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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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The Q - 553 - The Drama Division

Matt Krueger is back and we are doing the next round of the tournament of Pop Culture: Best Teen Movie....this week we take on the Drama Division of the bracket. First up, Donald Trump has been convicted of being a sexual abuser and raping a woman. Is he going to jail, NO...he just has to pay a bunch of money to E. Jean Carroll who he claims he never met. But this brings up a bigger issue for our host Mark. All the stories seem to emulate from the republican/GOP/Conservative playbooks and never/...

May 13, 20231 hr 33 min

the Qnow - 552 - The Dollar Show

On this episode of the Qnow. Anthony Nolen of St. Andrews Cinema joins Mark and Jason Kull to discuss the theater, the nostalgia and to help with a TOPC. First up Anthony nolen sits down to give some background on the St. Andrews Cinema located in St. Charles, a western suburb of St. Louis, MO. The theater is well known for being "The Dollar Show" along with a couple other classic cinema's no longer in the area. Anthony and his partners are revitalizing the old building and bringing new nostalgi...

May 06, 20231 hr 16 min

The Q - 551 - Fire Masters

John Scheper makes his return to the podcast, just to play hero and have to leave in the middle of it! First up, Scheper joins Mark and Jason Kull to discuss the newest things in the world of FOX NEWS which is a huge lawsuit and Tucker Carlson getting fired for being an a-hole. Fox News gets fines for being liars and finally, Don Lemon also gets let go from CNN for being an A-hole too. What is it with all these A-holes in broadcasting! Next up, Mark and Jason discuss Elon Musk losing his mind an...

Apr 29, 20231 hr 35 min

The Q - 550- Faux News

Well Well Well, it seems FOX NEWS is in some hot water. They were accused of lying to the public and defrauding american viewers with regards to the 2020 election....LIKE THE QNOW told you in the first place. Then it was gonna go to trial and they decided to quickly settle all the BS before going to Trial. But it gets worse....there are more lawsuits coming down the pipe and the other players have stated they are not going to settle and will make sure all the dirty laundry from FOX gets aired ou...

Apr 22, 20231 hr 15 min

The Q - 549 - Game Changers

What an exciting week with a lot going on and ton to get to. On this episode we are joined by Jason Kull as well as our friend of the show, Emil Jay! First up, Elon has been working overtime to make things worse and worse for Twitter. It seems like he is doing it to devalue and eventually bankrupt the company in some form or fashion and turn it into a write off. But before he gets there he wants to change the company marquee in San Fran to read as "Titter" and he changed his name to "Harry Bolz"...

Apr 15, 20231 hr 11 min

The Q - 548 - Don the Con

Welp it happened. So many people knew it would and so did the Qnow. Donald Trump was arrested and arraigned this past week for his corruption. Is it the large sword that democrats and anti-trump people alike expected to take him down, no, it's just the Southern district of NY. But it's a start. Now a former president of the USA is a arrested criminal and has to deal with the legal system he so went out of his way with for the SCOTUS to try and change the world for everyone. Oh well, too bad...we...

Apr 08, 20231 hr 12 min

The Q - 547 - Enough is Enough

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH....another shooting in Nashville and this times more elementary school children are dead. Republicans and Liberals alike are looking for answers and wanting to blame people they can get to, and not people that are guilty of anything. Matt Krueger and Jason Kull join Mark Bland as they discuss and break down this idea of school shootings and what can be done at this point to stop things. It seems to everyone like they have tried the "no new laws, don't make gun people unhappy abo...

Apr 01, 20231 hr 14 min

The Q - 546 - Fairness Doctrine

On this episode of the QNow, Mark Bland, Jason Kull and Marcus Boston bring on Jamie Martin from Francis Howell Forward to discuss the upcoming School board elections and who they are promoting for these elected positions. After not being given a fair shot to be on another radio station in the STL, the people of Francis Howell Forward needed to find someone to help get their message out to the masses regarding the upcoming election... Into that position steps our Mark and his QNow show to fill t...

Mar 25, 20231 hr 22 min

The Q - 545 - Getting Over

WRESTLEMANIA SEASON is upon us and our friend Alfred Konuwa of Forbes magazine has supplied the Qnow with a unique tournament of pop culture designed for our resident wrestler Mark Bland and the cast to pick apart and determine a winner. Alfred has put together the top 16 WRESTLEMANIA moments of all time and we break it down tournament bracket style to figure out what is the Best moment in the history of WWE Wrestlemania's! Did your moment make the list? Would you have chosen this moment over th...

Mar 17, 20234 hr 37 min

The Q - 544 - Attainable Pretty

Pinson is BACK! Drew Pinson makes his return to the radio show to join Mark Bland and Jason Kull as they breakdown a bracket for the best Video Game Mascots of ALL Time? Now there is a hitch with this episode. Mark and the crew were given a bracket to break down and they chose a topic. They were unaware of some of the options in the bracket, but that is okay because the biggest players came out to showcase! Also on this episode, The gents discuss that there is 20 more hours of Tyre Nichols video...

