Substacks recommended by Debra Engle

Recommended by Debra Engle

Dave Busiek on Media

Viewpoint on current issues in media

Along the Mississippi

By Ed Tibbetts

News, opinions and ideas from the Quad-Cities, where the river runs east to west

Black Iowa News

Black Iowa News is an independent news platform designed to highlight Black perspectives, showcase the Black community and amplify the voices of Black Iowans — online and in print.

Iowa Boy Chuck Offenburger

...Iowa, small towns, and saddle shoes

Mary Swander’s Buggy Land

By swandermary@gmail.com

The Amish, sustainability, and the wider rural environment.

Art Cullen’s Notebook

A view from rural America: immigration, agriculture, environment, politics

The Iowa Mercury

By Douglas Burns

Iowa's Politics, People, Economy and Culture

Iowa politics with Laura Belin

What an Iowa political reporter is reading and writing

Iowa Writers Collaborative

By Julie Gammack

Linking readers and writers who care about Iowa.

Deep Midwest: Politics and Culture

By Robert Leonard

The politics and culture of Iowa, the midwest, and beyond.

In the Dirt

By Beth Hoffman

I dive into the the economics of growing food, give you the dirt on the politics of agriculture and occasionally share a funny tale from our ranch, Whippoorwill Creek Farm.

Julie Gammack's Iowa Potluck

By Julie Gammack's Potluck

Julie unearths stories you'll want to read, and or listen to via podcast. She's in the know, so you'll be in the know. She was into 'reader engagement' before 'reader engagement' was a thing. Join the community!

For years, Julie held in-person potlucks to bring women together for conversation and networking. Now she does the same in this column, sharing her own wisdom and the insights of others. Highly recommended.

- Debra Engle

A Whole New World

Recommended by Debra Engle