BONUS: Eerie Iowa: The Hawkeye State's Darker Side

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Bruce Walters about his book on Iowa's darker history.

BONUS DISCUSSION: Bruce Walters, professor emeritus at Western Illinois University, artist and author, joins the "ROI" panelists to discuss a recent book he co-authored with Michael McCarty: Eerie Iowa: The Hawkeye State's Darker Side. The host for the 654th edition in this series is John Kealey, and the history buffs are Terri Toppler and Rick Sweet. Opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s), and not necessarily those of KALA-FM or St. Ambrose University. This program is recorded at KALA-FM, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, USA!

People in this episode

Host: John Kealey

Guest: Bruce Walters

Topics covered

• Iowa history
• dark stories
• book discussion
• local legends
• education

Keywords

• Iowa
• history
• dark side
• Bruce Walters
• Eerie Iowa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KALA-FM, St. Ambrose University

Books & works: Eerie Iowa: The Hawkeye State's Darker Side

Places: Davenport, Iowa, USA

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