On Iowa Politics Podcast

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa.This week, Rob Sand has a running mate, more ballot challenges featuring Libertarian candidates, and Iowa’s executive branch switches IT services. That last story is more interesting than it sounds, trust us.This episode was hosted by Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton and Gazette columnists Althea Cole and Todd Dorman.This episode was produced by Gazette Deputy Digital Content Manager Bailey Cichon.Read the articles featured in this episode:Western Iowa farmer picked as Democrat Rob Sand’s running mate for Iowa governorName confusion leads to challenge of Iowa Libertarian candidateReynolds defends Iowa IT outsourcing plan, says jobs will stay in Iowa

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa.This week on the On Iowa Politics podcast, we review the 2026 Primary Election.This episode was hosted by Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Gazette Deputy Des Moines Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, and Gazette columnists Althea Cole and Todd Dorman.This episode was produced by Gazette Social Video Producer Bailey Cichon.Read the articles mentioned in this episode:Lahn tops Feenstra for GOP nominationHow did Zach Lahn win Iowa’s GOP gubernatorial primary?Iowa primary takeaways: Democrats see opening, economy dominates and Lahn reshapes governor’s raceTurek wins Democratic nomination for Iowa U.S. Senate seat, setting up showdown with HinsonMiller-Meeks, Bohannan advance to rematch in Iowa's 1st District raceAdam Peters defeats incumbent Ken Croken in Iowa House District 97 raceKing counties from 2020 Fourth District primary stayed with Lahn in gubernatorial primaryDave Rowley survives primary challenge from human trafficking lecturer Stacy BeschChris Cournoyer advances in tight Iowa auditor primary

This week on the On Iowa Politics podcast, we preview Iowa’s primary election coming up on Tuesday, June 2, including the gubernatorial, U.S. Senate, 2nd Congressional District and 1st Congressional District races.On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa.This episode was hosted by Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton and Gazette opinion columnists Althea Cole and Todd Dorman.This episode was produced by Gazette Social Video Producer Bailey Cichon.Read the articles mentioned in this episode: Read the articles mentioned in this episode:(1:22) Here are the 5 Republicans who want to be Iowa’s next governor(17:54) Meet the Iowa Democrats running for U.S. Senate(25:43) Meet the Iowa Republicans running for U.S. Senate(32:15) Meet the Democrats running for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District seatMeet the Democratic candidates running for Iowa's 1st Congressional District

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa.This week on the podcast, we take a peek inside the latest round of fundraising by Iowa’s gubernatorial candidates, one last debate in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, and the latest on a Western Iowa native’s testimony about Jeffrey Epstein.This episode was hosted by the Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal and Gazette columnist Todd Dorman.This episode was produced by Gazette social video producer Bailey Cichon.Read stories mentioned in this week’s episode:(2:09) Ted Waitt said he found Epstein 'off-putting'; wasn't aware of wrongdoing by Maxwell(9:27) Zach Lahn tops Randy Feenstra in latest fundraising for Iowa Republican governor hopefuls(24:35) Zach Wahls, Josh Turek debate electability, policy in lead-up to primary(28:20) Opinion: Chuck Schumer looms over Iowa Democratic Senate primary

This week, there’s a lot going on in Democratic primaries for Iowa’s 2nd District and the U.S. Senate.On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa.This episode was hosted by Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times and Gazette columnists Althea Cole and Todd Dorman. This episode was produced by Bailey Cichon.Read the stories talked about in this episode:(2:00) Tom Harkin endorses Josh Turek in Democratic Senate primaryPete Buttigieg endorses Turek in Iowa Dems’ Senate primary(8:25) Zach Wahls campaigns in Bettendorf Iowa primaryWarren tells Iowa Democrats: ‘We need you’ in fight for Senate control(20:48) Iowa Democrats target affordability, Trump and corporate influence in U.S. House race