The Lou Information Station

Hot Take Central 2.0

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Join Jim Hayes and Cam Janssen every morning from 8 am to 10 am for some hot takes and some not so hot takes.

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Hour 1 - The Cat live from Jersey, ASG anger | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-14-25 14.07.2025 47:41

The Cat is live from his family vacation in Jersey to talk about the Cardinals heading into the break, the big name the Cardinals added in the MLB draft & there are some players truly angry that "The Miz" got the all-star game replacement nod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2 - Am I the only one who swallowed (most) gum as a kid? | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-11-25 11.07.2025 47:49

Cam loves sprees (still), Rocchio (used to) eats all the gum he chews, the ability to not cuss when you shouldn't & former substitute high school teacher B-Schaeff weighs in on the new Missouri law against cell phones in schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1 - Blues fans sound OFF | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-11-25 11.07.2025 51:26

The Cat is on vacation, Brenden is in but the first hour is a lot of hockey talk as the Blues announcement yesterday isn't going well across the fanbase Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2 - What does it mean to be a "Comedy Snob"? | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-10-25 10.07.2025 50:09

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Hour 1 - ELI LOST HIS POPTART | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-10-25 10.07.2025 47:40

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Hour 2 - Ed Herman Studio Takeover | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-9-25 09.07.2025 48:20

The "Godfather of Law" Ed Herman & his son Brady, future host of "Wrestling on the Spectrum" here on LouInfo.com are new sponsors of the show & will be jumping in once a week to talk about sandwich, tattoos & the things that MOTs Ed & Cat share in common. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1 - Cam's Great Sandwich Chase | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-9-25 09.07.2025 50:42

The Cat's tired after a late night Cardinals game because of the delay, Cam can't stop talking about weather patterns in Southern Texas & the new *real* goal of this show has just been decided: Cam needs a good sandwich in the incredibly specific corridor of St. Louis County he refuses to leave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2 - Avoid this hour if you can't swim | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-8-25 08.07.2025 51:29

Rocchio is ableist and we're all quit offended to discover that, Cam day of terror at Six Flags, is there blame to go around for the weather catastrophe in Texas, why 3B is such an odd position across the history of MLB & Eli explains his F1 fandom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1 - Cam's still figuring this radio thing out | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-8-25 08.07.2025 47:37

We have a special guest in the studio & their gift is an hour of terrible radio, becoming a hot take artist, Cam's hatred of the burger phone, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LIST & Cam's still getting the hang of being on the radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2 - Top 25 Mizzou, Cloud Seeding & More Cardinals Anger | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-7-25 07.07.2025 51:35

Cam has his daily trivia question for the show ready to go, Rocchio can't help but sneak a little peak, the tragedy in Texas brings us into a *factual* discussion about cloud seeding to help draught-affected areas in Texas, Grant joins for the final segment & there is some more Cardinals-related anger to sift through... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1 - Cardinals were destroyed in Chicago | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-7-25 07.07.2025 51:06

The Cat's gonna get his merit badge for his one following a horrendous weekend for the Cardinals in Chicago vs the Cubs, trying to figure out what the next step is for a rotation that needs a change, Top 5 Moves by Mo & why aren't we hearing anything about the Epstein list? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2 - Blues moves, Cat's got a bone & Eli's on the mute | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-3-25 03.07.2025 41:26

What does the Pius Suter deal mean for the Blues going into 2025-26? The Cat isn't going to let this whole "STL Chinese Food" thing from Rocchio go ANYWHERE & Eli might be sabotaging the Cat... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1 - This show is a working progress | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-3-25 03.07.2025 43:02

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Hour 2 - *tap* *tap* *tap* Is this thing on?? | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-2-25 02.07.2025 41:49

Babyface vs. hairy, baseball nicknames, BMI studies are broken, Ponzi schemes, people apparently just come & go as they please, the mics & cameras have a similar mentality as well & Schaeffer really can't get over the Blues loss from this past season--which means we gotta rank the worst moments in STL sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1 - Cam gets duped by fake news...again | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-2-25 02.07.2025 43:02

Cam has some breaking news to share on the show...he just isn't sure if its true or not...Plus reaction to Army's explanation for the Bolduc trade, what the Blues could still be doing at the 2-Line Center position & a little down memory lane with a man who screwed us all over... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2 - Petro, Aussie Spirders & Top 100 Movies | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-1-25 01.07.2025 43:05

Cam thinks we've seen Alex Pietrangelo play his last NHL game after he's stepped away from VGK,, he decides to terrify us all and ruin any future trips Down Under & we get very mad at the nerds who put together the NY Times Top 100 Movies of the 21st Century Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1 - The Cat pre-writes his jokes | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-1-25 01.07.2025 42:46

Did we just blow open the conspiracy on Jimmy "The Cat" Hayes comedic prowess? Probably not. Also, what kind of money will Paul Skenes get once he hits the market? How do you fall off a Disney Cruise? Jim apparently does market research for the whole industry & Cam is still growing as a radio host... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2 - Maybe the Blues should trade Kyrou | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 6-30-25 30.06.2025 43:42

Plenty of talk about a potential move of Jordan Kyrou & why the Blues need to focus on their defense & overall team build--just like 2019, some talk about your "most hated athletes of all time" & then Grants come in for the last segment and completely boxes Jim out of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1 - St. Louis Chinese Food HITS | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 6-30-25 30.06.2025 43:59

Jimmy is LIVE from Pittsburgh following the Cardinals sweep in Cleveland, is Rocchio overrating St. Louis Chinese take out food, are the malss in St. Louis still doing well, why do people hate brick-and-mortar & some early Kyrou trade talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2 - The Cat Saves New York from Socialism | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 6-27-25 27.06.2025 42:29

Getting into the back half of out analytics conversation, BBQ in STL taking the title, The Cat is going to save NYC, Rocchio hates Obama & Eli jumps in studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1 - Draft Talk! | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 6-27-25 27.06.2025 43:13

Cat is live from Cleveland, he has some questions about the NBA & with the NHL draft tonight Cam wants to hear from Rocchio's interview with Blues assistant GM Tim Taylor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2 - These nerds with all their sports talk... | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 6-26-25 26.06.2025 41:17

So Schaeff got to talk Cardinals in the first hour, so Cam wants to do a deep-dive on the Kyrou-Dobson potential trade AND he makes the mistake of asking Rocchio a soccer question... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1 - The Jim Hayes Paradox | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 6-26-25 26.06.2025 42:53

Brenden Schaeffer is in studio with the Cat out and that somehow leads to an hour with even more Cardinals talk than usual? How the hell... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2 - Tkachuk Snubbed, JHE Reigns, Cam Doesn't Know Baseball | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 6-25-25 25.06.2025 42:35

The NHL HOF continues the disgraceful run of NOT inducting Keith Tkachuk, Chip Caray is a damn pleasure to listen to (so is BT), Cam's got another random trivia question for everyone, Jim has a lovely family & some new merch on his way, Cam confuses "Field of Dreams" & "League of Their Own", JHE flexes their muscle & Eli is in studio for his daily whoopin' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

Hour 1 - Cardinals Hot Take Hour | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 6-25-25 25.06.2025 42:02

Another banner opening from Cam to start the show, PAC's big mistake helped the Cardinals last night, "you don't know pitching" is a classic Rocchio can't stop dropping hot takes & why the Cardinals roster build isn't a negative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices