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February 03, 2026 by Brent Antisdel in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:

From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “A man of genius makes no mistakes. His

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February 02, 2026 by Brent Antisdel in Stray Thoughts

Hearing the voices of America

January ended with a notable week for federal courts because of the voices of its judges. Judges in Minnesota and Texas spoke with clarity in these troubled times. In between them, a longtime Iowa federal judge’s voice fell silent after a quarter century of delivering justice, along with lessons in

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January 27, 2026 by Brent Antisdel in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:

From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “What each of us must come to realize

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January 26, 2026 by Brent Antisdel in Stray Thoughts

Iowa State fumbles with public records

The 2025 college football season is in the history books. The season ended with last week’s national championship victory by Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza and his Indiana University Hoosiers over the University of Miami. The season began back on August 23 in Dublin, Ireland, matching Iowa State University against

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January 22, 2026 by Brent Antisdel in Just Released

Slight changes announced for Fire & Ice event amidst cold-weather concerns

CITYVIEW’s annual Fire & Ice hockey-themed bar crawl and sampling event is scheduled for this Saturday, Jan. 24 from 1-4 p.m. in Valley Junction in West Des Moines. This will be the ninth Fire & Ice event, and each has been held on a Saturday afternoon in January amidst Iowa’s

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January 20, 2026 by Brent Antisdel in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:

From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “Don’t try to be young. Just open your

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January 13, 2026 by Brent Antisdel in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:

From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “Our highest responsibility, finally, unavoidably is the stewardship

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January 13, 2026 by Brent Antisdel in Stray Thoughts

Who deserves sympathy should not depend on politics

Truth should be measured by evidence, not by political allegiance.  Can’t we all agree on that? With that in mind, a useful question for citizens and journalists to ask at times like this is simple: “Help me understand …” The phrasing invites the person being questioned to explain his or

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January 08, 2026 by Brent Antisdel in Morain

01/08/26

A few days ago a team effort by U.S. military, intelligence, and law enforcement personnel seized Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, and took them into American custody. The move has overwhelmed the news cycle across America, and much of the world as well. The couple, now

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January 06, 2026 by Brent Antisdel in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:

From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “I love to think of nature as

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