This week on the podcast, we cover a couple of topics as we pretend nothing else is anywhere near as important as Gov. Kim Reynolds's announcement that she’s not running for re-election next year.

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa.

This episode was hosted by the Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times and Gazette columnist Todd Dorman.

Gazette Digital Content Manager Becky Lutgen Gardner produced this episode.