicago. At the end of the interview the senator fields questions on a variety of topics. [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/Senator%20Grassley%20Interview.mp3]

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