0:00 Theme song and Jerry Lewis Telethon intro

2:00 Kentucky's Gov. Andy Beshear to headline MO Dems Truman Dinner

4:45 Chelsea Rodriguez handles friendly fire

6:00 Rodriguez's career path, 2026-28

6:45 Best case for Missouri Republicans

7:10 The Lis Smith model

8:00 Brad cringe posts

8:30 Exotic Smokes 2 shut down

12:10 Team Hemp vs. Cannabis Cartel

13:40 CPB/NPR cuts lead to zero (0!) local layoffs

16:30 Listener feedback/clarification on NPR employee party identification

Originally aired July 21, 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/