So: just how have the caucuses changed since their inception in 1972? What are the ways they’ll never change? We learn about caucus history—also, Joe Trippi claims CNN is to blame for the infamous Dean Scream.

The presidential race is one of the most-watched …

Three Tickets: History and Culture of the Iowa Caucuses

So: just how have the caucuses changed since thei…

Episode 11: Change and Continuity

Social and religious conservatives exercise significant power and influence in Iowa's Republican caucuses. Here, you’ll meet some of Iowa’s the political powerhouses who use their evangelical faith to frame politics.

Social and religious conservatives exercise signi…

Episode 10: Evangelicals and the Caucuses

Not everyone comes in from out-of-state if they want to participate in the Iowa presidential caucuses — some of them start here. Former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, who kinda-sorta killed the 1992 caucuses, talks about his time as a presidential candidate and what it means to be an Iowan in the Iowa caucus.

Not everyone comes in from out-of-state if they w…

Episode 9: Native Iowans

Politicians, their staff, their fans and the reporters coming them all flock to Iowa every four years, and some Iowans are cashing in. In this episode, you get to meet some of the Midwestern entrepreneurs who see the first-in-the-nation caucuses as a business opportunity.

Politicians, their staff, their fans and the repo…

Episode 11: Change and Continuity

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