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Talking Pictures 7-23-28
“The Phoenician Scheme” (2025), “Zero for Conduct” (1933) and “The Luckiest Man in America” (2024) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Denny Lynch.
Clean Up Your Act 7-21-25
Researchers say linking Iowa’s high cancer rates to farm chemicals is complicated and requires more study.
Talking Pictures 7-16-25
“The Shrouds” (2024) and “Superman” (2025) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt.
Talking Pictures 7-9-25
“M3GAN 2.0” (2025) and Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Denny Lynch.
Clean Up Your Act 7-9-25
An Iowa music festival introduces a new policy prompted by climate change.
Talking Pictures 7-2-25
“Becoming Led Zeppelin” (2025 Netflix) and “Earnhardt” (2025 Amazon Prime) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman.
KCCK’s Featured Album for July 2025
The KCCK Featured Album for July is “Talk to Me About Mulgrew” from John Clayton and Mulgrew Miller. Planned as a tribute to pianist James Williams, original collaborator Hank Jones fell ill prior to recording, so the bassist turned to his friend Mulgrew Miller and the disc was recorded in 2007. It remained unissued in …
Talking Pictures 6-25-25
“28 Years Later” (2025) and another look at “A Minecraft Movie” (2025) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt.