The Q

Comedian Brian McDowell comes on The Q to discuss a "verbal tussle" him and host Mark Bland had regarding the position of success and how it should be viewed from his point of view. Brian disagrees with Mark, so Mark invited him on to discuss which comics are truly famous and which ones are D and C list celebs at best. Along for this wonderful ride are Jason Kull and Gary Weed. Mark and Gary have been going back and forth about Harold Baines making it into the Baseball Hall of Fame and it lines up perfectly because this show is about VALUE and MERIT. Either you have both and are viewed at the proper level... OR you have one or the other and are viewed on a lesser scale. But it seems people within their own professions view success of others at a heightened level and sometimes you gotta step outside of your business to see it the way others do. But is Mark right or is Brian right? Most comics are gonna agree with Brian because of his position as a stand up comic... but it's never those within your industry that give you the value you require. It's the CROWD and FANS. They are what give you merit. Also on the show the guys discuss Michael Cohen, the lawyer for Donald Trump who admitted guilt and is now going to prison for 3 years. You would think that would be the eye opening everyone needed to figure out Trump is dirty, but NOPE! Some people are still holding tight and coming up with every excuse they can so they don't get egg on their face. Conservatives are dollar sure and too deep now to allow anything to make their choice look bad. But there is more coming down the pipeline and everyone chimes in about what makes Cohen that big of a deal. Finally Mark, Gary, Jason do the hotseat with Brian. What will he be asked... and what does he quietly judge people on? It could be anything and it could gain you a fan in Brian or get you thrown away quickly. Find out on this new Q!

On this show, Producer Bobby returns and with him he brings a cavalcade of guests to the table. First up is his co-host Jared, for a new sports show he is promoting called Sports Central! The two stop in to discuss some sports and chime in on news of the day. But today's show is brimming with talent because Ali Jones of the St. Lunatics, legendary hip hop group, joins for a second week in a row to discuss the news of the day. First up, George HW Bush, former President of the United States passed away this week at 94 years of age. The former military veteran and head of the FBI became Ronald Reagan’s running mate in 1980 when they were able to bring the Republican party back to prominence. From 1980 to 1992, Bush Sr worked on Capitol Hill as both Vice President and then becoming President himself in 1988. The funeral was a litany of guests from all decades and political backgrounds. But that wasn't what was weird. It got weird when the current President of the US, Mr Trump, showed up with the First Lady to pay their respects, but it was a cold reception they got from the remaining living former Presidents... and definitely no love lost between himself and the Clintons. Next, Mark is curious about some of the coolest places Ali has been to as an artist. Ali then breaks down a few of his favorite places and lands on Dubai. This brings up the question of "Why can't the United States build infrastructure similar to Dubai and other locations that advance culture and living?" Which brings Bobby to producing the picture of him eating the 24k gold wings in New York. Find out what everyone thinks of this. Finally, Ali was not put into the Hot Seat the last time he was on, so Mark decides to put him, and Jared (sorta), into the Hot Seat and ask some pointed questions.

Mark Bland and Gary Weed return with a hot episode of The Q, cooked up just the way you like it. This week's episode welcomes friend of the show Ali Jones of the legendary hip hop group the St. Lunatics. Ali has been to the top of the music business with is crew since 1999. Winning multiple Grammy Awards and music awards for their contributions, Ali along with his childhood friends have racked up quite the reputation. Whether it's Country Grammar, Free City, Heavy Starch or the multitude of other albums and features, Ali has set himself along with Nelly, Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, City Spud and Slo Down as the dominate midwest hip hop group of the early 2000s through today. First up, Mark being in the music business, he has worked with the group on different projects in the past. From these interactions and personal dealings, Mark realized early that Ali is a force to be reckoned with verbally when discussing touchy and somewhat controversial topics... not unlike himself. Ali explains the beginnings of the St. Lunatics as they celebrate their 25th year as a group. Mark wonders if there is any plans for a full line up reunion, and Ali expounds on why that is always a potential but not at this moment. Next there are many stories of the hip hop group Mark has heard through the grapevine for years. He decides to serve the stories up and put the questions to rest. Did this happen? Did that happen? Some very juicy and interesting background on the group and how they gained notoriety is spawned from these questions. Maybe you knew, but maybe you didn't. Find out the real scoop on the group’s ascent to fame and popularity. The guys have discussed gangs and 1%'ers in the past. But also 5%'ers were brought up on the show before and there is a lot of lore and background to that belief in the world. Ali being a 5%'er shines a light on what’s true and not about his beliefs. He also explains what being a 5%'er means and how others can attain the same beliefs in their life.

Midterms are over. So where do Mark Bland, Jason Kull and Gary Weed sit on the important races and changes happening? First up, did the BLUE WAVE happen the way it was touted? Not quite. Mark and the guys break down the important races and where the USA goes from here. This leads to a unique convo about the next election in 2020. Who will be the front runners on both sides of the business walking into that election? Hear who the team thinks will make the cut and decide if you agree. Mark also brings up a unique factor that he wants thought about. What if an unknown, but real person, was written in to be the President of the United States. Do we just say "the rules say he wins if he gets the electoral college”… or would they say "we don't know this person, bring it to litigation!" Find out how everyone feels about that scenario. Finally a rant about parking and making mistakes leads to a discussion about the Rock Hall of Fame and our picks from a few weeks ago. Who’s in the running so far, and how close were we on the fan poll?

Mark Bland is joined by Producer Bobby and Gary Weed to discuss the upcoming 2018 midterms and voting in general. First up, Gary and Mark made a bet for the World Series and Mark ended up winning the bet. Discussion of the World series takes us down a sports path once again, discussing the value of players within their respective sports. Who was the best baseball pitcher of all time? Is it Greg Maddux or Rollie Fingers? Also, who stands out in other sports? Hockey, football and all of them. The guys discuss this at length. Then the gears get switched and it's onto the newest and dumbest thing that Trump could ever have proposed. He wants to use an executive order to remove and override the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. This definitely caught him some hell for even throwing it out there as a potential. All this comes on the backs of the migrant caravan making its way up from Central America with estimates of 10,000+ people looking for asylum. The guys discuss aspects of this decision and the long term repercussions that could form from this Trump decision. The discussion then turns to video games on the release of the new Playstation Classic, but does it have the games people want or deserve? Everyone plays referee discussing what is on the machine and what is not. This leads to a convo about playing video games in 2018 on mobile devices and if you ever spend money on the games for yourself. Mark defends his spending money on a couple of mobile games with the most basic of arguments... "I would have done it anyway." Listen as Mark explains and you see if he makes sense or not.

Donald Trump went on a Houston stage at a rally and decided to let the world know that "I'm a Nationalist". Unfortunately for Trump, he meant to say "I'm a Patriot". Now a bunch of supporters are going around trying to make it okay to be white and call yourself a nationalist. Being a white-skinned nationalist is not a good thing. The Nationalism movement is ripe with men and women who are heavily prejudiced and antagonistic in their handling of day to day decisions. So Mark grabbed Producer Bobby and Jonathan May to sit down and discuss these things. But Producer Bobby doesn’t' see the issue with a person running around calling themselves a nationalist. Mark and Jon have a one on one with Bobby trying to decipher between nationalism and patriotism… see where this convo goes. But also on the the heels of the nationalism situation, we had random pipe bombs being mailed to Hillary Clinton, Robert De Niro and many others who have spoken out against Trump. Plus a migrant caravan is slowly approaching the USA on foot and we have to decide what to do when they get here… should we let them in and start the naturalization process, or do we draw a line in the sand? We discuss this at length! Finally, Dr Susan Shumsky is a paranormal investigator and self-described ghostbuster. She joins Mark on this 2018 Halloween show to discuss ghosts and spirits. Why do ghosts exist and why don't they just go to heaven, and stick around here on earth? Dr Susan touches on exorcisms and a few stories of things that she has had happen while out and about helping people with their ghost issues.

Donald Trump decided to do an interview with 60 minutes and Leslie Stahl. During said interview, Trump explained that it didn't matter if Christine Ford was telling the truth or not, because they got their man in regardless. So he could be a sexual predator on the Supreme Court but he doesn't care if he is. The important thing is that they got it done by ANY MEANS NECESSARY.

So on this episode, Andy Echele returns with his conservative leaning thoughts to join Mark, Gary Weed and Jason Kull for a round table. On this RT we will discuss the Brett Kavanaugh situation and Trump’s stance on it. Plus we start off with a little Fantasy Football discussion and Gary sticks it in everyone's face with his record.

