Mark Bland

The Q Now

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Finally a show that represents the moderate/liberal feel of todays culture. Current events, politics, movies, music, entertainment and EVERYTHING. Nothing off limits on The Q and controversy tends to always have a seat at the Q's table. But with radio veteran Mark Bland at the helm, the St. Louis, MO based CBS show has found a solid national audience that wants to cut through the BS and likes their talk a little edgy.

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Mark Bland

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News

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www.theqnow.com

Latest episode

Jul 3, 2026

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Episodes

The Q - 488 - Pull out the Ruggs 09.11.2021

Welcome back to another episode of The Q. On this weeks show, Gary Weed and Mark Bland connect back up to discuss all the top news stories going on in the world.  No news story of the past week was more discussed than the story of 22 yr old Henry Ruggs of the Las Vegas Raiders NFL team. He decided to take his car home at 2am in the morning and run into a lady and her dog at....156 MPH!!!!!!! That'...

The Q - 487 - Halloween 2021 03.11.2021

It's Halloween again and Mark brings on Q show normie Jason Kull to discuss what's happening in the world and where we are going! First up Mark mentions he is involved with a new podcast called "Pardon My Podcast" with Bob Anders. Mark brings up he was asked who is the worst person on the Liberal side in media and the worst on the conservative side since Trump left office. Mark and Jay break down...

TOPC LIVE - Best Summer Movies 05.10.2021

Our next Tournament of Pop Culture has the best Summer Movies (movies based in or around summer) as we came live for Always Forward Media to the Urban Arts Expo at the BottomLine in Soulard, MO. Some true heavyweights of Film on this competition and will you agree with the winner? Did you pick it to go all the way. Well we break it down on this Tournament of Pop Culture.

The Q - 486 - Anarchy or Money 23.09.2021

Another exciting week on the Q. Mark Bland is joined this week by an old friend of the show and our co-host Gary Weed. The guest of the week is none other than Sam Arcobasso the head of Sarko Industries.  Sam came to us a few years back with an interesting story and has returned as a man of comfort and ease. Sarko is a company designed to put high end marketing professionals and businesses with cl...

The Q - 485 - Deworming the Lies 07.09.2021

This is an interesting show. First up Mark and Jonathan May welcome Tuffy Brandon to the show to discuss the current stories of the day.  First up, the guys breakdown some common misconceptions about race and culture in 2021. Mark and Tuffy discuss prejudice and racism, helping map it out better for people out there that might not understand the focus and reasoning for why they boxed and framed th...

The Q - 484 - Afghan Debacle 26.08.2021

On this new episode of the Q, St. Louis funnyman and actor Jonathan May joins to discuss the Afghanistan take over by the Taliban.  First up Mark and Jonathan discuss the take over of Afghanistan by the Taliban! As with anything within touching distance of Trump, this entire thing wreaks of bad Trump decisions and trying to leave people holding the bag. The soldiers in the field were already livin...

The Q - 483 - The Soakening 11.08.2021

On this episode of the Q..... Mark is joined by Gary Weed and Jason Kull for this romp through life in 2021....on this episode: Facebook Jail is an issue for many and they have discussed it multiple times on the show...but this is the current set of stories and reasons why our favorite guests in their current time-outs!  Simone Biles has already achieved more than many in her sport ever will. The...

The Q - 482 - Wrestling with Life 28.07.2021

Mark made a decision not to long ago to come back to the sport of Professional Wrestling and this episode just goes through some things he's thought about on his way back into the business. Mark invited Marcus Boston to join him on this forray into discussion and some of the things he's working on. But not all is lost....Jen Psaki is the press secretary for Joe Biden. And his team is not taking an...

Tournament of Pop Culture LIVE - Will Smith Movies 22.07.2021

We have a fun thing we have been doing for years on the Q called the Tournament of Pop Culture.  When we were approached by Always Forward Media for some live shows, we decided to break out the format and try it in front of a live crowd. It worked great and people have been asking for more ever since.  On this first live forray, Mark Bland and Gary Weed host the Best Will Smith Movie as their firs...

The Q - 481 - Southwest Owes Me 07.07.2021

Southwest Owes Me for sure. Mark comes home fresh from one of the bigger vacations him and the family has been on for the first time since before Covid. Mark took the kids to Disney World but the Trip did not get off on the right note and Mark is here to spill all the tea on that situation and put Southwest Airlines in their place.  On top of that, Jonathan May joins the show to discuss the Floyd...

The Q - 480 - Another Fxcking Monday 07.06.2021

Since becoming partnered with the Always Forward Media Group, Mark Bland and The Q have some cool things planned.  On this episode of the Q, we debut the show called Another Fxcking Monday. Monday's are different for everyone and everyone has differing mondays in their lives. Some people's Mondays start on Thursday, for others it just the typical Monday is Monday....regardless there is a whole wee...

The Q - 479 - The Natives are Restless 13.05.2021

Jonathan May and Mark Bland decide to tackle some cultural things like they are used to discussing.  First up Mark has an issue with people coming after him for discussing the Semantic aspect of a online convo he was having recently. People accused him of being insensitive because he discussed the definitions and primitive language of past time periods and how words were and weren't used in specif...

