Brad Hildebrand
Brad and John Show
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...
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Episodes
567 C - Rival mulch companies in legal battle over "trade secrets" - Brad & John Show 08.04.2026 14:13
0:00 Brad's "pendulum" speech 5:40 Rival mulch companies in Wildwood 8:30 Matthew E. Kurtz Nursery & Topsoil Co. 9:30 Fick Supply Service location Originally aired April 8, 2026. 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. Centr...
567 B - Howard Stern's former assistant sues; Ray Stevens breaks neck - Brad & John Show 08.04.2026 19:11
0:00 Brad's new AI intro 0:30 Ray Stevens breaks his neck 4:30 Howard Stern's former assistant sues 11:00 Brad says Trump was duped on Iran Originally aired April 8, 2026. 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 a...
567 A - Rachael Herndon Dunn takes over at Jefferson City News Tribune - Brad & John Show 08.04.2026 21:29
0:00 Theme song and intro 1:00 St. Charles job fair today 5:00 Brad's passive-aggressive complaint about St. Charles dispatcher jobs 6:40 Rachael Herndon Dunn named new JCNT editor 8:40 First thing to fix at Jefferson City News Tribune 12:00 Francis Howell School Board results 13:30 St. Charles and O'Fallon election results 17:35 Brad says Kurt Bahr is "running scared" Originally a...
566 C - Trump's bill-signing Sharpies; KLIS AM radio license - Brad & John Show 07.04.2026 12:18
0:00 Trump and Will Scharf's Easter Egg Roll 1:30 Trump's Sharpies 5:20 Brad driving to North Dakota to buy radio part 6:30 Brad's Greatest Hits (BGH) on radio, various complaints, etc. 8:45 Brad's inaccurate speculation on KFUO signal 10:00 Brad continues criticism of successful businessman Dave Greene 11:25 BGH on old-timey tales Originally aired April 7, 2026. Each weekday Brad...
566 B - Forbes profile of David Hoffmann; Brad criticizes Dave Greene - Brad & John Show 07.04.2026 19:05
0:00 Brad's new AI intro 1:00 D.C. homeless 4:20 Former local mayors vs. sales taxes 11:45 Forbes pay-to-play coverage 12:45 Brad discovers a Brad Hoffmann profile 16:30 Brad repeats complaints about modern radio 17:55 Brad criticizes Dave Greene over AM license decision Originally aired April 7, 2026. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get together for an hour - listen live on 104....
566 A - Will Ashley Aune accept - or keep ignoring - Dems' campaign advice? Brad & John Show 07.04.2026 22:15
0:00 Theme song and intro 1:20 WashMo company and Artemis II 4:00 Congressional photo ops 6:45 Getting Brad's dead horse out of the way 7:55 Wentzville School District settlement 10:30 Hanaway is NFA 11:50 Meaningless Brad anecdote (skip) 13:40 April 15 campaign finance report deadline 14:45 DLCC "target" races 15:40 Chelsea Rodriguez's suggestions 18:20 Ashley Aune learns her less...
565 B - Florissant town hall meeting on violence - Brad & John Show 06.04.2026 17:14
0:00 Brad's new AI B block intro 0:35 City-county merger 3:00 Brad repeats same points as last week 4:50 John holds Brad accountable for recent failures 5:40 Florissant meeting on violence 9:25 Iran operation 14:15 Decentralized production 15:20 St. Louis as a military target Originally aired April 6, 2026. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get together for an hour - listen live on...
565 A - Mizzou victimhood groups complain about funding process - Brad & John Show 06.04.2026 23:06
0:00 Theme song and intro 1:05 RECA meeting in West St. Louis County 5:45 Contrarian view on RECA 7:00 Brad tale about radioactive hauling 8:55 ICE at Ritenour Middle School 11:55 Wesley Bell's office working on a weekend 13:10 Brad on tactical gear (skip) 14:00 Brad on Hispanics in Overland 15:30 Mizzou victimhood groups howl over funding 20:15 Brad's old-timey SIUE tale 21:55 Eric Schmit...
563 C - Boomer Facebook fights over stolen yard signs - Brad & John Show 03.04.2026 19:56
0:00 Brad's latest Boomer Facebook fights 8:35 John's 2005 column on "stolen yard signs" 9:45 Brad keeps beating a dead horse 10:50 Brad repeats well-worn story about St. Charles candidate school 12:55 Brad re-re-re-re-re-tells tedious story about ulcers 15:00 Brad explains plot of BlackBerry movie 17:15 Brad recounts details of his 2000s phone contract Originally aired April 2, 20...
