Iowa Business Report
Now in its sixth year, the "Iowa Business Report” is a weekly half-hour radio program featuring interviews about business, government, the economy, jobs, trade, and investments. Each program also includes a “Business Profile” segment, telling the story of one Iowa-based company and its impact. The "Iowa Business Report" also airs as a weekday two-minute feature. The "Iowa Business Report" is presented with support from the Iowa Business Council (iowabusinesscouncil.org). The program is a copyrighted production of Totally Iowa Media, which is solely responsible for its content.
Episodes
1701 episodes
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Nov. 17, 2025
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionNov. 17, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the cost of the recent partial federal government shutdown.
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Season 5
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Episode 229
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Nov. 14, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionNov. 14, 2025 Dr. J. Michael Waller of the Center for Security Policy on the threats to American AI dominance posed by the Chinese government.
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Season 5
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Episode 228
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Nov. 13, 2025
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionNov. 13, 2025 U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) on the federal government investigation of collusion and price-fixing in the meat packing industry.
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Season 5
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Episode 227
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Nov. 12, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionNov. 12, 2025 Christopher Hale, founder of Smartphones Plus in Hiawatha, recently named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing American businesses.
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Season 5
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Episode 226
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- November 11, 2025
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionNov. 11, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman notes the large number of corporate layoffs of late tied to advancements in artificial intelligence.
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Season 5
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Episode 225
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- November 10, 2025
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionNov. 10, 2025 Bob Rafferty of Iowa Business for Clean Energy on limiting excessive energy company profits.
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Season 5
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Episode 224
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Nov. 07, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionNov. 07, 2025 Thomas Aiello of the National Taxpayers Union on their annual "no brainers list" of proposed Congressional legislation.
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Season 5
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Episode 223
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Nov. 06, 2025
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionNov. 06, 2025 Author Marc Beckman on how AI's English language focus will benefit businesses.
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Season 5
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Episode 222
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Nov. 05, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionNov. 05, 2025 Mark Mix of the National Right to Work Committee on how workforce development is a missed opportunity for labor unions.
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Season 5
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Episode 221
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- November 04, 2025
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionNov. 04, 2025 Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform on the partial federal government shutdown and its effect on the federal workforce.
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Season 5
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Episode 220
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- November 03, 2025
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionNov. 03, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on last week's interest rate cut by the Fed and its impact on Iowans.
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Season 5
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Episode 219
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Oct. 31, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionOct. 31, 2025 Jess Okon of Blue-9 Pet Products of Maquoketa on the company's continued growth of its KLIMB training products.
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Season 5
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Episode 218
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Oct. 30, 2025
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionOct. 30, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the growing amount of news of late concerning artificial intelligence (AI).
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Season 5
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Episode 217
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Oct. 29, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionOct. 29, 2025 Ben Murrey of Common Sense Institute Iowa on the impact of today's Federal Reserve meeting on Iowans.
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Season 5
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Episode 216
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Oct. 28, 2025
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionOct. 28, 2025 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the Crop Insurance Discount Program, providing economic benefit to producers who plant fall cover cr...
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Season 5
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Episode 215
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Oct. 27, 2025
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionOct. 27, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the implications of lower Middle East oil prices on the global economy.
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Season 5
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Episode 214
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Oct. 24, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionOct. 24, 2025 Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on the increase in job scammers targeting Iowans.
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Season 5
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Episode 213
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Oct. 23, 2025
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionOct. 23, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the challenges faced by farmers due to tariffs--and why payment from the U.S. government may not help.
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Season 5
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Episode 212
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Oct. 22, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionOct. 22, 2025 Mark Collins of Drone Xperts of Elkader, which trains the next generation of drone pilots and operators.
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Season 5
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Episode 211
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