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Label Lookout – Spring ’24

Label Lookout, a semi-regular series at KRUI highlighting a few exciting contemporary record labels and what they have to offer. Here we feature six of the station’s favorite labels in this Spring ’24 Edition.

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Interview: Laura Bergus on Authoritarianism in Iowa

Lawyer and Iowa City city council member Laura Bergus talks about the alarming recent trend of authoritarianism in Iowa. She also elaborates on why the government is targeting trans people, and the purpose of the Back the Blue laws.

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Draft Countdown: An Attempt to Expect the Unexpected

It is almost upon us – the NFL Draft. One of the most fascinating events during the NFL year is the NFL Draft and millions will tune in on April 25th during what is typically the strongest block on television – primetime on a Thursday night. For teams such as the Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Oakland Raiders, the draft brings hope. For teams such as the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, and New England Patriots it brings opportunity to become one step closer to what they came just short of this past year. For a team such as … Continued

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With two weeks left in the NFL regular season, playoff talk is heating up. Right now, I believe there are five teams currently projected to be in the NFC playoffs and three teams projected to be in the AFC playoffs that have a real shot at winning it all. Those teams are the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, and New England Patriots. If the New York Giants make the playoffs, then they are a threat given their recent playoffs success. Here is how I currently see things shaking out: … Continued

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At the annual NFL draft this past April, the Jacksonville Jaguars shockingly selected punter Bryan Anger from Cal. This prompted NFL Network analyst Rich Eisen to seemingly mock the selection – though he has since gone on record saying he liked the selection – and, memorably, declared Bryan Anger a weapon and said “punters are people, too!” Jokingly or not, those words may be the proper way to describe Anger. As NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock said in response to Eisen’s comments, there is indeed something special about Anger. Those who have watched him punt in person, such as Mayock, have … Continued

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