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

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Latest episode

May 15, 2026

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Episodes

440 A - 2026 statewide vote on hemp; libs quiet about stock market - Brad & John Show Episode 440 A block 10.09.2025

0:00 Theme song and intro 2:30 Redistricting vote and GOP Rep. Bryant Wolfin quote 5:55 Brad repeats "kabuki" trope 7:15 Congressman Bob Onder on Mark Reardon's show 8:30 Liberals quiet about stock market performance 9:55 Inaccurate AI summaries of radio shows 12:20 Missouri's 2026 statewide hemp vote 16:40 Brad repeats "we already voted on Amendment 3" trope Originally air...

439 C - Old whites visiting North St. Louis County vs. living there - Brad & John Show Episode 439 C block 09.09.2025

0:00 Dorian Johnson national news 2:00 Details on Dorian Johnson incident 3:25 Brad beats the Spanish Lake movie dead horse 4:20 Recap on Spanish Lake and Section 8 housing 6:25 Black Jack name 6:50 Hazelwood School District black population 7:25 Hazelwood East demographics 7:50 Brad repeats "I go to North County" trope 8:50 Brad repeats "if you blindfolded someone" trope 9:30 John...

439 B - Profiting from initiative petitions; KDHX update; "news deserts" - Brad & John Show Episode 439 B 09.09.2025

0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro 0:50 KDHX update from FCC filings 7:00 John Lamping and IPs 10:20 How political consultants make money from initiative petitions 13:10 Katherine Maher on "news deserts" 17:45 Rural listeners do not rely on public radio Originally aired September 9, 2025. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get together for an hour - listen live on 104.5 FM in St. Charl...

439 A - Kamala Harris' pep talk to #moleg Dems; United Way shakedowns - Brad & John Show Episode 439 A block 09.09.2025

0:00 NPR intro and theme song 1:35 Where my storm money at tho? 5:30 Most likely outcome for storm cleanup 6:05 United Way office shakedowns 7:25 Better options for storm cleanup 8:10 Megan Green's truthful statement 11:10 Eric Schmitt and Pat Buchanan 12:45 John Brunner, Sr. and Pat Buchanan 15:10 1995 "Grassroots" vs. "RINO" battle 16:45 #moleg actions on redistricting and in...

438 C - NPR's Katherine Maher complains about budget cuts - Brad & John Show Episode 438 C block 08.09.2025

0:00 Brad's lawnmower update 2:55 Brad's son's health issues 4:35 Katherine Maher on local radio 6:40 If there was no St. Louis Public Radio 7:40 Jason Rivera and Elliott Davis 10:45 Brad repeats kvetching about public radio ending shows with staff listing 12:15 John on Brad's recent AI obsession Originally aired September 8, 2025. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get...

438 B - Teachers don't want to work in North St. Louis County schools - Brad & John Show Episode 438 B block 08.09.2025

0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro 0:25 Granite City's U.S. Steel plant shutting down 4:00 Brad re-tells Ameren Labadie old-timey smokestacks story 5:30 North St. Louis County teachers quitting 12:45 Decline of St. Louis City's Mansion House 18:15 Pickleball and old lady names Originally aired September 8, 2025. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get together for an hour - listen live...

438 A - "Hands Up Don't Shoot" fiction author Dorian Johnson dies - Brad & John Show Episode 438 A block 08.09.2025

0:00 Theme song and intro 1:00 Brad promotes Habitat for Humanity event 2:45 Brad shares feedback on  @FARMshowradio  4:00 Fiction author Dorian Johnson dies in Ferguson 7:40 Google data center in St. Charles 11:00 Brad's Kansas City diversion 15:55 KBIA and KOPN raise cash 20:00 Local programming comparison Originally aired September 8, 2025. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get...

437 C - Ibogaine for PTSD and opioid addiction; LinkedIn saps & suckers - Brad & John Show Episode 437 C 05.09.2025

0:00 Intro 0:40 Golden Apple 1:00 One listener's Pick-N-Pull experience 2:25 Adelaide shortcut 3:00 How Pick-N-Pull works 4:10 Brad wants a junkyard Ford Flex 5:40 Ibogaine basics 6:20 Ron Hicks' experience and location 6:55 Former Gov. Rick Perry's role 9:25 Ibogaine mnemonic device 9:55 Benefits of ibogaine 10:25 "Big Pharma" opposition 11:15 Governors don't write op-eds...

437 B - Eapen Thampy and ibogaine; Illinois American Water pushback - Brad & John Show Episode 437 B block 05.09.2025

0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro 0:30 F-35 fail and landing gear snafu 5:40 Dobbs purchased by "hedge fund" 6:50 Illinois American Water rates story 8:45 Will municipalities follow through? 10:00 Eapen Thampy on Mark Reardon's show 11:00 Brad beats "Eapen sounds high" dead horse 11:45 John recounts Brad's previous comments 13:05 Eapen listens to feedback 14:05 Eapen doesn't...

