A quick Iowa-centered episode connecting Taiwan, immigration, and Israel through a rule-of-law lens.
Iowa's international ties give this episode its frame, with a Taiwan agreement set beside a conversation about the state's relationship with Israel.

Iowa headlines, argued in real time.
Simon Conway Show moves fast through Iowa and national news, mixing serious political fights with Fun Friday oddities. Its rhythm is live radio: a headline, a stance, a guest or caller, then another turn of the argument.
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Simon Conway Show is a live Iowa talk-radio program with a strong news-and-politics engine. It is built for motion. A typical hour can move from a state prison controversy to street unrest in St. Louis, then into a congressional interview, an Israel-related guest segment, a local fundraiser, and a quick aside about airport bottlenecks. The show does not spend much time easing into topics. It names the story, takes a side, and keeps the conversation moving. That gives it a blunt, phone-in-radio texture. Serious subjects sit beside lighter bits, especially when Fun Friday brings oddball stories and audience amusement into the mix. The show’s Iowa center is constant. It talks to people across the state, returns to local events, and treats national politics through questions that matter to its audience. Law enforcement is a recurring concern, especially in segments on Jason Stockley, Michael Isaacson, the Fourth Amendment, public narratives about police, and the work officers do outside major headlines. Politics arrives through immigration arguments, agriculture deals, state leadership, and Washington travel. Community life is also part of the package, from Crossroads Shooting Sports to Puppy Jake fundraising and service dog appearances. Guests are used as live pressure points rather than polished features. Lance LaRusso supplies legal and law enforcement perspective. Congressman Steve King discusses Iowa agriculture and immigration. Aviv Ezra appears in a segment about Iowa and Israel relations. Fill-ins such as Jeff Angelo and Justin Brady show the format can keep running even when Simon is elsewhere. The show is best for listeners who want opinionated radio that sounds immediate, local, and unapologetically busy. Its rough edges are part of the form.
Made for: For listeners who like live talk radio with clear positions, fast turns, and a strong Iowa news filter. It especially fits audiences interested in politics, law enforcement, local events, and caller-driven debate.
What sets it apart: The show blends Iowa-specific politics, national flashpoints, live guests, community events, and odd Friday stories in the same hard-charging radio hour. It feels less like a packaged news product than an active room reacting as stories land.
Strong opinions and spirited analysis of the top Iowa and national stories with Simon Conway. Simon's live radio show is heard on weekday afternoons on Iowa's legendary radio station, WHO-AM 1040.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Simon Conway turns Iowa politics and national controversies into direct, guest-driven talk grounded in concrete questions about law, policy and public institutions.
Simon Conway moves between Iowa public affairs and national political flashpoints with the instincts of live talk radio: state-specific detail, firm positions and questions that expect plain answers.
Simon Conway presses a Libertarian candidate on immigration; your own answer may need a second draft.
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A quick Iowa-centered episode connecting Taiwan, immigration, and Israel through a rule-of-law lens.
Iowa's international ties give this episode its frame, with a Taiwan agreement set beside a conversation about the state's relationship with Israel.
A brisk, pointed hour on St. Louis unrest, policing, and the arguments around Jason Stockley's acquittal.
St. Louis gives this hour its charge as Simon Conway opens with Jason Stockley's acquittal, people in the streets, and a police car he says he is watching being vandalized.
A brisk Iowa talk-radio hour mixing prison reading-room politics, local promotion, and a sincere turn toward veterans.
Simon Conway builds the hour around the oddity of Iowa prison pornography reading rooms, using Bill Petroski's Des Moines Register reporting to frame proposed legislation that would shut them down after nearly three decades of legal access to sexually explicit material in…
A Libertarian governor candidate is pressed on civil liberties, immigration, and inherited consequences.
Marco Battaglia, a Libertarian candidate for governor, gets a compact but useful pressure test here. The conversation centers on economic freedom, protection from tyranny, Fourth and Second Amendment commitments, and opposition to civil asset forfeiture before moving into the…
Justin Brady uses a fill-in shift to test pageant politics, Apple complaints, and where entertainment stops being just entertainment.
Justin Brady's fill-in shift builds from a pageant question into a broader objection to dragging politics into entertainment, especially when contestants are expected to answer cold.
A blunt Iowa debate about a disputed hate-group claim, race, corporate privilege, and taxpayer responsibility.
Iowa's Apple deal and a disputed claim about the Amana Colonies drive this pointed conversation about institutional accountability. Simon Conway asks how the controversies fit together, while the state senator argues that the Southern Poverty Law Center wrongly tied the colonies…



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Host Simon Conway discusses Iowa's controversial Apple deal and a Southern Poverty Law Center report labeling Iowa a racist state.
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A live radio talk show providing strong opinions and analysis of top Iowa and national news stories.
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