Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Delishees! Just ahead of her solo album debut release on Sept 4th, Jon has the former boss reunion he's been waiting for as he feasts on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with blues musician Jeni Grouws!!! They discuss how Jeni convinced Jon to move from Connecticut to Iowa for his first full time radio job with KDEC FM in Decorah IA, Jeni wonders if she was a bad boss, we get into how her parents Bob and Colleen Holtan decided to sell the station, how Jeni switched from aspiring professor to musician, working as a film story editor in Los Angeles, why she switched from Diet Coke to Diet Pepsi, why McDonald's Diet Coke can't be beat, how badly she hates coffee, & the TikTok trends that only Jon's wife Toni would know! Also, Jon and Jeni discuss how her parents convinced her to move back to the Midwest for the family radio business, what makes Decorah, IA so special and the meaning behind its legendary "vortex" effect, how Jeni built a career as a live musician through the Avey Grouws Band & Absolute Hoot, how she decided to leave the radio industry in 2019, how the Avey Grouws Band had to pivot their album release party during Covid, & we get the delicious story behind their hit single "Dirty Little Secret"! Jeni also confirms how Little Debbie Swiss Rolls are different from Hostess Ho Ho's, how she dealt with empty nesting & the end of both the Avey Grouws Band & her marriage, her residency at the Music House in Omaha NE, performing in Vegas with Bonnie Raitt, the "bastardized" Asian meal she loves to cook, being a fan of Irish singer-songwriter CMAT, why she tears up toward the end of the episode, why she kept her married name, AND we wrap up by playing the one and only "Dirty Little Secret"! ____________________________________________________________ Follow/like/subscribe/share, leave a review on Apple Podcasts & a five star rating on Spotify! IG: www.instagram.com/thedeliciousculture TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedeliciousculture YT: www.youtube.com/@thedeliciousculturejonfrancois _____________________________________________________________ ABOUT "THE DELICIOUS CULTURE"- What'a delicious meal you've had? What's a delicious piece of pop culture you've consumed? What's a delicious thing that's happened in your life? Jon Francois wants to know! Email thedeliciousculture@gmail.com if you'd like to be a guest!
