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.

With various meats on a stick and butter-drenched ice creams now clogging our arteries, this week we’re going to talk about candidates at the State Fair, the entire Trump administration in Iowa, another community talking data centers, and the world’s most famous vacuum.

This episode was hosted by Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and produced by Gazette Deputy Digital Content Manager Bailey Cichon. It features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times and Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal.

Read the articles featured in this episode:

(2:59) Chuck Grassley receives 'replacement vacuum' for 'Beth' from Sioux City staffer

(9:03) In Rock Island, environmental, consumer groups advocate for state data center regulations

(14:33) Salix City Council data center meeting delayed due to 'threats'

(17:06) State Fair and Trump administration coverage