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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · 5d

RHC 218 is out. We hate ICE.

Full episode on all platforms, or right here: soundcloud.com/rockhardcauc...

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · 3d

We're really getting into the weeds on Speed Freak Read/Speak this week. Ken Penders co-authored a research paper?

Listen to the whole episode at patreon.com/rockhardcaucus

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · 5d

RHC 218 is out. We hate ICE.

Full episode on all platforms, or right here: soundcloud.com/rockhardcauc...

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · 10d

a new episode of Rock Hard Call-Us is now available at patreon.com/rockhardcaucus

I promise we started listening to voicemails after this clip

Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · 12d

RHC 217 is out, interviewing Katie Freeman (candidate for Coralville City Council) and Ryan Swenka (candidate for Coralville mayor).

Listen to the full episode on any podcast platform or right here: soundcloud.com/rockhardcauc...

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · 14d

two friends of RHC recorded their own podcast: www.laurabergus.com/news/2025/wh...

What happened at our downtown grocery store this week? — Laura Bergus, Iowa City Councilor

ICE agents violently abducted a man from work . We talk about it. Full transcript will be up soon.

www.laurabergus.com

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 14d

@justinkcomer.rockhardcauc.us: Rob, do you have thoughts on ICE detaining the superintendant of DMPS?
Rob Sand: Uh, yeah, it’s pretty scary.
JC: Yeah?
RS: Yeah.
JC: So you would oppose that?
RS: [ignores and checks his phone]

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · 16d

There's a new episode of iHearIC Radio on the RHC podcast feed. It's just me listening to a bunch of music, like this clip from Weapon X.

Listen to the full episode anywhere you get podcasts, or right here: soundcloud.com/rockhardcauc...

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · 19d

RHC 216 is out, discussing the failed attempt to unite Johnson County and Iowa City in the building of a big beautiful jail. Thanks to City Councilor Laura Bergus for coming on the podcast!

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · 20d

had to laugh at this clip from a video @laurarbelin.bsky.social uploaded today (www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU3B...)

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · 24d

We learned recently that Dan Drazen, basically the first online Sonic fan, passed away earlier this year. To honor him, we read his fanfic from 1995 on the podcast. patreon.com/rockhardcaucus

Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · 26d

we released a new episode talking about the town of Fairfield with @joeypicasso.bsky.social

listen to the whole thing on any podcast platform or here: soundcloud.com/rockhardcauc...

215 - Taste of Utopia with Dom Rabalais (9/14/2025)

Fairfield, Iowa was mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book, so we called up our pal Dom to give us a little context. We tried our best, but... questions remain. Call us at (319) 849-8733!

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · 27d

the cowboy thirsts for the sunbathing man

Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · Sep 11

come on

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · Sep 10

We watched some Slipknot music videos with our friend Lorelei. Watch them with us at patreon.com/rockhardcaucus

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · Sep 8

RHC 214 is out on all podcast platforms. Uploading video on bluesky is a crapshoot so I can't attach the teaser clip to this post. Thanks 👍

You can listen to the whole episode here: soundcloud.com/rockhardcauc...

214 - Big Boy Support Team (9/7/2025)

I went to a Rob Sand town hall. Joni Ernst is dropping out for real. Ashley Hinson is going to replace her. And Rod Blum is maybe going to replace Ashley. So who will replace him? Wait, who was he aga

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · Sep 4

correct!

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buddyyoungblood.bsky.social @buddyyoungblood.bsky.social · Sep 3

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This is exactly why we don't want this shit in our cities

www.404media.co/ice-taps-int...

ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows

Flock's automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras are in more than 5,000 communities around the U.S. Local police are doing lookups in the nationwide system for ICE.

www.404media.co

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · Sep 3

our 40th episode of Speed Freak Read/Speak is now available at patreon.com/rockhardcaucus

Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · Sep 1

oh yeah, and we released one of our book review episodes on the free feed a few days ago: soundcloud.com/rockhardcauc... (the rest of the series is on our patreon)

UNLOCKED - Doughbrain Book Club: Hard-Wired #1 (6/18/2025) [8/29/2025]

For the past couple months, we've been slowly reading and reviewing Joseph Dobrian's third novel, Hard-Wired. We released the third episode earlier this week on patreon, so I thought now might be a go

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · Sep 1

since Taylor mentioned it: soundcloud.com/rockhardcauc...

Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · Sep 1

Happy Labor Day! Here is a clip from our 213th episode. You can listen to the whole thing on any podcast platform or at soundcloud.com/rockhardcauc...

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · Aug 27

there's a new episode of Doughbrain Book Club available today at patreon.com/rockhardcaucus - we're reading a novel about an awful teenager in 1960s Iowa

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.em @lithops.bsky.social · Aug 25

a joy, as always, to be on Iowa's only podcast

Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · Aug 25

the good doctor @lithops.bsky.social joined us for our 212th episode

listen to the whole thing on any podcast platform or right here: soundcloud.com/rockhardcauc...

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Rocktober Hardloween Carcass @rockhardcauc.us · Aug 25

the good doctor @lithops.bsky.social joined us for our 212th episode

listen to the whole thing on any podcast platform or right here: soundcloud.com/rockhardcauc...

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