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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 - Ep. 223 - Verified

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 this is a side note on the show... First up, Bellator fighter and UFC legend, Tito Ortiz joins the sho...

Jun 22, 20151 hr 33 min

The Q - Ep. 222 - Womens Lives Matter

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 cop and his Lethal Weapon-esque style all caught on camera. The guys discuss the implications and the r...

Jun 15, 20151 hr 33 min

The Q - Ep. 221 - Feast or Famine

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 organization and dropping knowledge about special food tickets that exist.Then the two discuss the story about...

Jun 08, 20150

The Q - Ep. 220 - A Blowhard

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 merit and Mark and Bobby (who somewhat agrees with Limbaugh) discuss the value of what is being said ...

Jun 01, 20150

The Q - Ep. 219 - The Ballad of Robby Bobby

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 daughter that Mark and his family were in attendance at. Then Mark decides to breakdown his own personal car...

May 24, 20150

The Q - Ep. 218 - It's a Mad, Mad World

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 school cause her testing situation was a little unfair...in her opinion. This of course leads to a muc...

May 18, 20151 hr 11 min

The Q - Ep. 217 - Don't Bite

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.Next the two host didn't get a chance to explain out their experience at this years Roller Coaster Race. So ...

May 11, 20151 hr 13 min

The Q - Ep. 216 - Sex-tistics

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 it didn't happen...but it did. Plus you have people starting fires and mothers beating their kids butts...

May 04, 201557 min

The Q - Ep. 215 - Communication Breakdown

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? WRONG! It leads to a phone being confiscated and destroyed, so we will discuss this further on the show....

Apr 27, 20151 hr 12 min

The Q - Ep. 214 - Den of Thieves

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 the unwritten rules of radio/media and how you shouldn't do that. Also, Aaron Hernandez, the for...

Apr 18, 20151 hr 12 min

The Q - Episode 213 - Wicked Clowns

Well Well Well...seems as though the Juggalos come out to play on the newest episode of the Q. Matt McDarby a professional wrestler and verbalist jumps on the show to talk with Poducer Bobby and Mark about growing up in the STL area and more specifically the Dog Town section of St. Louis. Then the guys switch gears and start discussing the importance of ICP to the music industry. Mark goes into detail about his past dealings with Psychopathic Records and Matt loses himself discussing his favorit...

Apr 12, 20151 hr 33 min

The Q - Episode 212 - Relativity

On this episode of the Q, Mark and Producer Bobby sit down with Paul Huddleston and discuss the Indiana Religious Freedom bill that has the entire country in a tizzy.....and rightfully so. Mark takes on bigots and people that hide behind religion as their saving grace. The guys discuss the pizzeria owners that are using the new bill to defend their position to NOT SERVE gay couples. Plus there is discussion about all the potential ability for the law to become a slippery slope and tumble into ot...

Apr 06, 20151 hr 34 min

The Q - Ep. 211 - VapeNuts

Well change is in the air for the Q and Mark and Bobby travel down to their closest affiliate in Illinois to do the show from the studios of 1420 WINI! But bound to be a great show, the guys reach into the past to bring back someone that hadn't been on the show for a year and a half. Joey Lawrence comes back onto the Q to discuss whatever is on the minds of Mark and Bobby....First up is the discussion of what has been going on with Joey. Joey has gotten involved in selling vapor and e-cigs. This...

Mar 29, 20151 hr 33 min

The Q - Ep. 210 - Blurred Lines

Funny man Jake Ashlock joins Mark and Producer Bobby for the show to discuss some of the biggest things in current affairs. First up, Bobby is unhappy with how a interaction with another STL radio personality went down online. Mark and Jake play devils advocate for how it looked on both ends of the situation and try to help Bobby see the silver lining on the clouds.Then the discussion quickly turns to the Robin Thicke and his recent lawsuit loss regarding his song "Blurred Lines" and how similar...

Mar 16, 20150

The Q - Ep. 209 - Hey Mr. Wilson

Jefferey Wilson is an accomplished SAG actor and the producer of the newest TV show in the STL called THE HOT SEAT w/ Mark Bland! So Jeff decides to jump on the show today and promote the Hot Seat while also taking on the barrage of HOT SEAT questions he gets later in the program.But that is just the start. Mark and Producer Bobby bring up and start discussing the police/citizen interaction video from Texas where a man was dressed in the Kilt with a AR-15 over their shoulder and camera rolling. ...

Mar 09, 20152 hr 7 min

The Q - Ep. 208 - White Boys Got Bombs

This episode of the show is packed out with entertainment goodness that can not be denied in the least. First off Mark and Producer Bobby welcome comedian HD Reeves to the show to talk about comedy and entertaining the masses. HD discusses his upbringing in North St. Louis County and describes some of his more memorable plights growing up with molatov cocktails. Then Gabe Lozano the CEO of Lockerdome joins in to discuss his successful sports based social media company and their success. It quick...

Mar 02, 20150

The Q - Ep. 207 - Dream Weaver

Another week and another thing on the bucket list crossed off for Mark and Producer Bobby of The Q. On this weeks episode the guys welcome back Tyler Crandall to crackwise and do a breakdown of his well known "North County Song" on You Tube. But before that all happens, Bree Ferrario of Mystic Valley joins the show to analyze the dreams of everyone in the studio. Mark and Bobby have been talking about this for a long while and they are finally getting around to breaking down why a WereWolf chase...

Feb 23, 20150

The Q - Ep. 206 - Kanye was Right

On this episode of the Q, we are fresh off the Grammy awards and the moment when Kanye decided he might interrupt someone again. Should he have interrupted Beck like he planned on? Well Mark certaintly thinks so and discusses it on the show.Also, right off the bat, Marina Squerciati of the TV show Chicago PD on NBC jumps on the line with the guys to discuss the new season and her entry into the world of acting. But when Mark finds out shes from NY, he starts askng those questions that only New Y...

Feb 15, 20150

The Q - Ep. 205 - Morbid Superbowl

Mark and Bobby are fliying solo today after their guest no shows for the Q. So the two guys are never short on thngs to talk about and this time is no different.First off Mark goes on an epic rant regarding the morbidness of the Super Bowl commercials and how Nationwide specifically needs to stay in their lane and not try to open up "conversations". Next, Mark and Bobby discuss the ISIS murder of a Jordanian fighter pilot killed in a 22 min long video where he is eventually set on fire in a cage...

Feb 09, 20150

The Q - Ep. 204 - Murdoch's getting Dirdey

On this episode of the Q, we walk back into the pro-wrestling world for a episode and it doesn't disappoint. First up, Lucy Mendez the Queen of Sass, comes back on to join in for the pro-wrestling talk. But not to be outdone, fresh off his ROH Debut, midwest Pro-Wrestler Dirty Jake Dirden joins us live in studio to discuss: being a Dynamo Pro Champion, What wrestling in ROH was like and his life before Wrestling. Then we kick the show into high gear discussing wrestling with our guest, former WW...

Feb 02, 20150

The Q - Ep. 203 - The State of Travis

Travis Cook, the Q resident Tea Party expert and extremist, joins the show to discuss the State of the Union. Ofcourse, Travis can't hold back and once again this leads to an egregious claim and extreme viewpoint shared by almost no one. But then again that is why they call him America's EVIL Genius....or maybe in this case just Evil. Then Tim Padgett, the General Manager of the Midwest Professional Basketball Association, comes on the program to talk about thier new League and to find out that ...

Jan 26, 20151 hr 45 min

The Q - Ep. 202 - HEBDon't

Anthony Cabral makes his long awaited LIVE in studio return to the Q just in time to discuss the Charlie Hebdo situation with Mark and Producer Bobby. Mark decides to make play and give a very direct and honest opinion of the situation that seems quite polarizing to say the least. Anthony and the guys discuss the background of the famed French satire magazine and how long they have been on the radar of radical islamic terrorist groups. Also, a former guest and friend of the show named KOBA also ...

Jan 19, 20151 hr 51 min

The Q - Ep. 201 - Great Scott, White Privilege

So the year of 2015 starts off on a sobering note. Stuart Scott, the great sportsanchor of ESPN, passes away from cancer at the age of 49. So Andy Echele jumps onto the show to discuss this. The guys discuss what Stuart Scott meant to them and how the world of ESPN styled sportscasting goes. Including Andy breaking out his old school phrase he used for Combat Showcase. Next Mark goes on one of his famous rants about Walmart and the inability of our society to learn from simple things and act acc...

Jan 12, 20151 hr 34 min

The Q - Ep. 200 - This Is Your Life

On this episode of The Q, Mark is treated to a special surprise as Producer Bobby brings back all the great hosts and guests from The Q's past to pay tribute and hang out for the 200th Episode of the show. After 4 full years and multiple locations for episodes, the 200 comes in strong from the studios of 1380 KXFN and 1380thex.com .First up is all the former co-hosts that Mark has had through the years at different times. Anthony Cabral calls in from his home in Chicago to discuss the earliest e...

Jan 05, 20152 hr 6 min

The Q - Ep. 199 - Quantum Zoo

On this Pre-Xmas episode of the show the guys have a lot on their plate. First up is Danielle Muscatto of Athiests.org to discuss all the billboards they put up in 5 major US cities proclaiming the need to skip church this holiday season. Danielle jumps in immediately explaining why the need for the billboards was necessary and the personal reasons of how he came to be atheist himself. But this doesn't sit well with Dan and he decides to chastize and tear into Danielle questioning the purpose fo...

Dec 28, 20141 hr 35 min
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