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The List for Wednesday, February 24th 2021

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Brett Young is looking for a unique way to reveal the gender of his next child. "I don’t think we’ve decided on how. We’re not gonna do the baseball again. So, we’ll see. You know, I’m only creative when it comes to the song writing side of things. That’ll be Taylor‘s department.” The 39-year-old country singer and his wife Taylor, are currently expecting their second child, due this summer,  Already parents to 15-month-old daughter Presley Elizabeth

Luke Bryan says he is great at social distancing because he loves hunting and fishing. “I always knew that at some point in my career I would probably have a little break, I’ve kind of learned that I social distance quite well, I mean, when you love to hunt and fish you can knock social distancing out of the park.”

Soleil Moon Frye, aka Punky Brewster, talks to Jimmie Kimmel about her reboot of Punky Brewster!!  “I’m still Punky, it’s like Punky and I are rediscovering out punky-power all over again.  There’s a little girl, Izzy who reminds Punky of herself and it’s really about coming of age again. Freddie Prinze Jr plays my ex-husband and we have all these amazing kids.” 'Punky Brewster' begins streaming on Peacock on Thursday, February 25th.

And the news everyone it talking about…Tiger Woods flipped his rented SUV yesterday. TMZ says Tiger was heading to a golf course to give Drew Brees golf lessons. He was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash Los Angeles County Sheriff's Captain James Powers says there was no indication of foul play. Woods underwent surgery for several leg injuries. Brobible says Tiger suffered two leg fractures and a shattered ankle

You can catch The List weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Nashville Music Minute: New restaurant in the works, more Blake Shelton wedding ...

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The List for Tuesday, February 23rd 2021

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Darius Rucker On His Song, “Beers and Sunshine.” ... " I really thought the song, especially right now in the winter and with everything that’s going on, it was just such an upbeat song, a happy song, and I thought people would resonate with it and eventually they did.  And that was really cool. He says it’s also the first song he ever done that was all recorded over the internet. lead single from his forthcoming sixth country studio album and ended up being Darius’s ninth number one song.

Somebody’s got the acting bug or at least they would like to try it out if the opportunity came up.  The boys from FGL were asked…what if?

Brian Kelley “You know, I think of just kind of takin’ the opportunities as they come. And I’m not trying to call my own future here, and I don’t know what is to come, but it’d have to mean something if I’m gonna go put out energy to go do that.

Tyler Hubbard “I’m personally open. I’ve never considered myself a great actor. I’ve never really done it,  So, I’m always open to good ideas and good opportunities, and acting would be fun if the right opportunity came along.”

Eddie Murphy talks about his new 'Coming 2 America' movie... saying it took four to five years to develop the script…and asked about the most important part of the movie to him? “It’s the spirit, the spirit of the movie.  We had to capture the spirit of the original movie the feel of the picture.  If you watch this new movie, right after you watch the first movie.  You feel it, it’s connected to it and you capture the spirit of it and that was the most important part. 'Coming 2 America' comes to Amazon Prime on Friday, March 5th.

The Daily Star says Zac Efron has given up his Hollywood lifestyle in exchange for a life in the Australian Outback. He is quarantining in a $140,000 fifth wheel RV. The motorhome has a double bed, a leather couch, a shower, automatic pop-up televisions, hot water and a full kitchen.

Music Mayhem magazine says Blake Shelton is gifting each of the upcoming singers on ''The Voice'' with a bobblehead doll of himself…I liked it better when he was giving them guitars….

You can catch The List weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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OUR KIX CRITTER OF THE WEEK IS BOONE!!

 

 

Meet Boone! He came into the ARL  as a stray that quickly took over their

hearts. He is about 5 years old. He is very energetic and

craves affection! While Boone has gotten quite comfortable at the

shelter, he is ready to move on to a new hunting ground!

Boone's adoption fee of $125 includes his neuter, microchip, vaccines,

as well as other various treatments. If you are looking for a furrever

companion, Boone is your guy!

