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Jun 2025 5

WATCH: Meet Justin Putzier, a motor sports content creator from Iowa

By | LOCAL VIDEO, COMMUNITY, Amie Rivers

Justin Putzier, an Iowa content creator, loves racing and motor sports. He's been to race tracks all over the Midwest, and interviews current and former racers on his YouTube show "Full Throttle with JP." And he does it all with cerebral palsy, a disorder that affects body movement and muscle coordination.

"I do have CP," he said. "[But] I want to come across as someone very interesting that might have very interesting questions."

Subscribe to JP's Full Throttle on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@JPFullThrottle18

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May 2025 27

WATCH: Iowa workers win back pensions

By | LOCAL VIDEO, COMMUNITY, Amie Rivers

Meatpacking workers at JBS plants across the country, including two in Iowa, just ratified a first-ever national contract across all plants. And they got their pensions back for the first time in nearly 40 years.

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LOCAL VIDEO - Iowa Starting Line
May 2025 14

🌽 Cornhole Champions #24 – Rob Sand’s Record-Breaking Campaign Launch & Money in Politics

By | LOCAL VIDEO, COMMUNITY, Amie Rivers

On this solo episode of Cornhole Champions, host Zachary Oren Smith breaks down State Auditor Rob Sand's historic campaign launch for Iowa governor. After entering the race with an impressive $8 million war chest, Sand's campaign reported an additional $2.25 million raised in just 24 hours — breaking state records for the most raised on the first day of any gubernatorial campaign in Iowa history.

Then, Zach sits down with Nico Agosta, a 25-year-old TikTok creator behind the viral "Stocking the Capitol" series. Nico grades the financial integrity of every member of Congress before the 2026 midterms, exposing stock trading and corporate influence through engaging social media content that makes campaign finance accessible.

Cornhole Champions is a weekly podcast powered by Iowa Starting Line where we throw bags at the state's biggest stories. This show is created by Zachary Oren Smith with music by Avery Mossman. We are a proud member of the Iowa Writers Collaborative.

Guests:

Rob Sand is Iowa's State Auditor. He’s running to be the Democratic nominee in Iowa’s 2026 governor’s race.

Nico Agosta is the creator of "Stocking the Capitol," a series that grades members of Congress on their financial integrity and stock trading practices.

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