The Q - 478 - Semi-Pro 06.05.2021

Oh another amazing week and another amazing Q show.  Producer Bobby and Jason Kull drop by to discuss all the happenings in the world. The show starts off discussing the recent Always Forward Media get together and how the Tournament of Pop Culture went over so well! This leads to a discussion about Will Smith movies, but not giving away the winner, some of what was discussed on the taping of that...

The Q - 477 - We will take your Shxt 28.04.2021

Another week and another new Q show. This week Gary Weed drops in and discusses the new things going on in his world and ours.  First up....Mark doesn't want to discuss the next shooting for another week in the country. There seems to be a new one each time and everyone has their wishes and wants for how they are viewed. Mark explains his reasoning for not wanting to discuss the newer shooting sta...

The Q - 476 - One on one 20.04.2021

Ahhh the business of being in media. It sounds cool to a lot of people but that one hour seems to be the toughest in the world to fill even with people driven to do it.  Welcome to the new Q. Mark Bland sits down and goes solo on this newest of episodes.  Mark discusses the Derek Chauvin trial coming to an end...The Daunte Wright situation....the Adam Toledo shooting....Police brutality.....Media...

The Q - 475 - No Reasonable Person 14.04.2021

"No Reasonable Person would ever believe what we were telling them."...This is what Sydney Powell said after she was sued for 1.3 billion dollars by Dominion Voting Systems after she falsified information in a public manner leading to the tarnishment and defamation of their brand.  She only said these things in the hopes of making Donald Trump happy. And he is never happy.  On this episode we are...

The Q - 474 - Weaponizing Wokeness 01.04.2021

On this newest episode of the Q, things get switched up a little! Our guest is none other than Jason "DIRTY" Spurgeon, BattleHawks point man and Wrestling lover. But Dirty comes with his own plan in mind. Jason decides he wants to interview host Mark Bland about himself, on his own show. Never being one to turn down someone's hopes, Mark obliges and the show gets off to a fast placed start! This l...

The Q - 473 - The Madness 25.03.2021

DJ Gelner is a friend of the Q and hasn't been on in quite some time. But that all changes with this new episode. DJ is back and we are rearing for some more fun on the Q.  Right off the bat it couldn't be contained, DJ and Mark jump into Biden and the job he's been doing since Trump left office. The guys discuss the effectiveness of Biden in the first few months and praise him for the stimulus an...

The Q - 472 - Bad Speculators 12.03.2021

Jason Kull comes and goes, but when he is back, he is in the house for one of the more fun discussions...So what's on the agenda for this epsiode....well... First up, It's nice to have a president that focuses on the country and trying to fix the problems within the country as opposed to ignoring things and letting them get out of control. Mark and Jason discuss the effects of Joe Biden on the cou...

The Q - 471 - New Level Hypocrisy 22.02.2021

Gary Weed is fresh off his trip from California where he went home for his birthday, but that didn't stop the news of the world from happening. First up Mark wants to discuss the student loan forgiveness program that Joe Biden has presented. Mark and Gary weigh out the good and bad of the program with Gary benefitting from paying off those student loans. Will this be a big win for everyone or is t...

The Q - 470 - Diplomacy 15.02.2021

Diplomacy seems to be the thing most needed after one Mr. Don Trump left office. For a long time diplomacy was out the window, but with the change in guard also comes a change in perspective and people are looking for that softer vibe for a while.  WELL THAT'S NOT THIS SHOW, sorta...! On this weeks episode, Dirty (aka Jason) joins us on the show to discuss all kinds of stories with Pro-wrestling i...

The Q - 469 - GameStop, Won't Stop 08.02.2021

This week on the show Jonathan May brings his comedic style to the airwaves to discuss more life with Mark Bland.  First up the gentlemen discuss their backgrounds in Social Media and Mark reconnecting with a gentleman named Mike Wilkerson and some of their discussions regarding politics and some of the past stuff from their lives. This leads to a discussion about how Trump is now pouting because...

The Q - 468 - Fake Tough BS 01.02.2021

Gary Weed and Producer Robert Hickman join the show today to discuss some major sports world discussions!  First up Tom Brady (Mark's secret love) has made it back to the Superbowl for another shot at a 7th ring! Will he do it, or maybe not....Also Aaron Rogers is in the news for losing and people wondering what happens with his team and his position. The guys also find out that Deshaun Watson is...

The Q - 467 - Joe BYEdon 25.01.2021

Well, they set 1000 drop dates between November 3rd and Jan 21, 2021. On this date it was going to be proven that Joe lost and Trump won. Then it was December 14th....then it was Jan 6th (they tried)...then it was January 20th...but you don't get it. The country is bigger than your political ideology. WW2 happened and the NAZI's were the bad guys for forcing people against their will. But January...

The Q - 466 - What Now 20.01.2021

Well the insurrection is over and the Trump supporters did not succeed at all. They have become the butt of many jokes, but is it the end of Trump?  Mike Eise and Gary Weed joined to do a show and discuss the Capitol Riot fallout and other stuff.  The Guys discuss what is going to happen now. We know there will be a peaceful transfer of power, but will Trump be there or not. The guys discuss the p...

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