Brad Hildebrand

Brad and John Show

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The Brad and John show is the podcast version of the live broadcast on WestplexTalk 104.5 Monday through Friday from 7 to 8 AM Central. Listen Live at WestplexTalk.com Brad and John are two dudes from different backgrounds and different generations. Both are proud NoCo (AKA North Saint Louis County) boys. Brad is a 50+ year radio veteran. He never loses his concentration and is constantly complimented by John. John is a former communicator for an agriculture company, and started johncombest.com in 2001 to centralize Missouri political news and decentralize truth. Together they talk news, polit...

Author

Brad Hildebrand

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News

Podcast website

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Latest episode

May 15, 2026

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Episodes

489 C - Niles Stephens (R) interview: running for Missouri House District 110 25.11.2025

0:00 Intro for Wild Horse Township GOP Committeeman Niles Stephens 1:00 Justin Sparks' resignation from Missouri House 2:00 Brad idiocy (skip) 2:30 Will Gov. Kehoe call a special election? 5:15 Niles is ready for all scenarios 7:20 Why Niles is running 8:25 MO Tax Relief Now and Rockwood School District property tax measure 11:30 Where to follow Niles on social media 12:25 Interview wrap-up 13...

489 B - Why the St. Louis County headquarters is moving - Brad & John Show 25.11.2025

0:00 Brad's jumbled nonsense (skip) 0:55 St. Louis County headquarters moving Originally aired November 25, 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 e...

489 A - Illegal THC products sold at gas stations and smoke shops - Brad & John Show 25.11.2025

0:00 Theme song and intro 1:35 MoCannTrade study on hemp products 5:00 Ballwin smoke shop 6:10 MoCannTrade strategy 7:40 John makes the MoCannTrade argument 8:50 Modest opium proposal 9:25 Ameren, Sierra Club and Big Tech compromise 13:35 Justin Sparks resigns Missouri House seat 15:00 Speaker of the House bid 16:10 Brad beats the leaving-office-early dead horse 16:40 Brad vs. John on leaving offi...

488 C - WhistlinDiesel case overview; AP's Julie Pace not a porker - Brad & John Show 24.11.2025

0:00 John corrects size of Julie Pace 1:00 Brad on WhistlinDiesel tax controversy 10:00 Sheriff's enforcement 12:15 Lance Drury Originally aired November 24, 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://ra...

488 B - Associated Press vs. Trump; Saint George Floyd & capitalizing "black" - Brad & John Show 24.11.2025

0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro 0:30 Chicago crime website 5:00 Rawlings glove display at Westport 9:00 AP lady vs. Donald Trump 13:20 AP celebrates Saint George Floyd by capitalizing "black" 14:10 Correct Native American lingo 14:35 Maidenforms in a wad Originally aired November 24, 2025. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get together for an hour - listen live on 104.5 FM in St. C...

488 A - Conservative station snatches up KDHX call letters - Brad & John Show 24.11.2025

0:00 Theme song and intro 1:20 Gregg Keller's tweet of Jasmine Crockett's MICDS class picture 3:30 Only Monday and Tuesday shows this week 5:15 Franklin County double tax notices 9:10 WashMO hemp grower on 2026 regulations 15:30 Ryan Lizzo and Olivia Nuzzi and RFK, Jr. and Keith Olbermann 16:25 Moths to a flame 15:50 Conservative station snatches up KDHX call letters 18:40 John winds up Br...

487 C - WhistlinDiesel arrested for alleged Ferrari tax evasion - Brad & John Show 21.11.2025

0:00 Most recent Spanish Lake homicide 2:00 Russia and Ukraine 4:20 Brad's monthly Ukraine "asymmetrical warfare" screed 6:00 Brad's Ukraine antennae 8:30 Brad's monthly 1776 "asymmetrical warfare" screed 10:40 Brad's weaving on downtown, St. Louis County offices, etc. 11:30 John's merciful subject change to WhistlinDiesel Originally aired November 21, 2025. Eac...

487 B - Jasmine Crockett fingers wrong Jeffrey Epstein - Brad & John Show 21.11.2025

0:00 Brad's annual JFK comments 2:40 St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery shackled at trial 5:15 Illinois driver's licenses on app 9:15 Jasmine Crockett identifies wrong Jeffrey Epstein 12:55 Lack of Internet trope fact-checking 15:25 John baits Brad into weekly "3 impressions" trope Originally aired November 21, 2025. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get together for a...

