In Garth Greenwell’s novel Small Rain, the narrator experiences a terrible health crisis. It’s a life changing experience that, for Iowans, takes place in a familiar setting — a large hospital in a college town. It’s 2020 at the height of the pandemic and just a few weeks after the Derecho. Greenwell joins the program to discuss the novel and how Iowa City inspired it.
Then, Basi Affia, creator of Iowa’s first Black comic book publisher, Sensi’il Studios, has produced sci-fi comics, music videos and even movies. His universe is expanding, and not just within the pages of his comic books…