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Former Jr and High School teacher turned child advocate, MARIA KEFFLER, shares with SIMON how she went from educator to advocate after attending a meeting in 2019 where school administration dictated policies on student transgender identity without input or discussion from parents. From that meeting her course of action and focus changed, becoming what it is today.

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CHRIS CONOYER's term as Iowa's Lieutenant Governor comes to an end soon but she wants to continue serving Iowan's by being elected as our next State Auditor. She calls into the show today to chat with SIMON about why she's running, how her campaign is going and what she's looking forward to next week at the Iowa State Fair.

It's Friday so SIMON brings you some of the weird, the wacky and the wild headlines today from around the world, including a former NBA player declaring his intention to play in the WNBA and the unconventional place a Council member decided to attend her Council meeting in New Zealand. Also, Iowa's Lt. Governor CHRIS CONOYER calls into the show with the latest from her campaign to be our next Iowa State Auditor.

All this and more!

LETTUCE PRAY!

SIMON and COL. MCCONKEY kick of the hour with some tummy-turning talk about tainted lettuce and the spreading cyclospora-induced illness that's making thousands across the country sick. Later. SIMON, NEWSROOM DAVE and MRS.C have a few laughs over mental health headlines and a listener calls in about one of SIMON'S favorite people... George Noory!

There are now 2 reported deaths in the U.S. from lettuce tainted with cyclospora. SIMON asks COL. JOSH ,MCCONKEY, MD all the questions you need answered to stay healthy.

It's an ALLEN/ALAN hour and we are all-in.

SIMON talks to education expert JEANNE ALLEN discusses Iowa's new education rating and legal expert ALAN OSTERGREN explains what all the Fauci fuss is about.

What the Fauci??!?!

The United States Senate voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in Contempt of Congress today and referred the matter to the Department of Justice for investigation. Legal expert ALAN OSTERGREN and SIMON discuss how rare of a situation this is and what to expect if the DOJ chooses to investigate.

Iowa's education rating has improved significantly in the last 4 years, going from 'F' to our 'B' rating today. JEANNE ALLEN from Center for Education Reform tells SIMON what's behind this impressive jump and how to keep it's momentum moving forward.

SIMON covers several heavy topics this hour, including "birthright tourism", antisemitism, antizionism and the heaviest of all...the NFL.

With antisemitism and antizionism growing louder on campuses, in cities and countries around the world, many are asking what to do and how to speak out against such hatred. SIMON and DR. NAYA LEKHT, a scholar, educator and Jewish historian discuss this growing propaganda of hatred and how to combat it.