20 Best WVIK Podcasts

1. Rock Island Lines Podcast

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A series of award-winning stories about our region's traditions, institutions, and people, past and present. Rock Island Lines is written and read by Roald Tweet, Professor Emeritus of English at Augustana College, and sponsored by Quad City Bank and Trust.MORE Producer/Network Roald Tweet
Email ****@wvik.org
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 3.3KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 716 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Jazz After Hours

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Tom Tallman hosts two hours of jazz favorites.
Producer/Network WVIK, Quad Cities NPR
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 23Facebook 3.3KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 716 Avg Length 121 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

3. Good Morning from WVIK News

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Morning headlines from WVIK News.
Producer/Network WVIK News
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 4.7KTwitter 1.6KInstagram 419 Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

4. Perspective with Mindy Heusel

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Mindy Heusel offers her highly enjoyable musical Perspective, including selections that include music by late 20th-century and 21st-century composers, music from movie soundtracks, and world and folk music.MORE Producer/Network WVIK, Quad Cities NPR
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Facebook 3.3KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 716 Avg Length 404 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

5. ECHO Radio Hour

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Ben Schwind presents an hour of music highlighting the QC music scene and beyond.Sponsored by Retirement Solutions of America and Village Home Stores in Geneseo.
Host Ben Schwind
Producer/Network Ben Schwind
Email ****@commonchordqc.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 60Facebook 3.3KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 716 Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson

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Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson is a political podcast discussing current issues we face as a country featuring interviews with senators, congressmen, governors, and other political elite.MORE Host Robin Johnson
Producer/Network Robin Johnson
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 3.3KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 716 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Talking Art

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Talking Art is a partnership between WVIK, Quad Cities NPR and Quad City Arts in which a Ben Gougeon interviews artists from the Quad Cities and beyond! Sponsored by Quad City Bank & Trust
Hosts Carolyn Martin, Ben Gougeon, Dawn Wohlford-Metallo, Kevin Maynard
Producer/Network Quad City Arts
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3Facebook 4.7KTwitter 1.6KInstagram 419 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Charlie's Music Shop

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Charlie's Music Shop plays the pop side of the Great American Songbook. Host Charlie McMullen mixes the hits along with the lesser-known artists and songs from the 1940s, 50s and into the 60s. It's an easy to take stroll though pop standards with crooners and vocal groups and more at Charlie's Music Shop!MORE Producer/Network Charlie McMullen
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 121 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

9. Serenade with Sunday Concerts

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Michael Wahlmann presents classical music on Sunday evening from 7:00 pm to Midnight, including local concerts from the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, the Muscatine Symphony Orchestra, and Nova Singers.MORE Host Michael Wahlmann
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Facebook 3.3KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 716 Avg Length 121 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

10. Saturday Morning Live!

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Carrying on one of the most venerable traditions in local broadcasting history, Kai Swanson carries on the carrying on Don Wooten carried on with a cavalcade of carriers on.Carry on.
Producer/Network Kai Swanson
Email ****@wvik.org
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Facebook 3.3KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 716 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. River Way Stories

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Essays covering a broad range of river-related topics, including environmental concerns, conservation efforts, history and recreation. RiverWayStories is a collaboration between River Action and WVIK.Sponsored by the Joyce & Tony Singh Family FoundationMORE Producer/Network Unknown
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Facebook 4.7KTwitter 1.6KInstagram 419 Avg Length 4 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

12. Swing Shift

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Don Wooten hosts an hour of swing-era favorites.
Producer/Network Don Wooten
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Apple Rating 3/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. The Cities

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The Cities is a local features program hosted by Jim Mertens, broadcast on WQPT on Thursdays at 7:00 P.M.
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Facebook 3.3KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 716 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. Wellness Wake Up Call

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Nutrition and wellness educator Kristin Bogdonas of University of Illinois Extension provides timely news, information, ideas to promote healthy living in the Quad Cities and beyond.Wellness Wake Up Call is produced by WVIK in partnership with University of Illinois Extension.MORE Producer/Network Kristin Bogdonas
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Facebook 4.7KTwitter 1.6KInstagram 419 Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

15. Scribble

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Hosts Don Wooten and Roald Tweet muse about writing, poetry, and the craft.
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Facebook 3.3KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 716 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. The Great Quad Cities Listen

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For nearly two centuries, Quad Citizens have here come here from all over the world and from all walks of life. The Great Quad Cities Listen is an attempt to collect and share all of our many diverse stories. By sharing our stories with one another, we hope to not only gain in civic pride, but more than this build connections and create a more compassionate Quad Cities.These stories will be shared with StoryCorps and archived in the Library of Congress...MORE Producer/Network Unknown
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Facebook 68Twitter 1.5KInstagram 716 Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

17. True Admissions

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W. Kent Barnds interviews families and professionals involved in the college admissions process and offers his perspective on college admissions and higher education in general.
Producer/Network Unknown
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Facebook 3.3KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 716 Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

18. Midwest Week

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Ended in 2022, this segment was a weekly review of the major stories with the reporters who covered them, hosted by Herb Trix.
Producer/Network Herb Trix
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Facebook 3.3KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 716 Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact