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The Q Now

Robert Hickmanwww.theqnow.com
Hosted by Mark Bland, The Q is a current affairs and pop culture show with a political twist. Weekly the guys interview actors, writers, artist and a revolving cast of characters to bring you multiple views of some of the most controversial and engaging topics of our time.
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Episodes

The Q - 466 - What Now

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 potential for future rioting and insurrection in the US. People are online and around the world feeling...

Jan 20, 20211 hr 19 min

The Q - 465 - The Few

It's January 6th and Mark Bland, with Jason Kull, did not expect to be doing a show focused around this at all. See for years Mark has been dealing with a rogue element of politics which is this behind the scenes 4 Chan, QAnon, Trump Supporter conspiracy talk that others aren't researching or needing to watch. Through out the years, Mark has come on the Q and explained that there are rumblings that Trump can do this, or would do this other thing. But those are usually "theory" more than anything...

Jan 11, 20211 hr 23 min

The Q - 464 - 10th Anniversary Show

10 years in and out. It started with Tony Cabral and Ed Reggie being guests...10 yrs later, we got a sitting American President trying to actively plot a coup against the will of the citizens of the USA. And YouTube and Social Media run the world. Which is a great transition for us, because Comedian Steve Hofstetter who made a name on social media joins us as out 10th anniversary guest. It's been 10 years and we've had a few incarnations of the show through the years (podcast, to broadcast, to s...

Jan 04, 20211 hr 53 min

The Q - 463 - Vaccines Cometh

Producer Bobby and Jonathan May join to discuss the Holiday season, or in this case the coming future and the end of 2020. This isn't the year end show, but we are there. Close enough. First up Bobby brings some beef to the table to discuss with Mark. It seems because of Bobby's past relationship with the show, he's been cold shouldered by other media. Mark has claimed for years on the show that people he's never worked with use their "make believe timeline and thoughts" as a way to lie to other...

Dec 22, 20201 hr 16 min

The Q - 462 - Still Waiting

Do we have authenticated Election results...not as long as republicans are involved with the government process in 2020. We are learning they tend to be very toxic people on a national stage and just as bad offline and in normal life. Does that mean they are bad people, well you be the judge of their actions. As far as the election goes...we are STILL WAITING. Mike Eise comes back on to finally talk a bit about his poker playing and discuss his thoughts on where we are at with this world in 2020...

Dec 07, 20201 hr

The Q - 461 - Thanks Stone Cold

Travis Corley and Mike Eise are back to talk about this weird period in American politics and even weirder year. But where do these things formulate? How did we get to this point with Donald Trump and the antics he is pulling. Well on this episode of the Q we delve into that aspect of life. Travis brings up that the Stone Cold character from the 1990's of wrestling seems to be what Trump feels like. The crowd responds to it and everything. Problem is Mark knows this from his wrestling past and h...

Nov 24, 20201 hr 20 min

The Q - 460 - The Holdout

Voter Fraud is the number thing on the "holdouts" mind currently. The Holdout being Donald Trump and his inability to get any lawsuits or things to go his way regarding the frivolous claims about the 2020 election being rigged or having fraudulent voting. Gary Weed joins on this down week to discuss the presidents claims to Voter Fraud, and lines out with Mark Bland how Trump is actually responsible for all his problems he has had regarding this election. It's a classic example of a guy shooting...

Nov 16, 20201 hr 36 min

The Q - 459 - And the Winner is

So the 2020 election happened and so many things are still uncertain. Mark is joined by Jason Kull, Gary Weed and Jonathan May to discuss everything that happened on 11/3/2020 and throughout the entire election process...yet here we are an do we know who won for sure? Finally, the guys start to go down some more entertaining but x-rated alleys in the later half of the show. Make sure if you are listening with younger people to watch for the language.

Nov 09, 20201 hr 17 min

The Q - 458 - Election 2020

It's time....Biden or Trump? Who you got. We are gonna find out if the country becomes worse or better Election night 2020. But the Q is here to talk about all of it. First up Mike Eise is our guest on this show. He's a bracelet winning World Series of Poker champion based here in St. Louis, MO. He's also a fellow broadcaster with some background being on other shows in the St. Louis area discussing poker. But we aren't discussing poker this time. We talking politics and life. To do this we also...

Nov 02, 20201 hr 47 min

The Q - 457 - Just Vote

A week or so out from the election and Ricky Cruz joins the show to discuss prowrestling and politics...but mostly wrestling! WE know it's been a long 4 years and we felt it only necessary to discuss something other than politics which we will be talking about for weeks on end coming up! First up the guys discuss a little politics hitting on the Puerto Rican history of Ricky and how Trump came through after the hurricane a few years back and threw paper towel rolls at the people. This obviously ...

Oct 27, 20201 hr 41 min

The Q - 456 - I'm Talking Sir

Jonathan May jumps on the show to discuss the VP debates and everything that is going on around the campaigns leading into this last few weeks of the Elections. First up the guys discuss the VP Debate with Kamala Harris and VP Mike Pence. It seems pretty one sided as the gentleman touch on the ease of Kamala to tell the sitting VP "Sir I am speaking, I'm Talking Sir"...and things of that nature. Mark and Jonathan break those things down. Next up, People are worried that regardless of the outcome...

Oct 19, 20201 hr 18 min

The Q - 455 - Stand Back and Stand By

Donald Trump and Joe Biden dived in head first on the first Presidential Debate of 2020. Moderated by Chris Wallace, there is literally too much to unpack in a description. Sit back and enjoy Mark Bland and Gary Weed as they discuss all the aspects of this first debate and the craziness that ensued!

Oct 01, 20201 hr 22 min

The Q - 454 - Taco Tuesday

The show starts off with a bang when Producer Bobby comes out of nowhere to come back to the show and have some fun with Gary Weed and Mark Bland. First up, Mark discusses tacos and their taste with both gentlemen when Gary starts to promote a local Mexican restaurant and Mark has to correct him. Some places are just better than others and it is subjective...but good is good. Next the guys discuss Whats been going on with Trump and the administration. Mark explains that it's not about politics a...

Sep 23, 20201 hr 36 min

The Q - 453 - Fritz and the Tantrums

We are back in the saddle and taking a harder look at the Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention take-aways.... Joining us on this fun adventure is none other than Gary Weed, who makes his return after a few weeks. And then later we turn to a discussion about ARCH DEV OPS and one of their founders named Michael Fritzius aka Fritz! First up Mark and Gary break down relationships and how people should end them with each other. Both gentlemen have been dealing with people...

Sep 09, 20201 hr 52 min

The Q - 452 - Kenosha

Things are getting edgy. People are on edge. Trump and the republicans choose to keep ignoring the Black Live Matter people and eventually someone gonna have to draw a line and play the "don't step over that line or else game". Trump feels protected by the military, but BLM is deeper than some punk kids causing issues on the street and the liberals are gonna have to stand up to this man and his promoting of LEO in the face of what is happening in the country. Jonathan May joins us on this show t...

Aug 28, 20201 hr 12 min

The Q - 451 - Valorant

KAMALA HARRIS. She is the pick for the VP slot of Joe Biden's campaign. She is educated and smart. Sticks by her guns and easy on the eyes. But is she who the Liberal's should have focused on. Well welcome to this episode of the Q. Joining to discuss the Kamala Harris decision is none other than Jason Kull our resident hardcore liberal and definitely not a Trump guy. But also joining the show is a young man and professional disc golfer named Michael Sherman who came through to discuss video game...

Aug 19, 20201 hr 23 min

The Q - 450 - Live YOUR Truth

Welcome to another one....Mark Bland and guest Gary Weed take you on another trip through the political landscape and talk the biggest stories of the week. First up, Trump trying to grab the voters with his big Executive Orders to cut drug prices down. Executive Orders are usually immediate and your prices should come down now....but are they? No. Trump is CAMPAIGNING. We've talked about this on the show before. Conservatives will say anything for a vote. Trump included. Mark and Gary breakdown ...

Aug 06, 20201 hr 11 min

The Q - 449 - Necessary Distribution

COVID has shut down a ton of business worldwide. Because of this it has been extremely difficult to procure certain products that businesses in the USA need. In comes The Product Plug and Alex Elias! Alex works over the top of a team of people at The Product Plug to get PPE's and other COVID related things to the US market so the people can protect themselves. Alex discusses his business and the relationship with China since Trump imposed Tariffs and other financial penalties for businesses in C...

Jul 23, 20201 hr 18 min

The Q - 448 - CannonBall

Like a cannonball hitting you square in the jugular, here comes another episode of the Q. Producer Bobby, Gary Weed and Matt Krueger are here to cheer all of you up with your problems of today. Short of reading stories from facebook and being pretty, Mark Bland and the Q aim to make you think and realize the world is a scary place at times. First up...Bobby is losing weight and we realize Bobby got help from COVID without even realizing it. Matt then updates all of us on the new Batman stuff wit...

Jul 13, 20201 hr 13 min

The Q - 447 - Wack Hard

EJ Carter is a beast. This man has taken the hip hop scene by storm and his song Propane has propelled him to Regional and National Success working with other hip hop legends and even remixing Propane with Lil Flip for good measure. EJ joins Jonathan May and Mark Bland to discuss the going on's in the world and how we are viewing history right now. First up the guys discuss EJ and his early influences as well as when he started writing and performing hip hop. This leads into a serious discussion...

