Laura co-hosts KHOI’s Capitol Week on Monday evenings and is a regular on the weekly Iowa Down Ballot podcast (new episodes usually drop on Saturday mornings).
October 20, 2026: Brian Golden interviewed Laura about Iowa’s campaigns for governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House for the Eventual Podcast.
October 17, 2026: Laura discussed some of the Iowa races during the Pacifica Network’s coverage of “No Kings: Vote Early” events around the country.
October 15, 2026: Laura appeared on the WCPT radio program “Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive” to talk about Iowa’s campaign landscape.
October 14, 2026: Arnie Arnesen interviewed Laura for her podcast Attitude with Arnie Arnesen.
September 27-30: Laura was on four panels and led two workshops at the Okoboji Writers’ and Songwriters’ Retreat.
September 22, 2026: Scott MacFarlane interviewed Laura about Iowa’s campaigns for U.S. House and Senate.
September 19, 2026: Laura was a guest on Edwin Eisendrath’s WCPT radio program, “It’s the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath.”
September 10, 2026: Laura spoke about the 2026 campaign to a meeting of the Algona chapter of the AAUW.
September 8, 2026: Mark Moran of the Iowa News Service interviewed Laura about cancer as an issue in Iowa’s U.S. Senate race.
September 7, 2026: Laura discussed Iowa’s campaigns for governor, U.S. House and Senate on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal.
September 3, 2026: Noel King interviewed Laura for the Vox podcast Today, Explained. Episode title: “The farmers turning on Trump.”
September 3, 2026: Arnie Arnesen interviewed Laura for her podcast Attitude with Arnie Arnesen.
August 12, 2026: Laura gave an overview of the 2026 election landscape to the Johnston Area Democrats.
July 23, 2026: Laura gave a presentation about Iowa’s 2026 state and federal candidates at Wesley on Grand in Des Moines.
July 21, 2026: Laura spoke about the key 2026 campaigns at the Scottish Rite Park community in Des Moines.
July 16, 2026: Political scientist Seth Masket interviewed Laura on Substack about Iowa’s 2026 elections. Episode title: “Is Iowa in play?”
July 15, 2026: Laura spoke about the 2026 elections at the West Des Moines Democrats’ monthly meeting.
July 6, 2026: Longtime political strategist Joe Trippi interviewed Laura for the Lincoln Square podcast, On the Ground with Joe Trippi. Episode title: “Something’s happening in Iowa.”
June 11, 2026: Laura and Kathie Obradovich (editor of Iowa Capital Dispatch) shared their takes on the key 2026 races at a Democracy Iowa meeting in Des Moines.
June 6, 2026: Edwin Eisendrath interviewed Laura about the 2026 campaign landscape for his WCPT radio program, “It’s the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath.”
June 5, 2026: Scott MacFarlane interviewed Laura about key races in Iowa.
June 4, 2026: Laura joined a virtual meeting of the Grassroots Iowa Network to discuss the primary election results and take questions about the 2026 campaigns.
June 4, 2026: Laura spoke about the 2026 legislative session and the primary election results at the Urbandale Democrats’ monthly meeting.
June 3, 2026: Laura joined Julie Gammack’s podcast to break down the primary election results.
May 18, 2026: Laura moderated a conversation about “Challenging Extremism and Defending Democracy” with Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush and Connie Ryan at the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa 30th Anniversary and Award Celebration.
March 16, 2026: Longtime political strategist Joe Trippi interviewed Laura for the series premiere of the Lincoln Square podcast, On the Ground with Joe Trippi. Episode title: “Is Iowa a Bellwether for Dems?”
February 22, 2026: Laura moderated an in-depth conversation with Congressional candidate for Travis Terrell for the Marion County Democrats. Topic chosen by Terrell for the event at Central College in Pella: “Our Rural Health Care Crisis.”
January 25, 2026: Laura moderated an in-depth conversation with Congressional candidate Christina Bohannan for the Marion County Democrats. Topic chosen by Bohannan for the event at Central College in Pella: “The Future and Iowa’s Rural Economy.”
January 7, 2026: Laura moderated a Zoom conversation with Iowa Senate Minority Leader Janice Weiner and Iowa House Minority Whip Sean Bagniewski for the Heart of Iowa Dems. Topic: “What Can We Expect in the 2026 Legislative Session?”