The Left Hook

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  • The Q - Ep. 267 - To Beat a Dead Horse

    On this episode Justing Deming returns to discuss a situation out of St. Louis where a guy purposely shot at his baby and baby mother cause he was mad. Then tried running them off the road and killing them as another concerned citizen tried driving the shot baby to a local hospital. Then two touch on the transgender bathroom issue and discussion in the US currently! All this and much more on the Q.

    59 min
  • The Q - Ep. 266 - The Libertarian and the President

    Pro-wrestler Shawn Soto and Comedian Anthony Rogers sit in on this episode of the Q. Hillary has seemed to lock up the Democratic nomination and the guys discuss this in full. When Mark goes to ask about political affiliation and who the two guys would vote for, the Libertarian comes out of Shawn and Anthony takes a much more valiant stance of "F--k them all". After further discussion and pushing, Mark deems that Anthony might make a decent President and flushes out more of his edgy/controversial stances for the American people to fall in love with. The guys also discuss the deaths of Muhammad Ali and Kimbo Slice. Plus some overtime with a letter from the listeners. *show features explicit content

    1 hr 14 min
  • The Q - Ep. 265 - Go Go Gorilla

    What would you do if a wild animal got ahold of your child? Would you panic, would you attempt to kill or sit by in shock. Well a family in Cincinatti found out this week at the Zoo, when their child climbed over the protective cage and fell into the Gorilla Pit. Of course this created a whirlwind of controversy with animal rights people since the Gorilla had to be put down. We discuss the FAKE OUTRAGE of people and their need to want to put an animals life over that of a child. Producer Bobby joins in to way in on the opinion himself.

    57 min
  • The Q - Ep.264 - The Great Generalization

    Justin "Deyemofo" Deming joins the Q again to discuss Trump, Hillary, Bernie and how generalizations become a serious hinderance and accentuator of our current political climate. Mark discusses the new email issues for Hillary Clinton and the two men break down the true differences between conservatives and liberals. Plus a little tattoo talk to boot.

    58 min
  • The Q - Ep. 263 - Rants Rants Everywhere

    Mark is joined by Producer Bobby to discuss the shallowness of society and its people in 2016. Plus Mark talks to Bobby about a fan of the show tagging Bobby in an in appropriate tweet and how people should handle themselves on social media. All this and much more!

    59 min
  • The Q - Ep. 262 - Taco Trump

    With a stressful week pushing everything back, Producer Bobby jumps in and brings life to the Q once again. First up, Mark and Bobby discuss the #1 selling college sports jersey of all time. Who is it? It could be anyone and thats where the show goes when Mark starts talking about NFL Draft day and discussing its value 10 years ago til now. Next up is Trump...Like Jon Stewart said before he left the Daily Show, "This man is a godsend to comedy in my last 6 weeks." Well he continues to be the comedic god send to the Q. This time around Trump decided to tweet out something "HISPANIC" for Cinco De Mayo. He explained his Taco Bowls are the best at Trump Towers and then added on "I love Hispanics" as a catch all for their culture. The same general hispanics he wants to forceably stop from coming into the USA with his Mexican wall. the guys discuss. This eventually leads to a discussion about whether Trump would be a good president or not. Also what it would look like to have him as President. Would he be at the white house all the time, would he take more vacations than Obama...would he get all the things he promised finished before leaving office. All this and much more is discussed on this episode of the Q!

    59 min
  • The Q - Ep. 261 - Something Lacey

    It's always a pleasure when a new guest walks into the hallowedstudios for the Q show. And this episode is special causeJordan/Sam Lacey joins the show to partake in manydiscussions!First up we talk with Sam about his background in wrestling andwhat he does currently for a living. Sam discusses being a part ofthe Carpenters union and how the company he works for came to be. Mark asks about politics and Sam's position in regards towhere he stands in the world of it.Mark then goes on a rant about doctors. It starts with histrip to the ENT and being levied an extra bill over the top of whathe had already paid. Marks argument is whats the point of aco-pay if there is always going to be more money needed to be paid? Also, the way this was charged out was ridiculous incomparison to what services he actually had. Mark believes wehave a country of shysters and frauds that are going out of theirway to use medical billing as a back drop to gouge all of us. Markand Sam discuss this in a deep manner.Then Mark does an extended "Hotseat" with Sam. They talkabout Star Wars and wierd feelings and ofcourse the haunted scarytunnel from our childhoods that we all dealt with at one point oranother. All this and some OVERTIME too. It's the Q, Real Radio, RealHonest!

    1 hr 30 min
  • The Q - Ep. 260 - Hanging with the Tubmans

    On this Episode of the Q, Andy Echele comes back and discusses one of his oldest bits from 5 years ago when the two discuss the FIRE TAX some people pay in different cities across the country and what andy's view on that is. Also, the US government decided to revamp some of their currency and their decision to remove Andrew Jackson from the $20 bill. They Replaced it with Harriet Tubman on the $20 and the world went into hissy fit mode. Now all the conservatives are angry a former US President is being removed from the currency and they want answers. Mark and Andy discuss whats going on and how it should be viewed. Finally Mark and Andy get to Andy's favorite section of the show. Letters from the Listeners gets some M & A treament as well as the two discuss Conor McGregor and how he is fighting for better payouts for the fighters, while at the same time creating the value for the biggest fight in the history of UFC at UFC 200. All this and much more on the newest episode of the Q!

    59 min
  • The Q - Ep. 259 - Pro Punishment

    Producer Bobby and Mark Bland fly solo on this show. Mark is having a week and it shows in the conversation with the on again/off again Producer Bobby. First up Mark and Bobby discuss the biggest story in the USA currently which is Donald Trump explaining that it is alright for women to be punished for having an abortion. Of course, this set off the entire country pitting liberals and conservatives that defend Trump at each others throats. And it wasn't pretty at all. Producer Bobby explains how he feels that Trump is technically right and Mark tries to hone in on what Bobby wants done to fix the issue.Mark then decides to explain how ABC and other major networks could capitolize heavily on the crop of well known internet based/youtube based talents and their fanbases. Mark was watching his daughter watch this guy that plays Minecraft to the tune of millions of fans and it got him thinking about all the other people on online that have huge fanbases and could benefit from and to major media conglomerates and their current power fanbases that exist. Finally, Mark and Bobby come across a new social media app called PEEPLE which touts itself as the "YELP for everyday people" . People would join the network and be able to rate people on their personal opinion of the people, just like you do on yelp for a restaurant. Mark and Bobby delve into the dark underbelly of what this could mean and how it could go horribly wrong. Plus they discuss what things the company who created is already doing to combat some of those consequesnces.

    57 min
  • The Q - Ep. 258 - The Panama Papers

    It's been a bit but Andy Echele, the former co-host of Absolute Wrestling Radio, brings his unique and direct brand of opinionation back to the Q. And what a perfect time for it too. Mark dusts off the old Tournament of Pop Culture and decides to break down the BEST DRUG MOVIE EVER for your listening enjoyment. Of course the classics make the list like Goodfellas, Scarface and Cheech and Chong.....but are they good enough to outlast and win the best of all time?But before all that fun starts, Mark has to rant! Walmart has 50 check out lanes and Sams club has 20, but the number of checkers to lanes is not proportianate and sends Mark on a fuel rage because of the lack of common sense within the Walmart family in general.Plus this past week, some secret documents got leaked out of Panama regarding the offshore accounts and assets of some of the worlds most power people. This has sent the world into a small tizzy, costing the president of Iceland his job and definitely catching the ire of potentially the most dangerous man in the world, Vladamir Putin. Mark and Andy discuss the impact and the eventual fallout if any. Plus Mark gives what he thinks is the US stance on all of this.

    59 min

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Hosted by Mark Bland, The Left Hook is a current affairs and pop culture show with a political twist. Weekly the guys interview actors, writers, artist and a revolving cast of characters to bring you…