Mickelson's Podcast - Powered by the Iowa Firearms Coalition

    Food vs Fuel.    a panel discussion with WHO's Ken Root ,  Julius Schaaf,  Iowa Corn Board ... Craig Lang , Iowa Farm Bureau .. Bill Couser Iowa Renewable Fuels Associaton ... Eldon Meyers , Iowa Petroleum Retailers Association ... Bruce Rastetter,   Hawkeye Renewables.      Lotsa calls. 

      Robert Zubrin declares "Energy Victory" is possible and talks about winning the war on terror by breaking free of oil.   Says ethanol critics are very wrong.    Inspirational.   Mark Stein   describes how Iowa's borders were drawn.  "How the States Got Their Shapes" .     Then turtles and tornadoes.   Spring in Iowa.

      Ruth Lycke just back from China  talks about the devastation of the earthquake and gives us a progress report on her mission to aid stroke victims.    Here's that gas price estimator for your next trip.   Then,  the Portland Obama rally   includes the music group the  Decemberists ,  a group which usually opens their concerts with the Soviet National Anthem.      (editor's note.   There are...

    Andy and Johnathan Hilstrand aboard the   "Time Bandit"  crab rustlers on the Bering Sea,   Deadliest Catch.    Congressman Bruce Braley  wants to get tough on Agri-processors. Plus,  pain at the pump.  How bad can it get?

      Drinking Liberally.    A local drink tank talks the issues.   Enough to drive me to the bottle.   Christian Ucles and Amanda Mittlestadt mix it up on the issues.  Jerry Falwell's   wife and widow, Marcel, writes fondly about her husband.   Then,  what's behind the Harkin-McCain  political tension?   Let's go to the short video .  Full 17-minute interview here .

    Ira Mehlman from FAIR says the amnesty lobby is using a military appropriation bill to grant amnesty for illegals.   Rockwell-Collins   fires a Christian employee   because he won't embrace homosexuality.    Microsoft wants Yahoo so they can compete with Google.  Randy Skoglund from  ATL says it's a good idea for the consumers.  Pundit Greg Jackson   says,  "No,  the California courts didn't l...

A formal debate.   "From Darwin to Hitler :  Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics, and Racism"   author and Discovery Institute   Fellow, Dr. Richard Weikart  debates  ISU professor,  Dr.  Hector Avalos. ..  premise "Was Darwinism MORE significant than Christian anti-Judaism in explaining Nazi ideology".    Feel free to post your own response to the debate within the comments section.    Then, "Boys Shou...

    Tony Colosimo CEO from Artistic Waste Services tells us where we can put it.   Nasty dogs and the post office don't mix.  What's to be done?   Then,  Suzy!

  "Ignorance is Blitz" so says Professor Anders Henriksson.     Then,  more gas drive offs in Cedar Rapids than Des Moines...  mean less or more honest in Cedar Rapidians?   Barbara Corcoran   give us a test and takes us to "Nextville".       Stephen Bloom   takes us to Postville.    Insight. 

  "Ending the Food Fight" ... Dr. David Ludwig   wants at least a truce.   Then the other shoes in the Postville raid continue to fall.    Agri-processing, Inc gets the chutzpah award from the National Labor Relations Board. .. you ain't gonna believe it.

  Christopher Reed wants to run against Senator Harkin .  Gary Marcus says your brain is a Kluge.. .a haphazard, clumsy inelegant solution to something.   Rep Christopher Rants   says this immigration bust shouldn't have been necessary.

  Congressman Steve King with insights from the border states and what the Official English law means in Iowa...again,  for the hearing impaired.   Doris Hamil , NASA scientist,  explains the  "Challenge of Why".    Scott Gray ,  head lending broker at ING  talks about "The Liar's Loan". .. predicts housing market bounce back.    ICE Raids Agri-Processors in Postville.    Benjamin Wiker   lists th...

  Bill Bishop say the "Big Sort"   is busting up the country.   David Sheff   writes about his addicted son, Beautiful Boy.     Dr. Lyle Rossiter puts "The Liberal Mind" on the coach.  And why aren't we buying Bleaux-Ray movies...yet.

"The Last Lecture" the origin of the speech now watched by millions... the Randy  Pausch   story as told by Jeffrey Zaslow.    Then,  John Lofton   says President Bush doesn't have a prayer ...at least not a Christian one.  Vigorous.     Meskwakies have lowered the gambling age to 18.    Nice thing to do?

  Steve Rathje is running against Senator Tom Harkin.   Why?   Kevin Kwan  is a Luck expert.   The LiveStrong cycle ride is coming up this weekend.   Dr. Richard Deming (medical director of oncology at Mercy Cancer Center) , K hristen Cadman , cancer survivor;  plus,  ride organizer Bridgete Kasik from CityView .     State Auditor David Vaudt , says Iowa is going bust while trying to save money . ...

    Richard Vander Mey   Assistant Tama County Attorney gives us a real world look at a bunch o Iowa issues.  Then Bishop Harry Jackson   looks at the theology of Obama and Wright.   Are asparagus eaters stalkers?  Plant rights, baby.

  Lisa Adams during National Pet Week. ..myths about dogs and cats.   Roy Beck from NumbersUSA says Congressman Leonard Boswell   is having trouble voting for his own legislation  (HR 4088).   Iowans need to give him a friendly push.   Lotsa openline... an Escalade-driving food stamp recipient?   Then,  Eight Belles is put down?  What happened?

  Stupid Wars a snotty look at military disasters.   Then,  Iowa political nonsense.  Lots of it.   Then,  Iowans play middle school principal with cross-dresser.   Whew!

  Carly Fiorina proxies for Senator McCain on the issues.   Then,  former Governor Vilsack outs himself...on illegal immigration.  Huge response.

  "Safe School Ambassadors"   guru Rick Phillips inspires us to think about student power unleashed to deal with school bullies.  Rep Chris Rants   evaluates the recent legislative session plus lots spirited conversation.

More high mileage talk...President Bush with a press conference.   And Iowa law officers note the importation of Chicago refugees to Iowa are complicating law enforcement.   The rest of the story.

    A new Polk County court house?  Eric Turner and Guy Cook  are for it.  George Davey is against it.  Discussion.

  Food prices, gas prices,  rice prices...traffic stops and what to do about scoff-laws.   Lotsa openline.

  Irene Spencer is the survivor of a culture of polygamy.  What a story.  Shattered Dreams.    Lotsa openline.  High mileage race results.   Then the Day of Silence nonsense again.

    Senator Paul Mckinley with a core curriculum update. A story and a video from the Waterloo Currier.   Then,  a great look at the cost of illegals on our saftey net and educaiton system.