563 B - Panties in hotel coffeemakers TikTok trend - Brad & John Show 02.04.2026 16:32
0:00 TikTok generic inspirational intro 0:30 Matt Gaetz on alien breeding programs 4:05 TikTok meme about hotel coffeemakers 7:25 Panty size limitations 8:00 FCC-NFL broadcast agreement dispute 14:30 Brad repeats streaming television screed 15:10 Nelly performance at Battlehawks game Originally aired April 2, 2026. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get together for an hour - listen liv...
563 A - Scott Fitzpatrick changes name to FITZ - Brad & John Show 02.04.2026 18:20
0:00 Ric Flair intro and theme song 1:20 State climatologist on rains and drought 5:25 Brad botching yesterday's show recording 6:30 August 2026 primary updates in Franklin County 8:20 Nominal Democrat filings 9:30 St. Charles County primary elections 10:45 Brad threatens to call Chelsea Rodriguez 12:00 Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s name change to “FITZ” 14:25 Old-timey stltoday business beat 15...
561 C - Case study: How to deal with men who communicate like women - Brad & John 31.03.2026 19:20
0:00 Intro 0:30 Brad's dissertation on St. Louis airport post office history 8:25 Chesterfield PD bodycam video featuring Brad 13:05 Brad & John's final argument from 3/26/26 15:30 John protecting his sanity 16:10 Brad communicates like a woman 17:20 Columbia Missourian piece on Women's History Month & Ann Wagner 19:00 Brad's April Fool's gag Originally aired March 31,...
561 B - Festus data center approved; St. Charles & ICE training - Brad & John Show 31.03.2026 12:35
0:00 Generic AI inspiration intro 0:45 Festus data center 3:25 GOP Sen. Rick Brattin's proposal on Immigrants and welfare 7:20 Brad repeats UPS and driver's license story 8:15 St. Charles and ICE redux Originally aired March 31, 2026. 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 Count...
561 A - #MO02 & #MO06 pretenders; Halo Law and scholars' sideshows - Brad & John Show 31.03.2026 21:59
0:00 Theme song and intro 1:00 Brad's early April Fool's joke 5:00 Spire headline re: "marketing" deal 7:00 "Marketing" definition and arbitrage 8:15 John preempts zillionth retelling of Laclede Gas story 10:15 Spire's stock performance vs. S&P 500 11:05 Missouri's "Halo Law" and savage behavior 14:10 Brad's GodSquad.stream promo 15:00 Filing ends to...
560 C - Keto bro recruitment; Brad vs. Institute of Natural Health - Brad & John Show 30.03.2026 17:32
0:00 Intro 0:15 Brad's April Fool's cringe prep 1:45 Brad's rehash of anti-James Talarico rant 4:20 "Vicious primary" windmill chasing 6:30 Beto O'Rourke 8:30 Brad criticizes @inhstl 10:20 John asks a question, Brad doesn't answer 11:05 Brad's logical leap about health 12:00 Goldfish crackers vs. fresh fruit 13:30 Brad's Coldwater Creek diet 14:00 "Put thi...
560 B - NPR on institutional milk racism; Hanaway vs. unlicensed drug peddlers - Brad & John Show 30.03.2026 16:16
0:00 Brad repeats new AI intro 0:30 Moving April elections to August and November 3:30 AG Hanaway vs. unlicensed drug peddlers 5:00 Brad's GodSquad.cloud fake testimonials 8:15 NPR on institutional milk racism 14:20 Milk theft and Snickers theft Originally aired March 30, 2026. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get together for an hour - listen live on 104.5 FM in St. Charles Count...
560 A - "No Kings" & anti-data center overlap; nitazenes in Missouri - Brad & John Show 30.03.2026 19:27
0:00 Theme song and intro 1:20 No Kings protest 3:50 Anti-data center overlap 6:00 Why so few blacks at No Kings 3.0 7:25 Clinton fatigue and Trump fatigue 8:20 Missouri report on nitazenes 9:05 There is no "DHHS" 10:00 Local schools with nitazene wastewater 12:35 MoDOT removing yard signs 15:00 John tees it up for Brad 17:30 John getting impatient about Brad's five-figure ($10k+) debt...
