0:00 Theme song and intro

1:25 Habitat for Humanity "Over the Edge" promo

3:20 USPS botching absentee ballot delivery

5:50 Franklin County Clerk Tim Baker on Ann Wagner and Kris Cook's efforts

9:05 Gov. Kehoe's call for redistricting and initiative petition session

11:00 Jason Rosenbaum piece on local congressional lines

13:30 "Hope" is not a strategy

14:10 Anti-Trump/anti-redistricting protests in Clayton and KC

14:45 Missouri Democrats' previous predictions

15:30 "This time it's different!"

16:15 Adorable Ashley Aune quotes

16:50 Brad on Crystal Quade's ad

Originally aired September 2, 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/