The Trent Rice Show: Recent Episodes
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Trent Rice keeps you informed with local news and interviews affecting Ames and central Iowa. Catch up on interviews you may have missed.
In hour 2, Trent and TRS Film Guru Steve Sullivan talk about the new Jennifer Lawrence movie "mother!"
In hour 1 of Friday's show, Trent talks to ISU Economist Dave Swenson about his study on the lack of skilled jobs in Iowa.
In hour 2, Trent talks about the DACA deal, and we check in with Ames Police Cmdr. Geoff Huff.
In hour 1 of Thursday's show, Trent gets inside the numbers of Ames School Board elections. We also plan your weekend with Crystal Davis from the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In hour 2, Trent talks to Ames School District superintendent Tim Taylor about yesterday's school district election. We also talk about Tuesday's Ames City Council meeting, and the twisted knots of trying to revise the city's rental housing code.
In hour 1 of Wednesday's show, Trent talks to TRS Media and Politics Guru Jeff Stein. We also take a look back at yesterday's school board election.
In hour 2, Trent and TRS Politics Guru Steffen Schmidt talk about politics local and national...
In hour 1 of Tuesday's show, Trent talks to Story County Auditor and Election Commissioner Lucy Martin about today's school board election.
In hour 1 of Monday's show, Trent gets an Ames City Council preview from Mayor Ann Campbell.
In hour 2 of Monday's show, Trent talks about the proposed construction of a Miracle Park and Miracle League Field in Ames with Sheila Lundt and Amber Corrieri.
In hour 1 of Friday's show, Trent talks to friends from United Way of Story County on the 2017 Capital Campaign and Day of Caring.
In hour 2, we talk again about how words and action have consequences, and Ames Police Cmdr. Geoff Huff asks everyone to be cool during Saturday's Iowa State-Iowa football game.
In hour 1 of Thursday's show Trent marks National Suicide Prevention Month with Andi Olson from YSS in Ames.
In hour 2, Trent talks about a community solar project with Ames Electric Services Director Don Kom, then checks in with Ames police Cmdr. Geoff Huff.
In hour 1 of Thursday's show, Trent talks to Democrat candidate for Iowa Governor John Norris
In hour 2, Trent talks to YSS Transitional Living coordinator Hope Metheney about homless teens in Ames.
In hour 2, Trent talks about his former hometown--where bad flags make uneasy neighbors.
In hour 1 of Tuesday's show, Trent talks about Russia, the White House and more with Politics Guru Steffen Schmidt
In hour 1 of Monday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk fireworks, and get a preview of Tuesday night's Ames City Council meeting with Mayor Ann Campbell.
In hour 2 of Wednesday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to Story County Supervisor-elect Lauris Olson.
In hour 1 of Wednesday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to Media and Politics Guru Jeff Stein.
In hour 1 of Tuesday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to ISU Political Scientist Dave Andersen.
In hour 1 of Thursday's "Trent Rice Show" we plan your Christmas and New Year's weekends with the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau's Allyson Walter.
In hour 1 of Wednesday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to Media and Politics Guru Jeff Stein.
In hour 1 of Tuesday's "Trent Rice Show," we talk to ISU's Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics director Dianne Bystrom.
In hour 1 of Monday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to Politics Guru and ISU Political Science professor Steffen Schmidt.
In hour 2 of Friday's "Trent Rice Show," we go to the movies with Film Guru Steve Sullivan.
In hour 1 of Thursday's "Trent Rice Show" we plan your weekend with Allyson Walter from the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In hour 2 of Wednesday's "Trent Rice Show" we sit down with Ames City Manager Steve Schainker.
In hour 1 of Wednesday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to Media and Politics Guru Jeff Stein.
In hour 2 of Tuesday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to Ames Schools superintendent Tim Taylor and Rep. Steve King (R-IA 4).
In hour 2 of Monday's "Trent Rice Show" we get an Ames City Council meeting preview with Mayor Ann Campbell.
In hour 2 of Thursday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to Media and Politics Guru Jeff Stein about Gov. Terry Branstad's appointment as U.S. Ambassador to China.
In hour 1 of Thursday's "Trent Rice Show" we plan your weekend with Crystal Davis with the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Hour 2 of Wednesday's "Trent Rice Show" is "On Cyte" with the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau!
Hour 1 of Wednesday's "Trent Rice Show" is "On Cyte" with the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau!
In hour 2 of Tuesday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to Capt. Barry Thomas from the Story County Sheriff's Office about AEDs, and Annie Arbuckle from the Ames Education Foundation about fund raising.
In hour 1 of Thursday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to Peter Ames Carlin about his new book "Homeward Bound: The Life of Paul Simon." We also plan your weekend with the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau's Crystal Davis.
In hour 1 of Wednesday's "Trent Rice Show" Trent talks to Media and Politics Guru Jeff Stein.
