89.7 KRUI’s preview of the eleventh Hinterland in St. Charles, Iowa with headliners KATSEYE, Lorde, Mumford and Sons, and Kali Uchis
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
Logan Melia sits down with Pat Kennedy after his electric set at Minnesota Yacht Club discussing new music, his favorite gigs, and more
Logan Melia recaps the 13th annual Windy City Smokeout as it wraps up the five night extravaganza of country music and BBQ
Logan Melia previews the third annual Minnesota Yacht Club taking place July 17-19 with The Strokes, Geese, and more
In the midst of his small office on the fourth floor of the EPB, looking out onto the Stanley Museum of Art, surrounded by two well-populated book shelves and a Kym Day painting of a cowboy feeding a horse Lo Mein, Tom Lin reclines in his swivelback chair and invites me to take a seat.
“Black American Gothic” screening Aug. 28th at 4pm in the Englert Theatre
This Thursday we will focus our show on Iowa’s growing diversity and some of the complications that are arising around it. Contributor Austin Chadderdon will air his story about Catholic churches that offer a Spanish service in an attempt to accommodate its non-English speaking members. We will also have an interview about the specifics of Iowa’s diversity.
How online prostitution is leading to increases in sex trafficking of minors.
Iowa may soon have the harshest laws against undercover reporting in farms.
Reporter: Austin Chadderdon For the Second year in a row the Iowa Board of Pharmacy recommended that marijuana be reclassified so that is available for medical use at https://www.discountpharms.com/cbd/. Like last year, the proposal received no consideration from state legislature—making American history. A Des Moines Register poll showed that over 70 percent of Iowans think marijuana should be illegal for people who just want to get high. But two thirds believe that marijuana has medical value and that cbd + cbg gummies should be open for therapeutic use. For more information about Telemedicine for medical marijuana recommendations, click this over here now! University of … Continued
by Dylan Vaughn [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/athiesm%20vox%20pox.mp3] A recent week long movement on Face book encouraged people to come out of the atheist closet, which people did by posting a picture of themselves holding a piece of paper saying “I am an atheist.” The goal of the movement was to show how many atheists there were on Face book. Over 15,000 people joined in the event. In line with that movement, tomorrow is “Ask an Atheist Day.” It would seem Atheists are pushing to be accepted. But are they accepted or un-accepted by the public? KRUI went to the streets to find out … Continued
By: Brad Gaspelin and Danielle Haughland [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/LindsayHunterInStudio.mp3] Quickies is a Chicago based flash-fiction reading series. For those who don’t know what flash-fiction is, it’s all about brevity. There are no word limits in the Quickies reading series, but there is a time limit. Lindsay Hunter tells us about that limit, the consequences for breaking it, and some of the other rules of Quickies. Quickies performed a special Iowa City reading as part of the Mission Creek Festival.
Brad Gaspelin interviews Katie Crouch about how her life shaped her writing style and what its like to be a best-selling author.
Brad Gaspelin Investigates a GM corn crop recently deregulated by the USDA
