0:00 Brad's weekly Wizard of Oz drop

2:30 "Wicked" movie series

3:15 Rescissions overview

4:35 Brad on NPR spendthrifts

5:55 Why NPR was once needed

6:15 Brad disputes "news deserts"

9:00 Starlink

11:00 Brad vs. Schumer's comments

12:30 How Brad would run St. Louis Public Radio

13:45 Brad says Randy Raley "hates him"

14:30 Mary Miller's congressional boundaries

Originally aired July 18, 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

Full episode summaries at https://www.instagram.com/bjshowafterglow/

Find the YouTube versions at bjshow.us

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Show audio files can be found at https://bjshow.co

John Combest’s daily Missouri political news website at https://johncombest.com

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/