Ellen Buchanan interviews Lee Allen, a leading doctor in the field of ophthalmology and pioneer in the development of eye prosthetics, now retired from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Retired Pediatrician John Maxwell is interviewed. Dr. Maxwell practiced medicine in Iowa City for 48 years.

Dr. James Clifton, a senior gastroenterologist, well known internationally for his many contributions to a variety of professional organizations, is interviewed. Dr. Clifton, for whom the James A. Clifton Center for Digestive Diseases is named, retired in 1990, but served as interim Dean for the University of Iowa College of Medicine until 1993.…

Ellen Buchanan interviews Hani Elkadi, biology, health and art teacher at the Senior High Alternative Center in Iowa City.

ER physician at Mercy Hospital and longtime medical director of Johnson County Ambulance Service Chuck Huss is interviewed.

Paul Seebohm is a leading doctor in the field of allergies, now retired from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Ellen Buchanan interviews Dr. Janusz Bardach, international pioneer in cleft lip and palate surgery, and retired chair of the University of Iowa Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology.

Iowa City veterinarian Dr. James Lowe is interviewed about his long career working with large and small animals in Johnson County. He served on the state board of veterinary examiners and is a member of noon rotary.

Dr. Jim Fuller is an award winning professor at the University of Iowa School of Dentistry. He also serves as a consultant for several dental publications and has authored numerous scientific articles. He's also an expert bird sighter who works with the Johnson County Songbird Project.

Eble Music owner and music school administrator Charlie Eble is interviewed.

Born in Spain, Dr. Ignacio Ponseti has been an orthopedic surgeon and professor at University of Iowa for over 40 years. He worked with congenital and developmental bone disorders and skeletal disorders in children. In the 50s he developed a method for treating club feet with minimal surgery.

Professor and head of the University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology Bruce Gantz is interviewed.

The old gang is back together! Meredith, Brian, Jason, and Melody are chatting about books and travel - destinations they want to visit because of a book or places they've actually visited due to reading. They're also talking about movie adaptations of popular books. Of course, they'll share ideas of lots of other great books and materials to enjoy…

Miriam Gilbert is a Shakespeare scholar and University of Iowa Professor, who has been teaching theater and drama to graduate and undergraduate students for 33 years. She is co-author of "Modern & Contemporary Drama" and is an award-winning teacher.

Michael Lensing is funeral director at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service. Michael believes in giving back to the community and contributes much of his time to community organizations and boards.

After researching places to retire, John and Sandra Hudson chose Iowa City to be their home. Since arriving in 1997, they have become familiar faces supporting and attending arts and cultural events in Johnson County and are true advocates for the arts.

Local restaurateur and yoga instructor Jim Mondanaro is interviewed.

Ellen Buchanan interviews James Dixon, retired conductor of the University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra. A native of Estherville and Guthrie Center, Iowa, Mr. Dixon has won many awards for conducting throughout his career.

Ellen Buchanan interviews Fred Woodard, professor and head of the African American World Studies program at the University of Iowa.

Community volunteer for numerous organizations, Ann Feddersen is a valuable member of the Iowa City community.

Do you love musicals? Do you hate musicals but like hip hop? Do you hate musicals and hip hop but love American history? Have you heard of Hamilton but have no idea what it is? Brian and Anne have the low down and they're going to help you out. They'll also share ideas of lots of other great books and materials to enjoy. All things Hamilton with An…

Mama's Materials with Meredith, Melody, and Bond What we're reading/watching/listening to 01:40 Bond: The Outlander Series, books, audiobooks, and tv series 05:23 Melody: The Witches: Salem, 1692 2:25 Meredith: Friends with Kids Mama's Materials 15:23 Melody: Easy Labor by William Camann, The Baby Name Wizard by Laura Wattenberg, Mama Tried by Emil…

Special Bonus Rerun Episode - This episode originally posted in November, 2014How to Survive the Holidays Using Library Resources 00:52 What we're reading/watching/listening to Brian - My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories - Edited and with a story by Stephanie Perkins 02:17 Jason - The Secret Place by Tana French, and Veep 04:51 Melody -…

Great picture books to celebrate National Picture Book Month What we're reading/watching/listening to 0:44 Casey: Little Bird's Bad Word by Jacob Grant, Song of the Sea 1:40 Morgan: Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate 2:25 Meredith: Maybe in Another Live by Taylor Jenkins Reid Great picture books for young readers 4:02 This is Sadie by Sara O'Leary and…

Librarian Life Hacks! aka Favorite Books of All Time and Horror Recommendations from Wimpy Librarians What we're reading/watching/listening to 00:52 Melody: Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire 02:02 Jason: Beach House - Depression Cherry 05:24 Brian: Star Wars Rebels 08:45 Meredith: Signs Point to Yes by Sandy Hall 10:20 Favorite Books Ever 11:40 Br…

Maeve from Adult Services joins the group and we can't stop crying. Plus we'll talk all things Music is the Word 00:52 What we're reading/watching/listening to Brian: Ex Machina 03:50 Jason: Mr. Robot 09:14 Maeve: Dead Wake by Erik Larson 12:30 Things that make us cry 13:30 Maeve: Where the Red Fern Grows 14:22 Brian: Shawshank Redemption, Forrest …

Archie Greene, student, community member, and inspiration to many because of her courage in the face of racial adversity and an unexpected illness, is interviewed.

