Caitlin Troutman
Talk Show ProducerExpertise: Finding, booking, preparing and connecting guests with listeners on IPR's two talk shows: Talk of Iowa and River to River
Education: Audio studies at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies at the Maine College of Art, Bachelors degree from William Jewell College
Favorite Iowa Destination: Raptor Center at Macbride Nature Recreation Area and the Hothouse Yoga Studio
Experience:
- Audio, talk show production and writing across various topic areas for IPR as a digital producer and talk show producer, Maine Public as a digital producer, and KCUR, where she worked on the daily talk show Central Standard
- Has reported and written features on the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and George Floyd protests while working for Maine Public
- Lead producer for the Talk of Iowa "Book Club" series
- Occasional substitute host for All Things Considered on IPR
- Pitched and launched IPR's award-winning Garden Variety newsletter and podcast
- Host of a local music show at WMPG in Portland, ME
My Favorite Stories
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“I wanted to figure out what happened, and the way I figure stuff out is by writing.” Discussing Fun Home with author and illustrator Alison Bechdel for the Talk of Iowa book club -
What can ghost stories tell us about the world? The Talk of Iowa team takes a ghost tour of Cedar Falls and discusses ghost stories with author Carmen Maria Machado. -
Psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and MDMA have become a very active area of medical research. -
Host Charity Nebbe and wildlife biologist Jim Pease observe the prairie chicken mating dance and discuss the species’ precarious situation in Iowa. -
Recently, organized labor has experienced a string of big wins, and nationwide support for unions has reached a high-water mark not seen since the 1960s.
My Latest Stories
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The Storm Lake Times bought its competitor the Pilot-Tribune, ending a decades-old newspaper war. Pulitzer Prize-winning Editor Art Cullen discusses how the merger will impact local journalism. -
Las tasas de infección por COVID-19, las hospitalizaciones y las muertes han ido disminuyendo en Iowa y en el país. Sin embargo, Estados Unidos pronto cruzará el triste umbral de un millón de muertes por COVID-19, y la inmensa mayoría de las hospitalizaciones y muertes se han producido entre personas no vacunadas. -
River to River's Ben Kieffer speaks with a University of Iowa-trained neurologist, who recounts her first year of residency caring for COVID-19 patients.
My Latest Podcasts
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Iowans share how they are trying to reduce pollutants in waterways on this archive episode.
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Curtis Sittenfeld's new short story collection captures both the mess and the gifts of aging. And a new play hopes to start conversations about farmers and rural Iowans.
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Analysts discuss Trump's address to Congress and the Democratic response, plus foreign aid, tariffs, Ukraine, DOGE and more.