437 A - Chinese aliens captured in St. Peters; upcoming #moleg Dem stunts - Brad & John Show Episode 437 A 05.09.2025

0:00 Barbershop intro 1:20 AI quartet 2:30 John celebrates Brad's anniversary 3:45 Over the Edge Habitat for Humanity fundraiser 6:45 Redistricting actions 8:05 What stunts will #moleg Dems pull? 10:25 Missouri Democratic Party doesn't care about communications 11:20 Eapen Thampy on ibogaine via  @971FMTalkSTL  13:15 ICE busts Chinese illegals 13:55 Golden Apple 15:30 Parc Charles 17:00 No...

436 C - Should Brad see a professional therapist/counselor? Brad & John Show Episode 436 C block 04.09.2025

0:00 Mike Otten's Native American correction 0:50 Second person tells Brad he needs counseling 1:45 John approves of therapy 2:20 What keeps Brad from therapy? 2:45 Brad "bothered" by others' performative behavior 3:15 "Compare and despair" 3:50 John diagnoses Brad's primary issue 4:30 "Busy busy busy" mentality 5:00 Reality of therapy 5:30 John releases need to...

436 B - Chesterfield man gets stoned and hits kid with car - Brad & John Show Episode 436 B block 04.09.2025

0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro 0:45 Brad says Trump should leave Rosie O'Donnell alone 6:30 Chesterfield man gets stoned and hits a kid 9:20 What is stoned life like? 11:15 Public playground hotboxing 12:00 SIUE boasts enrollment boost 13:30 Lower standards to boost enrollment 14:30 Pressures of higher ed administration 15:00 Brad's general kvetching about "Missouri First Map" 17:25 W...

436 A - Spire's 2025 rate increase; will Emanuel Cleaver run again? Brad & John Show Episode 436 A block 04.09.2025

0:00 Theme song and intro 1:00 Brad promotes Dave Sinclair prostate testing 4:45 Redistricting and #TWMPDaily interviews 6:45 Will Emanuel Cleaver run again? 7:45 Ashley Aune interview 8:40 "IP reform" 9:05 Spire rate increase 10:05 $UNG decline 10:55 Shout out to Tim Green 11:50 Pro-union, pro-gun, pro-life Democrats 12:20 Utility environment 13:00 John's $AEE $EVRG $SR suggestion (no...

435 C - Brad wants to sell fertile topsoil; subpar Chick-Fil-A experience - Brad & John Show Episode 435 C 03.09.2025

0:00 Intro 0:30 Brad's subpar experience at  @chickfila  3:55 Brad's woe-is-me Warren County intro 4:50 Warren County business story 6:15 Warren County Planning & Zoning's Bill Roemer 7:20 Warren County truck parking laws 9:50 Let's stay on topic 10:25 Brad learns about topsoil business 12:15 Brad's fertile ground 14:55 Lewis & Clark camped on Brad's land Originally...

435 B - Trump blows up a boat; River Des Peres flooding issue - Brad & John Show Episode 435 B block 03.09.2025

0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro 0:30 Brad vs. boat blowup 6:20 Brad vs. Castle Point improvements 11:00 Brad vs. John on old unairconditioned buildings in Europe 12:05 Brad vs. MO Freedom Caucus branding 13:15 Brad misspells "caucus" on his own website 14:30 University City residents on River Des Peres flooding 16:00 Brad's River Des Peres geography lesson 17:00 Backwards rationalizing Ori...

435 A - Hawley vs. Meta; #moleg redistrict session starts- Brad & John Show Episode 435 A block 03.09.2025

0:00 Theme song and intro 2:50 Josh Hawley vs. Meta on AI chatbots 10:30 Kehoe withdraws #stl police board appointees - for now 12:55 #moleg Extraordinary session starts today at noon 13:30 Rep. LaKeySha Bosley says map is "racist" 14:20 Wesley Bell and Bob Onder in the Lindsey Lohan remake of remake 15:00 Why "draw a box" redistricting won't work 16:50 Illinois' "finge...

434 C - Foreigners hassle Brad at Pick-N-Pull on Hall Street - Brad & John Show Episode 434 C block 02.09.2025

0:00 Brad's story on clocks and stock market trading and timing 2:25 "Fighting Words Doctrine" 6:10 Sebastian Gorka 6:55 Rosie O’Donnell apology 9:10 Brad’s weekend and family member’s car story 10:20 Pick-N-Pull 12:40 Foreigners harangue Brad at Pick-N-Pull 13:50 No free lunch 17:05 John applauds Brad for healthy boundaries 18:20 Stealers Wheel Originally aired September 2, 2025. Each...

434 B - MO should import illegals and the homeless: A Modest Proposal - Brad & John Show Episode 434 B block 02.09.2025

0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro 1:20 Alfred Montgomery update 1:50 Bill Eigel vs. Andrew Bailey reprise 3:10 Montgomery and the golden dice 4:40 Las Vegas tourism too expensive 7:45 Missouri Gaming Commission story today 8:30 Monthly high school graduation story 9:20 Brad’s modest proposal to boost population 14:15 Brad on GPS clock and timing Originally aired September 2, 2025. Each weekday Brad Hild...

434 A - Dems' "This time it's different!" mantra; USPS botches absentees - Brad & John Show Episode 434 A 02.09.2025

0:00 Theme song and intro 1:25 Habitat for Humanity "Over the Edge" promo 3:20 USPS botching absentee ballot delivery 5:50 Franklin County Clerk Tim Baker on Ann Wagner and Kris Cook's efforts 9:05 Gov. Kehoe's call for redistricting and initiative petition session 11:00 Jason Rosenbaum piece on local congressional lines 13:30 "Hope" is not a strategy 14:10 Anti-Trump/anti-...

433 C - Bill Eigel "disappointed" in Andrew Bailey, responds to Ehlmann - Brad & John Show Episode 433 C block 29.08.2025

0:00 Bill Eigel intro 1:10 Gregg Palermo piece for Spectrum News 1:50 Eigel acknowledges Steve Ehlmann's service 2:20 Eigel on decision to run for office 3:30 Brad criticizes Missouri attorney generals leaving office 4:10 Eigel says Bailey decision "a big disappointment" 4:30 "deputy and co- in the title" 5:10 Eigel on running in St. Charles County 6:10 God's plan 6:25 Brad...

433 B - Rhode Island "I'm an AG!" bossgirl punishment too harsh? Brad & John Show Episode 433 B block 29.08.2025

0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro 0:40 Minneapolis mayor and "prayers" comment 2:00 Jacob Frey fundraising angle 4:05 If the guy did something else ... 5:15 Mental illness and drugs 7:45 Drugs in Nantucket sewer systems 11:50 Devon Flanagan court resolution 15:15 Punishing the audience with the same story over and over 16:00 Repeating the question 16:25 6 months punishment 17:00 Brad vs. John on...

433 A - Should St. Charles County have its own congressional district? Brad & John Show Episode 433 A block 29.08.2025

0:00 Barbershop intro 3:30 MoDOT clawing back funds from East-West Gateway Council 11:25 Eric Schmitt on Fox News re: JB Pritzker 14:50 Bob Onder on congressional redistricting and a St. Charles district 17:40 Columbia's Broadway divide 18:20 Brad's dad and show tunes 19:15 Dream the impossible dream ... 19:35 Wendy Berry update 20:15 Brad's package Originally aired August 29, 2025. Ea...

432 C - YouTube & social media stats: naive nonsense vs. reality - Brad & John Show Episode 432 C block 28.08.2025

0:00 Intro 0:30 Brad calls Bill Eigel, no answer 1:45 Brad's "fastfoodmediet.com" radio interview 5:00 Brad re-tells 2021 #stl radio story 5:45 Constant insider talk 6:15 Thanks, John 7:15 Brad re-tells Rush Limbaugh narrative 8:30 MATTERFACT as Baby Shark 11:15 Brad's lack of useful radio data 13:00 Brad's lamentation about radio advertising, v 1.0 14:35 Brad vs. remote broadc...

432 B - KLIS will cover East St. Louis football; Steve Ehlmann re-election - Brad & John Show Episode 432 B 28.08.2025

0:00 Brad's Top 3 intro 0:40 Pritzker vs. Trump update 4:20 Dave Greene's KLIS doing East St. Louis football games 7:15 Spectrum News on Steve Ehlmann's re-election 10:25 Reprise of how Brad ruined his own inquiry 10:50 MATTERFACT note on Nick Guccione 12:05 Listener feedback on Eigel vs. Elam vs. Law 12:40 John on Brad's duplicity on Bill Eigel Originally aired August 28, 2025. Ea...

432 A - New 2025 Missouri state laws; temp tags going away - Brad & John Show Episode 432 A block 28.08.2025

0:00 NPR jingle and BJ Show theme song 1:25 Where's the St. Louis Public Radio crisis? 3:15 Trish Vincent says temp tags going away 5:55 Brad vs. dealerships collecting sales taxes 8:20 Beating Brad's dead horse for him 10:25 KC Star on new state laws going into effect 11:30 Typical liberal visuals 12:35 Credit Tommy Herr 13:30 Libs vs. gold and silver 16:20 Mark Zinn piece on I-70 constru...

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