Show Recap

St. Louis County dispensaries vs. outlaw smoke shops

ByBrad Hildebrand January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

On January 29, 2026, the Brad and John Show on Westplex Talk delivered a soda-opening episode of local talk, humor, and commentary. Find the full show summary on the Brad & John Show Instagram, subscribe to the BJShowdotco YouTube channel and follow the Westplex Talk Facebook page! You can purchase ads on Westplex Talk by visiting WestplexAds.com.

A Block: John’s Top 3 from johncombest.com: Cannabis companies sue St. Louis County smoke shops; Rep. Brad Banderman (R-St. Clair) legislation regarding toxic landfills; Census data shows Missouri’s population, counter to the mainstream media’s LGBTQIA* “exodus” theory

B Block: Brad’s top 3: VCU hospital nurse Melinda Cook; Ferguson funeral home shooting; Mercy data center in Washington, Mo. and a shout out to Mercy’s Bethany Pope; John on Brad’s unhealthy FOMO and lack of healthy boundaries

C Block: Brad repeats Ron Grubbs tales, tells a color radar story, Brad interrupts himself for a geography screed; How Bob Frischmann saved the Hazelwood East Spectrum; Pam Grier witnesses Forest Park lynching; Brad survived a lynching at Spanish Lake Park