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Welcome to the Davenport Pulse, a podcast aimed at connecting citizens to their local government. Together we will explore important issues impacting our neighborhoods and community, through conversations with residents, city staff, and elected officials. Davenport is the urban pulse at the heart of the Quad Cities, rich in history and character, where folks with a Midwest mentality plant personal and professional roots. Come explore with us the people, places, and programs that make Davenpo ...
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One hour radio program of Iowa's history in the DIY music scene hosted by Kristian Day. New shows air live on 98.9FM KFMG-LP Des Moines every Thursday night at 9PM. It can also be heard Friday Nights at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT Sioux City & 90.7FM KOJI Okoboji. Podcast archives go live Thursdays at 10PM CST. #trustkristianday #madeiniowa
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The Quad-City Times is a newspaper based in Davenport, Iowa. On this feed, you can listen to music performed live by artists in the Quad-City Times newsroom as part of our Paper Jams series. You will also find episodes of Worst Town in America, a podcast hosted by Quad-City Times reporter Amanda Hancock and other audio clips tied to a variety of stories printed in the Quad-City Times and on qctimes.com.
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The All Sweat Podcast, An Echo Podcast powered by the RME, is a show focused on music and the community that supports it. With host Al Sweet, we talk about all things music, community, and happenings around the Quad Cities area on the banks of the Mighty Mississippi.
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Learn more about your world through in-depth analysis and on-the-ground reports. (Updated periodically) PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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News Wrap: Senate votes to block Biden's student debt forgiveness plan
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In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate voted to rescind President Biden's plan to cancel federal student loan debts for 43 million people, President Biden urged the nation's newest military officers to maintain American leadership in a world that's getting more unstable and Russia kept up its bombardment of Kyiv, inflicting the most casualties yet. …
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Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan discusses government crackdown on his party
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Imran Khan, Pakistan's ousted prime minister, has been caught in a political storm for the past several weeks. He was arrested by paramilitary forces on May 9 on corruption charges, then released when the Supreme Court stepped in. The arrest triggered protests by his supporters, followed by a massive crackdown on his party and thousands of arrests.…
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News Wrap: Kremlin accuses Ukraine of striking more targets inside Russia
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In our news wrap Wednesday, the Kremlin accused Ukraine of striking more targets inside Russia, including oil facilities and a border town, the U.S. and South Korea condemned North Korea's attempt to launch its first spy satellite and Sudan's army is suspending peace talks with a paramilitary force it's been battling for six weeks. PBS NewsHour is …
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Anti-LGBTQ+ law in Uganda that threatens the death penalty sparks international outcry
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Uganda just enacted one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Same-sex relations were already illegal there, but the new law goes much further, including life imprisonment for anyone convicted of homosexuality and in some cases mandates the death penalty. The draconian provisions upended the lives of queer Ugandans who now feel in danger. Steph…
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News Wrap: 9 wounded in Memorial Day shooting in Hollywood, Florida
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In our news wrap Tuesday, police in Hollywood, Florida, searched for three suspects after a Memorial Day shooting at a beach wounded at least nine people, a federal trial began for the gunman charged in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history and five people are unaccounted for after an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, partially coll…
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Could drone attacks in Moscow change how Russian people perceive Putin's war in Ukraine?
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Civilian areas of Moscow came under a drone attack Tuesday morning. At least eight drone strikes into the capital city were confirmed by Russian authorities who blamed Ukraine. Ukraine did not claim any direct involvement. The rare strikes inside Russia followed another barrage of air attacks on the Ukrainian capital city Kyiv. Amna Nawaz discussed…
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News Wrap: Apartment building partially collapses in Davenport, Iowa
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In our news wrap Monday, officials say there are no known fatalities or people still trapped after an apartment building partially collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, warring factions in Sudan agreed to extend a cease-fire for another five days and Uganda's president signed one of the world's most restrictive anti-LGBTQ+ bills calling for life imprisonme…
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Turkish President Erdogan wins runoff to secure his grip on power
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won Sunday's run-off election, surviving the biggest challenge to his two decades in power. The victory cements his grip on Turkey, an important NATO member, despite mounting economic woes, skyrocketing inflation and poor response to February's devastating earthquake. Amna Nawaz discussed the impact of results…
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News Wrap: Impeached Texas AG Paxton awaits Senate trial, denies wrongdoing
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In our news wrap Sunday, the Texas Senate is preparing for a trial of state Attorney General Ken Paxton after the House voted overwhelmingly to impeach him, President Erdogan declared victory in Turkey's runoff election, a massive barrage of Russian drone strikes hit the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, and American driver Josef Newgarden won the 10…
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The UN wants to drastically reduce plastic pollution by 2040. Here's how
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As plastic waste piles up in the world's landfills, sewer systems and oceans, the United Nations has set a goal to reduce plastic pollution by 80 percent by the year 2040. Inger Andersen, head of the United Nations Environment Programme, joins William Brangham to discuss the upcoming negotiations over how to realize this goal. PBS NewsHour is suppo…
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Humanitarian crisis worsens as fighting in Myanmar's civil war ramps up
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The United Nations estimates that nearly 18 million people need humanitarian aid as a result of the civil war in Myanmar, now entering its third year. Aye Min Thant, Burmese-American journalist, and Jonathan Head, the BBC's southeast Asia correspondent, join John Yang to discuss what's happening. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/n…
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News Wrap: More Oath Keepers members sentenced for roles in Jan. 6 attack
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In our news wrap Friday, two more members of the far-right Oath Keepers were sentenced in the Jan. 6 investigation, Russia's southern Belgorod region came under Ukrainian attacks as both sides carried out cross-border strikes and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged newly minted Navy and Marine Corps officers to face China's challenge in the P…
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A look at the man running mercenary Wagner Group in Russia's war against Ukraine
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The battle for Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine has been notable for several reasons, its length, its savagery and for the man who's pressed the fight for the Kremlin, the mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. As Stephanie Sy reports, Prigozhin and his Wagner Group are now the tip of the spear for Russia in Ukraine. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://w…
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Brooks and Capehart on the chances of reaching a debt ceiling deal before default
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New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the ongoing negotiations in Washington to raise the nation's debt ceiling and Republicans Sen. Tim Scott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially launch their presidential campaigns. PBS NewsHour…
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Night Listeners - We will call this our official summer show! Sure its not solstice time but whatever. Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free. If you would like to contribute any music please send an email to kristianday@gmail.com. Hear us …
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News Wrap: Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy
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In our news wrap Thursday, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6 attack, much of Guam is without electricity and water service after a category 4 typhoon but there are no reported deaths and the U.S. and South Korean militaries began live-fire exercises to simulat…
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News Wrap: Still no debt limit deal but both sides say they're hopeful
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In our news wrap Wednesday, there is still no deal to raise the nation's debt limit but both sides said they're still hopeful, a typhoon pounded Guam with sustained winds of 140 mph and torrential rains, Germany's government launched a crackdown on climate protesters who have blocked roads and sporadic clashes broke out in Sudan despite a ceasefire…
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Taliban's crackdown on women makes delivering aid to Afghanistan even harder
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Afghanistan is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Nearly two years since the Taliban's reconquest, Afghans are facing extreme levels of poverty and many are dependent on aid for their survival. But the Taliban's crackdown on women makes delivering that crucial help even harder. William Brangham reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - http…
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