IRIS: Amazing Iowa

IRIS: Amazing Iowa


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Christmas Radio Plays 6 Wizard of Oz
December 23, 2020

The Wizard of Oz starring Julie Garland (1950)

Christmas Radio Plays 5 Holiday Inn, Christmas in Connecticut
December 23, 2020

Holiday Inn (1943) with Bing Crosby and Dinah Shore. Followed by Christmas in Connecticut with Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman.

Christmas Radio Plays 4 The Bishops Wife, A Stable in Bethlehem Pennsylvania
December 23, 2020

The Bishop's Wife (1948) starring Cary Grant and Loretta Young followed by A Stable in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (1944) from the NBC Matinee Theater.

Christmas Radio Plays 3 Remember the Night
December 23, 2020

Remember the Night (1940) starring Fred MacMurray

Christmas Radio Plays 2 It's a Wonderful Life
December 23, 2020

It's a Wonderful Life (1947) starring James Stewart and Donna Reed.

Christmas Radio Plays 1 A Christmas Carol, Night Before Christmas
December 23, 2020

A Christmas Carol (1942) starring Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge. Followed by The Night Before Christmas - a New Sherlock Holmes Mystery.

In Focus Episode 1941
October 11, 2019

In Focus is an IRIS original program that focuses on articles about Iowa from publications such as Iowa Source, Iowa Outdoors, Iowa History Journal, and Our Iowa.   The Iowa Radio Reading Information Service for the Blind and Print Handicapped (IRIS) exi.

Polk County Senior October part 2
October 11, 2019

Polk County Senior is an IRIS original program. Readings include lunch menus and articles Polk County Senior Bulletin and information from AARP and Aging Iowa. The Iowa Radio Reading Information Service for the Blind and Print Handicapped (IRIS) exists t.

Cover to Cover: BEGIN NEW BOOK!
October 11, 2019

An IRIS original program, Cover to Cover reads books by and about Iowans in weekly installments. This episode is the first installment in the reading of the book, Many Hands Make Light Work: A Memoir by Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy.The Iowa Radio Reading In..

Iowa Salute: Eve of a Hundred Midnights (part 4)
October 11, 2019

Iowa Salute is an IRIS original program that focuses on non-fiction written by or about Iowans in the Military. This episode is the fourth installment in the reading of the book,Eve of a Hundred Midn