Sunday 15th June 2025
What a pleasure it was to talk with Ira Dean. The interview was recorded in August when Iowa was dealing with “corn sweat”. We talked about how he got his job with Tanya Tucker, I asked him about Trick Pony and how Heidi Newfield join the group.
Ira shared how he met Johnny Cash, his wife June through their son John Jr. So many great stories one that hit Ira pretty hard-a conversation he had with Charlie Daniels.
His current single was a tribute to his mom who had recently passed. Then he shared about this new song…Tel-Man!!
A special thank you to Lynne Connolly for setting up this chance to talk to Ira. I hope it won’t be the last. Also a huge shoutout to Ira’s label 8-Track Entertainment for this beautiful autographed Telecaster guitar!!!
AT THE MOVIES
Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…
In Theaters this weekend: “How To Train Your Dragon”
On the island of Berk, young Viking Hiccup befriends a feared dragon, Toothless—challenging generations of conflict. As an ancient threat looms, their bond could be the key to peace between dragons and humans in this epic reimagining of How to Train Your Dragon.
https://youtu.be/OWEq2Pf8qpk?si=nAGxrbMT1QnU2X5u
“How To Train Your Dragon” is rated: PG
Stars: Mason Thames, Gerard Butler and Nico Parker
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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Welcome to The List,
Roseanne Barr says they asked her to come back to The Conners... as a ghost. She told Female First, “You killed me off, stole my show, and NOW you want me back ‘cause your ratings are in the toilet?” Her official response? “I’ll be busy… bowling.” Translation: hard pass, Casper.
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Jason Aldean’s wife Brittany just lived out every Southern girl’s nightmare. She posted a video of a snake just chillin’ at their front door like it was there to sell cookies. You hear her go, “This is what nightmares are made of!” No ma’am. That’s what FLAMETHROWERS are made for.
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If you're a Stranger Things junkie and haven’t emotionally recovered from Season 4 yet, good news! A new animated spinoff called Tales from '85 is coming next year. It fills in the winter gap between Seasons 2 and 3. Same Hawkins weirdness—just now with cartoons and probably fewer nosebleeds.
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Wanna drink where the country stars pretend to be regular people? The top-rated bars are in! We got Old Dominion’s Odie’s, Luke Combs’ Category 10—which sounds like a hurricane and a hangover—and of course Blake Shelton’s Ole Red. Honky tonk? More like honky bougie.
You can catch The List, weekday afternoons at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa's BEST Country KIX 101.1
