Iowa Prairie Documentary Project

S1:E18 THE ONE WHERE I GET INTERVIEWED

This episode is different than all the others. This is the one episode where someone is interviewing me. Beth Waage of KHOI radio's morning "Local Talk" asks me all sorts of interesting questions. I think you might like it. KHOI [https://khoifm.org] Mary Swander [https://maryswander.com/about/] The intro and outro music are original compositions made for this podcast, created and played by Anthony Arnone of Iowa City. The music tracks were sound engineered by Jay Siebold of Sieboldsound.com. This work is a microbudget project that is self-funded by me, the host, Charlie Morris. If you would like to help me cover the costs of things like sound mastering or gas money to travel to visit interview subjects, my Venmo is @CharlieMakesMovies Music by: Anthony Arnone https://music.uiowa.edu/people/anthony-arnone [https://music.uiowa.edu/people/anthony-arnone] Intro Song/DAWN  Outro Song/FEELING FREE  Intro/outro Sound Mastering by: https://www.sieboldsound.com [https://www.sieboldsound.com/] To contact Director: https://iowaprairieproject.blog [https://iowaprairieproject.blog] My Substack: https://substack.com/@iowaprairieproject [https://substack.com/@iowaprairieproject]

S1:E17 THE C.A.F.O. TRUTH WITH DIANE ROSENBERG

I first saw Diane Rosenberg speak at an event in late 2025. She was talking about the dangers of CAFO’s. At the time I still hadn’t seen a CAFO in Iowa. Well, I mean…I had seen the buildings but didn’t know what they were. During her talk I quickly was made to understand that CAFO’s in Iowa were a huge factor in terms of water quality and animal welfare. When we met in March for this interview, I still knew very little about the topic though. And so the questions you will hear me ask may seem super basic…it’s because they are. I was starting at the very beginning in terms of my research of the role that CAFO’s play here in Iowa. Diane's Links: www.jfaniowa.org [http://www.jfaniowa.org/] jfan@lisco.com [jfan@lisco.com] www.Facebook.com/JFANIowa [http://www.facebook.com/JFANIowa] http://www.iowaresponsibleagriculture.org/ [http://www.iowaresponsibleagriculture.org/] Charlie's Links: https://iowaprairieproject.blog [https://iowaprairieproject.blog] Venmo= CharlieMakesMovies Substack: https://substack.com/@iowaprairieproject [https://substack.com/@iowaprairieproject] The intro and outro music are original compositions made for this podcast, created and played by Anthony Arnone of Iowa City. The music tracks were sound engineered by Jay Siebold of Sieboldsound.com. This work is a microbudget project that is self-funded by me, the host, Charlie Morris. If you would like to help me cover the costs of things like sound mastering or gas money to travel to visit interview subjects, my Venmo is @CharlieMakesMovies Music by: Anthony Arnone https://music.uiowa.edu/people/anthony-arnone [https://music.uiowa.edu/people/anthony-arnone] Intro Song/DAWN  Outro Song/FEELING FREE  Intro/outro Sound Mastering by: https://www.sieboldsound.com [https://www.sieboldsound.com/] To contact Director: https://iowaprairieproject.blog [https://iowaprairieproject.blog] My Substack: https://substack.com/@iowaprairieproject [https://substack.com/@iowaprairieproject]

S1:E16 PRESCRIBED PRAIRIE BURN (+music) feat. JOHN VAN RYBROEK

I was lucky enough to be invited to film a fire last year and here is the result. Hop in the "side by side" with John Van Rybroek and find out a bit about why people here in Iowa do prescribed prairie burns, prairie reconstruction and more! I also get to chat with Grace, the safety drone operator from Americorps +Bur Oak Land Trust. MUSIC: Sarah Arnone- https://www.saraharnone.com Hanna Rumora- https://hrumora.wixsite.com/hannaplaysthecello Josh DeVries (no socials!) Full Fire Video with Fire Music: https://youtu.be/p6eU7lF_zY0?si=ZvdFzXykeN-wG_NQ Video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/_8IXBRl2-Vg?si=yfAggc59V867mT9u The intro and outro music are original compositions made for this podcast, created and played by Anthony Arnone of Iowa City. The music tracks were sound engineered by Jay Siebold of Sieboldsound.com. This work is a microbudget project that is self-funded by me, the host, Charlie Morris. If you would like to help me cover the costs of things like sound mastering or gas money to travel to visit interview subjects, my Venmo is @CharlieMakesMovies Music by: Anthony Arnone https://music.uiowa.edu/people/anthony-arnone [https://music.uiowa.edu/people/anthony-arnone] Intro Song/DAWN  Outro Song/FEELING FREE  Intro/outro Sound Mastering by: https://www.sieboldsound.com [https://www.sieboldsound.com/] To contact Director: https://iowaprairieproject.blog [https://iowaprairieproject.blog] My Substack: https://substack.com/@iowaprairieproject [https://substack.com/@iowaprairieproject]

