Monday 18th August 2025
Welcome to The List,
Carrie Underwood, Mickey Guyton and more stars from across all facets of the entertainment world have been announced to appear at the 2021 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
They’ll join Jimmie Allen and Chris Lane to represent country music with floats, marching bands and in-person crowds lining the streets of New York City
The 2021 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is set to take place on Thanksgiving Day starting at 10AM on NBC with live streaming available via Peacock.
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Tis the season for holiday album announcements, and we all know the season just wouldn’t be the same without the smooth vocals of Mr. Christmas himself, Brett Eldredge. He solidified himself as an integral part of the holiday season with the release of his 2016 Christmas album, Glow, and is spreading more Christmas cheer this year with a brand-new project, Mr. Christmas! Between HIM and Mariah Carey…I think we’re covered for Christmas music.
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Everyone knows and loves Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, but she’s getting downright evil for her next role. Deadline reports that she has been cast as the Evil Queen in Disney’s live-action adaptation of Snow White. It was previously announced that Rachel Zegler was cast as Snow White. Production on the movie is reportedly to start sometime in 2022. Although, an exact start date has yet to be revealed.
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This week, I talked about Carol Baskin’s refusal to be a part of the Tiger King sequel today it’s Joe Exotics turn…The big cat collector shared with his 367,000 followers that he has been diagnosed with an “aggressive cancer.” Exotic didn’t specifically say the name of his cancer but he mentioned that he recently had a prostate biopsy performed and his attorney confirmed the diagnosis.
You can catch The List weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
The List,
“CAT FIGHT!! Meghan Markle thought she was about to own the internet with her Netflix trailer ‘With Love, Meghan’. And she might’ve… until Taylor Swift came in like a rhinestoned wrecking ball and dropped her new album news. Sources say Meghan’s convinced this wasn’t just bad timing oh no this was her comeback moment, and Taylor took all the oxygen out of the royal room. Meghan loves being the headline, but this week, she was page two!
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“When Blake Shelton was 17, he asked music legend Mae Axton for career advice. She said, ‘Move to Nashville, get a job.’ So, he got a job… painting her house. Which is how he met her son, Hoyt Axton. And Hoyt just casually shows him a little song he wrote called ‘Ol’ Red’. That’s like going to mow somebody’s lawn and they hand you the recipe for Chick-fil-A chicken! Total life-changer.”
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“Sure, Willie Nelson is famous for puff-puff-passing, but did you know he’s also a fifth-degree black belt in GongKwon Yusul and a second-degree in Taekwondo? Luke Combs once saw it firsthand; he's at Willie’s compound in Maui, they’re playing poker, and Willie walks out, full Karate Kid mode, crane-kicking a punching bag at 84 years old… then just sits back down like nothing happened.
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“A 1978 Luke Skywalker action figure with a double-telescoping lightsaber, yeah, it’s as cool as it sounds is up for auction. Experts say it could sell for between $100,000 and $200,000 because it’s one of the rarest ‘Star Wars’ toys ever made. Current bid? Twenty-four grand. Somewhere out there, a grown man in Jedi robes is checking his couch cushions for loose change.”
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Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…
In theaters this weekend: “Nobody 2”
Sometimes the most dangerous place for a dad is a family vacation. Bob Odenkirk is back as ‘Hutch Mansell’…STILL an overworked husband, father, and part-time assassin. A trip to Wild Bill’s Majestic Midway with the kids may be just what he needs…or not…
https://youtu.be/-5X2pt95cIo?si=qrYmyKrtsjBHY0sG
“Nobody 2” is rated: R
Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen and Christopher Lloyd
At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen Friday during the Morning Kickstart to win a Family Four Pack of tickets to a movie of your choice from North Grand Cinema and Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1.
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