Next up, Elizabeth Warren comes out with her heritage and it seems she's only 1/1024th Native American. That seems quite low so Mark takes it to the round table to find out if Trump owes her the $1 million in Charity donations he promised her if she could prove it. It definitely shows there is Native American heritage, but the common belief would be "not enough to justify”… find out what the panel says.

Finally, Missouri is up for potential legalisation of medical marijuana. There are three choices on the ballot and the guys break down the three and help you figure out which one you want to vote for. And the Rock ’n Roll HOF released its latest list of nominees for entry into the Hall, but who’s worthy of the vote? We discuss and set the list for The Q.

Evidently it's ‘Story Time’ in the world of The Q. And let's be honest... October is the perfect time to tell spooky stories about people you need to be scared of. But what if they aren't scary at all. What if the people you are discussing are not the monsters that people make them out to be? Well there are two sides to every story and Jonathan May and Gary Weed join to discuss. Mark starts off discussing a recent issue he had where people went out of their way to make him look bad by taking things out of context. Mark and the guys discuss the manner in which these things happened and why they fall into the ‘story’ world more than anything legitimate in real life. Next up Gary discusses a post he recently made to Facebook regarding people using EBT cards (welfare money) to buy things required when they also had cash money in their pocket and used it to buy other non-essential items. People attacked Gary for being insensitive and to look deeper - where Gary thinks that his point is well versed and deserves to be taken on its merits in comparison to the country and others moral/ideological stances. Jonathan and Mark sit back to decipher and get to the bottom of Gary's stance and whether everyone chiding him is right or if in fact Gary makes the "nail in the coffin" argument that should dictate people’s thoughts. Finally Mark discusses kids in 2018 and how they don't have any patience anymore. How this is indicative of the TV/Movie industry today when all they do is make remakes of everything between 1985-2015. Also how this perpetual loop will eventually be lost on life and they might maintain this for decades and decades past our current times

Ahhh October. That Fall air is in and temps start to drop. But this year it's even better because we have SCOTUS hearings and Presidential Alerts and all kinds of fun. So Producer Bobby and Gary Weed join for this episode of The Q to discuss all of it. First up, Mark and the family cruised over to Six Flags for their first weekend of Fright Fest. The temps were great and Six Flags definitely has upped their game regarding this year’s Fright Fest. Five amazing haunted houses for the family to go through and even if you don't grab the Haunted house pass (extra cost), they still have scare areas throughout the park for the kids (little and big) to enjoy. Gary and Bobby also chime in with their experiences plus some basic theme park discussion! Onto the world of politics, where Brett Kavanaugh is up against it on the SCOTUS nomination. He was grilled for hours, along with Christine Blasey Ford regarding the sexual assault allegations brought against him. How is this boding for the judge? Well not as well as he thought it would, but that doesn't mean he's guilty. He's just really emotional while discussing these things. Then Mark breaks down how you know that Conservative media just fills their bases’ heads with BS based on the latest findings in the Charlottesville, Virginia protests from almost 2 years ago. The FBI arrested 4 white Nationalist/KKK members in association with creating mayhem and many other charges. But how does that prove conservative media is biased and mostly wrong all the time. Well, listen to Mark break down his logic and explain. Also Mark discusses the Presidential Text Alert and the guys give Trump some much deserved credit. Finally, Producer Bobby explains that he kinda agrees with Trump’s moves now and this brings us to how the SCOTUS nomination is important and how it'll shape the future. So we decided to bring up the Supreme Court's most recent decisions over the past couple of years and discuss here. Does Bobby lean conservative or doe

People talking into a microphone having a good time. That's what The Q likes to strive for. Well we have a doozy of a show for you. Anthony Rogers brings his unique style of comedy to the show with Mark and Jonathan May.

First up, Jonathan is having a hell of a time on social media because he feels Bill Cosby got what he deserved. But that doesn't stop people from being contrarians. Jonathan is getting lit up on Facebook so Anthony decides to add his two cents to the issue and bestows a very touchy position to the newly guilty comedy legend. Next is the Brett Kavanaugh hearings and issue. Seems that Ford will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She will explain the allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh to the Senators and they will either vote to confirm him or they will waive him. The guys throw around their thoughts on how this should fall out. Finally a shooting in Texas between neighbours caught the attention of Mark and they discuss if it was a legit ‘stand your ground’ argument or not. Was the guy with the gun in the right, or was it the victim in the orange shirt that was irate and escalated himself until he made a move that cost him his life?