Simon Conway

Would you prefer a 12-hour, 4 day work week? SHERRY YELLIN, PhD thinks that is the direction we are headed! She tells SIMON why this is becoming popular, who will and won't deal with it well and what makes employees more productive.

Today is NASA's 'Moon Day'! CLAY "ASTROCLAY" ANDERSON, tells SIMON what to expect when Artemis II loses radio communication with Mission Control for 40 minutes and what we might expect to see from the photos of the 'dark side of the moon' tonight. We also cover more of today's White House press conference with more details of this past weekend's heroic combat rescue mission and later, the new boss...

SIMON is downright giddy over the Artemis II mission and is especially excited for tonight's never-before-seen photos that will be taken from 'the dark side of the moon' when the crew orbits the other side, where no human eye has ever seen. CLAY "ASTROCLAY" ANDERSON, tells us what to expect, what they hope to see and how important those 40 minutes of no radio communication with Mission Control wil...

It has been an incredible past 4 days for the United States! From the news that we had men down behind Iranian lines to the details now being released of the unbelievable rescue missions to seek, find, retrieve and safely bring them home - we have been on the edge of our seats! Navy SEAL, ROB O'NEILL joins us to explain the complexities of these types of missions and what morale must be like right...

Our military achieved an incredible rescue mission over the weekend, bringing our missing Airman home from deep inside Iran. Who better than ROB O'NIELL, former Navy SEAL who was on the Marcus Luttrell rescue mission and who fired the shot that killed Osama Bin Laden, to give SIMON insight into what it took for our Warfighters, and out Country, to pull off this unbelievable mission. The men and wo...

SIMON talks to the inventor of RUFF GREENS, DR DENNIS BLACK, after using it & seeing major improvements in both of this dogs. Later he brings the latest breaking news regarding today's downed Air Force pilots over Southern Iran and the status of the historic ARTEMIS II mission. All this and more! *NOT A PAID ENDORSEMEN

As dog-parents, SIMON and MRS C. will go to great lengths to make sure their puppies are (and stay) healthy! They recently tried something new that promised to improve Hank's digestion and help decrease Magnus' itching, scratching and licking. They were so impressed with the changes they witnessed that they wanted to talk to the creator himself. SIMON shares his testimonial with DR DENNIS BLACK, i...

It's Friday, that means a little bit of fun and a little bit of business. REP. MEGAN JONES kicks of the hour with her weekly legislative update. She tell SIMON what's happened in the Iowa House, what's on their radar and what's on the move. Then, SIMON hits the headlines, the highlights and the hahahas as we kick off this Easter & Passover weekend.

It's our Friday update on everything that's happened at the Iowa Statehouse this week. REP. MEGAN JONES tells SIMON what's made it to the House floor, what's headed to the Governor's desk and what's still to come.

LISA and RON PASKACH, two very proud Iowa Blue Star parents, share with SIMON their son's very unique connection to the ARTEMIS II mission. History is being made from the launch of ARTEMIS II in several areas but most notably this flight will go farther from Earth than any previous human mission as it makes it's way to the other side of the moon. As is often the case in moments of history, there's...

SIMON talks to Air Force COLONEL JOSH MCCONKEY, MD, about today's breaking news of a downed F-15 over Iran. Most up to date intel says that one pilot has been located and rescued with ongoing efforts continuing to locate the second missing pilot. Later, two very proud Iowa Blue Star parents, LISA and RON PASKACH, tell SIMON about their son's very unique connection to the ARTEMIS II mission that is...

Tensions are high today with news that an F-15 Strike Eagle has gone down over southern Iran. Reports are that one pilot has been located and rescued while an ongoing search and rescue continues for the remaining missing pilot. SIMON talks to Air Force COLONEL JOSH MCCONKEY, MD, about how these rescue missions are mobilized with multiple specialty teams including PJs, pararescue jumpers. Col. McCo...

SIMON and Rep. JEFF SHIPLEY discuss overuse of pesticides and their correlation to Iowa's high cancer rates. Later, SIMON and MRS C talk about the shocking theft of over 12 TONS of chocolate and how the makers of KitKat have launched an official "stolen KitKat tracker" as they as the public to help them locate the chocolate capers!

Rep. JEFF SHIPLEY tells SIMON there are too many pesticides being used in Iowa. Given that our state has such high cancer rates, Rep Shipley suggests Iowans get tested for pesticides levels in their bodies.

Do we stay or do we go? Is it worth it to the U.S.A. to remain in the NATO alliance? SIMON asks NATO Ambassador & Iowa Hawkeye MATT WHITAKER on where we stand with our allies and what happens if we leave.

Your money & savings matter. Science & human history matters. World alliances matter, but fairness matters too! Today we discuss the recent IPERS investigations, NASA's Artemis II pilot Victor Glover's remarks over history being made and the SECDEF's 'forced' early retirement of a top Army General. SIMON also talks to NATO Ambassador & Iowan MATT WHITAKER on where we stand with our allies.

The Final Salute is known for providing burial services for unclaimed veterans and children but they will soon provide a public funeral service for over 200 unclaimed Iowa citizens! TFS Founder, LANAE STROVERS, tells SIMON how this came to be, why it's necessary and how YOU can be involved in this incredible community service to show these unclaimed Iowans their final respects.

One of Governor Kim Reynolds priorities this year has been to make improvements to Iowa's 520 plans. These savings plans have always been for educational uses but now they are expanding! Iowa Treasurer ROBY SMITH explains it all to SIMON and how beneficial this will be for Iowa's future generations. Isave529.com

Artemis II made a historical launch today during the show and SIMON covered it all beginning with talking to a guy who really knows what goes into successful days like today. Astronaut CLAY ANDERSON, (Astro Clay) breaks down everything that led up to the launch, everything about today and everything to come as Artemis II goes deeper into space that anyone ever before and truly sees "the dark side...

History was made at Cape Canaveral today during the show and we had it LIVE!!! Artemis II launched today at 5:35:12 CST but right before the countdown and launch SIMON spoke to astronaut CLAYTON ANDERSON, a.k.a. 'ASTROCLAY', about what today has been like for the flight crew in the build-up to the launch, what the earlier 'NO-GO/GO' issue was and what this mission to the moon hopes to achieve.

There is SOOOO MUCH happening today!!!! POTUS and SCOTUS were in the same room today for oral arguments over birthright citizenship. Will they be in agreement when the official dissent is release? Tonight, President Trump will address the nation. Speculation is across the map on what he will be discussing. Will it be Iran? Will it be NATO? Will it be something entirely different? There's a big lau...

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Attorney & Legal Expert, ALAN OSTERGREN shares his insight with SIMON about tomorrow's Supreme Court oral arguments over birthright citizenship. Today, President Trump announced he will be attending the high court's proceedings tomorrow, marking only the 2nd time a sitting POTUS has attended SCOTUS proceedings. The first time was when he himself attended another oral argument a few months ago. His...

JAMI HABERL, from Iowa Healthy State Initiative tells SIMON about this year's 2026 HEALTHIEST STATE ANNUAL AWARDS and how YOU can nominate someone working to improve health in your school, workplace or community. Nominations close MAY 8, 2026 and can be submitted to localhealthieststate.com/awards

A healthy election system makes a healthy voting foundation just as healthy physical choices makes for a healthy mental foundation. Healthy foundations are what this hour is all about! SIMON talks to MADELINE MALISA from The Foundation for Government Accountability (fga.org) about healthy baseline election integrity protections to keep federal elections secure and preventing abuse on the state lev...