0:00 Randy Raley running for Congress

2:45 Randy Raley is the new Ray Hartmann

4:30 Ray Hartmann's congressional campaign

5:30 St. Louis awards

6:10 How "30 Under 30" and "40 Under 40" awards work

7:30 Brad forgets the "Hall of Fame" story

8:50 Brad criticizes Randy Raley's "producer" status

9:30 John baits Brad on Herb Kelleher

10:45 Quarterly argument over  @SouthwestAir 

12:25 Free market choices

13:35 $SWA shares outpace $SPY

15:05 NY mayor candidate's dad comments

17:20 Ortwerth and Mussolini

Originally aired July 8, 2025.

Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get together for an hour - listen live on 104.5 FM in St. Charles County, west St. Louis County, Franklin County and Warren County Missouri from 7-8 a.m. Central.

Streaming at https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/KSLQ

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John's book on stalking, harassment, and internet/social media trolling is available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Stalking-Harassment-Internet-Trolling-Recovering/dp/B0BQ9JB3WR/