Longtime volunteer coordinator and supporter Joan Cook is interviewed.

Longtime hospice supporter Ginger Nowak is interviewed.

Ellen Buchanan and guests Lolly Eggers, Carol Christensen and Naomi Schedl remember Suzanne Richerson, long time Iowa City resident and very active community volunteer.

Martha Lubaroff is a longtime resident of Iowa City who worked at Iowa City Public Library and was instrumental in bringing a hospice to the community.

In which the gang goes off the rails. This month we have a special guest, Anne from Collection Services. It's summertime and the livin is easy, and so are the things we are reading, watching, and listening. Also Anne brings a segment on "Go Set a Watchman" and other over hyped releases. Spoiler alert: Brian loves Star Wars. 01:10 What we're reading…

This month the gang discusses when to quit an ongoing series. Also, entertainment binge-consuming and book clubs! 00:50: What we’re reading/watching/listening to. Brian- "Fadeout", by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips 01:46: Jason- “Vesper for a New Dark Age” by Missy Mazzoli 03:25: Roomfull of Teeth 04:11: Meredith- “A Little Something Different” by S…

This month the gang discusses Great Movies that Didn't Win Oscars plus Jen is back with follow up on how her Blind Date with a Book went. What we're reading/watching/listening to 00:41: Jen: Anna & the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins 01:19 Brian - The Martian by Andy Weir 03:21 Melody - Tim Johnston's Descent 04:41 Jason - Louise Penny 6:02 Melody…

This month's very special episode is an interview with the staff of City of Literature: John Kenyon and Rachael Carlson. They'll talk about books, reading, and writing in Iowa City and what their organization does. They also talk about the upcoming One Book Two Book Festival. More information on that can be found here: www.onebooktwobook.org…

Books that make you look smart, and short books to help you fulfill your resolution to read more books this year. First up, what we're reading/watching/listening to: 00:47 Melody finished Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson series and is on to her Alpha and Omega books 02:26 Brian is reading Brandon Sanderson's Reckoners series 04:18 Jason is reading …

This month we're talking about 2014 Year End! Do we really need another best of list? Sure! We also talk about things we started watching or reading but just couldn't get into, and reading resolutions for 2015. Top picks for 2014 Books, Movies and Music: 00:55 Brian talks about Andrew Smith's books 100 Sideways Miles and Grasshopper Jungle 06:46 Ja…

How to Survive the Holidays Using Library Resources 00:52 What we're reading/watching/listening to Brian - My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories - Edited and with a story by Stephanie Perkins 02:17 Jason - The Secret Place by Tana French, and Veep 04:51 Melody - Jim Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive 06:50 Meredith - Habibi by Craig Thomps…

"Favorite Picture Books & The Book Genre Dating Game" 01:15 Brian talks the TV show Arrow 02:26 Jen is watching Inspector Lewis 04:00 Jason is listening to the new Caribou album 06:30 Meredith is watching The Walking Dead and reading This is Where I Leave You 07:52 It's National Picture Book Month so the staff are recommending both old and new favo…

New Fall Releases and LGBT History Month 00:00 What we've been reading/watching/listening to 00:57 Jason talks about the 2014 Mercury Prize List including FKA Twigs and Young Fathers. 03:34 Brian talks about The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancy 05:29 Melody is reading Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 06:12 Meredith discusses J.D. Robb and Janet Evanovich. Ho…

Bond guests on the podcast to chat with Jason about his favorite albums of the year, Melody chimes in with Bill Murray's history of films with Wes Anderson, and we do a deep dive into non-new non-fiction books (yes, that's a thing).

Gerhild Krapf is an attorney and musician, and she has served as in-house counsel at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and in central administration. She’s also an accomplished organist who’s given cherished musical contributions to the Iowa City community.

Ellen Buchanan interviews Bob Downer, attorney and appointee to the Iowa Board of Regents. Mr. Downer has also been an active member of many local civic organizations.

A literary death match between Rainbow Rowell's two adult fiction novels: Attachments and Landline, Brian does Read This, Watch That, and Jason gets everyone to remember books that they loved at different parts of their lives. Join host Meredith Hines-Dochterman, Jason Paulios, Melody Dvorak, Brian Visser, and producer Bond Drager for another episo…

In this episode, Brian and Jason make book and movie recommendations, and a Death Match is held between two beloved young adult novels: Eleanor and Park & Fangirl, both by Rainbow Rowell.

Research scientist, former director of Iowa Center for the Book, and adjunct professor of papermaking at University of Iowa, Tim Barrett is interviewed. He has also been awarded the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Award.

Executive director of University of Iowa's John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center David Hensley is interviewed.

Popular children's book author Delia Ray is interviewed about her life and writing.

Native Iowa Citian, former jockey, wrestler, coach, teacher, business owner, and realtor Tom Lepic is interviewed.

Hunter Rawlings, former University of Iowa president, is interviewed.