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Dj Gelner a well known STL lawyer/author jumps back on to the show to break down the arrogance and attitude of bicycle riders.  Their constant need to cut people off, tell you that you are #1 and many other things that get under the skin of both Mark and DJ. This also leads to a discussion about people with the "Please Watch for Motorcycles" stickers on the back of their cars.  All of them tend to...

Gareth Cliff is first up on this episode of the show. Gareth Cliff is a South African radio DJ at his own Cliff Central Network. He currently presents the early morning weekday show on Cliff Central. Cliff started his radio career at Radio TUKS. He then moved on to Radio 702 as a producer for a year before taking a DJ spot. Cliff has been a judge on the television show South African Idols since 20...

On this episode of the Q, Producer Bobby begins his sabbatical so Mark has to dig deep and bring back Justin Deming (@deyemofo) and Andy Echele to resume hosting duties while the producer is away. This is an interesting mix because Mark immediately takes ire with something that Andy and another social friend posted regarding POTUS and misinformation.  Andy being the Former military guy has an issu...

So theres a guy named Martin Shkreli and he owns a company named Turing Pharmaceuticals. They have a drug called Daraprim used for HIV and he proudly announced this week that he raised the price from $13 a pill to $750 a pill like it was a great thing to do!  Well this pill has a serious group of users that have HIV and the world went into a tizzy cause Martin is proving why being a conservative g...

For 5 years, Mark has been calling out 97.1 FM News host Jamie Allman to come with some balls and discuss politics and current affairs face to face with him.... Jamie Allman finally sits down with Mark and Producer Bobby to discuss the lead up to this battle of ideals, a little about making clocks and getting arrested and some discussion on Guns/policy.  There literally is so much going on here it...

On this episode of the show, Producer Bobby and Mark setup the explanation and story for the next Episode of the Q and the interview with STL radio host Jamie Allman.  Bland has been calling out Mr. Allman since 2010 in a multitude of locations and the hundreds of call outs fell on deaf ears.  Until a person Mark went to High School with corners Allman and he accepts Mark's call outs 5 years later...

Producer Bobby is off for the week, so what was a three-way turns into a two way but that other member is a doozy.  Andy Echele, former co-host, joins the show to talk with Mark about whats been up in his life.   This leads to Mark and Andy breaking down the St. Louis area for the people listening around the country and throughout the world.  Mark brings up the fact that STL people tend to be ridd...

Crazy, crazy, crazy world we live in when a person decides through their racist manifesto to go and kill a news anchor and cameraman live on TV.  All because he felt that a race war needed to start in the US and he was going to be on the forefront of that and a catalyst for it.  Bryce Williams was told in 2012 to seek counseling or risk losing his job at WDBJ-7, according to   internal memos from...

After a hiatus to better their lives and take a few week vacation, Mark and Bobby are back with author Matt Murphy to discuss Matt's upbringing in trailer parks and foster homes in North Eastern Missouri.  Next, Mark announces a huge opportunity for the Q as they have been tapped to broadcast throughout South Africa on CliffCentral.com . Bobby takes to this news to heart and decides he wants to st...

What a busy week in news! Paul Huddleston the St. Louis radio veteran joins us again for a discussion on the big story of the week.  Evidently a dentist named Walter is an avid hunting fan of big game.  So he paid some hunting guides to take him to Zimbabwe and help him hunt a lion. Well, thats where things go sideways because the lion that eventually gets killed is named Cecil and he's super prot...

The Q is a worldwide leader in opinionated talk/discussion and it is proven again when we welcome a fan of the show and guest from Russia, Vitaly (and his wife) to the show to discuss the differences in Russia and the USA.  Vitaly is quite timid at first hoping to not sway the boat and say anything that might make Putin hate him....but before you know it, he calms down and spits that beautiful Rus...

A much welcome surprise joins the Q today when Deyemofo (Justin Deming) decides to show up and play radio host with us.  And what a great show to be a part of...so much in store! First up is Nick Bryant joining us to discuss his co-authored book, Confessions of a DC Madam. His Co-Author Henry Vinson was the head of high powered and connected gay liason service which was the front for the governmen...

