Tell Me You’re Joking
Tell Me You’re Joking leans into the taboo, popular, annoying, and entertaining subjects that rile us all up. This podcast will make those that say ”politics and religion are private” want to open up and engage. Based out of Flyover Country, St. Louis Missouri, host JB Anderson brings on guests that have a say, give a damn, and are not afraid to shoot it straight.
Episodes

Monday Feb 23, 2026
Monday Feb 23, 2026
Don Looney is stepping back into the ring. After two failed School Board races, this Wentzville resident is running for House Rep seat. This UAW leader talks about his pathway, his race, activism, and more.
Check out Don's campaign and consider supporting here: https://www.facebook.com/Looney4Missouri
#politics #missouri #moleg #democrat #union

Monday Feb 09, 2026
Monday Feb 09, 2026
Matt James is an enigma. Let's add it all up... Grew up in a steel town. Military Vet. Worked in an oil refinery. Union. Retired. Kinda a Nudi$t. Grows peppers. Raises farm animals. HAS OVER 50K FOLLOWERS ON TIK TOK (CLICK HERE)... and has a deep hatred towards hate, MAGA, and the like. That would barely scratch the surface.
A dear friend who has been around through all the good, the bad, the ugly, the death, the trauma, and then some... we just chat. From Suicide to voyeurism, and a touch of fascism, there's plenty to chew on.
#tiktok #military #veteran #farmer #nudist #stlouis #granitecity #suicide #maga #character

Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
Democratic candidate for MO-2, Joan VonDras. A lifelong educator has been motivated to enter the race in an attempt to unseat the 13+ year incumbent, R-Ann Wagner. In a district that regularly is avoided by the current representative, Joan looks to approach this race with a message and strategy that not only addresses the actual issues constituents are facing, but promises to be accessible as an actual voice for the people.
Check out Joan's Campaign site here
#missouri #houseofrepresentatives #annwagner #joanvondras #primary #democrat #wildwoodMO

Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Josh Smead is a family man, an architect, a pragmatist, and a Democrat in the largest land district in Missouri with 33 counties. Many of the counties are rural, loaded with farmers. 3 of those counties are more dense and carry with them much different issues. Somewhere in the middle of all of that, Josh is coming up with a message, a strategy, and a priority to help them all.Brilliant conversation illustrating the candidates strategy, his focal points, and more.
Josh Smead for Congress#missouri #democrat #primary #rural #farmers #corruption #affordability #podcast

Saturday Jan 17, 2026
Saturday Jan 17, 2026
Time to travel... but!!! Where do you go? Why? What do you do? How long should you go? Plane, Train, Auto? Laundry a must? Who get's to sleep in? Who doesn't? Dream location? How long? How do you pay for it? AND....
What do you do about Santa if you choose experiences over stuff?
What a blast to be joined by my parnter in crime, Kimm, and two of our fav's, also family, Lynsey and Tommy Tedesco.
We talk about our recent family trips to Europe and the Desert, the logistics that went into it, and how we managed the Christmas gift conundrum by focusing on experiences!!!
#family #travel #experiences #materialism #foodies #justdoit

Friday Dec 05, 2025
Friday Dec 05, 2025
Peter Merideth & JB Anderson chop up some recent "news"
Pete Hegseth, dead man walking?
Honduran Drugs good, Venezuelan bad
What does losing in TN tell Democrats?
Missouri... Gamble all you want, but no Porn!
MOLEG... we don't do math well: MODOT & Income Tax Chaos
#stlouis #news #podcast #petehegseth #pardons #pornhub #makeitallstop

Tuesday Nov 04, 2025
Tuesday Nov 04, 2025
A son of a cop and sheet metal worker from the southside of St. Louis... Nick Kimble is the current Missouri House Rep for the 82nd District. Nick talks about his blue collar roots and his approach to Jeff City in an attempt to operate as a more pragmatic D from a city many see as dying to push it's Progressive boundaries. In a supermajority Republican state that leans to the far right side of the "Red-Team" spectrum, his beliefs and approach try to balance focusing on his constituents while dealing with a largely uncompromising majority party. Click here to check out more on Nick Kimble
#politics #stlouis #stlmade #democrat #moleg #priorities #pragmatic

Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
John O'Leary is simply an incredible human. Full stop... end of story. With his personal journey of tragedy, recovery, and determination now showing on the big screen - "Soul On Fire" - John's inspirational story and even greater character are on full display during our conversation. I was honored to be able to sit down and talk with John about the layers of reality that aren't super obvious, but are baked into his story, the film, and his life here in St. Louis. Our conversation is equal parts behind the scenes, family insights, south city slang, and a unique love letter to the 314. Go see the movie and "wash it down" with a cold Busch Beer!!! IYKYKMovie Link: https://soulonfiremovie.com/Be sure to follow John on his podcast: Live Inspired
#soulonfire #stlouis #movie #williamhmacy #johnoleary #stlcardinals #stlblues #stlcitysc

Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
Peter Merideth & JB Anderson chop up some more of today's "greatest hits," also known as the never ending news cycle. This week:
STL & Tornado Politics
Platner - Nazi or Not, what does a Tattoo really mean?
Shutdown politics & who's to blame... now
Dem's options when it comes to pain & suffering
EPA focusing on (checks notes...) chemtrails!
More Platner...
Thx for listening, and be sure to subscribe!
#news #politics #stlouis #petermerideth #jbanderson #chaos

Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Mallory Rusch is a true fighter. This south side, self-proclaimed Christian, talks about her path, her focus, her role at Empower Missouri, and so much more. We navigate through the three main pillars of Empower Missouri, those being: Housing, Food, and Community Justice. Taking on traditional conservative principles that have historically ignored real solutions to those main issues, compounded by taking up the fight in MAGA Missouri via the hyper-partisan'd #MOLEG, Mallory is the real deal.
Mallory Rusch - Empower Missouri
#housing #food #communityjustice #reform #christian #missouri #stlouis




