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# Podcast: IowaWatch Stories On Student Debt And Travel Abroad Featured On KXIC
- URL: https://www.investigatemidwest.org/podcast-iowawatch-stories-on-student-debt-and-travel-abroad-featured-on-kxic/
- Published: 2014-05-21T12:31:08.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-11T02:39:29.000Z
- Description: Jay Capron, host of Our Town on KXIC radio, AM 800, featured on Tuesday, May 20, IowaWatch stories about debt carried by college graduates in Iowa and hidden costs of study abroad for college students. Our Town features IowaWatch the third Tuesday of every month.
- Author: IowaWatch
- Tags: Blog, Investigate Midwest News, iowawatch, college debt, college graduation, KXIC, Simpson College, student debt, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-06-18 04:56

Jay Capron, host of Your Town on KXIC radio, AM 800, featured on Tuesday, May 20, IowaWatch stories about debt carried by college graduates in Iowa and hidden costs of study abroad for college students. Your Town features IowaWatch the third Tuesday of every month.

The [college debt stories](https://investigatemidwest.org/huge-debts-temper-job-searches-for-2014-college-graduates-in-iowa/?ref=investigatemidwest.org) were reported by IowaWatch staff and students on six Iowa college campuses. The [study abroad story](https://investigatemidwest.org/unexpected-costs-give-students-studying-overseas-unwelcome-surprises/?ref=investigatemidwest.org) was reported for IowaWatch by journalism students at Simpson College. IowaWatch Executive Director-Editor Lyle Muller was Capron’s guest. You can listen to KXIC’s podcast below.

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