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Justin Brady: Real Iowa’s real talk, no drama. I’m Justin Brady and this is the Iowa Podcast proudly recorded in the jet throws Barbecue Studio. If you’re in or near the Burlington area, you know this place is kind of the art And the music and the performing arts hub of the entire town. That’s what we’re getting into today, It is the Capital Theater in Burlington, and to join us to discuss the journey. The historic project, the historic nature, all the history and culture that the capital brings to Burlington. is none other than Jeff Poulter, the new director of the Capital Theater in

Jeff Poulter: That is correct. Uh, thanks for joining us. Hey, good to be here. Good to be back in Des Moines.

Justin Brady: When we first started talking about this, you were not the director,

Jeff Poulter: I was not director, I was not.

Justin Brady: So congratulations on that.

Jeff Poulter: Thank you. Thank you very much. I hear

Justin Brady: a private

Jeff Poulter: all that stuff,

Justin Brady: a mansion,

Jeff Poulter: all that.

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Jeff Poulter: That’s within our complex. That’s crazy. Uh, we, we, and that’s from birthday parties to concerts. So, and, and anything in between. So, uh, we’re, we’re truly Burlington’s Community Theater. Yeah. A lot of different organizations use us, uh, from meetings to, uh, hosting. Civic music, which has been a part of Burlington for over 90 years, hosts their shows there, their performances. Uh, Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra, another long-term, uh, organization within Southeast Iowa hosts their shows in Burlington. So there’s a lot going on within the Capitol

Justin Brady: Yeah. You have, I know, like, well, you just mentioned you have a ton of, organizations that are housed there. It’s more than a theater. We’re gonna get into that Of course. Throughout this show, there’s a speakeasy, there’s a theater, but you, you mentioned a few. but people are housed at the Burlington. you, you call it a complex.

Jeff Poulter: Well, we, we have the speakeasy, the Nightcap speakeasy. Uh, it does have live performances. It’s known for, uh, the jazz performances at, at least once a month, sometimes twice a month. Uh, we’ve now opened, uh, the Nightcap for open mic comedy. Which is bringing in a, a younger group of people and, and they’re enjoying it. People are kind of getting up there. They’re amateurs cutting their chops. Uh, and, and it’s a fun time.

Justin Brady: Is, are you seeing kind of, This is interesting because you mentioned the the standup or the open mic night. This is a newer thing. Yeah. And are you seeing now more of an interest from Iowans trying to get out and about and just connect with people again because we’re still kind of getting over that post COVID hangover?

Jeff Poulter: think so. I mean, downtown Burlington. Is got a lot of good things going on. It’s a vibrant downtown from boutiques. Uh, you know, you can walk up and down on a Friday or Saturday night, and there’ll be four, maybe five venues that have live music, uh, including, including our venue. So, I mean, things are, things are good. Uh, I, I see Burlington moving in a, in a positive direction, especially our downtown. It’s, it’s just, uh, so many good things going on. It’s such a fun, I get visitors, I moved around the country a little bit. I have people come back to, to visit me and my wife and, and you know, they get downtown. It’s like, well, this, this is, got a lot of big city stuff going on.

Justin Brady: Yeah. I mean, four to five live music things happening in a night. Um, I don’t, I don’t even, ’cause I live in Des Moines. uh, that’s where our studio’s located. I don’t Think Des Moines can claim that

Jeff Poulter: Well, I, I, I tell you, I lived in Des Moines in, in the nineties and, and, you know, when I lived here, court Avenue was, was the happening place, you know, west West Des Moines hadn’t started, you know, growing yet. Uh, and you could, it was kind of reminds me of that. A lot of, you know, entrepreneur type restaurants, uh, a lot of different music venues. It may just be one person playing a guitar or you may have a full band. And, and that’s, you know, it kind of reminds me of that, you know, from when my time was here in Des Moines. So, but you know, on any given night you have options in Burlington, Iowa, of things you can do

Justin Brady: So let’s talk about the, the speakeasy. Um, I think you, you mentioned the name of it, the nightcap. Right? And you, You mentioned that there’s standup and that there’s, uh, music there. Right. Um, did wa wasn’t this recently opened in like a couple years ago.

