Tell Me You’re Joking

Jarrad Holst | LinkedIn Truth Bomber

Jarrad Holst. Attorney. History lover. Political junkie. Real Estate Developer. And my favorite… LinkedIn truth bomb dropper. Our conversation dips and dives in and out of current events, the 2024 election, St Louis City politics, historical equivalency’s to today’s madness, and my favorite part… his brilliant idea regarding the hot topic of how to spend the Ram’s money here in the Lou. Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite pod platform, or our YouTube channel. Let’s go…#politics #stlouis #attorney #ramsmoney #education #history #trump #maga #commonsense #dnc #realestate #development #linkedin 

Mark Hannigan: Unions | JiuJitsu | Sandwiches

Childhood friends always bring the feels, the truth, and a touch of the dirt. Mark Hannigan, fellow Gen-X’er from Granite City, grew up a grinder over on East 27th Street. That’s STREET, not court or lane or Boulevard. He grew up in a mixed-race house, which resulted in him being the “little white kid” dancing all weird at the Mexican Honorary Club. He has been navigating parenthood, traveling Union gigs, jiu-jitsu, and sandwich shop searching, all while running an independent business in a neighboring city that provided a getaway from some of the chaos and predictability of his hometown. Let’s go…#union #painter #independent #father #debate #sandwiches #mixedhome #respect

Martin Casas | DNC to Comic Books

I sat down with Martin Casas. Martin is a fellow CIS, middle-aged, married, white guy, that’s a dad, and also greying at a rapid pace. We talked about the recent election, the devolving landscape of news and facts, and a number of 10k’ foot view theories, some obvious, others concepts of theories, as to why Donald Trump won. As a fellow small business owner in the city of St. Louis, we also talk about the power structure here in the 314 and the struggles that come along with wanting to grow, expand, and invest in this city. While we didn’t solve any actual problems, we were, at least I felt we were, honest with ourselves, the results, and the problems associated with the team we were pulling for to win. Please subscribe and review to help feed the ego… Let’s go.
#politics #stlouis #dnc #trump #facts #comics #dontlose #middleaged

Katie Hubbard | "Good Little Christian Girl"

Katie Hubbard was raised a self-proclaimed "Good Little Christian Girl." Growing up in a blue-collar town where most Catholics were Democrats, and Evangelicals were more conservative, religion was more than just part of the process or weekly "to-do" in the Hubbard household. Katie and I took a chat/stroll directly into the belly of the Taboo beast. Religion and a keen focus on spirituality are a major part of Katie's modern life. This independent soul, who triples as an attorney and musician simultaneously, talks about how she navigates her own spiritual self with actual friends and "humans" that have entrenched beliefs that counter her own... without blowing up these same relationships. #religion #podcast #politics #taboo #talkmore #tellmeyourejoking

Robert Vroman | Red Needle in a Blue Haystack

On this episode of Tell Me you’re joking, your favorite pop-politico pod from the Lou, I sit down with a Republican hailing from north of Delmar Boulevard. That is about as common as a “Democrat” with a Cyber Truck… maybe less so.
Robert Vroman has run in 6 races for seats ranging from Treasurer to Congressman against institutional names such as Tishaura Jones, Greg Daly, and Lacy Clay, to no avail. He has put his money where his mouth is by living up north, all while buying, rehabbing, renting, and selling properties in neighborhoods he describes as "incredibly desolate." I get his take on “why Trump won,” fake news, the divide between North City democrats and Southside progressives, what he would do with the Ram’s Money, and check this out… why he truly believes A.O.C. is a viable candidate… his words, not mine! I hope you enjoyLike Review Follow Share... it's free.
#politics #stlouis #republican #northofdelmar #progressives #libertarian #selfinterest #hypocrisy #character