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Reporter's Roundtable: Elections Looming (#3601)
Full Program: With the National conventions completed and elections looming, capitol reporters give their analysis on the shape of things to come. Reporter's are David Yepsen, Mike Glover, Kay Henderson, and Jeneane ... 27:46
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Fair 2008: Hog Calling Contest (#3906)
It's another favorite from Pioneer Hall, time to call the hogs. We don't know why pigs would respond to these sounds, but it's fun listening to humans make them. 03:00
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Fair 2008: Iowan of the Day (#3906)
For 10 days of the Fair, an Iowan of the Day is named. We meet some of the people who have been recognized for volunteer service to their local community and learn how this Fair honor got started. 05:00
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Fair 2008: Side Roads - Driving a Race Car (#3906)
Paul Berge's Side Road takes him round the outside turn at the Grandstand Track. You just might be surprised at who he finds driving a race car. 03:00
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Fair 2008: Husband Calling and Mom Calling Contest (#3906)
Strange sounds are coming out of Pioneer Hall again. The kids are calling their moms; the moms are calling their husbands; and Peter Hamlin is listening. 04:00
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Fair 2008: Demolition Derby (#3906)
It’s been a few years since we last saw this at the Fair. Get ready to collide, crash and smash. The Demolition Derby at the Grandstand is making a comeback. 04:00
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Fair 2008: Dairy Goat Celebrity Milking Contest (#3906)
More people in the world drink goat's milk than any other kind. We wonder if they have as much trouble getting it as the celebrities with Jeneane Beck. 03:00
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Fair 2008: 4-H Grand Champion Steer (#3906)
At the Livestock Pavilion, it's the 4-H Grand Champion steer judging. This is not only a highlight for some 4-H competitors but for the Iowa livestock industry as well. 05:00
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Fair 2008: Decorated Diaper Contest/Diaper Derby (#3906)
It really doesn't matter what these contestants do at the Riley Stage. They're cute no matter what, whether they're racing in diapers or sitting around in decorated ones. It's a fun time. 03:00
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Fair 2008: Food Judging - Breads (#3906)
When it's hot and humid, baking bread can be a challenge. Some contestants at the Elwell Family food Center were up at 4 am just so their dough would rise. The division is Red Star with Whole Grain ... 03:00
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Fair 2008: Tractor Pulls - 7,400 Lbs. Modifieds (#3906)
They're revving up the engines getting ready to pit unbridled horsepower against an immovable object. Once again, it's the gear-grinding tractor pulls at the Grandstand Track. 05:00
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Fair 2008: Big Pumpkin Contest (#3906)
At the Fair, bigger is often better. Take, for example, the quest for the Blue Ribbon for the biggest pumpkin. We find the big pumpkins just outside of the Agriculture Building. 02:30
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Fair 2008: Cow Chip Throwing Contest (#3905)
Up at Pioneer Hall, it's the cow chip throwing contest. 03:30
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Fair 2008: Stock Dog Trials (#3905)
Dogs helping herd other animals goes back centuries. At the stock dog trials in the new outdoor arena, humans and their dogs continue this ancient partnership. 04:00
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Fair 2008: Side Roads - Our State Fair on the Silver Screen (#3905)
Paul Berge takes a Side Road where the Grand Concourse and Hollywood Boulevard meet and learns how a book put "our state fair" on the silver screen. 03:00
Video Collections
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Assignment Iowa
Assignment Iowa examines the issues and events that shape what it means to be an Iowan. Hosted by Iowa Public Radio's Todd Mundt, the series explores a wide range of timely topics and the ways they affect Iowa and Iowans.
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Bill Moyers Journal
Veteran journalist Bill Moyers returns to PBS with a weekly public affairs series that features interviews and news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture, the media, the economy and issues facing democracy. ...
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Condition of the State 2008
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Fair 2007
Iowa Public Television brings all the sights and sounds of the 2007 Iowa State Fair into viewers' homes during our annual coverage.
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Fair 2008
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Independent Lens
Airing weekly on PBS, the Emmy award-winning series Independent Lens is like an independent film festival in your living room. Each episode introduces new documentaries and dramas made by independent thinkers: filmmakers who are taking creative ...
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Intelligent Talk Television
Intelligent Talk Television showcases recent lectures given by guest speakers at colleges and universities across Iowa. The collaborative effort between IPTV and participating colleges and universities provides mentoring to students, giving ...
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The Iowa Journal
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Iowa Press
Each week Iowa Press explores the issues affecting the lives of Iowans. Newsmakers, policy makers and elected officials join capitol reporters in a weekly discussion.
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Iowa Natural Disasters 2008
Video from around the state of the effects of the floods, storms and tornadoes that ravaged the state in summer 2008.
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Iowa State Fair
Iowa Public Television has a long tradition of unique and extensive Iowa State Fair coverage. IPTV brings you the best the Fair has to offer!
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Market to Market
MARKET TO MARKET will continue the tradition that's made it one of the longest-running series on public television and the longest-running agricultural program anywhere - solid reporting about the issues that challenge agriculture and expert ...
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Sesame Street
SESAME STREET has garnered more than 100 awards, including 101 Emmys, two Peabodys, four Parents' Choice Awards and an Action for Children's Television Special Achievement Award. The series delivers academic and social education that prepares ...
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Washington Week
WASHINGTON WEEK, PBS' longest-running public affairs series, features Washington's top journalists analyzing the week's top news stories and their effect on the lives of all Americans. Gwen Ifill hosts.






