Wednesday, we’ll talk with Barb Kalbach about her intention to challenge Patty Judge for the job of Lt. Governor. Yes, you read that right. Barb wants to bypass Chet Culver and go after the job of the person who many feel is really in charge at the Iowa Statehouse.

Thursday, wrapping up a week of radio programming virtually devoid of controversy, State Senator Jack Hatch (D-Des Moines) joins us to discuss health-care reform. As we prepare for that conversation, let’s ask ourselves one question: If the Canadian health-care system is so horrible (as many right-wing pundits proclaim), how did a sickly population of only 33 million people manage to win more gold medals this year than any country has ever won at a Winter Olympics?

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