Ben Kieffer
Host: River to RiverBen Kieffer joined Iowa Public Radio in 2000 and is host of IPR’s daily noon talk show River to River, which he also helps produce.
Prior to joining IPR, Ben lived and worked in Europe for more than a decade. He reported firsthand the fall of the Berlin Wall and covered the Velvet Revolution in Prague. Ben has won numerous awards for his work over the course of more than 30 years in public media.
Ben has taught courses at the University of Iowa on interviewing and radio news. He's a native of Cedar Falls and a graduate of the University of Iowa.
Contact Ben at bkieffer@iowapublicradio.org.
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Artificial intelligence has been the subject of many dystopian novels and movies, but it's become apparent that AI will intersect with more and more aspects of our lives and careers. On this River to River, how AI can be wielded as a tool, and the concerns that make that future murky.
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Political analysts discuss top stories, including FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, the war in Gaza, criminal charges against a former president and more.
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An overhaul of Iowa’s mental health and substance use disorder treatment systems proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds is pending in the Iowa Legislature, and health officials and lawmakers say they are hopeful the changes will break down regional boundaries in services and funding to make it easier for Iowans to get help.
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Frank Langfitt spent nearly two decades as an international correspondent reporting from more than 50 countries and territories. Now, he covers threats to democracy at home and abroad.
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Reynolds’ 80-page bill, introduced to the legislature in February, lays out a plan to reshape mental health and substance use treatment services offered in Iowa.
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A Haitian-born University of Iowa professor is working to raise awareness about the Caribbean nation of about 11.9 million people on the brink of famine.
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After stepping down as anchor of the PBS Newshour, Judy Woodruff has been traveling the country to better understand what divides Americans in her latest reporting project, America at a Crossroads.
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The latest Grinnell College poll shows Americans' attitudes on the Biden/Trump rematch, election integrity, the war in Gaza, children and social media and more
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Iowa lawmakers have passed their second funnel deadline of the 2024 legislative session. Numerous bills made it past the crucial deadline, but many others failed to meet the requirements to move forward.
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Discussing headlines from around the state, including the closure of a Tyson plant in Perry, the acquittal of a trans Iowan on charges related to a protest, how Iowans are observing Ramadan and the war in Gaza continues and more.