What's The Frequency

Members of Dance Academy of Mexico perform during a Cinco de Mayo celebration in Milwaukee.

Cinco de Mayo celebrations in flux, amid push for deeper understanding of Mexican culture & history

Bret Hayworth

Cinco de Mayo seems to be in flux, in terms of how widely celebrated it is in terms of being a festival to celebrate Mexican culture. The Siouxland guests discuss Latino demographic trends in the area, and the misconception of Cinco de Mayo being Mexico's Independence Day.

People gather to speak out against recent actions of the Trump administration at the Hands Off rally in downtown Sioux City, on April 5, 2025. (Bret Hayworth, Siouxland Public Media News)

Hear the people at the Hands Off rally in Sioux City

Bret Hayworth

In downtown Sioux City, about 300 people chanted and carried signs that were critical of actions taken by President Donald Trump over recent weeks.Gathering on the outdoor grounds of the Sioux City Public Museum, people across a wide age spectrum cheered as some passing drivers honked in support of the rally. Some of the signs and speakers referenced cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to federal programs, such as the possibility that Social Security benefits could be reduced.

Mobile devices are an omnipresent item in modern life.

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Siouxlanders weigh in on schools increasingly limiting mobile device use by students, as some cite "The Anxious Generation" book

Bret Hayworth

Bob Dylan with a mandolin during the "Blood On the Tracks" sessions. NPR show photo 2018

Looking back at Dylan's prior concerts in Sioux City, his musical legacy and why he should be Poet Laureate

Bret Hayworth

Music icon Bob Dylan will play in concert in Sioux City on April 2, as he expands the tour he is carrying out in the Upper Midwest.The concert will be held at the Orpheum Theatre.Dylan was an early inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has been much discussed lately after the December 2024 release of the biopic film “A Complete Unknown, which chronicles his music career launch from 1961 onward.