Good and Game

Good&Game - Chris Jones - Conversation 3.1

Chris Jones is here to challenge the status quo. Iowa has a water pollution problem. Since the 1970's water researchers have been worried about nitrate pollution in Iowa waterways, in 1992 Des Moines Water Works installed the world's largest nitrate removal system and just this week - May of 2026 - Central Iowa's two major water drinking sources were too polluted to drink. Jones has been studying cause-effect for his entire career and now he's taking big action. Chris Jones is running for Iowa's Secretary of Agriculture. What sets Jones apart from other scientists is his ability to communicate a complex topic to the general public and it's working. In the first conversation of Good&Game Collection 3.0, Michael Admire and Chris Jones dive into all things water, Iowa Ag, and how to communicate in a divided landscape like Iowa politics. Follow Good&Game on Instagram, YouTube and Substack for more conversations with people living with intention and armed with the courage to make a positive impact in our world.

Good&Game - Adam Shriver - Conversation 2.7

What amount of risk are we willing to take when it comes to our health? This is the core topic in conversation 2.7 with Adam Shriver. Adam is the Director of Wellness and Nutrition Policy with the Harkin Institute. Cancer in Iowa and the impact environmental risk factors play in the rising rates are top of mind with Adam and THI. Adam brings a unique angle to this conversation. Not only is he deeply committed to wellness and nutrition policy he has a strong foundation in philosophy and ethics. We talk about the science and research connecting nitrates and cancer then ponder risk when it comes to the opposing forces of health and economic gain. This is the final conversation in the Good&Game Collection 2.0 - to keep up with Good&Game between collections please follow us on Instagram @GoodandGame Be Good. Be Game.

Good&Game - Rob Faux - Conversation 2.6

We’ve reached the penultimate conversation in our secondcollection of conversations. Rob Faux moved to northeast Iowa with plans to be a professor, but those plans were diverted.  Faux started a small-scaled, diversified farm in 2004. Growing food for his family and his neighbors. In the summer of 2012, just as Faux was starting to bear the fruit from years of work and the traditional challenges that come with starting a farm, a plane spraying chemicals and pesticide kept the nozzle open as itsoared over his crops, his animals and himself. This moment changed everything. Good&Game Conversation 2.6 Faux shares his story which includes a battle with cancer and move into action.This is one of my favorite conversations to date. It’s real. It’s raw. It’s personal. It's informative. Tap into the conversation Monday morning through Spotify,Apple Podcasts or the Good&Game YouTube Channel. Be Good. Be Game. Rob's Substack https://genuinefauxfarm.substack.com/ [https://genuinefauxfarm.substack.com/]Iowa Cancer Registry's 99 Counties Project Link: https://youtu.be/JRD_XtYqPTk?si=af7V1UZieO_X10X5 [https://youtu.be/JRD_XtYqPTk?si=af7V1UZieO_X10X5]

Good and Game - Dr. Whitney Zahnd - Conversation 2.5

In conversation 2.5 we connect with Dr. Whitney Zahnd on the health challenges facing rural Iowans. Dr. Zahnd has dedicated her life's work to a career as a health services researcher focused primarily on rural cancer and survivorship. Be Good. Be Game.

Good and Game - Liz Garst - Conversation 2.4

Liz Garst comes from a family of farming pioneers andconservationist. Most notably her grandfather, Roswell, developed the hybrid corn seed in 1930 which revolutionized global corn farming. But there’s much more to the Garst story and it’s still being written. After earning degrees from Stanford, Michigan State and Harvard Liz joined the Peace Corp and laterworked at World Bank before returning to Iowa to manage the family farm.  In our latest conversation focused on how the environmentimpacts the health of Iowans, Liz helps us understand the history and evolution of farming in Iowa and what we need to do for its future. Liz points to soil health and structure as one of the main links between Iowa's deteriorating water and health. This is conversation 2.4 Be Good. Be Game.