Simon Conway

Things are heating up and a storm is coming...literally and figuratively. Summer storm season is here in Iowa and we are watching the weather while bringing you the other news you need. The President has announced today that the U.S. will be 'hitting' Iran tonight to force them to the table to complete peace talks but also in retaliation for an attack on an American Apache helicopter by an Iranian...

From parenting & 90s nostaligia to James Bond to what or when can a transplant consider & call themselves an Iowan? SIMON and MRS C discuss all this and more this hour!

There's a new trend called "I'm a 90s kid raising 90s kids" that lots of middle age parents are trying. SIMON asks Pediatrician & Child Expert, DR. ISHA what the trend is all about, will it help or hurt and why parents are looking for the nostalgia of their own childhoods to pass on to their kids.

SIMON and guests discuss two moments in history this hour and how they're being remembered and shared today. Producer and Director, MICHAEL PACK, shares how his documentary 'LOCKDOWN DISSIDENTS' exposes the true censorship, discrediting and black-listing many prominent scientists endured by speaking against the government during Covid-19 lockdown. Then, Creator, Producer and real-life friend, LEE...

LEE HABEEB is back on the show with a tease of tonight's episode of 'OUR AMERICAN STORIES' when they spotlight the late, great Ritchie Valens who met his untimely death here in Iowa after preforming at the Surf Ballroom.

Producer and Director, MICHAEL PACK, and SIMON discuss his new documentary 'LOCKDOWN DISSIDENTS' that looks back on the Covid-19 pandemic when a group of prominent scientists challenged government's lockdown approach. What they were met with was censorship, sidelining and blacklisting with long-lasting effects. wsj/lockdowndissidents.com

Secretary of State PAUL PATE and the CEO of Iowa Better Business Bureau, CHRIS COLEMAN are in studio with SIMON to warn Iowans of the many ways criminals are trying to defraud us, including the most recent scam discovered in West Des Moines and how you can protect yourself & loved ones from fraud. BBB.org

There's a lot to talk about today and sadly it's not all great news. Texas teenager, Karmelo Anthony, was found guilty of murder for the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet. Sides are now blaming race and racism for today's verdict. Later, SIMON is joined in studio by Secretary of State PAUL PATE and the CEO of Iowa Better Business Bureau, CHRIS COLEMAN to share the mo...

Small business dreams and international headline nightmares! SIMON talks to SBA KELLY LOEFFLER about how your Patriot Pitch could win a small business owner up to $1M this year! And later, SIMON makes MRS C and NEWS DAVE'S skin crawl with a news story that literally made their skin crawl!

The Small Business Administration is celebrating America 250 by giving away a cash prize pool total of a $1 million dollars to winning small businesses & entrepreneurs. SB Administrator, KELLY LOEFFLER, tells SIMON how small business innovators can submit their "Patriot Pitch" by 12:00am EST on JUNE 10TH for the chance to become a semi-finalist and hopefully a Top 5 finalist that will then be flow...

Timing is everything and every outcome in history is the result of timing. This hour SIMON talks to Hollywood film director ANTHONY MARAS about his new movie 'PRESSURE' and how the success of D-Day all came down to timing of weather. And later, SIMON talks to Sioux City native, & 4th Congressional District candidate, CHRIS MCGOWAN, about how the timing is just right for his anticipated win this fa...

As a lifelong Iowan and Veteran of the Air National Guard with a 22 year background in economic development, GOP candidate, CHRIS MCGOWAN, is live in-studio to share with SIMON his plan, his vision and his commitment to the constituents Iowa's 4th Congressional District

SIMON and MRS. C went to the movies to see the new film 'Pressure', that tells the story behind the story of June 6, 1944. The incredible truth about the day that was, then it wasn't, then it was again... kinda, then it wasn't... again, and then it was but "it's gotta be now!" - the day known as D-Day. SIMON and MRS C loved the movie so much that today he talks to ANTHONY MARAS, the Director of 'P...

Former Republican State Representative, JOE MITCHELL, won his primary race and will now face off against current Democratic State Representative, LINDSAY JAMES, in this November's general election for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. SIMON and JOE discuss how his past experience as the youngest legislator ever in the Iowa House, as a regional director for HUD and as Chief of Staff at Federal Hou...

Lots of news shaking things up today...figuratively & literally. One of the two candidates running to be Iowa's next Governor has made his decision on a running mate. ROB SAND announced today that he's chosen DAVE MUHLBAUER, a 5th generation cattle farmer & current Crawford Co. Supervisor, to be his Lt. Governor if he wins. Now that JOE MITCHELL is the official GOP candidate for Iowa's 2nd Congres...

After a great conversation with the National VFW Commander to commemorate the 83rd anniversary of D-Day, SIMON, MRS C, and News DAVE have a little mental health break with some fun Friday topics.

Not only is National Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., CAROL WHITMORE, the first Iowan to hold the position but she is also the very first woman to be elected to the position. She just returned from Normandy, France in recognition of the 83rd anniversary of D-Day and she tells SIMON all about her trip and shares some of the unknown stories of the incredible unsung WOM...

We've got problems with a capital P! From problems on a local county level that are so bad it makes the State Auditor shake his head in shock & disbelief. To problems nationally that seem to make us all shake our heads in disbelief every time we need to fill our gas tank. We've got problems, man!

Oil and gas prices are the roller coaster none of us asked to be on but here we are with a ticket to ride. SIMON asks energy expert, RAY 'RT' TREVINO, when we can all expect for the market to stop doing all the 'loopty loops' so we can get off this coaster of unpredictability pecosoperations.com thecrudetruth.com

You know it's a bad situation when the State Auditor says he can't make head nor tail of the mess in Madison County. His office has released their *twice qualified* audits from 2023 & 2024 and boy, oh boy, do they have a problem there! Auditor ROB SAND tells SIMON all about the laundry list of problems his office has uncovered.

83 years ago our brave men stormed the beaches of Normandy. One of those heroes, 104 year old HOWARD MCDONALD, is on the show today so SIMON can tell him 1 very important and heartfelt thing. Sadly, despite the actions of 'the greatest generation' that liberated millions of Jews and oppressed people in 1944, there is still hatred for them. Will Israel ever live in peace with their neighbors? SIMON...

Will Israel and Lebanon ever agree to peace outside of the Abraham Accord? SIMON asks Rabbi MICHAEL BARCLAY that question and more!

Tomorrow is the 83rd anniversary of D-Day and there's no better way to mark the occasion than talking to our friend and WW2 Utah Beach veteran, 104 yr old HOWARD MCDONALD. SIMON and MRS C have traveled with HOWARD to Normandy, France for both the 75th and the 80th anniversaries of "the longest day", June 6, 1944. It is because of Howard and 'the greatest generation' that evil was stopped, family n...

Raising kids is hard. Taking care of your parents is hard. But what's it mean if you're doing BOTH at the same time? Well, make a 'sandwich' and pull up a chair, because there's an actual label for what you're doing, let's talk about it this hour! And MRS C can't let the show end without sharing today's news and bragging on her husband! Today, Talkers Magazine released their 2026 list of the 100 M...

What happens when you do everything right, follow the rules and abide by the requirements of the government for a tax payer funded program and then a massive fraud sandal changes everything for everyone? SIMON talks to mom and author, KATIE ASHER who shares her firsthand experience and the effects it's had on the services her autistic son, Houston, needs.