Jeff Poulter: Yeah, we just, it’s the second year, uh, as, as the Capitol complex, the Capitol Theater. Uh, you know, we had concerts, we had other, you know, we rented the venue out for certain things, but we needed more steady income. Uh, we usually go in the, the black. We don’t do a lot of live performances from June, uh, through, through August. Mm-hmm. Uh, so there wasn’t a lot of stuff going on during the summer. We have children’s theater that, I mean, there’s things happening, but, uh, but not on a regular basis. And, and so, uh, Tammy McCoy, who was a director of time, had a vision, uh, of a speakeasy. And the theater was originally opened in the thirties, so Nightcaps, a thirties type speakeasy. Uh, it’s got that thirties vibe. And, and so our vision was. You know, open a, a, a speakeasy where people can come in, have jazz, have live entertainment. Not a big hold hold, 63 people, uh, but very intimate specialty drinks. We got a great staff in there and they’re, they have art of the cocktail. Uh, when our art center has a a, a program or an opening, then they’ll have art of the cocktail where the artist may visit. You may get a piece of art from that artist and, and the drinks designed. From that exhibit, which is at the Burlington Art Center,

Justin Brady: So, I mean 63 people is kind of right around what you want for a speakeasy venue. Like, um, for those that don’t know, artists think, everybody thinks that artists want just bigger and bigger venues, and that used to be the case like 10, 20 years ago. But lately artists have been wanting these smaller, more intimate venues. They’re very particular about size of venues. It’s not about big, it’s about the experience. So 63 is like kind of right in that sweet spot. What was that before What was that speakeasy spot?

Jeff Poulter: it was an open room. We called it the annex. Uh, people rented out for graduation parties. Uh, we have the annex ladies that get together once a month with their, their group. Um. They socialize. So it was available for rent and nightcap is too, and it brings a lot more to the table. Uh, you know, we can, you know, if you want entertainment, I’ll find entertainment for you. If you want a meal, we’ll find somebody to cater food in for you. So, you know, it’s, it’s really come full circle. It’s a, it’s a super nice venue. We’re open three days a week, but if I have a private rental, uh, and, and there’s nothing on the books, we’ll make it available to You. You,

Justin Brady: You, you, There are like some new restaurants opening in Burlington. Like you mentioned, the downtown area is kind of hopping Now. Is this, do you think because of the Capitol Theater complex and what you guys are doing there do you think that was kind of the, ’cause I, I can’t remember. I don’t know if I have it written down, but you renovated it. There was a historic renovation. um, when was that?

Jeff Poulter: Yeah, it, the, the theater opened, the theater was opened on July 1st, 1937 originally. It’s an old place. old place. yeah, for sure. And, and it was in business as a movie theater, uh, until March of 76. The John Travolta, sissy Spacey, Kerry was the last movie and, and the door shut. Uh, I was a high school student and, uh, and, and it was closed till 2012. And a bunch of local business leaders, uh, you know, community leaders got together. Made it a, a nonprofit foundation and really focused on generating funds to reopen the Capital Theater and it, it reopened as an entertainment complex. So we, we still have movies. Uh, we do a lot of independent films. In fact, uh, uh, and I’ll make a note, June 9th through 12th and it is, uh, the Snake Alley Film Festival. Independent films. We’ll have, uh, directors, actors, producers come in from around the country for that event. Uh, this is, its 14th year, so it’s been going since the theater reopened. Uh, and, and it’s just things like that, uh. This year we will have, uh, our ninth old Couch Music Festival. And that, that was, uh, the idea. ’cause we needed money in the summertime. ’cause we, you know, our, that was our downtime. So we started this, we had an old couch in our green room and we drug it out and we called it the Old Couch Music Festival. It’s free, uh, we’ll have four bands. It’s a family friendly, uh, we’ll have movies inside for the children. My grandkids have been there several years. Uh, in the beginning we encourage, bring your couch, bring your recliner, set it in the street. Um, and, uh, we still allow that. But if you bring a couch, you take a couch. ’cause I was hauling couches out for a couple days afterwards. So that’s super fun. But it, it’s turned into a great community event, uh, and people look forward to it. Um, so yeah,

Justin Brady: no, absolutely. The, so I wanna go back though. 20, 20, 20 12, excuse me, Uh, Burlington, Iowa. 2012, that’s when the theater was kind of redone and officially relaunched around that time. Did you have the vibrancy in downtown Burlington that you have right now?

