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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Robert Draper on "Iowa's Heartland Beyond the Campaign Trail"

    There’s more to Iowa than meets the political eye. Usually the unassuming state is covered extensively on the presidential campaign trail but there’s not much said beyond that. So journalist Robert Draper rents a car and documents his road trip through Iowa in a recent New York Times article .

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Jan 27, 2016 • 1 min read

    There’s more to Iowa than meets the political eye. Usually the unassuming state is covered extensively on the presidential campaign trail but there’s not much said beyond that. So journalist Robert Draper rents a car and documents his road trip through Iowa in a recent New York Times article. Draper is covering the campaign trail but also makes time to explore off Iowa’s beaten path.

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    Iowa's Heartland, Abortion Politics, and Juvenile Sentencing
    1. 0:30Robert Draper on "Iowa's Heartland Beyond the Campaign Trail"You’re reading this
    2. 13:22The Politics of Abortion
    3. 22:51No More Life Sentences or Solitary Confinement for Kids
    4. 33:12Sundance Film Festival Round Two
    5. 43:58Instagram Hoax Turned Performance Art
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      Steve Chiotakis

      Afternoon News Anchor

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Robert Draper

      writer for the New York Times Magazine, author of “Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind”

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Iowa's Heartland, Abortion Politics, and Juvenile Sentencing
    1. 0:30Robert Draper on "Iowa's Heartland Beyond the Campaign Trail"You’re reading this
    2. 13:22The Politics of Abortion
    3. 22:51No More Life Sentences or Solitary Confinement for Kids
    4. 33:12Sundance Film Festival Round Two
    5. 43:58Instagram Hoax Turned Performance Art
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand