A black steel staircase winds up to mezzanine space near the lobby of ClaimDOC’s offices at 3200 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. The mezzanine, or loft, is where ClaimDOC records its podcasts. Hosts and guests of the podcasts sit behind a desk used by NBC during the 2020 Iowa caucuses, said Ben Krambeck, ClaimDOC CEO. NBC broadcast “Today,” “Meet the Press” and other shows from West End Architectural Salvage, 22 Ninth St. in Des Moines, during the caucuses. The desk, which was made by West End, stayed at the coffee bar and reclaimed furniture shop after the caucuses. ClaimDOC acquired the desk, which was lifted to the loft area with a cherry picker. The NBC logo, which includes peacock feathers, is visible under the desk. “We show that in our podcast and we’re hoping to get a cease-and-desist letter from NBC,” Krambeck joked. “We’ll put it on the wall” next to a “Meet the Press” sign made from reclaimed wood.

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