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We on the Qnow are no starngers to the world of tournament of pop culture! We are the creators of the section. On this episode Jonathan May joins us to break down a current canididate for President and all his bad qualities.  First up, a VP debate happened and Mark gets into it with Jason and Jonathan. Was JD Vance odd and off putting like they have said in the past? Did Walz come off to eager and a little bit geeked out? Yes to everything. But it was what was said and the way the canididates interacted that had the guys talking. Find out all their opinions!  Next up is the Trump Bracket of Shame. A  tournament of Pop Culture about Donald Trump and all of his qualities that everybody pans. Whether it's 34 felony convictions or his love of hanging out with Vladimir Putin. Donald Trump seems to bring a lot of shame to the world of politics. But which thing stands out above the others? Which is technically the worst? We discussed this and break it all down for your listening pleasure... Play along at home!  All this and much more on this new episode of The Qnow!

Well well well the QNow is now live on 105.3/1280 KYRO every single Thursday night starting at 7pm and available worldwide on theqnow.com .  First up Mark and Jason welcome back Jonathan May to the show. A lot has changed since he was on the show so we pick his brain to find out what he thinks about Kamala Harris as well as her VP pick Tim Walz. This leads to a discussion about local elections and the August 6th primaries. Corey Bush seems to be one of the individuals who was beat out in her primary and the gentleman discuss why this was.  Next up we have a tournament of pop culture for the best Marvel character in the MCU. Jonathan considers himself sort of a savant when it comes to the Marvel Universe and so we wanted to really put it up to him and see what he thought about the best characters overall. Could it be Spider-Man, could it be the Hulk? What about Thor or even Stan Lee himself. Download and find out!  Finally there are a lot of deadly jobs in the world but there are only six that top the list. Do you do one of these jobs? Would you be willing to do one of these jobs? The crew breaks down the list and we find out what are the most dangerous jobs on planet Earth in 2024. 

Send us a Text Message.A Day in Pompeii is a progressive metal band from Lynchburg, VA- Anna Tracy, Candace Phelps, and Jonathan May joined us today to talk about their material, their creative process, and we heard a few of their songs!Their linktree is in the show notes:https://linktr.ee/adipbandThe Fowl Players of Perryville are back in action and have upcoming shows on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, 5th Company Brewing in Perryville, MD, the VanDiver Inn in Havre de Grace, and others. If you are interested in seeing a show our website is www.fowlplayersofperryville.com and if your are interested in booking us- fowlplayersperryville@yahoo.com or 443-600-0446.Remember- every Tuesday from 4-6pm EST is the Back of the Rack- The Michael Spedden Show on 97underground.com- where we feature songs you forgot you liked, classics that never die, interviews with up and coming and classic beloved bands. Go to 97underground.com and download the free app today and listen to us wherever you go! We thank you for watching and listening to Fowl Players Radio- our main website is www.fowlplayersradio.comand our youtube channel is youtube.com/@fowlplayersradio.Remember- to support our guests in their endeavors. Links to their books, albums, tickets to their shows, and much more can be found in the show notes of each episode.#adayinpompeii #fowlplayersradio #michaelspedden #fowlplayersofperryville #97underground #wmsr #5thcompanybrewing #marylandpartyboat #suskyriverbeverage #madiganswaterfrontwww.fowlplayersradio.comwww.thefowlplayersofperryville.com#michaelspedden#fowlplayersradio#fowlplayersofperryville@fowl_radio@SpeddenMichaelwww.youtube.com/@fowlplayersradiowww.patreon.com/fowlplayersradiobuymeacoffee.com/fowlplayerw

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On this episode of the QNow comedian Jonathan made returns to hang out and talk about politics.  First up it seems that Donald Trump is grabbing more people from Capitol Hill than Capitol Hill actually has. A group of congressional individuals showed up at Trump's New York trial to support him. All while there is tons of American Business that needs to be handled in Washington DC and these people are gallivanting off to other cities. The gentleman discuss. Plus Biden accepts the terms to 2 debates with Trump and this is going to be a shxt show..  Next up it's the great 2024 video game draft. The guys go around in a three round draft picking the best video game characters for their team. All teams can be judged at all times and this quickly gets out of hand. But who is really the person pushing the issue here... You listen and you decide. Who had the better team? Who's got the strongest character? Did one of your favorites make the list? All of this and much more....  Finally it seems that gen Z has a problem with Gen X wearing ankle socks. And not just Gen X but anybody under the age of 30. The guys discussing things that are clear red flags that you are getting older. They also discuss a list of red flags that women search up on Google before dates... This goes a whole bunch of directions nobody expected! 

The quadratic complexity and weak length extrapolation of Transformers limits their ability to scale to long sequences, and while sub-quadratic solutions like linear attention and state space models exist, they empirically underperform Transformers in pretraining efficiency and downstream task accuracy. We introduce Megalodon, a neural architecture for efficient sequence modeling with unlimited context length. Megalodon inherits the architecture of Mega (exponential moving average with gated attention), and further introduces multiple technical components to improve its capability and stability, including complex exponential moving average (CEMA), timestep normalization layer, normalized attention mechanism and pre-norm with two-hop residual configuration. In a controlled head-to-head comparison with Llama2, Megalodon achieves better efficiency than Transformer in the scale of 7 billion parameters and 2 trillion training tokens. Megalodon reaches a training loss of 1.70, landing mid-way between Llama2-7B (1.75) and 13B (1.67). Code: https://github.com/XuezheMax/megalodon 2024: Xuezhe Ma, Xiaomeng Yang, Wenhan Xiong, Beidi Chen, Lili Yu, Hao Zhang, Jonathan May, Luke Zettlemoyer, Omer Levy, Chunting Zhou https://arxiv.org/pdf/2404.08801v2.pdf

We are hot and heavy into the election cycle for 2024. Primaries have happened, people complaining on social media too...all the necessities to let you know everyone is chomping at the bit to be recognized and voted into positions! Well this is no different in Missouri either!  First up Joanthan May returns to discuss peeing on people for no reason and then tells an amazing story of a dream he had! This leads to a discussion about Donald trump and his inabilities to pay his legal debts to the people he has wronged. This means Trump is not even HALF a Billionaire. He doesn't possess the liquid money to pay off the debts he has accrued and his own team is the one telling the judges.  Next the gents welcome Carolie Owens and Steven Blair who are running for Francis Howell School Board. Carolie is a veteran educator of over 30+ years who has worked for multiple school districts and has put in tenure to know the lay of the land. Steven is a pastor that is also an educator and they are trying to pull this conservative agenda out of the hands of the current board memebers, and right the ship. Carolie and Steven get detailed in their plight and why you need to vote for people with a grounded approach.  Finally, a surprise Tournament of Pop Culture. There are a ton of TV theme songs and we could easily (and might) do another 16 songs to battle it out. But this time around we have a random pull of TV theme songs and we are going to see which one reigns supreme by the end of the show! 