Feel free to come visit Boone and fill out an application, or you can

download one from our website www.arlmarshalltown.com

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Let it get weird!

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The List for Monday, February 22nd 2021

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Thomas Rhett Says His Daughters Love two things right now.  Disney And His Music ... "Girls, at this state, listen to nothing but the Disney+ channel.  But they do you love country music, and so even when I turn the radio on, if it’s not my voice coming through the radio, then they tell me to change it and put one of my songs on, which definitely forces me to really dislike a lot of my songs before the record even comes out, because all they want to listen to is daddy’s music." At least it’s not baby shark…

Since 2015’s a ‘Guy Walks Into A Bar’ What has country singer Tyler Farr been up to?  He and his wife, Hannah, welcomed their daughter, Hollis, into the world last month and Tyler has been hard at work on his new EP and releasing the title track called “Only Truck In Town”  (song) “Only truck In Town” co=produced with Jason Aldean hit the streets last Friday.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson was on will Kelly Clarson and shares details about how he has always been surrounded by strong women. He loves being a girl dad. And how terrified he was the first time he became a father…”Your terrified right? All parents, I always like to say with children they are our great equalizer, and if you’re struggling to find answers, they’ll be right there to help you find those answers.” He has a new show called ‘Young Rock’ that airs on NBC.

People magazine claims Kanye West believes his Presidential run cost him his marriage to Kim Kardashian. A source tells the magazine, “He’s in that place of ‘if only'. ‘If only I had done this, if only I hadn’t done that.’ He’s processing things. He thinks that the presidential run was the straw that broke the camel’s back, Before that, there was hope. After that, none. It cost him his marriage.”

What's On Netflix says season two of ''Tiger King'' will be debut sometime in March or April.

You can catch The List weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Nashville Music Minute: CUT!

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The List for Friday, February 19th 2021

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Luke Bryan says he’s changed and grown as an "American Idol" judge ... when I really, really like something, I know it, and when I don’t, it’s like, okay, let’s get back to the talent.  we’re really focused to find the best talent we can find, because it certainly validates our show and we want our work to really come to light by finding the right winner and even getting the Top 10 perfect." You can catch American idol Sunday nights on ABC

Dolly Parton tells Vanity Fair magazine that she doesn't want the state of Tennessee to erect a statue on her behalf. She thanked them for their consideration, She’s honored and humbled but given all that is going on in the world, Dolly doesn’t think putting her on a pedestal isn’t appropriate. Maybe, somewhere down the road several years from now or perhaps after she’s gone if they still feel she deserve it, then she’ll stand proud in the great State Capitol as a grateful Tennessean.

Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi says her daughter taught her how to use the Tik Tok app “So, she actually taught me how to do Tik Tok with like the timing and cutting it up.  I had no idea what I was doing and she’s six.”  I watch the video’s still have not made one yet.  I need to find a six year old to teach me how to use it I guess…

NASA's made history yesterday the Perseverance Rover landed on Mars. It was a 239 million-mile journey through space. The rover will collect samples and spread them across Mars before retrieving them in 2023.

Twitter posts…

No sign of Matt Damon yet.

The Federal Government continues to spend far too much money trying to rescue Matt Damon.  He knew what he was getting into

You can catch The List weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Jason Aldean on ironing, Carly still singing about Micha...

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At The Movies for Thursday, February 18th 2021

At The Movies coming soon…RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON

From the producers of Moana and Frozen…This animation adventure takes Raya a lone warrior from a realm known as Kumandra is on a quest to track down the legendary last dragon to stop an evil force that has returned after 500 years to once again threaten her home world.

https://youtu.be/1VIZ89FEjYI

 

 

RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON Starring: Kelly Marie Tran, Cassie Steele, Awkwafina is rated PG

Get showtimes and information on private screenings at northgrandcinema.com.

‘At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen tomorrow 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.

I’m Jonathan Knight and we’ll see YOU ‘At the Movies’.

‘At the Movies’ Thursday’s at 5:40 on Iowa's BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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