In hour 2 of Tuesday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to Dr. Travis Langley about his new book "Doctor Who Psychology--A Madman With a Box."
In hour 1 of Tuesday's "Trent Rice Show" we learn how the Ames High sophomore class is protecting the pollenators.
In hour 1 of Tuesday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to Media and Politics Guru Jeff Stein.
In hour 2 of Tuesday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to our friends from the Ames Progressive Alliance on an event that could not be timelier for where we are in 2016 America.
In hour 2 of Friday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to Sen. Herman Qurimbach (D-Ames), then go to the movies with Film Guru Steve Sullivan
In hour 2 of Thursday's "Trent Rice Show" we get more proof that people really are listening to what you say, and are especially interested in the buttercups.
In hour 1 of Thursday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to Richard Sylla about his new book "Alexander Hamilton: The Illustrated Biography." We also plan your weekend with the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau's Allyson Walter.
Wednesday's "Trent Rice Show" is "On Cyte" with the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau from the Octagon Center for the Arts.
In hour 1 of Tuesday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk about the election with ISU Political Scientist Dave Andersen. Specifically, we talk about how pollsters missed the outcome so badly.
In hour 2 of Monday's "Trent Rice Show" guest host Mel Crippen talks to ISU Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics Director Dianne Bystrom.
In hour 1 of Monday's "Trent Rice Show" guest host Mel Crippen talks to ISU Veterans Services Coordinator Jathan Chicoine.
In hour 1 of Thursday's "Trent Rice Show" we plan your weekend with Allyson Walter with the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In hour 2 of Thursday's "Trent Rice Show" we talk to Amy S. Foster about her new book "The Rift: Uprising"
We do some post-Election Day analysis in Hour 1 of Wednesday's Trent Rice Show with Media and Politics Guru Jeff Stein.
In hour 2 of Tuesday's Trent Rice Show, we depart from the election to talk sports with NewsTalk 1430 KASI Sports Director Dave Sprau.
In hour 1 of Election Day's Trent Rice Show we talk to Story County Auditor Lucy Martin about what to expect at the polls.
In hour 1 of Monday's Trent Rice Show, we hear from Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate on running elections in Iowa.
In hour 1 of Monday's Trent Rice Show, we hear from Politics Guru Steffen Schmidt one more time before Election Day.
In hour 2 of Thursday's Trent Rice Show, we look at the Lincoln Way Corridor Study with Ames City Planner Karen Marren.
In hour 1 of Thursday's Trent Rice Show, we plan your weekend with Crystal Davis from the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In hour 2 of Wednesday's Trent Rice Show Ames Schools superintendent Tim Taylor gives his monthly update...we also talk about the possibility of Healthy Life Center in Ames.
In hour 1 of Wednesday's Trent Rice Show, Media Guru Jeff Stein talk about the local media's coverage of the shooting of two Des Moines metro area police officers.
In hour 2 of Tuesday's Trent Rice Show, we talk sports with NewsTalk 1430 KASI Sports Director Dave Sprau, and Trent reads some fan mail!
In hour 1 of Monday's Trent Rice Show, Politics Guru Steffen Schmidt counts down the days until the 2016 election. Spoiler Alert: 8 days.
In hour 2 of Friday's Trent Rice Show, we talks to Politics Guru Steffen Schmidt about the reopening of an FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton's email. We also go to the movies with Steve Sullivan.
In hour 1 of Thursday's Trent Rice Show, we plan your weekend with Allyson Walter from the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In hour 2 of Thursday's Trent Rice Show, we talk to ISU Sociology Professor David Peters about the Iowa Small Town Poll.
In hour 2 of Tuesday's show, Trent talks to author and illustrator Jason Porath about his new book "Rejected Princesses."
In hour 2 of Tuesday's show, Trent talks to Dianne Bystrom, director of ISU's Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics about the 2016 presidential race.
In hour 1 of Tuesday's show, Trent talks to bestselling author Gilly MacMillan about her new book "The Perfect Girl."
In hour 2 of Monday's show, we get an Ames City Council preview with Mayor Ann Campbell
In hour 1 of Monday's show, we count down the days until the 2016 presidential election with Politics Guru Steffen Schmidt.
In hour 2 of Thursday's show, we look at the closing days of the 2016 presidential race with senior Republican strategist Craig Robinson.
In hour 1 of Thursday's show we plan your weekend with Allyson Walter from the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In hour 1 of Wednesday's show, Trent gets a preview of the third presidential debate from Media and Politics Guru Jeff Stein.
In hour 2 of Thursday's show, Trent talks to Economic Guru Dave Swenson about Polk County's decision this week to increase its minimum wage.
In hour 1 of Thursday's show, we plan your weekend with Allyson Walter from the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In hour 2 of Wednesday's show, Trent asks an important question--should EVERYONE vote? EVERYONE?