On this episode of the The QNow,  Jonathan May shows back up and we decide to break down everything going on in the world around us.  First of Donald Trump has been a very bad boy and has now had punishments handed down to him financially. Unfortunately Trump feels that he doesn't have to pay those and it said that he's only going to pay $100 million of the 400 plus million that he deserves to pay. The gentleman talk about Donald Trump and his current indictments.  Next up there's a crazy story coming out of Kansas City about a group of friends who had a football playoff party, then one of them decided to go to bed and the other three ended up dead in the freezing cold in their backyard. What killed the three men is still a question that everybody is discussing. Also how do you not notice your friends dead in your backyard for a couple of days? Mark, Jason and Jonathan break this down and discuss.  Finally we have another tournament of pop culture after we took a break. This week's tournament is the best board games ever! Did your favorite board game make the list? Did the one that you thought was going to move forward move  forward as you expected? All this and much more on the newest episode.

Jonathan May has returned on this episode of The Q to Grace us with his amazing comedic abilities.  First up is the Iowa caucus for 2024 and our friend Donald Trump has easily won a red state where we obviously knew he was going to win. But what does this mean for America and all of us who are watching from the sides. This man has criminal issues and indictments that should hold him off of the ballot but he still continues to campaign and get support. We discussed the Iowa caucus and the future of America between the guys.  Next up is a tournament of Pop Culture that we didn't expect to have but we have it now. This tournament is based off of cop movies. Movies like Training Day and Beverly Hills Cop. We take 16 of them and break it down to figure out which movie was the best cop/police movie. Did your favorite movie make the list because Mark definitely did not make this list... so we don't know. But tune in and join the guys as we decide who is the most entertaining and best cop movie.  Finally there are things that are red flags and people's houses that most of us understand and know. These are unspoken things but when you see them pop up you definitely know that you don't want to be at that house. Mark Bland, Jason Kull and Jonathan May discuss these Oddities and bring some of their own to the table. All this and much more on the newest episode of The Q now.

We are moving towards  Xmas and with that, there is always room to introduce a new fan of the world of horror...so we are doing that today. James Dean is fresh off directing his newest film called XXX-mas! Starring one of our own and friend of the show Jonathan May! James is no spring chicken and has been working in and on movies for a while now. A huge horror buff, James joins to talk with Mark Bland and Jason Kull about the production, his costs and address things that Mark brings up regarding other movies in the same vein and how he approached that as he made this movie.  But before that, Mark and Jason have to talk some politics and this week was great with Hunter Biden stating that he would like to do any depositions or interviews regarding his "crimes" in a public forum. The public aspect made the republicans blush fast and backpedal because everyone can watch and see the things they want to be able to make up and put out there. Instead they now have a person wanting to go public and out them for the bad people they are...and it seems this is becoming the norm. People want to out bad people, especially republicans and their supporters.  Finally, it is Week three of the TOPC: Biggest TV/Movie Jerks of ALL TIME! We have some heavyweights moving into this weeks bracket, including a recent final four player named George Costanza. What's interesting is that even with a change of topic and focus, the idea of being the lovable jerk is coming through in this competition too. It's what helped get us the Best TV character of All time...and now with some movie charcters in the mix, it's helping us find the people that could move thru. Did Costanza make it through...take a listen and find out! 

Jonathan May makes his Triumphant return to the QNow and boy do we have some special things to talk about in the world of politics!  Fresh off making a new horror film for this season coming up, the actor of XXX-mas, joins Mark Bland and Jason Kull to talk about his life, the movie coming up and all the things that go into making Jonathan, well Jonathan! But that is not all... Markwayne Mullen and Kevin McCarthy finally said the quiet part out loud this week when they went full on mental illness and started trying to physically assault other memebers of congress and even guests to Capitol Hill. First up Markwayne of Oklahoma decided to try and get in the face of a Teamster that was a guest on capitol hill. Evidently the two men had words on SOCIAL MEDIA and the republican just couldn't let Social Media go...so he tried starting a fight in the Senate chamber before being punked by Bernie Sanders and told to act like an adult.  In another section of the Capitol, Kevin McCarthy the whiny former Speaker of the house elbaowed and tried to physically attack another republican because he is mad everyone turned on them. Mark and the guys discuss all of this craziness happening! Then, for his triumphant return, Mark put together a special Tournament of Pop culture that might become a larger fight. Mark chose 16 people to put up against each other for the title of Biggest/Best Jerk in a movie or TV show. An amazing topic that has a ton of opportunities and people that can be thrown into the mix coming up. Who do you think should be in future tournaments...did your favorite movie/TV jerk make this tournament right here? And we definitely have strong competition in this breakdown. But this is discussed live on the show and worth your time to check out.  Finally, it's been a while but Fxck My Life has been on the internet for many years. We used to bring it up on the show all the time, but things change and time moves one. With that said, the return of FML comes to the Qnow and boy are their some doozy's to deal with on this Episode! 

*To Skip Banter fast forward to 5:50* In this episode Jonathan May vote yes for Austin to become a member at his church, a interim pastor was voted no to becoming the pastor before he preached, and teenage Colton voted no to the man who made a huge spiritual influence on his life. Most importantly, Austin, Jonathan, and Colton take time to answer a question from a listener about Christians and American consumerism. How do you avoid covetousness in a consumerism charged America? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-exiles-podcast/support

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 gravitate the way they want and that creates the separation just like in the animal kingdom. Can we get these guy to agree? Next up, KSDK channel 5  in St. Louis (the NBC affiliate ksdk.com) lends their political coordinator to the Q for a interview. Mark Maxwell joins the show to discuss how this election will proceed forward after the 2020 election denying. Mark and the boys discuss the potential for republicans to use their congressional advantage to bring libs to their knees as well as what are the topics and ballot options people are talking about going into this Mid-term.  Finally Mark and Jonathan bid adieu to Mike Eise and continue to break down the ballot initivatives for Missouri in the 2022 election and this leads to some movie talk. Mark and Jonathan both saw the movie Barbarian and had differing opinions on the outcome of the movie and who the focus should be on. Be careful, they do discuss some "spoiler" styled stuff. And then Dr. Love is back in the house as the two discuss a guy and his unwilling dating partner!  All this and more on this episode of the Q! 

In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast - Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Jonathan May, Research Team Lead at Information Sciences Institute - University of Southern California on the toxicity on social media, how understanding context is essential to reduce toxicity on social media, and about USC's work on fixing toxicity online.

Jonathan is the host of "Comic book Cinema" and a recurring guest on ØP. https://youtube.com/channel/UCgzCQTp3yPRisHsDL-DN1jg

It's Halloween time and on the Q we live for the scary time of the year. Sure we love the other times, but something draws us to this time of year with the leaves changing and the air getting cooler.  So on this episode, Jonathan May and Jason Kull join Mark Bland to focus on a few things and give their thoughts.  Up first is Herschel Walker and Kanye west and this cache of new fangled republicans that just choose to be wild, show everyone their worst side and then expect everyone to be cool with it. Antonoi Brown from football (also) gets brought up as well as the hijinks of Rand Paul.  Next Jonathan May and the guys get into talking about movies and music and everything. Then Mark asks Joanthan if he could remake a movie with an all Black cast, what movie would he do and who would be cast. This leads to Jonathan claiming he would put out some movies called "Blacked" where he directed them and the casts were all black, but super well known movies like Forrest Gump.  Finally since we are talking Halloween, Mark decides it's been a while since they done a tournament of pop culture on the Q and he wants to do the 2022 Halloween Candy competition. So saddle in and find out if your favorite candy to eat made the cut, and how deep it went into the competition.   

