Some Roads To The White House Still Go Through Iowa
The NPR Politics Podcast
NPR
4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2023
⏱️ 16 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, politics correspondent Susan Davis, and Iowa Public Radio lead political reporter Clay Masters.
The podcast is produced by Elena Moore and Casey Morell. Our editor is Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.
Unlock access to this and other bonus content by supporting The NPR Politics Podcast+. Sign up via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Connect:
Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org
Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.
Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
NPR Privacy Policy
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Kim from Missoula, Montana, where a river does run through it. |
| 0:04.8 | I just finished my 35 mile commute along the beautiful Blackfoot River, |
| 0:11.8 | where I will be continuing my new job as a personal chef for a bunch of out-of-town glampers. |
| 0:19.9 | This podcast was recorded at 2.23 pm, Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 11th. |
| 0:26.4 | Things may have changed by the time you hear this. I will still be making Huckleberry pancakes, |
| 0:32.4 | French toast, and steak hash. Enjoy the show. |
| 0:39.9 | Glamping with a personal chef is my kind of camping. That is truly glamping. That is like a step above |
| 0:47.2 | an inflatable mattress in the back of the car. Wow. Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast. |
| 0:53.2 | I'm Tamara Keith. I cover the White House. I'm Susan Davis. I cover politics. |
| 0:56.7 | And my fellow political nerds, it is time to get your calendars out. |
| 1:00.3 | It is that time of year. We have a date for the first in the nation for Republicans. |
| 1:05.6 | Iowa caucuses January 15th, of course, with a little more than six months to go. |
| 1:11.3 | Candidates are already spending lots of quality time in the Hawkeye State. |
| 1:16.0 | So we have brought in our friend Clay Masters from Iowa Public Radio to tell us what's going on. |
| 1:21.3 | Hey Clay. Hello. So glad to have you back. And let us start with those candidates. |
| 1:27.8 | Who is really leaving it all on the field in Iowa? |
| 1:32.0 | There is just a laundry list of candidates who are really starting to barnstorm the state. |
| 1:37.9 | Things kind of got off a little slow if you remember at the beginning of this year. |
| 1:41.8 | When Donald Trump threw his hat into the ring, people were a little apprehensive about getting |
| 1:46.0 | into the race. But we've seen a little bit of action over the Fourth of July. |
| 1:50.4 | And it's just really going to pick up when we get to this weekend and into the summer heat of |
| 1:55.8 | July and into August with the, of course, Iowa State fair. But Mike Pence was here over the Fourth |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of NPR and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.