Jeff Poulter: You know, I left the area, I left in, in, uh, 86, and, and I know, you know, the malls came in. There was, you know, downtown was going through some, some bad

Justin Brady: Mm-hmm. Uh,

Jeff Poulter: Uh, I didn’t return to Iowa. Uh, after I left Des Moines, I left the state and I returned in late 2010 and, and. You know, things were going on downtown, but not like it is today. And you know, I know you asked is the capital part of that and I’d like to think yes. Mm-hmm. But it’s good leadership. Uh, our, our chamber, our downtown partners, they work with local business. Uh, you know, I know. There’s gonna be a, a daiquiri bar opening real soon, so right downtown. And so you can walk up and downtown it’s, it’s an entertainment district. Um, and there’s just stuff going on, you know, throughout the year. So whether it’s a wine walk or, you know, we try to be a part of everything going on downtown and, and people do stop in, you know, so it’s, it’s, it’s, uh. You know, it, it’s a great place to come for a a, a week or a weekend, you know? Uh, we’re not that far from Des Moines. You got the river right there. Uh, there’s bike trails. You know, if I, my wife and I have a side by side. We live in the country outside of Burlington. You know, you can hop in a side by side and Rome, small towns and have great restaurants and just have a fun time. So, uh. It’s, you know, it’s whatever you’re looking for, but it’s, it’s really, there’s a lot going on in southeast Iowa overall, you know, Burlington’s a big part of that.

Justin Brady: Yeah. And it’s, is there development. happening to kind of connect downtown Burlington or the entertainment district to the river?

Jeff Poulter: You know, I, I, I mean, we have river days. Yeah. Uh, for many years Burlington had a, a festival or an event called Steamboat Days. It went for over 50 years, and they had some a-list bands, uh, and it was very cheap to buy a ticket. I mean, it was, you know, five days long. Some outstanding bands performed there. Over the years, I would schedule vacations to go back home for Steamboat days, and finally that ended. It was after I moved back home, so it had, you know. Probably 12 or 13. 2012 or 13 was, its last year, but they started River Days Up, right? All along the river. Burlington Riverfront Entertainment helped post that. Uh, and you know, last year was its first year big turnout. It’s already scheduled for Father’s Day weekend, uh, coming up in, in 2026. So, you know, we’re starting to get that vibe again. Uh, you know, the river. There’s a lot to do on the river. So,

Justin Brady: what’s coming Father’s Day?

Jeff Poulter: It, it’s, uh, we call it River Days. yeah. And it’s a, so

Justin Brady: is not Steamboat

Jeff Poulter: days. It’s not Steamboat days. This is a, a relaunch festival. Uh, it’s free. You can just go down there. They’re selling like VIP tickets and they’re selling tickets. They, they’re gonna give away a lot of stuff, uh, drawings, but you can go down there. Uh, I took my mom last year for 85th birthday to, you know, brought a chair, sit down, listen to music on a Thursday night. So, and had a great time. And it’s right on the river. Um. Our, you know, one of the cool things about downtown Burlington, we have a lot of really cool old churches. They’re all, their steeples are lit.

Justin Brady: So

Jeff Poulter: at night you can look around the city and you see all these lighted steeples. So just the vibe is, is pretty darn neat. Downtown

Justin Brady: You kind of have that

Jeff Poulter: Yeah, it is, it is, uh, we’re kind of known for Snake Alley. Mm-hmm. Uh, which is, you know, uh, Wrigley’s, believe it or not, said it’s one of the most crooked streets in the world. You know what? Yeah. Oh yeah. It, it, it’s, I don’t know that. I know there’s a lot of, uh, Princeton, Iowa has

Justin Brady: one of the most crooked streets in

Jeff Poulter: in Yeah. They. Uh, so, and then also the same weekend as River Days on Father’s Day, and I think it’s a 42nd. Um, uh, there is, uh, the art, uh, we have a, uh, our art center puts on a arts festival, which is, you know, it. Very, very well attended music. Again, it’s all, it happens Father’s Day. So I know that’s one of the things my daughter and I do every Father’s day is we meet and walk around and look at the art that’s, it’s exhibited and for sale.

