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Tuesday 23rd December 2025
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It’s Black Friday and Chris Young Says 'Black Friday' Doesn't Seem As Fun As It Used To Be ... “This is kind of a weird thing ’cause I feel like Black Friday doesn’t really exist anymore. 8 of the 14 major retailers that are all opening on Thursday, and it’s like, man, it just kind of kills it for me a little bit. Cause that’s somethin’ that in the past I have done. Me and my family would totally get up and go early, even when we weren’t lookin’ for anything. Just like the whole madness and the rush of everybody shopping and I thought was really, really cool, and I don’t think you get that anymore. I don’t think it’s the same.”
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Brett Young Loves The Sights And Smells Of Christmas ... “The first thing always is that the day after Thanksgiving all the Christmas decorations including the tree go up at my parents’ house and in my apartment. There’s a movie, A Christmas Story, and that’s been my family’s thing that you know TBS does the marathon every year and we watch it until they stop playing it. And then a new one snuck in in the last couple of years that I’m obsessed with that I watch year round pretty much, and that’s Elf. So both of those movies also are like I don’t need to wait for December for that. And then anything kind of like ‘nutmegy’ I’m not a big baker but like every once in a while I’ll be, ‘All right I’ve got to make some sort of holiday dessert to make the house smell like that.’ And so I usually get myself into trouble with something like that too.”
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Will Smith is reportedly gearing up for a massive Hollywood comeback and has signed a major deal with Paramount. The National Enquirer says he wants action comedies, thrillers, big sci-fi spectacles — basically all the stuff that turned him into The Fresh Prince of the Box Office. A source says he’s cracking down on his team and demanding the best scripts, directors, writers… because “failure is not an option.” Translation: Will is done apologizing. He wants his summer-blockbuster crown back.
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Ben Affleck is allegedly crushed after hearing that his ex-wife Jennifer Garner is planning her wedding to longtime boyfriend John Miller. Sources say Jen is glowing, happier than she’s been in years, and believes John is the one she was meant to be with. Meanwhile, Ben is apparently sitting there with a Dunkin’ cup and a broken heart. They’re not together, he’s not invited, but somehow he’s still catching feelings like it’s 2005 again.
You can catch The List, weekday afternoons at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
Do you know your Charlie Brown Thanksgiving trivia?
Join us Thursday during the Drive at Five for ‘At The Movies” brought to you by North Grand Cinema in Ames..
In Theaters this weekend: “Zootopia 2”
Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are back…and they’re on the trail of a mysterious reptile who turns Zootopia upside down!! To crack the case they must go undercover to new parts of the town.
https://youtu.be/BjkIOU5PhyQ?si=caedt_KKGk5h5Sbm
“Zootopia 2” is rated PG
Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman
THEN - Friday morning after the Movie Mom's review @ 8:30 the MKS will give you a chance to win a family four pack of tickets to the movies at North Grand Cinema...
AT THE MOVIES...Thursday’s at 5:40, brought to you by North Grand Cinema in Ames and IBC KIX 101.1….
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The 2025 CMA Awards pulled in 6 million viewers on ABC, the lowest ever. For comparison, the show had 16 million in 2014. Last year’s “worst ever” was 6.1, so congratulations, we’ve shattered the floor. Most people said the show itself was solid, but everyone noticed who wasn’t there: Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll, Eric Church, Reba, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan… basically half the genre. So what’s to blame? Missing stars, or are people just over award shows?
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Ben Affleck is allegedly stuck between Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Garner this Thanksgiving which is hilarious, because he isn’t dating either one of them. A source says it’s déjà vu: last year he split time between both households, and now the same circus is back. J.Lo reportedly offered to fly everyone somewhere tropical to avoid awkwardness, while Garner basically said, “Find another plan, buddy.” All this drama, and all he wants to do is eat stuffing in peace.
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are reportedly only speaking through their lawyers now. One insider said, “It’s not icy…it’s frozen,” which sounds less like a divorce update and more like a weather alert. Nicole is heartbroken but functioning, focusing solely on the girls. Keith’s not pushing for a heart-to-heart, and right now silence is the only thing they agree on.
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Tomorrow’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is rolling out new characters, and it’s basically Pop Culture on Parade. New balloons include Buzz Lightyear, Super Mario, and Shrek’s Onion Carriage yes, the onion. New floats include Labubu and a Stranger Things float with a performance from Foreigner. Nothing says “Happy Thanksgiving” like an 80s rock band playing under a giant screaming Mario.
You can catch The List, weekday afternoon at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
The September Minuteman Printing & Graphics Pack the Backpack winner, is Natasha Becker. Becker is a 3rd grade teacher at South Tama Elementary. She was nominated by Amelia Kemper, and here is what they wrote to Kix 101.1.
Miss Becker is not just a dedicated 3rd grade teacher for South Tama Elementary, but a devoted community member of the entire South Tama Community School District. She goes above and beyond for her students, past and present. She finds a way to connect to each student and helps them succeed in their own way. Her communication, organization, and compassion is unmatched. When she's not in the classroom, she can be found at any STC activity supporting all South Tama students. Every kid deserves to have a Miss Becker in their lives!
On the last Wednesday of the month during the school year, we award $101 to a Kix Country classroom to help out with supplies. Nominate a Kix Country teacher today at Kixweb.com.
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Ella Langley says her manager had to cut off her spending… because she dropped two hundred bucks at a candle store. Two. Hundred. Dollars. Parade Magazine says he told her, “No more splurge purchasing, you’re done.” Ella says she likes sweet scents, clean scents, eucalyptus in the bathroom, all the Zen she can cram into a tour schedule. If $200 in candles is the wildest thing she’s doing, let the woman aromatherapy her way to peace.
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Because Hollywood loves nostalgia and nightmares, we now have two Wizard of Oz horror movies on the way. One is called Gale: Yellow Brick Road, which sounds like someone finally snapped on that stroll. The other is Dorothy: The Haunting of Oz, which I assume features fewer singing munchkins and more things crawling out of cornfields. Wicked reboot? Nah. Dorothy’s got demons now.
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It’s the holiday season, which means the end-of-year lists are rolling in… and the first one is spicy. A new poll of “cringe celebrities” includes Katy Perry, Jared Leto, and yes Taylor Swift. That sound you hear is Swifties sharpening their pitchforks. Katy, Jared, Taylor… welcome to the Thirsty-Lights Hall of Shame, population: whoever the internet feels like roasting this week.
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Riley Green just launched his own bourbon called Duck Club Bourbon, inspired by the great outdoors. It’s meant for folks who feel at home in the wild or at least want to pretend they do on Instagram. Riley calls it a toast to his Southern roots. If it doesn’t come with a camouflage koozie and a mud-splatter filter, I’ll be shocked.
You can catch The List, weekday afternoons at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
