Roadside Chat with the Iowa DOT
Exploring the people, projects, and progress behind Iowa’s transportation system.Roadside Chat is the official podcast of the Iowa Department of Transportation. Hosts take you behind the scenes of Iowa’s transportation network.
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Roots, Routes, and Roundabouts: Iowa DOT at the Iowa State Fair (opens the original)
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In this eighth episode of Roadside Chat , hosts Jenny Butcher and Daniel Yeh invite listeners to visit the Iowa DOT's booth at the Iowa State Fair. Communications Specialist Zhaia Wineinger shares how the fair gives the department a chance to connect with thousands of Iowans, answer questions, and highlight the many ways transportation impacts everyday life. Get a preview of this year's booth theme, "Roots, Routes, and Roundabouts," which celebrates the Iowa DOT's history, transportation innovat
LCNSPL8: Why Some License Plates Pass and Others Get Parked (opens the original)
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In this seventh episode of Roadside Chat, hosts Jenny Butcher and Daniel Yeh sit down with two leaders from the Iowa DOT’s Motor Vehicle Division: Mary Demuth , Public Service Manager, and Charles Cunningham , Service Delivery Bureau Director, to explain how Iowa's personalized license plate process works. They cover: Types of license plates in Iowa The most popular specialty license plates in Iowa Why personalized license plate requests may be denied How to request and preview a personalized pl
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