0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro

0:45 Gas station coffee

3:50 Joe Biden's pension sets record

6:50 Mark Reardon's point about local media bias

7:25 KSDK exaggerates anti-Trump protester crowd

10:00 TV news readers vs. news writers

11:00 Catherine Herridge and Hunter Biden's laptop

13:40 Brad's mom's position (ahem) vs. men

14:40 BREAKING: Jason Law endorsed by firefighters

Originally aired January 6, 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.

Streaming at https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/KSLQ

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

Find the YouTube versions at bjshow.us

Follow the Westplex Talk Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571949107480

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

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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/

Listen to John's weekly show on agriculture on Saturdays at 10 a.m. on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM - and archived episodes at FARM Show Radio on YouTube.

0:00 Theme song and intro

0:35 Moment of silence for Jan. 6 anniversary

2:20 "Skyrocketing" Spire natural gas bills

3:20 Spire explains how weather works

5:00 Let's move the Missouri PSC

6:10 Brad recounts decades-long beef with Laclede Gas

9:45 "Large teen gathering" ruins  @DaveAndBustersFun  evening

11:25 Please don't stereotype

12:15 Legislative fix

13:00 Glasgow Village example

14:50 Dave & Buster's location factoid

15:35 Foristell reschedules data center presentation

18:05 Brad vs. John on alleged NIMBYism

19:30 New approach for data center developers

21:10 C block teaser

Originally aired January 6, 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.

Streaming at https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/KSLQ

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

Find the YouTube versions at bjshow.us

Follow the Westplex Talk Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571949107480

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

To purchase ads on Westplex Talk go to https://westplexads.com

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/

Listen to John's weekly show on agriculture on Saturdays at 10 a.m. on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM - and archived episodes at FARM Show Radio on YouTube.

0:00 Brad's expression of affection for John (pause)

1:10 Somali day cares lacking fire exits

4:30 Brad's update on gallbladder surgery

5:15 Brad didn't tell his family about surgery

7:30 Nurses' holiday pay

10:55 Brad vs. U.S. actions in Venezuela

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.

Streaming at https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/KSLQ

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

Find the YouTube versions at bjshow.us

Follow the Westplex Talk Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571949107480

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

To purchase ads on Westplex Talk go to https://westplexads.com

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/

Listen to John's weekly show on agriculture on Saturdays at 10 a.m. on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM - and archived episodes at FARM Show Radio on YouTube.

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.

Streaming at https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/KSLQ

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

Find the YouTube versions at bjshow.us

Follow the Westplex Talk Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571949107480

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

To purchase ads on Westplex Talk go to https://westplexads.com

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/

Listen to John's weekly show on agriculture on Saturdays at 10 a.m. on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM - and archived episodes at FARM Show Radio on YouTube.

0:00 Intro

0:45 New livestream service

1:15 How to sponsor livestream

3:50 Update on Wendy Nordwald theft/restitution case

5:50 Nordwald's punishment

8:30 Brad's Wendy Nordwald backstory

11:20 Restitution

12:05 Sen. Nick Schroer on 93.9 The Eagle (Columbia) re: govt. fraud

13:45 Positive realities of tax cuts

16:00 How pothead stores pay taxes

16:40 Data centers inevitable for Foristell

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.

Streaming at https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/KSLQ

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

Find the YouTube versions at bjshow.us

Follow the Westplex Talk Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571949107480

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

To purchase ads on Westplex Talk go to https://westplexads.com

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/

Listen to John's weekly show on agriculture on Saturdays at 10 a.m. on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM - and archived episodes at FARM Show Radio on YouTube.

0:00 Intro

0:20 Brad calls Jack Frost from St. Charles Christmas Traditions

3:45 Call it in the ring

4:45 Will John return?

5:15 Brad shares his feelings

7:30 Brad & Shelley's BS Show

8:55 The final episode of the BS Show in 2023

10:30 Brad's health

12:25 No bragging

13:20 Why Brad and John fight

14:00 John's control issues

16:00 Perfectionism

17:45 Back on the air Jan. 5, 2026

Originally aired December 23, 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

Follow the Westplex Talk Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571949107480

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

To purchase ads on Westplex Talk go to https://westplexads.com

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/

Listen to John's weekly show on agriculture on Saturdays at 10 a.m. on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM - and archived episodes at FARM Show Radio on YouTube.

0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro

1:05 Jason Rosenbaum's 2025 in review

3:55 NPR internal memo about University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias

7:00 Brad's past as go-to traffic guy

9:15 Brad calls his son Drew for Drew's birthday

11:55 Brad wants his son to be a professional gamer

13:45 Brad gets Drew on the line

Originally aired December 23, 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

Follow the Westplex Talk Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571949107480

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

To purchase ads on Westplex Talk go to https://westplexads.com

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/

Listen to John's weekly show on agriculture on Saturdays at 10 a.m. on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM - and archived episodes at FARM Show Radio on YouTube.

0:00 Eigel and Barbershop Quartet intro

2:00 Peoria Chiefs vs. Kansas City Chiefs

4:15 MoDOT sourcing I-70 materials from New Melle mine

7:25 Silica mining

9:40 MoDOT's Jack Wang

10:20 St. Charles man allegedly threatens Gov. Kehoe

11:30 Alleged horse assassination

14:10 Chiefs departure fallout

16:30 Gov. Kehoe's statement

17:45 Brad on "butthurt" Missouri leaders

20:40 Gov. Kehoe gets it both ways

21:35 Brad vs. John on Missouri leaders and "kabuki"

23:30 Brad's "move to St. Louis" reprise

Originally aired December 23, 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

Follow the Westplex Talk Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571949107480

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

To purchase ads on Westplex Talk go to https://westplexads.com

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/

Listen to John's weekly show on agriculture on Saturdays at 10 a.m. on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM - and archived episodes at FARM Show Radio on YouTube.

0:00 Brad's lawn is in perimenopause

1:00 Brad's gallbladder teaser!

1:50 Australia and gun control

5:30 Somalis in Minnesota

6:00 Somalis are not Foundational Black Americans (FBAs)

7:30 Brad on Michelle Obama

9:10 Bruce Williams airplane toilet eyeglasses story

14:00 Programming notes

Originally aired December 22, 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

Follow the Westplex Talk Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571949107480

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

To purchase ads on Westplex Talk go to https://westplexads.com

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/

Listen to John's weekly show on agriculture on Saturdays at 10 a.m. on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM - and archived episodes at FARM Show Radio on YouTube.

0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro

0:25 Gals' group wants no Dad, Brads or Chads

8:15 Gene Simmons on political rifts

12:00 Are the Chiefs *really* going to move to Kansas?

14:25 Bid to lure the Royals to the St. Charles Family Arena

16:15 Intangibles of having a local sports team

Originally aired December 22, 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

Follow the Westplex Talk Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571949107480

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

To purchase ads on Westplex Talk go to https://westplexads.com

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/

Listen to John's weekly show on agriculture on Saturdays at 10 a.m. on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM - and archived episodes at FARM Show Radio on YouTube.