Mar 09, 20231 hr 22 min

The Q - 543 - Metal Gods

Legendary St. Louis media personality REAL ROCK TOM TERBROCK joins the show for an unforgettable tournament of pop culture. Jason Kull and Mark Bland welcome Tom Terbrock to the QNow for some much needed discussion and a run through some of the greatest metal music of all time. Tom spent many days working at a other political radio stations with his cohort Dave Glover producing one of the best radio shows in St. Louis Broadcast history. And Tom is not a fan of discussing the politics anymore. Fi...

Mar 04, 20231 hr 26 minEp. 543

The Q - 542 - Water and Hats

Once upon a time, Donald Trump went to Puerto Rico to throw Paper Towels at the people because of a natural disaster. Cut to 2023 and he made another Trip as former President to East Palestine, Ohio to give them water and throw hats to them at Mcdonalds. This was to show he was the leader the country needed while Joe Biden was handling things as President around the world. Needless to say this was another photo op for the orange man and it did nothing to bolster his anti-liberal argument. Joe Bi...

Feb 25, 20231 hr 16 min

The Q - 541 - One hit to Rule Them All

Well we have made it. After multiple shows and 64 songs going head to head, we are down to the final 4 songs of the tournament! And we have Justin Deming on the show too! What a treat... First up, Mark and Justin discuss the horrible actions of Anthony Castaldi and Shaft regarding the wrestling match for the MMWA Commissionership! The match was living up to the hype it created and Mark was in full control ready to level Shaft with a Chair! When out of the blue the Brotherhood sends one of their ...

Feb 18, 20231 hr 18 min

The Q - 540- Shadowban

The 2023 State of the Union address happened and it didn't come without fireworks. As expected, and as Mark alluded to on social media all week, the republicans just couldn't help themselves. They made a fool of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and that was after he pleaded for them to act with decorum. It really is becoming parliament, so we on the show don't know why they just don't change their parties to the Tory's and Whigs and change congress to Parliament now. But Joe Biden was able to...

Feb 11, 20231 hr 24 min

The Q - 539 - Just Stop

Krueger is back on this amazing edition of the QNow joined by the host Mark Bland and Jason Kull! First up is the story of Tyre Nichols and the horrendous beating death he incurred at the hands of multiple police officers in memphis Tennessee. The guys never had a chance to discuss this one but the video was too incriminating to pass up. The officers have been let go and they are in the middle of an investigation and probable lawsuit which is forthcoming. But the audacity to lie on a police repo...

Feb 04, 20234 hr 57 min

The Q - 538 - Junkies of Revolution

Dr. Dallas Stevens is a doctor of decadence and beating people up. As one half of the Junkies for Fame in MMWA, Stevens and his partner JSO are the current MMWA Heavyweight Tag Champs! Where JSO has been on the show multiple times, Stevens has yet to grace Mark and Jason Kull with his presence. He wanted to make sure the show lived up to his quality of standards before becoming involved. But here we are and the Junkies for Fame are the guests on this episode of The Qnow. Also, Mark and Jason dec...

Jan 28, 20231 hr 16 min

The Q - 537 - The Q NOW

It's 2023 and this year is already bringing fist fights and problems for the host of the Q, but sometimes in moments of pity, great things happen too! Justin Deming has been handling life in the Northeast for a few years now and with some family things to handle, he makes a trip back to the midwest and his home town when he gets a chance. Out the Blue Justin decided to show up for the Q and we couldn't be happier to welcome him back for the show. First up it seems the crazy over the top aspect o...

Jan 21, 20231 hr 21 minEp. 537

The Q - 536 - New Year, Old Problems

Well well well, the new year has come and gone and we are into the new year solid at this point. A few weeks have passed and special guest comes out the woodwork to find out how we have been on the show, and a welcome surprise it is. Matt Krueger comes out of slumber and decides that he would like to catch up with us for the first time since the big 500th episode. So we glady welcome him back into the fold and onto the show as our guest. Jason Kull returns to hang out and discuss some Santos and...

Jan 12, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 536

The Q - 535 - New Years is Here

On this new years eve 2022, we save the best for last. Ed Reggi, an accomplished actor and improvist, joins the Q to discuss what he has been doing these last few years since we seen him, Covid and more Covid and politics has been ravaging the world and Ed has been handling his business the way he sees fit. So it is time to catch up with the snomageddon viral star! First up, Ed and his significant other purchased a house a few years back with some land and Ed has been fixing it up ever since. Th...

Dec 31, 20221 hr 40 minEp. 535

The Q - 534 - Xmas Eve 2022

Well well well we are here and it is christmas time in the city of St. Louis, Mo. Santa Clause has his list and is checking it twice. Now it's time for him to make a call to the Q with Mark Bland and Jason Kull so he can let them in on what it is like to be Santa Clause in 2022! Also, The January 6th committee has released it's recommendations for the Insurrectionists like Donald Trump and these are not charges that should be ignored at all! Trump, Meadows and others purposely decided to incite ...