Justin Brady: So I wanna go back a little bit to the capital complex because to really lay this out it’s not, we mentioned the speakeasy, we mentioned the capital theater itself, but you earlier you kind of dropped this hint that there are a lot of. uh, associations in music organizations that actually office there or, or belong there or use

Jeff Poulter: They, support it. Uh, we have, well, uh, I mentioned civic music. I mentioned Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra. Um. Bard Howard Foundation, Bard Howard wrote, fly Me to the Moon. Mm-hmm. Uh, and he was a cabaret singer writer. He from Burlington. So, uh, you know, our, uh, Des Moines County Museum host a lot of Bard Howard. Their foundation holds their monthly meetings there. They have shows there. I, I work with them to bring acts in. They, they provide scholarships, uh, to young people that are pursuing, you know, music. Um, and so, you know, they’re a big part. Um, we also have the Iowa Rock and Roll Music Associations. They have a museum in our venue. They’re really to help. Uh, Okoboji is a long ways away. Uh, and that’s where the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is. So we have a satellite museum that really supports Southeast Iowa musicians. So you can come up there and, and, uh, see a lot of cool rock and roll memorabilia, uh, especially from, uh, the, the people from Burlington and that southeast Iowa corridor.

Justin Brady: Yeah. You mentioned when, a, you know, you’re bringing all these, acts into the Capitol Theater all the time, and I would, I’ll also guess the, um, the nightcap. what is the common reaction from like visiting and touring groups and people not from the Burlington area when they do? a performance at the Capitol Theater?

Jeff Poulter: I had been booking, this is my 11th year, so I got 10 years in the rear view mirror and, and probably the thing I’m most proud of is I’ve never had an act say. I won’t come back. They’re, they’re, they’re wanting to know when they can come back, when they leave, uh, some of the acts, and we do a lot of tribute acts. People like tribute acts. Uh, they know every song. Sure. And we, we bring in some, some great ones. Uh, many of ’em play at Woolly’s up here, uh, you know, as they route in Des Moines Yeah. In Des Moines. And, uh. You know, there, there’re some super musicians. Uh, we’ve got one, uh, got a show this Friday. I call it the Hometown Music Series. So it’s, it’s kinda local bands. Uh, and then next Friday, a week from this Friday, uh, I’ve got a, an Eagles tribute and there’s a handful of tickets left for that. Uh, and that band’s been coming for several years and playing bigger venues, but they, you know. They’ve always told me, Jeff, we love it here. We’ll always come back here. You can always afford us. Yeah. So, and I, you know, I take a, a lot of pride. They like the community, people treat him well. Uh, in fact, that particular band, uh, the keyboard player, uh, proposed to his wife on our stage. So now, uh, that last time they was there. So it’s a special place for him. They’re, they’re, they’re playing on a Friday night and they’re gonna spend the weekend there. So

Justin Brady: what, I mean, what is it, because you mentioned a few. things, but, uh, Iowans are really unique and obviously this is the Iowa podcast. We talk about Iowans all the time, but we do hear from national acts how people just like being here ’cause they’re well received, they go other bigger places and they’re an afterthought. No one really cares, but acts come to Iowa and people are just really happy, They’re just really happy when acts come here. So. You know, in, in, you know, you have the Capital Theater, Burlington, Iowa, They’re coming there. Is it just the fact that people are really, really friendly and they receive these touring acts well and they just love it. Is it the clean hospitality? What is it? do you think?

Jeff Poulter: I think they’re always treated well. Mm-hmm. Uh, you know, the food, I get ’em from a restaurant. It’s been, you know, it’s been in business 51 years and they rave about it. you know, and, and I have to plan, you know, I get my food there, know the owner, but I have to plan it out ’cause he, uh, when we have a show, he’s busy anyway. Mm-hmm. We have a show. He’s busier. So, you know, it’s, um. They, they like the food, they like the hospitality. I would, you know, I keep ’em in a hotel. I, you know, I wouldn’t put ’em somewhere where I wouldn’t stay. And so we try to, you know, I jumped cars the next day in the wintertime when they won’t start, or, uh, you know, we had a band several years ago at it got stuck in our, where we load in, in which is an alley. We had big. Snowstorm and by the time the show was over, they were stuck. So couldn’t get out that night. So I bought enough cat litter. We really built a road to get ’em out. So we’ll, we’ll go, we’ll do whatever we have that, you know, I make sure if they have an issue, they’ve got a, a phone number to call and we, we’ll, we’ll get ’em through that issue.

