Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa Public Affairs Director Jaime Burch Elliot joins Matt and Ivy to talk about the Supreme Stakes, a series of events hosted by Progress Iowa, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, and the Iowa Interfaith Alliance to educate Iowans about the attacks on our reproductive rights. We also talk about the Olympics (Go Team USA!), Jeff Bezos's phallic ride to space, and producer Greg's snarky tweets getting fact-checked by the Daily Iowan. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/progress-iowa/message

What A Week

The Supreme Stakes

Matt and Ivy (and Greg) are back in the Progress Iowa studio after 15 months of social distancing and boy, does it feel good. Almost as good as hundreds of thousands of Iowa families receiving $300 in tax relief every month in an historic initiative to cut childhood poverty. Thank you to Cindy Axne and Cindy Axne only. We also discuss what we briefly heard from the Family Leader Summit where former Vice President Mike Pence and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were scheduled to speak, Governor Reynolds putting politics before refugee children AND our public safety, and Ivy tells the old guys in the room who Olivia Rodrigo is. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/progress-iowa/message

Please, Think of the Children!

Matt and Ivy discuss the Des Moines Register poll that said over 60% of Iowans want someone other than Chuck Grassley in the Senate, the new anti-protest bill that would have made they themselves criminals, the tragic fire that destroyed a memorial to Black youth and investigation around that fire, and our Senators' votes and outright lies on SR1, the For the People Act. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/progress-iowa/message

Time's Up for Chuck

Matt and Ivy deep dive on Governor Reynolds's decision to make Iowa one of just four states to cut its citizens off from extended unemployment benefits. Colin Gordon, a senior research consultant with Common Good Iowa, joins later to explain just why this was a bad move. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/progress-iowa/message

Petty Unemployment Politics

Matt and Ivy talk Pride Month and Progress Iowa's LGBTQ+ Media Guide, Kim Reynolds unwillingness to do any more than the bare minimum when it comes to promoting vaccinations, the wide ranging effects COVID relief had on Americans, the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/progress-iowa/message

Happy Pride Month!

Governor Reynolds goes back on Fox to brag/lie about Iowa's COVID recovery, the post legislative session landscape, and Matt is joined by staff writer for The Atlantic Edward-Isaac Dovere to talk about his new book "Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats' Campaigns to Defeat Trump." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/progress-iowa/message

No One Likes A Bragger + Edward-Isaac Dovere

The 2021 legislative session is finally over and Matt and Ivy (and special guest little Joey Sinovic) have thoughts on that, Iowa's sputtering economy, and the 20th Shrekiversary. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/progress-iowa/message

This is the End

Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls (D-Coralville) joins Matt to discuss the bombshell leaked audio of a right-wing think tank admitting to writing the voter suppression law that Iowa Republicans rammed through the legislator, possibly in violation of Iowa law, as well as Governor Reynolds putting the bully in bully pulpit and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/progress-iowa/message

The Bully in Chief ft. Sen. Zach Wahls

Matt and Ivy discuss President Biden's address to Congress, Iowa's supply/demand issue with COVID vaccines, Governor Reynolds's bizarre admission that she sent $93 million back to the federal government instead of using it for contact tracing, Rudy Giuliani's early morning visit from the FBI, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/progress-iowa/message

Get Vaccinated, Iowa!

It's been a rough week for anyone who cares about justice and equality and our hearts go out to the families of Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo, and the eight victims of the mass shooting in Indianapolis: Matthew Alexander, Samaria Blackwell, Amarjeet Johal, Jaswinder Kaur, Jaswinder Singh, Amarjit Sekhon, Karli Smith, and John Weisert. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/progress-iowa/message

13 Years Old.

Matt and Ivy discuss Governor Reynolds's "not my problem" moment when discussing immigrants, the press conference from AFSCME around workplace safety and the murders of corrections workers at the Anamosa State Penitentiary, the anti-abortion amendment that passed the legislature and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/progress-iowa/message

Kim Reynolds is Our Problem

Kim Reynolds caves to the NRA and signs the bill to allow concealed guns to be carried without a permit or mandatory background check. That, plus the bills that made it through the second funnel and now that Trump's out of town Matt Gaetz is Washington's newest Sleazeball Supreme. Joining us for our interview this week is Rep. Ras Smith (D-Black Hawk) to discuss the second funnel, Governor Reynolds's last minute bill signing, and the Derek Chauvin trial. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/progress-iowa/message

Flush it down the funnel

State Rep. and Assistant Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst join Ivy and Matt to bust this year's Extreme 16 Bracket: Bad Bill Edition. Links: Follow Rep. Konfrst on Twitter Learn more about the Extreme 16 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/progress-iowa/message

The Extreme 16

On March 24, 2020 the first of more than 5,600 Iowans passed away due to COVID-19. Progress Iowa honors those who we've lost with the Iowa COVID Memorial website. Matt and Ivy also discuss this year's "Extreme 16" bracket where you can vote on the worst of the worst bills introduced in this year's legislative session, the polls suggesting Iowans do not want either Governor Reynolds or Senator Grassley to run again, our (finally!) increasing vaccine numbers,  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/progress-iowa/message

Stop the Madness!

Matt and Ivy talk about the American Rescue Plan, Ashley Hinson's trolling messages via mask, the latest goings on in the Iowa Legislature, and give a shout out to @IAVaccineAlerts who has helped people across the state find open vaccine appointments in their areas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/progress-iowa/message

Help is on the way!

Matt and Lauren from Progress Iowa break down the big headlines of the week in Iowa and national politics.

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