Dec 24, 20221 hr 20 minEp. 534

The Q - 533 - In My Prime

Welp it seems Mark posted something to social media and it caught him some flack. But it's not that national kinda flack that typically is associated with a social media post...it's more localized and people calling offline to challenge what the post said. On this Episode of The Q, Alex Elias joins Mark and Jason Kull to discuss Mark's recent post where he claimed in his prime athleticness, Mark said he was as good as any other professional athlete and just as athletic. Now Mark didn't say he wa...

Dec 17, 20221 hr 40 min

The Q - 532 - Not a Fan of Christmas

Well Marcus Boston is back on the show to help us close out the Best Action Movie since 1980. The guys are down to four competitors for the best movie. Lethal Weapon (80s), Terminator 2 (90s), Inglorious Basterds (2000s), Winter Soldier (2010's). Who will reign supreme in this final discussion, we are going to find out but first! A local STL broadcaster got caught with a third DWI. This bothers Mark because of the number of DWI's that this gentleman got. They discuss this and the attacks that Ma...

Dec 10, 20221 hr 42 minEp. 532

The Q - 531 - New Words

It's been a a grind but we are finally at the final brakcet of the Tournament of Pop Culture: Best action movies since the 1980's. On today's show is the final 2010's bracket and it is a doozy! And Marcus Boston, joins Mark and Jason Kull to break down all of it and get a final winner! First up Marcus is back and RACE is all over the news and Kanye is going crazy helping right wing nazi sympathizers get more well known and all of it. Maybe Marcus can make some sense out of all of this. But to ge...

Dec 03, 20221 hr 45 minEp. 531

The Q - 530 - Tough Guys

The tough guys are back and ready for this first week of the holiday season! First things first...JSO is back and ready to talk with Mark and his Number 1 enemy, Jason Kull. JSO starts off on the right foot explaining his most recent championship grab at MMWA wrestling in St. Louis. Him and tag partner are now the Heavyweight Tag Champions and the EGO has blown up to all time highs. This leads to a discussion about everyone's favorite topic, Donald Trump and this time his former ATTY. General Bi...

Nov 26, 20221 hr 37 minEp. 530

The Q - 529 - Werewolves Kill Vampires

On this episode of the Q, Mark Bland is joined by John Scheper and Jason Kull. First up, Scheper calls in to discuss the ramifications of the Mid-Term Elections and what went wrong for the republicans. Was it the bad candidates? Was it the amount of money spent? Or is it something Mark brings up? All this gets hashed out and the gents discuss Trump running again in 2024! Next its been a week for everyone watching the Herschel Walker saga. But don't fret Mike Pence is right there to also be invol...

Nov 19, 20221 hr 40 minSeason 12Ep. 529

The Q - 528 - Whatta Man

On this episode of the Q, Marcus boston once again jumps into the guest seat to discuss his upcoming event where he is auctioned off for Charity. The soulardians been rocking with Mark Bland for a few years, and now there is one more reason to love them...Marcus the host is being auctioned off to the lovely ladies of STL. But let us not forget.... 2022 Midterm Electiosn happened this past week and it was not the RED WAVE that the republicans been stating for months and months leading into the el...

Nov 12, 20221 hr 40 minEp. 528

The Q - 527 - 2022 Mid-Term Elections Show

Ahh we made it to the midway point of life. The 2022 midterms are here everyone and Mark Bland is joined by a bevy of gentlemen to discuss all the upcoming fun we will have this week! First up Mark sits down and talks with Mike Eise and Jonathan May about the way the government and elections in the USA are setup. Eise believes this is all contrived and ptu together by the Media and the powers that be to keep the country separated on purpose. Mark and Jonathan seem to think that peope naturally g...

Nov 05, 20221 hr 41 min

The Q - 526 - Halloween Spooktacular

For the first time in a few years (cause of COVID) we are putting out a Halloween Spooktacular! Drew Pinson and Jason Kull join us to jump in on the special edition of the show! First up, there was a school shooting in the St. Louis Area this past week and the gunman left a manifesto. But within that manifesto was something interesting that seems to be a theme popping up. Mark, Jason and Drew discuss the shooting as well as this theme and new way to attack the national issue going forward. Next ...

Oct 29, 20221 hr 42 min

The Q - 525 - Homecoming and Halloween

WElcome back to another week on 1280AM/105.3 fm KYRO and on this weeks show we got one Mr. John Scheper joining the program along with Jason Kull! First up it is Homecoming for Mizzou Football and John Scheper calls in from the game to talk with the boys. Off the top, there have been a few people getting run over in football games in the news, and this past week was no different for the Alabama/Tennessee game the other day. With a lady running onto the field, she was taken down by a Alabama foot...

Oct 22, 20221 hr 42 min

The Q - 524 - Halloween Purge

We are slowlying moving towards Halloween and each week we wanna give you a little fun for your spooky october! Drew Pinson and Jason Kul join Mark to discuss some of the nations biggest Stories this week! First, Alex Jones ordered to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook families for years of lies that the school shooting was a hoax. The gentleman discuss this and it leads to one of the best skits the boys have ever done on the show. Next up, The guys tackle the internet in 2022 and ho...

Oct 15, 20221 hr 36 minEp. 524
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