So Eric Greitens decided to put out a commercial in St. Louis stating that he is HUNTING RINO's (Republicans In Name Only).  This is kinda crazy since he is openly using language and visuals that are feeding his sycophant lifestyle of wanting to hurt people. Why? Well we discuss this on the newest Q.  Jonathan May and Jason Kull make their way back to the table to discuss the stories in the news. This includes the January 6th hearings that just happened (again) and we found out that the Oath Keepers were aware of the plot a few weeks before as shown through text messages. Plus one of the men there at the inssurection has had a change of heart and testified against Trump and all the conservatives.  Next up is the police video and surveillance video released by the media of UVALDE and their lack of effort trying to save the Robb elementary kids. It's kinda sickening and makes adult very angry when they see this video.  Finally, to get away from those evil and bad stories, Mark lightens it up a bit with a game of Choose you House and What Movie or TV show would you live in. Hilarity ensues and everyone had a blast. check out this new episode of the Q!

Titles can be deceiving, this was great conversation about movies, society and local rockstars of times past. Lots to laugh about and probably a little to cry about.. don't be surprised to see this combination of characters on the internet together again soon. Be sure to keep up with "Comic Book Cinema" on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok !

Jason sits down with long time friend and YouTube host Jonathan May to talk about Batman and the court of owls comic arch. The content creators talk about growing up together, Electra, and the owls. Check out Jonathan's YouTube page https://youtube.com/channel/UCgzCQTp3yPRisHsDL-DN1jg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah can seem problematic for Christians. But this story teaches us that God is a judge and God is merciful - and both of these are good things.

The USA has an issue and that is the fact that Britney Griner is currently being held in a Russian Prison for getting caught with hash oil. She is also homosexual and that is a "no no" in Russia. And the Russians have invaded Ukraine and might be starting a World War again...so Britney is in a really bad spot.  On this episode we discuss all this and welcome our guy Jonathan May back to the show to sit and talk with us about what is going on in the world.  This all leads to a discussion about Gas prices and why they are so high currently. Mark Bland dispells a few myths regarding the reasoning and put other things into perspective. Was it Putin, Biden, Trump...who is at fault or is all of them at fault? Next up the gents get into some news stories and one in particular sets off quite the storm during the show. Mark brings up the Joros spiders and their new US home. Plus how they spread from place to place. It's called Nightmare fuel by the kids and Jonathan is not a fan at all!  Finally Mark and Jonathan talk about werewolves and then which 1980's Movie Sequels deserved more love than they got. To find out which ones they were and more...take a listen to this episode of the show! 

Your new favorite podcast is coming out of the state of Iowa featuring Eric Marshall and Cody King. Our guest this week, our favorite and soon to be your favorite magician and good friend of the show, Jonathan May. Big thanks to The Irish, BBops, Lola's Fine Hot Sauce, FABLDSM.com, and Remax Revolution - The Mullin Team.

The story of Cain and Abel teaches us a lot about how sin breaks us. But the story also shows us God's grace and points to us towards Jesus who died to heal us from our sin.

Mark welcomes Jonathan May and Tuffy Brandon back on the show! And an exciting and deep show it is!  First up, Mark and the guys discuss the Alec Baldwin bombshell interview where he claims he never pulled the trigger. To make a claim of that nature so publicly he would have to be telling the truth or else it's an immediate flamethrower to his entire life and career. But is he telling the truth. The gents discuss. Next up is a discussion on reparations. Mark and Jonthan dive into a convo on reparations and whether they are deserved or not in 2021. But Mark and the guys dive even deeper discussing who is important for the reparations and if it's even possible to pull off in our current day and climate. But when this is done being discussed, all three men agree they talked about a lot more than other group of men have tried to work on in the entire time since 1865!  Finally....how important is Sex to a relationship? This and much more is discussed and answered on this amazing episode of the Q. One of the best in the past 490 shows! 

Jonathan is the host of the podcast "Comic Book Cinema" where him and his guest discuss all things... Comic book cinema. This episode travels in several directions per usual. So, Buckle up. Oh, Wherever you are listening to the show be sure to favorite or subscribe to Organic Poison podcast so you will know as soon as the next episode comes out! and continue to tell you pals about the show! Enjoy!

Christians struggle with prayer. But in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shows us the incredible heart of our Father towards us when we talk with him - and this should give us great encouragement to 'pray without ceasing'!

This is an interesting show. First up Mark and Jonathan May welcome Tuffy Brandon to the show to discuss the current stories of the day.  First up, the guys breakdown some common misconceptions about race and culture in 2021. Mark and Tuffy discuss prejudice and racism, helping map it out better for people out there that might not understand the focus and reasoning for why they boxed and framed the way they are in society.  This leads to the Trump supporters and conservatives newest favorite thing to do....taking Ivermectin, aka Horse Dewormer. Joe Rogan the well known podcaster and UFC host recently went online to explain that he had Covid 19 and was taking ivermectin to kill it off. Of course, the information and proof that it works is always up in the air, because anything that works, gets rerouted into a money making medicine that the FDA approves for the corporations. This is how Mark and the guys know that this Ivermectin is not working at all.  Mark knows all this talk always leads down one road in non-election years...taking the stories and things happening and trying to make the president look like a bad guy. It was much less difficult with Trump since he shot himself in the foot more than anyone could, but with Biden they are throwing everything at him hoping something will sick similar to Obama. Mark realizes that conservatives hate people that are squeaky clean because it means only they (conservatives) are thinkers of bad decisions and ideas.  Finally as with all new guests, Tuffy plays on the Hot Seat to a bevy of questions that he didn't see coming. This leads to more interesting discussions! All of this and much much more on this new episode of the Q show! WHEW! 

On this new episode of the Q, St. Louis funnyman and actor Jonathan May joins to discuss the Afghanistan take over by the Taliban.  First up Mark and Jonathan discuss the take over of Afghanistan by the Taliban! As with anything within touching distance of Trump, this entire thing wreaks of bad Trump decisions and trying to leave people holding the bag. The soldiers in the field were already living and working in Afghanistan, so this is nothing new for them. It's new to people in the USA on social media. So the men discuss in realms of American voters and what they should be paying attention to. Next up, the guys discuss the anti-vaccine people and how their decisions are affecting the day to day life of people in America. Mark forgets his friends name but that brings up the fact that many people are crazy with their hatred of the vaccine. Jonathan brings up Chet Hanks and how his father couldn't possibly be proud to be associated with his son. This leads to a discussion about people that are conspiracy theorists and how they never grab on to educated science in life.  Finally, Mark wants to discuss diversity in media and specifically brings up this past Olympics coverage by NBC and how he is noticing it more and more with the panels of people they are choosing. But things take years to slowly implement and is this being shoved down peoples throats, or are we there now? Mark gets surprised by some info from Mr. May and it may make him understand better. You decide. All this and more from this episode of the Q. 

