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It's no secret that SIMON has never met an animal he didn't like but especially horses. Guess how excited he got when KENZIE LANG from the Animal Rescue League told him about their upcoming 'Mane Event'?!

Law enforcement expert and friend of the show, MICHAEL LETTS, has created something to encourage kids and young people to consider careers as First Responders and WE LOVE IT!!!!

This hour SIMON discusses things that make his head spin.

Now that the Lindsey Clancy trial has ended in a hung jury, what does this mean for justice system going forward? SIMON and BILL D'AGOSTINO discuss if this case has changed the course of future court cases that may come.

What should a town or city do when they're over budget and feeling the strain? Hopefully not what Colfax has done.

SIMON and MRS. C are back from their listener trip to Greece and are ready to get back in the groove with news and stories for you!

Not everyone can physically go to the polls to vote on election day, so what should they do & when? SIMON asks those questions and more to Iowa Secretary of State, PAUL PATE.

It's Constitution Day and there's no one better for SIMON to discuss our American history with than the host of 'Our American Stories', LEE HABEEB!

Kelly Nash fills in for Simon Conway! Trump in SC. Mamdani ordered to turn over all communications. Protect College Sports Act.

Kelly Nash fills in for Simon Conway! Mike Johnson sends people home. Abdul El-Sayed. Kate Bolden discussion. Chuck Grassley email.

Kelly Nash fills in for Simon Conway! Interest rates on the rise. Susie Wiles cancer free. More Lindsay Clancy. Holdout juror of Lindsay Clancy case. Ed Sheeran's tour takes nose dive.

Kelly Nash fills in for Simon Conway! Voter fraud. Talking AI. China builds railway. Closing thoughts.

Kelly Nash fills in for Simon Conway! Nancy Mace. Sheriff of Broom County. Clown show in congress. Anti-fraud efforts.

Kelly Nash fills in for Simon Conway! Opening statements. Sydney Sweeney. Public charge rule. Gavin Newsome

Kelly Nash fills in for Simon Conway! Lessons of 9/11. Chicago is in trouble. Football fandom. Babylon bee.

Kelly Nash fills in for Simon Conway! NBC 10 Boston. What's going on in Minnesota? 60 Minutes story of Iran plane. Mitch McConnell returns.

Kelly Nash fills in for Simon Conway! Opening statements and racist tweet about Ohio State-Texas game.

Kelly Nash fills in for Simon Conway! Derek Phillips. Voting chaos in Missouri and Indiana. Remembering Charlie Kirk. Closing statements.

Kelly Nash fills in for Simon Conway! Recapping the Republican National Convention and what is to come. Red flags about Mitch McConnell.

Kelly Nash fills in for Simon Conway! Remembering Charlie Kirk. Missouri. Trump cybersecurity.

Matt Kittle fills in for Simon Conway! We talk sports. Socialist movement and closing statements

Matt Kittle fills in for Simon Conway ! Drew Allen joins the show to talk about the Death of Charlie Kirk one year later. Rick Springfield. Lindsay Clancy. Socialism.

Matt Kittle fills in for Simon Conway! Shawn Fleetwood joins the show to talk about elections. Year since Charlie Kirk. Ivy from Hyvee and Jason Pride joins the Show!

Kelly Nash fills in for Simon Conway! Final year of Jimmy Kimmel LSU Iran Low income single parents

Kelly Nash fills in for Simon Conway! Capitalism Socialism Operation Fast & Furious

Kelly Nash filling in for Simon Conway! Iran War 9/11 Hakeem Jeffries

SIMON had a first hand experience of the discrepancies in drug pricing when he visited the pharmacy this week. Congresswoman MARIANNETTE MILLER-MEEKS is championing legislation to regulate pricing with medications and healthcare costs by returning the control to doctors and patients. She explains the bill and why this is important to patients like SIMON.

Good news. Funny news. Political news. SIMON covers it all this hour with JOHN THOMPSON from Salute to the Fallen for an announcement, MRS. C and NEWSMAN DAVE for a mental health break and CONGRESSWOMAN MILLER-MEEKS over healthcare pricing.

This year SIMON and MRS. C have chosen "Salute to the Fallen" as the charity that will benefit from the sales of the 2027 SIMON CONWAY VETERAN'S DAY HAT. Founder of Salute to the Fallen, JOHN THOMPSON, shares what his organization does and why it's so important to do.

Law enforcement are becoming front line mental health workers more and more everyday. The stabbing in NYC's Times Square yesterday is a prime example of what LEOs are expected to deal with on any given shift. SIMON and Law Enforcement Expert MICHAEL LETTS discuss this added risk to the profession and what to do about it. *MICHAEL LETTS and invest.com raise funds for and donate protective vests for law enforcement across the country. Donations can be made on the website invest.com

Will CC continue in the WNBA after all the abuse she's subjected to? Where will you find MRS. C if Buccee's comes to Iowa? With another random stabbing resulting in death, will anything change going forward? All this and more this hour!

PEACHY KEENAN was a liberal feminist then she became a Mom and all that changed. She tells SIMON what changed her views, what she believes is happening in colleges across the country and about her new book, 'Super Villains'.

Verdict or mistrial? That seems to be the question now that we are a week into jury deliberations for the Lindsey Clancy murder trial. SIMON thinks someone should sue, but can you guess who it is? And later, SIMON talks to a former liberal feminist who's now a mom of 5 and has a completely different point of view. What caused her to change and when?

This week SIMON got to visit the ARL's Second Chance Ranch where he met 'Baby' a thoroughbred race horse up for adoption. CHLOE AMOS from the Animal Rescue League is in studio to talk more about the "other" animals available for adoption that are at the ranch and not at the main ARL.

ALAN DERSHOIWITZ, who defended President Clinton and President Trump during their impeachment hearings, changed his political party and then wrote a book about it called "Why I Quit the Dems, And So Should You (confessions of a reluctant Republican*). He shares with SIMON his motivation for changing and how he feels about it now.

SIMON has lots of excitement today about 'what's coming'... ...Buccess wants to come to Iowa, but where???? West Des Moines Mayor RUSS TRIMBLE has a few suggestions. …Iowa Hawkeye football season comes this Saturday. GARY DOLPHIN, "the voice of the Iowa Hawkeyes" checks in on the show to give his preview before kickoff.

College football is back. baby!!! This Saturday is the first Hawkeye game of the year and there's no one better to give SIMON a season preview than "The Voice of the Iowa Hawkeyes" himself, GARY DOLPHIN.

The city of Urbandale has officially turned down the opportunity to be home for Iowa's first Buccee's location. But fear not! Hope is still alive for beaver nugget-loving Iowans, courtesy of the West Des Moines Mayor, RUSS TRIMBLE, who says the city has 5-6 potential future locations.

This hour SIMON talks about the future, the past and the present. Topics of discussion this hour are data centers, the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and the live breaking news of the judge's ruling in the Tyler Robinson case.

It's hard to believe the 25th anniversary of 9/11 is almost here. Every year, to honor the memories of those who lost their lives, the 'March to the Capital' organization gathers together and walks in remembrance. West Des Moines firefighter MICHAEL DUNKIN was live in studio with SIMON to share how Iowans can participate this year as we remember that dark day 25 years ago. #NeverForget marchtothecapital.com

Data centers are becoming more and more of a daily topic of conversation in large cities and small towns across the country. Now the President has spoken publicly about data centers. SIMON talks to LARRY BEHRENS from Power The Future about what he encourages citizens to do if a data center is proposed in their neighborhood.

The Navy SEAL that shot Osama bin Laden, ROB O'NEILL, is in Iowa to campaign for Joe Mitchell. SIMON asks him what motivated him to support Joe & where the public can come hear him speak this week.

Election season is at it's peak and campaign trails are heating up across Iowa. Today, SIMON talks to Congresswoman ASHLEY HINSON who is currently serving Iowa's 1st Congressional District while also running for Sen. Joni Ernst's seat upon her retirement. Later,. he talks to ROB O'NEILL, former SEAL Team 6 member and the man who fired the shot that killed Bin Laden. Listen to find out who he's here to campaign for and why.

Congresswoman ASHLEY HINSON is currently serving in the U.S. House but is hoping to win soon-to-retire Senator Joni Ernst's seat in the other chamber. She talks to SIMON about her Senate campaign as well as the upcoming votes she will be making this week in the House.

CHRIS MCGOWEN is on the campaign trail to be the next Congressman representing Iowa's 4th District. He was live in-studio with SIMON to give an update on how his race is going, what he's hearing from voters and his plans in DC after the election.

It's day 4 of jury deliberations in the Lindsey Clancy murder trial and there is still no verdict. All signs are starting to point to a mistrial ruling. SIMON asks the question "has society reached the point where we are willing to forgive certain mental health conditions and hold them to a different standard of punishment?" Later, CHRIS MCGOWEN joins SIMON live in-studio to discuss his campaign and his plans for office if he wins.

Failures and successes are the focus this hour. SIMON and DENNIS KNEAL discuss the failures of state governments but later he celebrates the successes of the animals at the ARL's Second Chance Ranch that he visited today where he met Baby, the thoroughbred race horse. And NO, he did not put Baby in a corner!

Over half of state's governments are documented failures. No, REALLY! Because of this we are seeing mass exodus' from these states to successful, thriving states, like Florida. Journalist and Author, DENNIS KNEAL, explains to SIMON why certain states are failures and the chances that these "new neighbors" will bring thier failures with them to spread.

SIMON's very own 'Rocketman', retired astronaut and friend, CLAYTON ANDERSON shares his thoughts and insight on the President's announcement of the soon-coming Space Force Academy.

Michelle Obama was happy to send her daughters off to college and that has some people very angry. Why? As parents with a kid in college right now, SIMON and MRS. C explain why they agree with her. And later, our favorite astronaut is back on the show to talk about the announcement of the new Space Force academy.