Justin Brady: yeah, that’s, we had Patrick Albany. on the show, he’s one of the triple espresso actors, and he mentioned that one of the most unusual things about Iowans were. People Would see the show. They’d be exci, you know, they’d be really thankful. and they’d like Hit him up randomly in public sometimes and say, Hey, we know you’re not really you know, we, this is when he was new. He’s like, Hey, we know you’re not, you know you’re not from here and we’d love to have you over and cook you a meal. if you’re, and He’s like, at first he was like, this is, this is weird. Like, you know, what do you want? Because in where he was from in LA If someone’s trying to give you a favor, they want something atia. And He goes, and then we figured it out they didn’t want anything. They were just trying to be nice. Because we weren’t from here And they were trying, to give us, they were trying to help us connect. And he’s like, and I’m like, who are these people? And so I think that. you and I, we grow up in this stuff, Um, but really. We are a very unique state, and we, we do seem to care about visitors.

Jeff Poulter: We do, I think, you know, somebody sees somebody on the street, they’re, you know, they’re gonna say, hi. Yeah. Uh, how you doing? And, and that’s pretty much, you know, Iowa nice. I guess you want to call her Midwest. Nice. Um, and, and, and definitely that’s alive and well in Burlington, in the surrounding communities down that direction of the state.

Justin Brady: Yeah. I mean, it’s a beautiful. area, uh, especially right on the River. I didn’t even, think about the church. I don’t know if I’ve ever been in Burlington at night. So that act, you know, the churches all lit up. That sounds really cool. But it is different. because when you go to the New York’s, the Chicago’s, other big cities uh, nothing against other big cities, but you, if you say hi to someone on the road. They like clutch their wallet like you’re about ready to rob ’em or something. It’s

Jeff Poulter: That’s true. It’s a totally

Justin Brady: culture. Um, and it, it’s Good to see ’cause I, for decades, smaller towns in Iowa and downtown areas were really going backwards and in a bad spot. And now we’re seeing cities’ like Burlington really make a resurgence and really grow and have this cool nightlife that can draw that area. of the state. super cool. It

Jeff Poulter: is, it is. Very cool. You know, when I left, I left the area in 86. And I said, I told my parents not coming back. I’ll come visit. Really? Yeah. I had no intention. And, and uh, I went from there to Mason City, then to Des Moines. Uh, all with my work career, and, you know. I, I left, uh, like 2001 Des Moines and, and had lived around the country, you know, through, through my, my job and five years from retirement, I was like, well, where am I gonna land

Justin Brady: Mm.

Jeff Poulter: And Des Moines was, I loved living in Des Moines. It was still one of my favorite places to, to visit. And when I lived here, it was great. And it has grown a lot, you know, it’s changed a lot, but, uh, ended up going back home and, and I haven’t regretted it for a minute,

Justin Brady: so. uh, probably last question Um, well, may maybe, but Burlington, Iowa may have, correct me if I’m wrong on this, Jeff Burlington, Iowa may have one of the very few like art deco theaters left in in the state, in the country. Do you know how rare this is? ’cause the, the Burlington the Capitol Theater Complex in Burlington, Iowa is art deco. It’s, And that’s. I think It’s pretty rare.

Jeff Poulter: I, you know, and I, I honestly don’t know. Uh, I know as, as people come in, we get the Viking Cruises and the River cruises and, and they, that’s a stop along the, the, the, the river tour. And so we get a lot of visitors, not only from, from the United States, but from foreign countries. Mm-hmm. Uh, that, and we’re, uh, a site that they get a stop and visit. everybody loves the theater. It is a very cool venue. So, and, uh, you know, we wanna keep it going. It’s, you know, I did nine shows last year. There was a lot more shows than what I booked. Six of those sold out. And, and so, you know, that was a great thing. And, you know, we had, we have Players workshop, which they have their own theater and they do their own plays, but they did a play in January, uh, at our theater. Uh, Southeastern Community College. Our community college is doing a play, uh, the 1st of April. They’re students, so we get a lot of support from SCC, uh, through, you know, movies. They, they sponsor movies that are free to the public. Uh, they’re, they have, uh, many musicians that play in our, our nightcap doing jazz. And, and so, you know, I know I’m leaving somebody out, but, you know, we are truly Burlington’s Community Theater.