We can struggle with praying for others, but Paul shows us what love shaped prayer for others looks like and we can pray this way too.

We can struggle with praying for others, but Paul shows us what love shaped prayer for others looks like and we can pray this way too.

We can struggle with praying for others, but Paul shows us what love shaped prayer for others looks like and we can pray this way too.

We can struggle with praying for others, but Paul shows us what love shaped prayer for others looks like and we can pray this way too.

Hour 2: Brian Barrett is joined by Jonathan May to talk about the upcoming MLB draft and what the Red Sox could do with the 4th overall pick. They also talk about the future of Jeter Downs and when Jarren Duran will be called up.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Owes Me for sure. Mark comes home fresh from one of the bigger vacations him and the family has been on for the first time since before Covid. Mark took the kids to Disney World but the Trip did not get off on the right note and Mark is here to spill all the tea on that situation and put Southwest Airlines in their place.  On top of that, Jonathan May joins the show to discuss the Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul boxing match, and the upcoming Woodley vs. Jake Paul fight. Did it live up to the hype that they portrayed in the media...the guys talk about that.  Coming out of Covid, a ton of businesses are finding it tough to staff and fill voids left by the year and half long Covid downturn. Is this the CEO's faults and business owners...OR....are people being more lazy now and is it because of government payouts? Should companies waste there time on trying to lure in new people or spend the time to keep the loyal trained employees happy. The guys discuss this and every aspect.

Serving is in our DNA as Christians, but often we find it very challenging. The good news is that in Ephesians 4, Paul helps us to serve by showing us the starting point, purpose and practicalities of serving.

Serving is in our DNA as Christians, but often we find it very challenging. The good news is that in Ephesians 4, Paul helps us to serve by showing us the starting point, purpose and practicalities of serving.

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Jonathan May and Mark Bland decide to tackle some cultural things like they are used to discussing.  First up Mark has an issue with people coming after him for discussing the Semantic aspect of a online convo he was having recently. People accused him of being insensitive because he discussed the definitions and primitive language of past time periods and how words were and weren't used in specific times. Was he in the wrong, you decide after listening. Next Mark presents Jon with some Shower thoughts....things that make you go hmmm... and make you think deeper about some things in your world you might not have been thinking about!  Finally, Jon and Mark take on the listeners and their thoughts they write out to Mark on a weekly basis. Sometimes they say amazing things that everyone can agree with...but other times they say things that make you go Hmmm...but the gents break down all the thoughts and ideas and bring you the funny on this new episode of the Q!

We are thrilled to host Trina Grey and Jonathan May who work with recent high school graduates with disabilities, and our newest team member Kathryn Dawson, a former special education teacher. Together, they are going to walk us through the journey of many special education students, from high school to just following graduation. You’ll hear from them what is most important for teachers to know about how they can be supported.

This week on the show Jonathan May brings his comedic style to the airwaves to discuss more life with Mark Bland.  First up the gentlemen discuss their backgrounds in Social Media and Mark reconnecting with a gentleman named Mike Wilkerson and some of their discussions regarding politics and some of the past stuff from their lives. This leads to a discussion about how Trump is now pouting because he doesn't have a outlet to bent his dislike and is talking about starting his own social media network.  Next up the gents discuss Marjorie Taylor Greene and he recent situation regarding the Capitol Riots and her stances outside of the political spectrum. Mrs. Greene has been seen going around for years antagonizing and attacking people on public streets smearing their names and defaming them. Why? Because she feel she was lead down the wrong path by the people in charge of her party. Nope she's just a racist rural Gerogia lady and Atlanta is too black for her to be happy. So why not be a racist and an ass. Finally...Mark and Jonathan dig into the past and Jonathan gets thrown on the hot seat for the first time in a long time. He answers the questions but this leads to a discussion about Mark and some Bitcoin he received in 2009. He then sold them off for a little bit of money. Jonathan loses it and boom...the show has another golden moment! 

Welcome to Crime Scenes: A True Crime Movie Podcast! The show is hosted by us, Bolton Harris and Grace Baehren, two movie buffs, true crime addicts, former lawyers, and friends since college!! Each week we recap a movie based on a true crime while also discussing additional facts about the real events gathered from our own research. We promise to keep the banter fun, the stories interesting, and that there will never be a dull moment!In Episode 1 Bolton and Grace recap the 2011 movie Bernie and discuss the facts of the true crime story that the movie is based on. Bernie tells the story of the 1996 murder of Marjorie Nugent by Bernie Tiede in the small Texas town of Carthage. The film stars Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, and Shirley MacLaine. It was directed by Richard Linklater and written by Linklater and Skip Hollandsworth. The movie is based on Hollandsworth's January 1998 article, "Midnight in the Garden of East Texas," published in Texas Monthly magazine. Sources: Bernie, 2011https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Tiedehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_(2011_film)Hollandsworth, Skip (January 1998). "Midnight in the Garden of East Texas". Texas Monthly. Hollywood Crime Scene episode 135, Movie vs. Reality: Bernie vs Bernie TiedeCriminal Discourse Podcast Season 1, Bernie Tiede: Saint or Sinner48 hours episode on this case called “The Mortician, The Murder, and The Movie released October 1st 2016, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-the-mortician-the-murder-the-movie/Kohn, Eric (June 7, 2011). "INTERVIEW Richard Linklater: "I don't think I'll ever quit making movies"". indieWIRE. Rosenbaum, Jonathan (May 20, 2012). "Watch for BERNIE (upgraded)". Zeitchik, Steven (June 16, 2011). "Los Angeles Film Festival: Richard Linklater stays provocative and independent with 'Bernie'". Los Angeles Times. Hallmark, Bob (March 7, 2012). "Carthage residents react to Bernie movie". KLTV. Retrieved July 29, 2012."Austin attorney takes interest in Bernie Tiede's murder case". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Nicholson, Eric (May 7, 2014). "As 'Bernie' Goes Free, Victim's Granddaughter Says Hollywood Has Wrought an Injustice". Unfair Park. Dallas, Texas: Dallas Observer. http://www.co.panola.tx.us/page/panola.District.Attorneyhttp://www.marjorienugent.com/Richter, Marice. “Texas Judge Grants Change of Venue for Sentencing in 'Bernie' Case.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 27 Oct. 2015. 

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 syndicated and back to a hybrid syndication/podcast). On this Anniversary we are joined by Jonathan May, Gary Weed and Jason Kull to discuss the past year of 2020 and a little about the past 10 years on the show. Due to Covid, we couldn't have a big party and live show for the 10th anniversay, but we can get a show together for all of you. So much to discuss and too much to type in here, so you just settle in and listen to our current thoughts on Trump and his moves, plus the past and a little telling of the future too! Finally, Comedian Steve Hofstetter joins the Q as a guest to discuss his new book that he has been working on, plus he talks about how he gained notoriety in the world of social media and comedy. From his early days in Brooklyn until his new future in Pittsburgh, PA...Steve sits down to discuss some of his political views and to make sure you all know that this is just the beginning, buckle in and enjoy the ride!  It's been 10 yrs and the Q Show just keeps bringing it. 

