0:00 Theme song and intro
1:00 Brad's early April Fool's joke
5:00 Spire headline re: "marketing" deal
7:00 "Marketing" definition and arbitrage
8:15 John preempts zillionth retelling of Laclede Gas story
10:15 Spire's stock performance vs. S&P 500
11:05 Missouri's "Halo Law" and savage behavior
14:10 Brad's GodSquad.stream promo
15:00 Filing ends today for most Missouri primary races
16:15 St. Charles County ballot-fillers
16:40 Silly season
17:00 Peter Merideth and Missouri 6th Congressional pretenders
18:25 Shout out to Emery, he never pretended to run
19:10 April 15 MEC filing deadline
20:05 Flippi!
21:00 6th Congressional District deadline extended
Originally aired March 31, 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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