487 A - Sen. Ben Brown listening tour comes to WashMo; GOP infighting - Brad & John Show 21.11.2025

0:00 Barbershop intro 2:25 Sen. Ben Brown forum in Washington on Sunday 4:30 National vs. local town hall protesters 8:30 Franklin County deer harvest numbers 12:30 COVID theatrics nostalgia 14:00 Judge Matthew Thornhill story 15:45 Poll watchers and challengers 16:30 St. Charles GOP Central Committee factions 21:45 Outsiders become the establishment Originally aired November 21, 2025. Each weekda...

486 C - Holding incompetent co-workers accountable; future of the BJ Show - Brad & John Show 20.11.2025

0:00 Matthew Thornhill follow-up 1:45 John asks Brad about Westplex Chamber shiny object 3:40 Brad's lack of effort 5:10 Bot membership and self-delusion 5:45 Future of the Brad and John Show 6:05 Brad's lack of effort and execution 6:30 Why John endures the frustration and ineptitude 7:00 Trite, garrulous nonsense Originally aired November 20, 2025. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John C...

486 B - St. Charles County Judge Matthew Thornhill in trouble - Brad & John Show 20.11.2025

0:00 Intro 0:40 Low-effort indicator 0:50 KSDK river water level story 5:35 Brad's Matthew Thornhill story Originally aired November 20, 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....

486 A - Seizing China assets; Gracie Hunt and TPUSA Super Bowl performance - Brad & John Show 20.11.2025

0:00 Theme song 0:45 Brad's 2-year show anniversary song 4:20 Surprising short-term effort from Brad 6:25 Gracie Hunt and TPUSA Super Bowl Halftime Show (via TonysKansasCity.com) 10:25 Catherine Hanaway on MSHSAA discrimination 15:15 Catherine Hanaway on seizing China assets Originally aired November 20, 2025. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get together for an hour - listen live...

485 C - A bumbling Boomer discovers Mel Robbins' "let them" trope - Brad & John Show 19.11.2025

0:00 Intro and Brad reads a compliment 0:40 Brad tells radio software update story 2:30 St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery case update 7:30 Brad finally discovers Mel Robbins 9:30 John has had enough 11:15 John mercifully pre-empts idiotic vague story 13:30 Another merciful subject change 14:00 Who will inherit Brad's possessions? 15:45 Brad overexplains domain hosting stories 17:15 Brad'...

485 B - Brad's 3 new AI slop songs with nonspecific "Westplex" lyrics - Brad & John Show 19.11.2025

0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro 0:30 St. Louis County offices moving 5:10 Wentzville doorstep prank 9:30 Brad's 3 new AI songs 14:45 John suggests improving generic AI slop songs 17:05 John pre-empts Brad's re-re-re-re-re-re-telling of Tim Hawkins story Originally aired November 19, 2025. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get together for an hour - listen live on 104.5 FM in St. Ch...

485 A - Ballwin, Mo. illegal alien GoFundMe for legal fees - Brad & John Show 19.11.2025

0:00 Theme song and admin stuff 2:25 Brad's new online course gimmick 5:20 Toyota jobs in Troy 9:25 GoFundMe for Ballwin illegal alien legal fees 11:35 Responses from Eric Schmitt, Josh Hawley, Ann Wagner 14:55 John's empathy 16:25 John mocks Brad's new gimmick 17:10 AG Catherine Hanaway vs. adult sites 21:15 Brad's old-time fake ID story Originally aired November 19, 2025. Each we...

484 C - Would you listen to an AI slop lyric jingle radio station? Brad & John Show 18.11.2025

0:00 Brad's surprising burst of effort 2:00 Brad's AI song promos 3:00 Brad doesn't fix nonsense lyrics 4:15 Brad re-re-re-re-tells KBDZ story 6:00 KBDZ taking down its livestream 7:45 Brad's idea for an all-AI promo jingle station 10:00 Brad "proves" his AI slop lyrics are better than The Fate of Ophelia lyrics 11:40 John praises Brad's sudden burst of effort Originall...

484 B - Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis - what caused its demise? Brad & John Show 18.11.2025

0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro 0:30 Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein 6:20 Brett Hull's Junction House in Wentzville closes 8:35 Federal investigation into Thomas Crooks 12:45 Why did St. Louis Suburban Journals go away? 15:50 Why would a company buy then "bury" a competitor? 17:30 John pushes back on Brad tropes 19:20 John nags Brad about Brad's gallbladder Originally aired November...