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 others. Here is a situation where people, who have no relationship with Mark (and never did) use Mark as a scapegoat for things. It's intellectually dishonest. And makes those people flat out liars. But this ends on a special message from Bobby that the Q and Mark approve! Next it seems the VACCINES COMETH! As the year ends and Xmas is upon us, the world is getting the new Covid vaccines. Both Pfizer and Moderna have gotten FDA approval to roll them out and people are mixed on using them. Mark and the boys break down what a vaccine really is and what it's doing in layman's terms (the guys are not doctors) to your body when it gets it. Maybe you knew and maybe you didn't. But check this out and learn a little something new. Finally, Defunding the police has been discussed a few times on the show, but Bobby and Jonathan break it down and get to the nitty gritty of how it's supposed to work and how people should be viewing these things. Interesting grey area that people discuss some aspects of but not the aspects we discuss on the Q.  After all this, the guys answer a pertinent Christmas question from a listener...Should it be okay to tell family and friends you are not getting them anything because you just don't have the money right now? With 2020 being rough and money being tight, is this okay to do. Find out what the answer is on this new episode of the Q! 

The best Podcast from the state of Iowa, allegedly. Host Eric Marshall and Cody King are 2 Des Moines guys, talking about whatever they want in an entertaining and comical way. Thanks to BBops, and Lola's Fine Hot Sauces, this week we record at Des Moines new hot spot, Coa Cantina. This week our guest, is the greatest magician in the midwest. He blew our minds, and he's about to amaze you as well! The Great Magician, Jonathan May. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. 

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 of the election, things will get more violent. Should it be this way, we are not sure. This leads to Mark discussing how the President is currently in power but spends too much time complaining about the current status of the country...should he fix it or not....the guys discuss. Finally, Jonathan has come on the show before and claimed Werewolves are real and this leads Mark to ask about things like Bloody Mary in the dark mirror and other things of the supernatural. Being Halloween things are getting spooky and Mark wants to know how deep Jonathan gets on these beliefs. Fun episode to listen to!

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 to discuss the Jacob Blake and Kyle Rittenhouse situations. Jacob Blake was shot in the back by Kenosha police after they were called to a disturbance that Blake was involved with in Kenosha Wisconsin.  Jonathan and Mark discuss the situation and surrounding reasons.  This leads to the discussion about Kyle Rittenhouse. A 17 yr old boy that drove with an AR-15 to Kenosha where people are protesting the Blake shooting. When he arrives he links up with people he knew from a FACEBOOK group and they were there to Protect the people and businesses. It was his "job" he told someone before the shooting started.  Rittenhouse then gets into his own melee with people where he shoots and kills 2 people and wounds another one badly.  Conservatives have been GLEEFUL with Rittenhouse and have claimed Self Defense. He was arrested for Intentional Homicide which is not "self defense".  Mark and Jonathan discuss all of this in glorious detail on this new episode of The Q! (understand this was recorded before other pieces of info came out so the guys went with what they knew at the time)

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 about comic books and super heroes. All good and fun until the serious happens.... So 2 St. Louis Lawyers decided to take the law into their own hands and fend off a BLM protest walking past their house. They did this with a machine gun and wife visibly upset pointing a hand gun at people. The guys discuss the ramifications and all the thoughts surrounding BLM, the lawyers and even public opinions. Worth the listen alone. Finally Mark hits EJ with the Hot Seat where they discuss how to handle and alien invasion of Earth and much much more!  Such a fun guest for the show and we look forward to hearing EJ on the show more in the future! 

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 many were already protesting police brutality. But was this a case of police brutality and murder?  Jonathan May and Mark are not afraid to discuss the deep topics and they sit down to talk about both situations further and discuss the merits of police brutality, while discussing the contrast between the two situations.  This is a deep discussion. There are things said that might make some people angry. But these have to be discussed at the levels Mark and Jonathan discuss them or else we will never get to the deepest issues between white culture and black culture and how to fix them.  Sit back and enjoy. Remember this is a discussion with no pulled punches. It's stark and direct. It's designed to make you think.

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 basically "lynched" him in the street. Mark gets into online discussions and the Floyd killing was being presented as a lynching to Mark. Mark and his guests Jonathan May and Gary Weed weigh in on the deep issue and discuss what is and is not to be considered "lynching". This also leads to more discussion on the Police Brutality debate of 2014. So the guys pick up where those shows left off and discuss the newest round police issues that are popping up.  Covid-19 aka Coronavirus is still hammering the USA and with these new protests, the question is Will more people be getting the virus and getting sick? Should the protest be happening with this virus still out there? And what is the thought process of people that jump back in....the guys discuss. Finally, Mark takes some questions and has Jonthan and Gary weigh in on them. One leads to discussing movies and specifically a movie from the past called Gravity. Mark and Jonathan get into a discussion regarding the filming of the movie....take a listen. You don't want to miss this episode of the Q!

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 virus and how we can learn to make the world a better place. Someone mentions "essential workers" and start to talk about the monies and stimulus that have been put out by the governement including that unemployment check. This leads to talking about going back to work and if people are ready to settle back in. Finally, Mark reads some fan mail and letters to the q while also asking some questions of the guest. Whats the Worst injury they have ever had? Who's is better Alterbridge or Creed? Why did ATA go on hiatus and when is it coming back? Some important questions that need to be answered! 

Coming to you from the COVID-19 pandemic, Jonathan May from Morgan & Morgan in Memphis remotely joins Kate for a rundown of what's been going on at the TBA this month and what's coming up. 

St. Louis Broadcasted Zach Schmidt joins Mark and Jonathan May to discuss his thoughts on politics, current affairs and life!  The whole world is on High ALERT! Fox News can't keep their WARNING logo off the screen at this moment because the CoronaVirus is on it's way to bring plague and famine and locusts. Revelation's is happening if you talk to conservatives and many people in the USA. Then again, the sky is always falling for some people. But Mark and the guys discuss the virus and the potential impact it could have on the world markets and the USA. Next up is a local STL discussion that comes on the heals of another MASS SHOOTING in the USA. This one happened at a beer plant in Milwaukee. The St. Louis Local one happened at a Community Center in Maryland Heights Missouri...a subsidiary of the St. Louis area.  Mark focuses on something that no one ever talks about regarding these mass shootings. See if you catch it too? Finally Mark and Jonathan get into their typical discussion on racial relations and how the world should view things. This time around, Lynching finally gets outlawed 120 years too late. Mark, Zach and Jonathan try to wrap their heads around why this took so long to outlaw. And last, Zach has to do the Hotseat and everyone finds out that Werewolves ARE REAL! 

