Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, August 26th, the 238th day of 2025. There are 127 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … a live conversation with Demian Brady of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation on expensive taxpayer-funded perks given to past presidents… Spencer Morrison, author of “Reshore,” joins us live… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Karie Foster of ISU Extension on Empty Nest Situations… Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation… and segments from the latest “American Radio Journal” with Lowman Henry.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … a live conversation with former federal prosecutor John Deaton on the FBI raid on the home of former National Security Advisor John Bolton last Friday… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Teresa Tjaden of Go! Transportation… Scot Bertram of the “Radio Free Hillsdale Hour” talks with Todd Starnes, author of “Star Spangled Blessings”—plus a related special event announcement… and a tribute to the late Dr. James Dobson from the weekly “Family Talk” program.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Watch Your Language” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “President Trump has floated the idea of renaming the Defense Department back to the War Department. Your preference?” Weigh in at kxel.com/poll.
Scroll down for today’s KXEL Morning News summary…and as always, contact us via email (kxel@kxel.com) or text (319-235-1540).
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