484 A - Missouri Republican Party raises $300k+ at St. Joseph event- Brad & John Show 18.11.2025

0:00 Intro and theme song 1:25 Brad's gallbladder update and excuse 2:50 John berates Brad for health decisions 6:05 Ballpark Village business data 7:45 Arch Apparel crashes out 9:55 What we said in March 2024 and December 2024 11:15 Other trendy #stl shirt companies are thriving 13:40 Quality and price points 15:15 Rectangle redistricting idea 16:10 AG Hanaway, redistricting and Voting Rights...

483 C - Brad chooses anxiety and martyrdom over gallbladder surgery - Brad & John Show 17.11.2025

0:00 U.S. discontinuing pennies 3:45 Brad re-tells Jerry Springer check story 4:40 Brad's magical thinking example - Hurricane Katrina 5:45 John mocks Brad's magical thinking 7:45 Irrelevant "backhoe fade" technical jargon 9:00 Brad vs. modern payment systems 10:05 John mocks Brad's used lawnmower fetish 11:40 John's merciful subject change to Brad's gallbladder 11:55 J...

483 B - Scott Leiendecker's Liberty Vote on CNN; MSNBC rebrand - Brad & John Show 17.11.2025

0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro 0:30 CNN story on Scott Leiendecker, Dominion Voting and Liberty Vote 1:25 Scott is not Brad 3:45 Hunter Biden's latest interview 7:20 Hunter's anger phase 8:45 MSNBC rebranded as MS NOW 12:00 Hallmark Channel movies 13:25 Chiefs vs. Broncos Originally aired November 17, 2025. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get together for an hour - listen live o...

483 A - Bill Eigel should give recurring contributions back to donors - Brad & John Show 17.11.2025

0:00 Intro 2:30 What to do before a deer collision 9:45 Jason Rosenbaum's 2026 preview on St. Louis Public Radio 12:30 Quixotic vanity #moleg candidates 14:20 Bill Eigel's BILL PAC recurring contributions 19:20 Mike Hafner 20:00 What Bill Eigel should do 22:10 Argument about Brad letting his phone ring on the air Originally aired November 17, 2025. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Com...

481 C - Jenna Fischer's St. Louis childhood; useless AI promos - Brad & John Show 13.11.2025

0:00 Intro 0:20 Brad's recap of Jenna Fischer interview with J.C. Corcoran 5:40 Brad's validation-seeking dead horse beating 6:40 Brad's greatest hits on local radio, etc. 9:15 Brad's greatest hits on sports 10:55 Boomer IT headaches 11:50 What is "up?" 12:30 Brad's latest 8-second AI diversion 13:15 "Numerous Facebook pages" OK 13:50 Brad's banker story 15:...

481 B - BWC over BBC (pause); federal hemp regulatory changes - Brad & John Show 13.11.2025

0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro 0:35 Firearm magazine found on airplane 6:40 Federal hemp policy change 7:30 Teaser for Saturday 11/15/25 episode of The FARM Show 12:20 Trump vs. BBC 19:55 BWC greater than BBC 20:20 Brad as Exceptions Guy Originally aired November 13, 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....

481 A - Ameren customer caterwauling; North #stl battery plant - Brad & John Show 13.11.2025

0:00 Cori Bush intro and theme song 0:45 Hazelwood East floor plan 1:40 1976 2:00 Brad's medical issues 2:45 Good Boy Points and pats on the head 4:20 RIP to North St. Louis battery plant 8:00 Pick-n-Pull expansion 8:50 Missouri income tax cut 9:45 Summary of Show-Me's David Stokes on 97.1 FM 12:15 Ameren cuts off power to 18k customers 13:10 219,000 delinquent customers 16:15 Free PR idea...

480 C - Catherine Hanaway interview on St. Louis crime and more - Brad & John Show 11.11.2025

0:00 Boomer tech snafu 1:45 Hallelujah 2:05 Catherine Hanaway interview 3:50 Violent crime 4:05 7-OH, hemp and more 4:50 St. Louis City environment 6:30 Could Memphis-style approach help downtown St. Louis? 8:00 Union Station 9:20 Sheriff Alfred Montgomery, Sam Page, redistricting 9:40 The case for a new congressional map 10:40 More on Alfred Montgomery 12:20 Wrap-up 13:55 Andrew Bailey's prio...

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