559 C - Mike Elam live on air re: St. Charles County demographics - Brad & John Show 27.03.2026 14:08
0:00 Brad calls Mike Elam 1:30 Brad explains Boomer Facebook fight 2:30 Mike Elam share thoughts on Joe "Mama" Mason's Facebook commentary 4:30 Brad summarizes Mason's comments 8:30 Elam on St. Charles County's future 11:45 Elam on moving into St. Charles County in 1994 Originally aired March 27, 2026. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get together for an hour - lis...
559 B - Franklin County GOP Lincoln Reagan Banquet 2026 recap - Brad & John Show 27.03.2026 16:11
0:00 Brad's new AI intro 0:35 Army lowers standards 4:30 Brad reads listener text re: Mike Carter 8:40 Franklin County GOP Lincoln-Reagan Banquet 2026 recap 10:15 AG Catherine Hanaway vs. video lottery terminals 12:45 Seth York and Kris Cook 13:20 Brad's millionth swipe at Tracy Ellis Originally aired March 27, 2026. Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get together for an hour -...
559 A - TMZ hopes to "shame" members of Congress - Brad & John Show 27.03.2026 23:52
0:00 Theme song and intro 2:30 Steve Ehlmann op-ed on illegal immigrants in St. Charles County 7:00 O'Fallon juvenile attack 10:35 Why are young savages on the loose? 13:45 Brad's sleeping-in-car diversion (skip) 15:05 TMZ wants pics of members of Congress 17:10 Leave members of Congress alone 20:05 Brad attempts James Talarico point 22:50 What's the reward for gotcha moments? Original...
558 C - Live therapy session: Accountability, defensiveness, deflection - Brad & John Show 26.03.2026 11:18
0:00 Brad's Westplex Talk Facebook updates 1:00 Brad's exaggerated efforting metrics 1:40 Brad gets defensive about being held accountable 2:00 John asks direct question, Brad deflects 2:45 John repeats the question, Brad deflects 3:20 Brad gets passive-aggressive 3:55 Brad's comfort zone 4:30 John holds Brad accountable 5:10 Brad gets defensive about lack of effort 5:55 Brad lashes ou...
558 B - Railway Exchange Building demolition; Lambert Airport costs - Brad & John Show 26.03.2026 19:05
0:00 Brad's latest AI clip 0:45 What AI voices get wrong 1:15 Railway Exchange Building 3:30 Klondike Park speed bumps 4:00 New Lambert Airport terminal costs 5:45 MLB games on television/streaming 9:50 John praises Brad's magnanimous effort to help KBDZ 11:20 Brad's Greatest Hits on rising tides, Todd Showalter, etc. etc. etc. 17:00 Brad gets defensive about lack of productive effort...
558 A - Screen time in Missouri schools; data center meeting logistics - Brad & John Show 26.03.2026 23:19
0:00 Theme song and intro 0:40 Brad's Facebook marketplace purchases 1:10 John reminds Brad of five-figure debt 3:15 Screen time bill from Rep. Tricia Byrnes 7:15 Next steps for screen time bill 9:15 MoDOT updates on local projects 13:20 Data center meeting logistics 17:45 John reminds Brad again of Brad's five-figure debt to John 18:30 Golden Apple buffet billboard 20:30 Snap-On vs. Strap...
557 C - History of cable systems in St. Louis County municipalities - Brad & John Show 25.03.2026 16:47
Brad gives a deep dive on the history of cable systems in St. Louis County municipalities, beginning in the late 1970s - with tales of companies allegedly offering stock to local community leaders in exchange for policy support. Brad re-re-retells a story about Black Jack TV's Randy Gardner, and John shares an anecdote about meeting Randy for a 1996 segment. Originally aired March 25, 2026. Ea...
557 B - STL County closing some offices to the public on Fridays - Brad & John Show 25.03.2026 16:55
0:00 A new Brad AI slop intro 0:45 Tofu truck overturns 3:05 St. Louis Cardinals' Martin Coco on TV deals 7:15 Brad claims cable companies paid off policy leaders 7:45 Brad's "Rent-a-Citizen" part 1 (continued in C block) 9:25 St. Louis County closing some offices to public on Fridays 12:45 Brad unironically touts ChatGPT for logos 13:50 Brad unsatisfied by his own latest AI slop p...
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