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In a first in the 110 episodes of QCUncut, we ran into technical difficulties in the middle of our interview with Lynn Allen’s Billy Peiffer, necessitating a cutoff of our show mid-conversation and needing to jump back in for a part two. In our first part of this lengthy and fun conversation over beers at Rock Island’s Kavanaugh’s (where Lynn Allen will be playing Saturday night), we’re joined by new Lynn Allen bandmate Collin Keemle, and talk about he got involved in the band, the set list for this weekend, and a look back at some of the highlights of Lynn Allen’s 40-year-plus career. Stay tuned for Part Two, coming Friday!

Yimmy Borda talks about his experience as a Hispanic-American from Peru, and it’s shaped his life in the Quad-Cities. It’s a lively and engaging discussion of the different geographic cultures and backgrounds from South America and how they fit into the tableau with people of Central American and Mexican descent in the U.S., and touches upon various other issues of note.

Today I was invited to participate in a Zoom session with Kurt Andersen, M.D., Senior Vice President of Physician Operations and Chief Medical Officer, Genesis Health System. He answered a number of questions regarding new data on covid numbers in the Quad-Cities, how the delta variant is spreading throughout the area, new mitigations, vaccine requirements for Genesis, and more. It’s the latest news on this important topic, and fact-based information gained from a highly-trained and educated medical professional. We invite all to listen in on the conversation about this incredibly important topic.

Former Rock Island Mayoral candidate and community organizer Thurgood Brooks speaks with us for the first time since being narrowly defeated for the top political spot in the city.

We talk about his inspirational campaign, his drive for a new community commission to improve relations between the police department and citizens, the potential privatization of water in Rock Island, his political future, and more, in a wide-ranging and candid conversation.

Midwest Monster Fest founder Jeff O’Neil talks about the upcoming Horror Pop-Up coming up in May, as well as this fall’s Monster Fest! We chat about the guests and attractions for this awesome event!

Living Lands and Waters’ Chad Pregracke talks to us about the new Bison Bridge project and how it’s going to impact the Quad-Cities, how he got the idea, and where they go from here.

Chicago Taysha is passing through the Quad-Cities this week on his way on a cross-country trip to raise awareness for the trial of the officer accused of killing George Floyd in Minneapolis. He took time out to speak with us about the trip, about the cause he’s representing, and about how the environment is for the trial in Minneapolis. For more information on his trip see www.chicagogupta.com.

Kicking off our second hundred episodes of QCUncut is Thurgood Brooks, who is running for Mayor of Rock Island. We talk about his feelings on the downtown nightclub closing times, how to economically revive the city, whether or not to privatize public works like the water service, how to improve Rock Island’s image and public relations, and more.