In this week’s episode, we discuss the recent publishing industry merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster. Then, we’ll talk with Ralph Bryant and Joel Sires about their new project, Seeder Records, and we’ll hear from local volunteer-extraordinaire Kelly Ruggles about her best show ever. Visit Friends of the Animal Center Foundation at facf.org and the Coralville Community Food Pantry at coralvillefoodpantry.org
The episode features music by Gossip Cult, Alex Body, and “Corona of Springfield” by Brian Johannesen for our Song of the Week.
Thank you to MidAmerica Securities, Bread Garden Market, and Preucil School of Music for sponsoring this episode.
Ongoing support comes from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Iowa Arts Council, and from the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund. Phase 1 is an initiative of Arts Midwest and its peer United States Regional Arts Organizations made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Best Show Ever is produced by the Englert in Iowa City, Iowa, and is supported by Friends of the Englert. Visit www.englert.org/friends to support our programming.
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Host: Elly Hofmaier
Line Producer: Savannah Lane
Audio Engineers: Red Rebelskey, Gabi Vanek, and Ioannis Alexakis
Executive Producers: John Schickedanz & Andre Perry
