The Left Hook

Darian Wigfall is the head of a local hip hop and entertainment collective called The Far Fetched Collective. Darian also had the pleasure, or lack of pleasure, being frotn row for multiple days in 2014 during the Ferguson Riots. Darian comes in to sit down and discuss if Black and White people have made strides in the two years since Fersugon. Also, with the out of control reaction Milwaukee had to a situation that was clearly not what they thought, where does Fake Outrage for the sake of being angry play into all of this in the current climate. We discuss!

Matt Krueger joins on the show to discuss his upcoming wedding to fiance Amanda, but it takes a weird twist when Mark starts asking some personal questions regarding their relationship. To be honest, Matt only came on the show to get his hat back. Then the guys switch gears and discuss the fresh Milwaukee Riot situtiation that was spurred on by the fact that a armed suspect was shot and killed by a black police officer....even though the entire riot was based on the belief that the cop was WHITE and the subject was BLACK and UNARMED. Find out where our host and guest fall in regards to their opinions on this situation.

Never at a loss for words, Mark Bland your host and friend is joined by local St. Louis entrepeneur Alex Elias to discusss his upbringing and thoughts on the STL entrepeneurial community. But the main story and one that needs some serious discussion is about the 20 Million Dollar lawsuit filed by the Arch Defenders against Ferguson regarding the arrest of 4 people during the 2014 rioting. The rioters claim it was an injustice and unfair attack on their rights, but they got let off in the end. So where does the lawsuit have merit? The two discuss at length. Plus a little Trump/Clinton talk with Alex defending his claims that Hillary is polarizing. Is she? See if you agree!

Producer Bobby is back and this episode is focused on the fact that THE DONALD (Trump) is not doing well in the polls. Multiple polls have the controversial presidential candidate losing by 10-15 pts behind Hillary Clinton. Mark and Bobby talk about the point spread and why it mirrors the actual vibe and feel of the USA currently. Also, Trump decided to be mean to a young mother this week and the two discuss whether he was in the right or wrong. Find out where our to moderately focused hosts stand on this issue.

Mark and guest Sean Vincent sit down and welcome him back to the Q! Vincent is a professional wrestler from the STL area and jumps in to discuss politics and the Democratic National Convention. Vincent gets to discussing his upbringing and how it has affected his adulthood and some of his views on it. Also Sean discusses his recent Facebook live video that he hosted with a friend. Sean decided to tackle the issue of race relations in the US and grabbed a good friend to sit down and talk about the issue in a very open manner. Mark and Sean touch on some of these subjects and talk about their value in 2016 All this and much more on this Q!

Comedian and friend of the show Jake Ashlock stops by for the first time in almost 2 years. Jake gets a special time to drop by since it is Republican National Convention time and we love talking politics on the Q. First up is a situation where Melania Trump, the Donald's wife, decided to step on stage at the RNC and give a speech. The only problem is that it wasn't completely her speech. Pieces of the speech were ripped from Michelle Obama's 2008 DNC speech. Of course this doesn't go over well with anyone because it seems that Donald, his party and their attitude is all about walking all over people, taking what they want and being generally dismissive and disrespectful people. Mark and Jake discuss. Then the guy jump into Mark's past wrestling life to discuss a new lawsuit the WWE is being hit with by former wrestlers and employees claiming that the WWE allowed them to be put in harms way regarding CTE and other brain injuries. But whose really in the wrong here and whose being thrown under the bus?

Producer Bobby is back and the game sweeping the nation is Pokemon Go. It has kids and adults tripping over themsleves all over the world to get to places to Catch them All. But whats the hype and some crazy things have happened because of the game...we will discuss. Also, more chaos in the streets of the USA where retalliation seems to be the dinenr for some. Officers killed in Dallas and Baton Rouge on the heels of the two police shootings in Baton Rouge and Minneapolis. Is it a Summer thing? Mike Brown happened in Summer and now these happen in the summer too. But don't people get shot at other times of the year. Also, what is the end game for everyone in this situation. We discuss and in depth about this and much more.

This episode deals with two types of problems in the world. First up is the first world problem of Mark and Little Caesars. Mark handles some marketing on the side for fireworks tents in the St. Louis area and had a great idea for a viral video. Unfortunately, Little Caesars (the hopeful ally) didn't want to play along and their employee's made some very bad decisions when dealing with Mark...so Mark tells guest Justin "Deyemofo" Deming the premise and you tell us if you side with Mark or Little Caesars in this. And Second, its been a turbulent week in the US of A with police getting shot at and two men getting killed by police officers. All of this re-ups the Black Lives Matters discussion that came about from good ole St. Louis, MO a few years back with the Mike Brown/Ferguson situation. We discuss the new one.

Well the people of Britain and the UK spoke and decided to LEAVE the European Union. They termed it "Brexit" and eveidently everyone in the USA immediately became a professional speaker on the topic. The internet was inundated with opinions about Brexit and whether it was smart or not. And everyone includes the guy at the Donut shop that makes donuts for a living, the guy that changes oil for a living and even the receptionist at the lawyers office became a expert in the situation. This pissed off Mark again and he goes on a rant discussing Brexit, what it means for the US and World...as well as his opinions on the people that do that. But not to be outspoken alone, DJ BIG SNOW (aka...Prodcuer Bobby) joins to discuss and give his two cents.

Well Andy Echele is back to discuss the gun issue in the USA and talk about how the shooting in Orlando has many facets that need to be focused on. Should guns be legal or not? Where is the line between protection and constituional rights? Do the rights in the Constitution from 200+ years ago even apply effectively to our day and age with assault weapons. This and many other topics will be discussed on this episode of the Q. Including how the wife knew it was going to happen and allowed it to happen at all.