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Episode: Podcast Featuring Mike Hlas, Newest Member of The Iowa Writers' Collaborative
Description: Welcome to the Iowa Writers Collaborative podcast.Today’s conversation features Mike Hlas, the longtime Cedar Rapids sports columnist whose voice helped shape how Iowans understood sports for decades—and who is now writing independently after being let go by the new owners of The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Mike has launched a new Substack, Out of Bounds, and is beginning his next chapter outside the confines of a legacy newsroom.In this wide-ranging discussion, Mike shares his origin story—how a part-time job at the Gazette turned into a career, why he stayed rooted in Cedar...