The world is a funny place with funny people constantly trying to play the "crabs in a bucket" game. Mark's been playing this game in STL for 20+ years. These others though, they get their careers handed to them and they are not worth the money they are being paid.  Jonathan May and Gary Weed join to discuss all the great things happening in the world. First up, Rob Blagojevich gets pardoned by the President of the USA. When interviewed he calls himself a 'Trump-O-Crat" and Mark breaks down why this is stupid and what he's attempting to do. This breaks down to what republicans try to constantly do.  The USA is the king of the world. How the rest of the world views us and why they should view us that way is important. Mark, Gary and Jonathan discus the position as KING of the world and what that means from our point of view and everyone else's point of view.  Finally, Mark and the guys decide to take some questions from the listeners and break them down for the people. Gary tries saying things he's not allowed. Mark discusses more Black History Month with Jonathan (which is always exciting) and the men finally get world peace figured out. What an amazing episode. 

It is February and that means its time for our yearly jaunt into celebrating black culture and the things that make them unique. And no better a person to bring on the show to entertain and discuss cultural things with, other than Jonathan May.  Back again for some thrilling discussion, first up the guys discuss the layout for the democrats and some of Mark's opinions on the current crop of people vying for that DNC nomination. Mark explains how strong the Obama presidency was and how that affected Trump.  Then the guys switch gears to discussing how rapper G-Eazy put up a social media thing with him kissing on a black female rapper named Megan the Stallion....this set the internet off and many black females were pissed she did this, but also a few men. Mark discusses how black men in their culture always go for white women and they are chastised for it but not a lot...why is this different for Megan? This leads to discussing Black History Month. Finally, The Purge is just a movie, but it seems that the mentality of this country is starting to go down that road. Mark and Jonathan discuss the black culture and how they view history versus other ways to view it. Your perspective is not the only one and it's not always the right one. Mark and Jonathan go back and forth discussing cultural differences and what we can do as people. What can we do? Listen and find out.

Patrick Wilson and Comedian Jonathan (Award winning) May come on the Q to disucss the articles of impeachment against Donald Trump...but the story starts off before that.  Mark starts by checking into the music background of Patrick and early growing up in St. Louis County. This leads to a interesting discussion of the best shows the guys ever seen at clubs in St. Louis or even at all.  Mark then changes the focus to music and culture. Ferguson shows up in the convo and Patrick discusses how his day went the day the Michael Brown incident happened. Which leads to stories from Jonathan and Mark.  This tuns to talk of the Beach Boys and how black culture views white crossover artists and which ones have been taken in by black culture. Then the talk switches to the Golden Globes and specifically Mark wants to discuss if Tom Hanks playing Mr. Rogers is a SUPPORTING ROLE. He's nominated for Supporting Actor in a movie and not as the Lead Actor. This brings up some great movies and which ones you should watch for or see. Finally, Mark turns the topic to impeachment and Trump and where he is at at this current point. Jonathan May comes up witha genius way to explain Trump to people that might not get how the man operates. But sadly, that is the end of our show...due to technical difficulties, the last 20 minutes of the show did not record and therefore must bid you adieu at that point. But we will work the kink out and be back to fresh next week! 

Trump is embroiled in an impeachment that seems to bother him very badly. Mark Bland and Jonathan May sit down to discuss all the new things Trump is doing.  First up they discuss Trump tweeting up to 100 times in a 24 hour period like a man that is losing his mind. But is this an attack unfairly on the president? Mark and Jonathan discuss. Next up, Mark reads a tweet from Trump that basically alludes to a Civil War being started. He's doing whatever he can to react in the worst ways regarding this Impeachment. This sparks up Jonathan to pose an interesting question that takes the guys in many different directions. Finally or two host die into unpopular and hot take style questions hand picked by Mark from the letters tat get written to him. A couple of the letters go pretty deep and it's totally worth your time to hear these questions and stories. 

Ever lost your marbles as a human being? Well the president of the USA has just done that.  Jonathan May and Gary Weed, join Mark Bland to discuss the 36 hour period where Trump went looney and will probably define the majority of his presidency.  First up, Donald Trump took the world this past week and let everyone know that he is indeed "The Chosen One" as he even looked up at heaven to drive the point home. But this was just one of the many things that happened in this 36 hour period. Trump also retweeted that he was the "King of the Jews" which a radio host called him on their show. Also Trump decided it was a good idea to pull out of the new gun restrictions and heightened background checks bill he was on top of...and he also decided to let all Jewish people know that any who vote liberal are disloyal to their god and bad people in general. So yeah, DONALD TRUMP LOST HIS MARBLES. On top of that, MTV has decided that the success of Catfish determines that a new show in the same vein needs to happen. Do you know what "ghosting" is? Well the guys break it down and discuss their opinions that MTV is doing a show bringing back people who've been ghosted. Finally a listener writes a letter explaining that he thinks there should be a secondary Olympics for people who want to use steroids. Like an "all inclusive" Olympics. Mark doesn't seem to have an issue, but it all gets lost in translation because Jonathan takes the position of the parent in life and breaks down why it's a bad idea.

Have you ever wondered where we come from? What was here before the big bang and stuff of that level?  All these questions and more get discussed on this episode of the Q.  Jonathan May makes his return to the airwaves to discuss the William Barr debacle that has been the focus of the nation for a week. William Barr, the Attorney General, didn't want to go to the House Judiciary Committee investigation into the Mueller Report.  So he just didn't show up. Which for anyone else in the country would be contempt of court and a fine/possibly jail time.  But not for Trump's #1 lawyer in the country. Nope, he's allowed to do whatever he wants because in Trumps head it is about fame and popularity.  Mark then reads some posts from his past and others, just to gauge where their heads are at. One female poses the question about our consciousness and mental where-with-all.  This brings Mark around to having Jonathan help him figure out what happened or existed before the Big Bang. Before the advent of time as we know it, did something physical just appear out of nothing. How did that happen. This finally leads to Mark and Jonathan reading some letters from the listeners, including one letter that made Mark discuss and question the future of the Q. Seems as though politics has pushed many people away from focusing on it. Mark tries to figure out if the Q needs a change! All this and much more on this new episode of the Q!

On the heels of their big 4:20 show, Jonathan May and Mark Bland welcome Comedian and co-conspirator Jon Maddy to the show. Jon a welcomed guest from the past gets a real taste of what being around Mark and Jonathan May is like. And by the looks on his face, it was interesting to say the least. First up the guys discuss Robert Kraft and his need to get hot prostitutes to so sexual things for him. Mark ask's if guys like Kraft are too Famous and well known, to the point that their fame overshadows their misdeeds. This leads to the craziest thing Mark has ever heard come out of Jonathan's mouth, "Olympus has Fallen is a great film". Mark argues that nothing about it is good and Maddy plays referee to the situation. Mark even feels so horribly about the movie that he confuses it with another movie claiming the sequel had different people...he was wrong it did not.  Then the show everyone is talking about is Game of Thrones. Mark and May decide to discuss the first episode of the new season with the blessing of Maddy. SPOILERS FOR THE SHOW are in this episode so I would recommend skipping 5-7 minutes of you don't want it ruined for you. Finally, Mark brings up a discussion with Jonathan and Jon about a conversation discussing why other cultures than Black culture are not allowed to say the N-word. Mark argues that it's kept alive by Black culture using it so frequently in slang and if they stopped the word would probably be viewed much more negatively as whole. Jonathan argues the right to say it because history dictates the culture taking the word back and not allowing others to use it. the convo gets deep and intense...take a listen and see where they finally come to a conclusion. 