Jul 06, 20201 hr 23 min

The Q - 446 - A Tale of Two Cities

Rayshard Brooks and George Floyd are the center of the worlds attention right now as police brutality and how it's used against people of color and minorities is being looked at heavily. The last episode was called Police Brutality...but on the heels of the George Floyd situation, a gentleman named Rayshard Brooks was found sleeping in a drive thru at a Wendy's, in Atlanta. Mr. Brooks life ended that night after a scuffle with police. The death of Brooks sent shockwaves through the country while...

Jun 19, 20201 hr 24 min

The Q - 445 - Police Brutality 2.0

When the Ferguson situation of 2014 lead to all these protests and anger about police brutality we made some of the best episodes of the Q possible. But we never wanted to see this stuff happening again and we thought things had gotten more noticeable and by virtue, better. On this episode of the Q, we discuss the George Floyd police death and how it should be viewed in culture. This all comes on the heels of the Ahmaud Arbery shooting where he was jogging and gunned down after people chased and...

Jun 04, 20201 hr 15 min

The Q - 444 - The UnFireables

Unfireable indeed. Welcome back to the Q ladies and gents. This week on the show we have our guy Patrick Wilson and Gorilla J of the band Egans Rats. This is what we talk about.... - What have the two been doing during Covid-19 - How much money people are making during this Coronavirus - What will happen after the Virus - Trump walking out of the coronavirus Press Conference - Lack of game plan for the virus - Trump's cronies around him and how manafort and stone are in jail...the SWAMP - Mark c...

May 28, 20201 hr 9 min

The Q - 443 - The Juggalos

On this episode of the Q, Mark Bland is joined by Coljac YSD, Travis Corley and Jonathan May. With everyone in lockdown mode because of CoronaVirus, these guys ain't been getting out much. First We catch up with these talented men to find out what they have been up to and doing during the stay at home stuff. This leads to a great convo about documentaries to watch on Netflix and a interesting discussion about Waco and the movie that just came out. Next up Mark discusses what has come out of this...

May 04, 20201 hr 14 min

The Q - 442 - They are Heroes Too

Gary Weed is back during this COVID situation to discuss what life has been like for him and his views on where all this is going. First up...The men discuss Donald Trump and how he has handled the virus. Gary and Mark are on the same page regarding it because, well, it only makes sense at this point. He has attacked the governors and everyone else trying to skirt blame for reacting so slowly. Mark wonders why there hasn't been any attempts on the heads of world leaders in the past 30 years. Peo...

Apr 23, 20201 hr 15 min

The Q - 441 - Some Talk Soup

Ever watch Talk Soup? It was a popular daily talk show like the Daily Show but on the E! network for a long time. This weeks guest was a long time host for that show and has starred in some impressive films throughout his career. First up on the show this week is Hal Sparks. Hal comes in via Zoom/Skype to discuss the current status of our country during this COVID 19 stuff. Hal Sparks hosts his own political radio show out of Chicago (WCPT) for quite a few years and he brings that background an ...

Apr 18, 20201 hr 8 min

The Q - 440 - Social Distancing

Andy Echele hasn't been on the show in a while and he stops by during this Corona Virus to be Socially Distant while recording an episode of the Q with Mark! First up, Mark and Andy get into a discussion of why conservatives tend to be jerks. Mark plays devils advocate and discusses with Andy how conservative people on social media always get into arguments because of antagonistic attitudes. Mark and Andy discuss and figure out why that is. This leads into a talk about the Coronavirus itself and...

Apr 09, 20201 hr 11 min

The Q - 439 - Getting Better

We are knee deep in the Coronavirus and the Q couldn't think of a better person to have on than Christopher Ave (pronounce AH-VAY) a political correspondent formerly of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch here in St. Louis, MO. First up Chirstopher and Mark discuss the current vibe of situations in their lives. How they are personally handling things and how their families are holding up. This leads to the two men discussing Trumps response to the coronavirus and how it should be viewed too. Next up, Mu...

Mar 30, 20201 hr 5 min

The Q - 438 - Quarantined

Oh the Coronavirus is here and it seems the Republicans think it was a joke. But it's not a joke and a ton of people are being affected by these things! Gary Weed and Zach Schmidt join Mark to discuss the virus issues and the things that are happening. First up Mark reports on Arch Madness, the basketball tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference, to go to the NCAA March Madness tournament. Luckily for them, they were able to have the entire tournament before anything was cancelled. Mark dis...

Mar 18, 20201 hr 14 min

The Q - 437 - Biden or Bernie

On this Episode of The Q, For the first time in a long while, Mark Bland is SOLO on the show. With nobody to interrupt him, Mark lays out the current situation in the presidential race on the Democratic side of things. It's finally come down to Bernie and Biden for who will be the DNC nomination. Now a lot of time will pass between the DNC decision and now....so who will inspire the people to follow them to the promise land. Also, which one would serve the best in a race against President Trump ...

Mar 10, 20201 hr 22 min
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