S1:E15 WHAT'S AT STAKE WITH ETHANOL? feat. CHRIS JONES

Sit right down and take you a listen. Chris Jones dishes up the deets on all things Ethanol. Some of the things we cover in this episode: * What is Ethanol? * How is Ethanol made? * Who uses Ethanol? (Spoiler Alert=Most Likely You and Me Both) * What’s the connection between Ethanol production and Cancer in Iowa? * How is the CO2 pipeline proposal in Iowa connected to Ethanol? * How much farmland in Iowa is used to create Ethanol? * What is it like to run for Secretary of Agriculture? Chris’ book: “The Swine Republic” https://icecubepress.com/2025/01/14/the-swine-republic-2/ [https://icecubepress.com/2025/01/14/the-swine-republic-2/] Chris’ campaign website: https://chrisjonesforiowa.com/ [https://chrisjonesforiowa.com/] Chris’ FB page: https://www.facebook.com/chrisjones4ia [https://www.facebook.com/chrisjones4ia] To watch this on Youtube: https://youtu.be/LaSDWLXk9VU The intro and outro music are original compositions made for this podcast, created and played by Anthony Arnone of Iowa City. The music tracks were sound engineered by Jay Siebold of Sieboldsound.com. This work is a microbudget project that is self-funded by me, the host, Charlie Morris. If you would like to help me cover the costs of things like sound mastering or gas money to travel to visit interview subjects, my Venmo is @CharlieMakesMovies Music by: Anthony Arnone https://music.uiowa.edu/people/anthony-arnone [https://music.uiowa.edu/people/anthony-arnone] Intro Song/DAWN  Outro Song/FEELING FREE  Intro/outro Sound Mastering by: https://www.sieboldsound.com [https://www.sieboldsound.com/] To contact Director: https://iowaprairieproject.blog [https://iowaprairieproject.blog] My Substack: https://substack.com/@iowaprairieproject [https://substack.com/@iowaprairieproject]

S1:E14 ENVIRONMENTAL WITNESSING WITH JENNIFER NEW

Jennifer talks about something I had never heard of before: "Environmental Witnessing." From visiting her grandparent's farm in Nevada, IA to meditating in front of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations...I think this episode is bound to offer some new perspectives on how we occupy the land. Some of the topics we cover:  What is Environmental Witnessing / Meditating at a CAFO / Remembering her Iowa farming grandparents / Beauty in Iowa / Nishnabotna River Chemical Spill / Native American Mounds / 200 - acre prairie restoration/  Data Centers in Cedar Rapids /  How to do Enviro Witnessing / Grandparents and the 1980's Farm Crisis in Nevada, IA To watch this on Youtube: https://youtu.be/GoVxeaN6i-Q [https://youtu.be/GoVxeaN6i-Q] Jennifer's website: https://www.hyphaconnect.com [https://www.hyphaconnect.com] The intro and outro music are original compositions made for this podcast, created and played by Anthony Arnone of Iowa City. The music tracks were sound engineered by Jay Siebold of Sieboldsound.com. This work is a microbudget project that is self-funded by me, the host, Charlie Morris. If you would like to help me cover the costs of things like sound mastering or gas money to travel to visit interview subjects, my Venmo is @CharlieMakesMovies Music by: Anthony Arnone https://music.uiowa.edu/people/anthony-arnone [https://music.uiowa.edu/people/anthony-arnone] Intro Song/DAWN  Outro Song/FEELING FREE  Intro/outro Sound Mastering by: https://www.sieboldsound.com [https://www.sieboldsound.com/] To contact Director: https://iowaprairieproject.blog [https://iowaprairieproject.blog] The intro and outro music are original compositions made for this podcast, created and played by Anthony Arnone of Iowa City. The music tracks were sound engineered by Jay Siebold of Sieboldsound.com. This work is a microbudget project that is self-funded by me, the host, Charlie Morris. If you would like to help me cover the costs of things like sound mastering or gas money to travel to visit interview subjects, my Venmo is @CharlieMakesMovies Music by: Anthony Arnone https://music.uiowa.edu/people/anthony-arnone [https://music.uiowa.edu/people/anthony-arnone] Intro Song/DAWN  Outro Song/FEELING FREE  Intro/outro Sound Mastering by: https://www.sieboldsound.com [https://www.sieboldsound.com/] To contact Director: https://iowaprairieproject.blog [https://iowaprairieproject.blog] My Substack: https://substack.com/@iowaprairieproject [https://substack.com/@iowaprairieproject]