0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro

0:40 David Hoffmann takes over Lee Enterprises

4:10 Why Post-Dispatch will be a priority

5:50 Brad's new Jason Rosenbaum Theory

6:25 Tim Walz announcement

7:10 Somalis and the Learing [sic] Center

9:10 Austin Huguelet's St. Louis Development Corp. series

10:45 Brad's Westplex talking point

11:15 Nick Shirley's personal status

14:20 Supreme Court rules against Judge Matthew Thornhill

17:15 John baits Brad on KFUO interference battle

Originally aired January 5, 2026.

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.

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