400 episodes are a lot of episodes when you realize many are at minimum 1 hour long and most are 3 hours in total.  That's a lot of blood, sweat and tears that went into all of those hours of entertainment.  But alas, we are here and number 400 is what we are on!  Agitate the Airwaves host Travis Corley joins Mark Bland, Jason Kull, Jonathan May and Producer Bobby on this special episode of the Q. Travis has been hosting a local music podcast for a few years now and he is starting to bridge off into other avenues of entertainment like booking shows. Travis joins Mark and the crew on this episode to discuss his show, it's influence and what he's got coming up in the near future for the people of STL.  Trump has done it again and saying really weird off the wall type stuff. He explained about not being able to say Orange and he claims his father was born in Germany and not Brooklyn, NY. So just another week in Trump's weird presidency that does nothing.  Mark brings up some past moments on the show that he fondly remembers along with adding a new one to the list from more recent episodes. Somewhere in the middle of this, Jonathan MAy inserts he has a big package and the show never looks back. Mark does everything to keep the train on the tracks, but hilarity ensues.  All this and much more on this 400th Special Episode of the Q!  Worth every second to listen to.  

There are so many ways to say so many things. Jonathan May joins Mark on this amazing journey we call the Q. First up Mark decides that he needs to explain what being a liberal raised in the Midwest is truly like. Most people think being liberal is a national stance and all Liberals tend to fall from the same tree. But this is not true. Liberals in the Midwest are way more centrist than east/west coast liberals because the Midwest is so conservative, the liberals are raised with a conservative understanding and edge given to them from their parents. Mark and Jonathan discuss. This leads to question about Police and Jonathan's person views as an ex military police officer. Jonathan has seen both sides of the coin and the question is "Where is your current stance on police." The guys discuss. Then we get into the goods. Jonathan and Mark both have been asking questions of black and white culture on and offline. The response has been good and Mark has some questions for Jonathan and vice versa. Mark asks a question about the style of hair that people in black culture have. This leads to a convo about words you can and can't say to people in general. Also the pronunciation of words can alter the vibe of the word. The guys discuss these words too. Finally a letter from a listener that thinks Prisoners are not being used to their potential like they should be. Mark and Jonathan discuss if the listeners stance is the proper stance or not to have.  All this and much much more on this episode of the Q.  

Who is the Grand Trivia Master of the Q?  Well we set to find that out on this episode of the Q. Gary Weed, Producer Bobby and Jonathan May join to discuss a couple of topics before we get down to the brass tacks. First up...R. Kelly and Michael Jackson have been hit heavily lately in the media.  Kelly is fighting for his freedom after being accused of once again talking to and sexually abusing underage females. This is the same thing he was accused of a few years ago with the "pee on her" video tape that surfaced. The new accusations basically make Kelly out to be a forceful and manipulative guy to a host of women. On the heels of that, Michael is back in the news because the kids that didn't come forward originally in the 90's have decided to come forward now on a new documentary that has radio stations pulling Jackson's music.  This leads to an interesting discussion of NDA (non disclosure agreement) and hush money...and whether the death of one party in the agreement should or should not change the scope of the agreement. Should all rules be forgiven once one party dies in the relationship? Can the person come out after the fact, but also after spending the money they took to be quiet originally? Finally, after a challenge from Mark to Gary regarding Trivia...Jonathan decided to jump in and we have or first Grand Trivia Master contest. Producer Bobby put together 25 questions and tie breakers (if needed) to decide this first ever champ. All the questions are general in nature. Multiple categories and varied levels of difficulty...Can you keep up with the Q crew? Are you truly a Grand Trivia Master...follow along and find out on this episode of the Q. 

So the 2019 State of the Union address came and went. When it was all over, the only thing people remembered was the F-U Clap that Nancy Pelosi directed towards Donald Trump. With that, Jonathan May and Jason Kull join Mark Bland on this episode of the Q to discuss the State of the Union Address. What everyone took from it, but more importantly, what they thought the current State of the Union looks like from their eyes. This turns into discussion about people in the USA being their own worst enemies. Making choices and decisions to shoot themselves in the foot constantly. Mark then explains he will shoot himself in the foot and the reaction from Jonathan is not to be missed. Then the show takes a weird turn. Jason claims that his hometown of Keokuk, Iowa has more to do in it than St. Louis has in it. Of course, Jon and Mark disagree heavily. So it begins...the great city showdown of 2019. This leads to Mark posing the question of how Missouri would react if tomorrow the USA became 50 individual countries. How would Missouri fair in that situation.  From there things take a turn for the musical as the guys start talking about music artists in the Superbowl and eventually the talk turns to diva's. Who are the great diva's, what makes them diva's....and is there a something that they have to do consistently keeps them in the DIVA spotlight? Also on the discussion because of the Superbowl is Colin Kaepernick. Jonathan and Mark spark up debate on why Colin still is not playing in the NFL. Finally the talk becomes about people and some of their weird and awkward opinions on Life. So Mark grabs a few opinions and wants to gage the mental standing of Jason and Jonathan. Do you agree with their statements or are they ridiculous....you tell us in the comments below. All this and much more in this episode of The Q!  

The government shutdown is over and Life is returning to normal...Right? Well maybe not so fast. After shutting down the government and PROUDLY ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY, Trump got NOTHING for all the heartache he put thousands and thousands of voters thru. 800,000 went without pay for weeks and weeks. Some started to get trouble from the landlords and others they owe money to.  Also, when he opened it back up, it was only for three weeks. Jonathan May and Producer Bobby join on the show to discuss this disaster created by Trump and blamed on everyone but Trump (even though he accepted responsibility). Also discussion of Howard Schultz running for president and Roger Stone got arrested in regards to Russian Collusion and connections to Trump. So it's been a hell of a 7 days for Donald Trump.  But the fun don't stop there...Mark decides that he feels the Star Wars Universe needs to go away. Not a popular idea for many, but Mark explains why the Star Wars universe has gone on too long...which leads to a discussion about the Marvel Universe and whether a similar fate should eventually befall it too! Finally Bobby bought a book about Would you Rather questions and Jonathan squares off with Mark in a battle of Would you Rather.  All this and much more to entertain your ears on this episode of the Q.