For the first time in a while, HD Reeves steps back into the fold and onto the Q as our esteemed guest.  The comedian brings his strong wit and comedy but he ain't prepared for the ranting that Mark goes on. And all done live once again for the Periscope on Twitter an worldwide. Mark recieves a letter from someone chastizing him for talking about his Twitter verification and how he thinks he's "Ho...

Well Justin Deyemofo Deming makes his long return to the Q and graces us with his witty charm and neverending puns.  Plus the show is being broadcast on Periscope. Mark and Bobby start off discussing Donald Trumps recent comments about minorities and Mexicans. This prompted Univision and NBC to cut ties with the mouthy republican presidential candidate and the guys discuss if this was a good idea...

The South shall rise again....oops....not so fast...sit down.   The country is buzzing with news discussing a shooting in a South Carolina church where 9 people are murdered, but the focus quickly changes when pics of the shooter with Confederate flags shows up in his social media.  Immediately the country starts in on the age old discussion of the Civil War, the inherent racism of that time perio...

On this Episode of the show, Mark has amazing news. He has been verified on Twitter which legitimizes him as a popular and credible inividual in society. Its a difficult thing to achieve but he woke up one morning and evidently enough people know him nationally to give him the checkmark.  Producer Bobby eventually becomes dismayed by the promoting of the verification and takes shots at  Mark...an...

First up, Kevin Harvell of STL Tech Talk and Tech Informist joins the show to discuss tech and phones and Producer Bobby's love of hating the iPhone (errr wait....yep thats sort of correct).  But he also jumps in to give his opinion on the big story out of McKinney, Texas (Dallas) where a pool party goes awry and the police are called in.  All of which is fine as long as you are not one specific c...

Mark doesn't go to too many St. Louis Cardinals games at all.  But he usually enjoys himself whenever the opportunity presents itself.  That is until this latest time.  Mark explains how his simple decision to grab a hot dog turned into missing an inning and a half of a game, and waste 25 minutes of his life.  This also leads to Producer Bobby explaining his backgroudn from working with the organi...

Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity....what do these people all have in common?  Well according to this weeks episode they are all hardcore BlowHards. Mark Bland gets back to his moderate/liberal roots on this episode of the show by taking Limbaugh and his co-horts to task for attacking liberals and claiming they are siding with islam and extremists against the USA.  The statement holds no...

Its edging on Memorial Day 2015 and Mark/Bobby decide to lighten up on the politics for a bit.  Not much really going on in it and Mark gets side tracked when Producer Bobby starts to break down his family tree and teach Mark about his heritage.  Bobby hasn't had the easiest life as Mark and everyone will come to find out.  And all of this because he explained he had a birthday party for his daugh...

Audio issues aside, we are rolling forward with the Q each week! On this epsiode of the show, Mark and Producer Bobby discuss the current situation of the shows syndication and why they are having problems finding a new home in STL.  From there the two radio veterans delve into the idea behind the United States and the education system as it stands after a story about a college student suing the s...

Ever been in a fight?  Ever thought, hey I could do this and win this fight?  Well that's exactly what happened when an off duty police officer got into a back alley fight with another guy and decided to get a mouth full.  This story leads to a huge discussion between Mark and Producer Bobby about what is and is not fair in a fight between men.  Which side will you stand on in this discussion. Nex...

It's been a wild week in the world and Mark and Bobby are here to break it all down as best they can for you.  First off, if you didn't notice the city of Baltimore is going nuts and rioting over the death of Freddie Grey, a young man that had his neck broke and spine fractured by police as he was being arrested.  The Mayor of the city if saying things on tape and then turning around and stating i...

We as a society need to stop creating moments of hostility so we can soapbox in public for no reason other than our own voices.  Well this is the main topic of the newest epsiode of the Q.  In California, there was a situation going down and out of nowhere a lady starts filing the police and yelling at them for doing their job.  Of course this leads to cumbaya songs and everyone happy.....right?  ...

Well the business of media in the US has become quite the convoluted and dirty pool. With that comes the potential for miscommunication and things to show up in multiple places.  After hearing a morning show in STL read some very similar (almost exact same wording and sentences) letters as Mark & Bobby presented 3 weeks earlier on this here show called the Q, the two decide to sit down and discuss...