Justin Brady: So the, you you bring up a really interesting point. I don’t think people probably fully understand that Viking River Cruises, um, I actually did not make the connection before you were in here, that Viking River Cruises stops in Burlington. I’m Assuming it is a. well, so, so to back up a little bit, Viking River Cruises is a big deal. They bring a lot of people from around the world on these river cruises. These are really popular, especially lately. I’ve seen a couple like massive travel YouTubers that have done these things. Um, I didn’t know Viking River Cruises is a stop in Burlington. they’re seeing the Capitol River. They’re, they’re seeing the Capitol Theater Complex ’cause it’s on the historic Registry. I would

Jeff Poulter: Yep. Yep, yep. Well, and you know, there’s several places they have options of what they can go see. Some of ’em will just walk around downtown, uh, in the Des Moines County museums on, on that, that’s available to, for people to go visit. Uh. You know, it’s, uh, and it’s within walking distance of, we’re just a couple blocks from, uh, the riverfront. And, and so it’s, you know, a lot of people stop in there. Uh, they, you know, they, they like going upstairs and looking at the satellite museum of some of the, the, the rock history of Iowa and especially Southeast Iowa. And, and, and they, you know, sometimes we’ll have movies playing while they’re in there. Um. We always have a host, uh, somebody to answer questions and give ’em a tour her, so, but uh, yeah, always favorable feedback.

Justin Brady: That’s really cool. How many people typically when one of these boats land these are big boats for anyone Who hasn’t seen them? You’d think a little river cruise would be a small, like eight person thing. These are massive

Jeff Poulter: boats. They’re massive.

Justin Brady: How many people generally, like how many times. do these things stop per week or per day or how many people visit

Jeff Poulter: It’s per year. Uh, and, and I, I don’t honestly know how many stops. Uh, you know, usually I would say three to four throughout the river season really, Uh, you know, and you know, they’re, ’cause they go up to Minnesota and then they come back, but it seems like it’s always northbound when they stop.

Justin Brady: Oh, that’s probably on. Okay. Got it. It’s probably on their route. or Something They’re gonna stop northbound in Burlington. that’s really, really cool. Um. Jeff Poulter, the director of the Capitol Theater. in Burlington, obviously appreciate you coming in here. What are, what is, what is coming up next? that people should be aware of at the Capitol? Theater

Jeff Poulter: Well, you know, capital Theater, I, I think, you know, the old Couch Music Fest is just a fun time. Uh, and you know, it’s August 8th. August 8th. Uh, you know, last year we had our, our first, uh, it was in July, the last week in July. It was a jazz festival all free. And, and that just wasn’t a capital, uh, our art center’s involved in that. Uh, the Washington, which is, uh, a music venue. Downtown does a lot of blues, does a lot of jazz. They’re a part of it. Uh, Burlington Riverfront Entertainment was part of it. We’ve moved that to later in the year and I, I don’t know if we’re gonna call it a jazz festival ’cause it’s, nothing will be outside this time around. It’ll all be inside with, with those same venues. Um, but we wanted to include our students. So it, it’s moved to November 13th and 14th and, and again, all free. You know, top of the line jazz artists will be in nightcap, be in the theater, be in our art center, be at the Washington. Um, and we’re. Got most of it. I, I, I got a meeting on Monday. We’re finalizing some of the details. I’ve met with the schools. Uh, we will have a master class on Friday afternoon for our students that wanna attend and, and can make it down to the theater, the schools. So, you know, we, we try to support. Education, uh, summertime, we have youth theater. Uh, Carrie Inger, who’s our, our theater manager, uh, has been to la She’s, she’s, uh, has a background in acting right now. She is in the middle of being the director for the Player’s Workshop, upcoming play, but, but she’s our manager and does a great job with children’s theater in the summertime. So we have young children, and then we’ll have older children throughout the summer.

Justin Brady: Jeff Cher, the director of the capital. Theater in Burlington Iowa. What is the website before I let you go.

Jeff Poulter: It’s uh uh, Burlington Capital Theater.

Justin Brady: Jeff, thank you so much for coming on the Iowa Podcast. We really appreciate,

Jeff Poulter: thanks for having us.