Show Recap

Remembering Ray Hartmann; St. Charles County to use drones

ByBrad Hildebrand April 27, 2026April 28, 2026

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A block: John’s top three stories from today’s johncombest.com: St. Charles County drones and ACLU concerns; USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins in Missouri; Remembering Ray Hartmann; Brad uses Ray’s death to criticize John, elevate himself; John notes Sarah Fenske and others paying tribute to Ray, plus Ray’s 1994 column on Rich Koster; Bitter Brad’s vengeful rant continues against John; John empathetically notes Bitter Brad’s bad week, and Brad continues petty, ineffectual rants against successful businessmen Dave Greene and Bill Miller, Jr.

B block: Nike layoffs at St. Charles County “Air” components facility; Hedgeye’s Brian McGough commentary on Nike cuts; how Nike’s direct to consumer approach boosted HOKA and On Performance Running Shoes; Brad tells a “threatened with arrest” tale; Bitter Brad uses Ray Hartmann’s death, again, to criticize John and John won’t take the bait; Brad gets mad, admits he had nothing prepared for C block, ends show early (Brad cut this end-of-show tantrum from final audio)