Jonathan May returns to the Q after a long absence.  And a perfect time for the return since Gary Weed, our friend, decides to trot out the White Privilege discussion now that we have a multi-cultural panel to discuss the topic in depth. Mark starts out by asking Jonathan to explain the definition of white privilege so that he can set a baseline to see how things fall in line with the definition. But alas, Jonathan doesn't have a definition he has the common argument of "It just is that way and because you are the one doing it, you don't realize what it looks like".   At this point Mark starts to discuss how there are equally as egregious things that happen to other cultures including white people. Mark then decides to hone down on privilege in general. Can a white person who sees a rich person (no matter their race or religion) hold that wealth against them and use it as an argument to complain about the privilege of others. This doesn't go over well with Jonathan....find out why and see the fall out. Finally the guys do talk about our friend Don Trump and his need to keep the government shut down while stomping his feet like a child. Well the shutdown lead to an amazing White House Dinner for the Clemson Football team, served with "Hamberders" and fast food. Plus the guys touch on R. Kelly and the latest from Soulja Boy! All this and much more on the newest Q!

Donald Trump went on a Houston stage at a rally and decided to let the world know that "I'm a Nationalist". Unfortunately for Trump, he meant to say "I'm a Patriot". Now a bunch of supporters are going around trying to make it okay to be white and call yourself a nationalist.  Being a white skinned nationalist is not a good thing. The nationlism movement is ripe with men and women that are heavily prejudice and antagonistic in their handling of day to day decisions.  So Mark grabbed Producer Bobby and Jonathan May to sit down and discuss these things. But Producer Bobby doesnt' see the issue with a person running around calling themselves a nationalist. Mark and Jon have a one on one with Bobby trying to decipher between nationalism and patriotism....see where this convo goes. But also on the the heels of the nationalism situation, we had random pipe bomb's being mailed to Hillary Clinton, Robert Deniro and many others that ave spoken out against Trump. Plus a migrant caravan is slowly approaching the USA on foot and we have to decide what to do when they get here...should we let them in and start the naturalization process, or do we draw a line in the sand?  We discuss this at length! Finally, Dr. Susan Shumsky is a paranormal investigator and self described Ghost Buster. She joins Mark on this 2018 Halloween show to discuss ghosts and spirits. Why do ghost exists and why don't ghost just go to heaven and stick around here on earth. Dr. Susan touches on exorcisms and a few stories of things that she has had happen while out and about helping people with their ghost issues.  All this and much much more on this episode of The Q!

Evidently it's "Story Time" in the world of The Q. And let's be honest...October is the perfect time to tell spooky stories about people you need to be scared of. But what if they aren't scary at all. What if the people you are discussing are not the monsters that people make them out to be. Well there are two sides to every story and Jonathan May and Gary Weed join to discuss. Mark starts off discussing a recent issue he had where people went out of their way to make him look bad by taking things out of context. Mark and the guys discuss the manner at which these things happened and why they fall into the "story" world more than anything legitimate in real life.  Next up Gary discusses a post he recently made to facebook regarding people using EBT cards (welfare money) to buy things required when they also had cash money in their pocket and used it to buy other non essential items. People attacked Gary for being insensitive and to look deeper. Where Gary thinks that his point is well versed and deserves to be taken on it's merits in comparison to the country and others moral/ideological stances. Jonathan and Mark sit back to decipher and get to the bottom of Gary's stance and whether everyone chiding him is right or if in fact Gary makes the "nail in the coffin" argument that should dictate peoples thoughts. Finally Mark discusses kids in 2018 and how they don't have any patience anymore. How this is indicative of TV/Movie industry today when all they do is make remakes of everything between 1985-2015. Also how this perpetual loop will eventually be lost on life and they might maintain this for decades and decades past our current times. 

People talking into a microphone having a good time. That's what the Q likes to strive for. Well we have a doozy of a show for you. Anthony Rogers brings his unique style of comedy to the show with Mark and Jonathan May.  First up, Jonathan is having a hell of a time on Social Media because he feels Bill Cosby got what he deserved. But that doesn't stop people from being contrarians. Jonathan is getting lit up on Facebook so Anthony decides to add his two cents to the issue and bestows a very touchy position to the newly guilty comedy legend. Next is the Brett Kavanaugh hearings and issue. Seems that Ford will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She will explain he allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh to the Senators and they will either vote to confirm him or they will waive him. The guys throw around their thoughts on how this should fall out. Finally a shooting in Texas between neighbors caught the attention of Mark and they discuss if it was a legit stand your ground argument or not. Was the guy with the gun in the right, or was it the victim in the orange shirt that was irate and escalated himself until he made a move that cost him his life.  All this and much much more on this episode of the Q!

To be President of the USA, it requires a certain amount of decorum. That decorum includes how you handle yourself in the eyes of others and the world. Donald Trump fails at this daily and it took an ugly turn this past week when he decided to threaten to investigate and attack Google.....GOOGLE....because it returned less than favorable reviews of him in it's search.  Gary Weed flies solo this week while discussing with Mark about the Google issue.  Mark breaks down the value and how this looks to everyone. What we have here people is a sensitive little man that really wants to control peoples opinions. What he fails to remember is that guys like this have existed throughout history and the USA always looks down on those type of people.  Gary also rounds back and verify's that Mark's laundry issue and decision was not crazy in the least bit. Further villifying Jonathan May and Alex Elias from the week earlier.  Finally...Mark asks "Whats the weirdest home rule someone has for when you visit their house"...Gary hits Mark with an example he never saw coming and it is real weird. Take a listen and find out what the rule is. 

We setup the round table again and we brought back Producer Bobby to hang out.  But with him came friend of the show, Alex Elias, from AE Consulting Solutions as well as Jonathan May to sit down and discuss everything going on. First up Mark has a conundrum to figure out. Is he CRAZY or is he being logical. Mark and his wife have a broken dryer and the need to wash and dry clothes weekly. Mark discusses bringing up the need to go to a Laundromat which his wife is not keen on. So Mark explains his theories to the crew and then asks, AM I CRAZY? Well is he....listen and find out the verdict Also, Bobby Brings up something that he saw at LaGuardia airport in NY. A sectioned off desk and piece of ground designed for Free Speech. It's a Free Speech zone. Bobby was amazed and this makes Mark think of pop-up Rage rooms that he has seen online.  This get Alex going and excited about a new business venture.  But what about that Free Speech zone...can you say Bomb in it? What would happen? The gentlemen discuss. Finally Mark brings up a new game he wants to play called Top 5. Yo name off the Top 5 of yours without telling anyone the topic...then the people are supposed to guess what your list refers to. An amazing idea that just falls apart but could be brought back in a more permanent way down the road.

This all started with a CNN reporter asking Donald Trump about information regarding a rumor about Russia and Trump Tower meetings. On that day, Trump called it FAKE NEWS and said CNN was liars. And from then on, everyone chastised CNN and liberal news sources as liars that always put out fake stories. Cut to this past Sunday...Donald Trump goes on Twitter and tells everyone that the meeting did happen with Russia and his son was there, AND it was a meeting to get info on Hillary during the election. Well meeting with people to get dirt on the opponent is not illegal.  But when you tell us CNN lies for 2 years and then you admit you actually lied and CNN was right...now we know you're purposely swaying the information to your advantage. Which is Total BS. Mark is joined by Jonathan May and Gary Weed to discuss this new information and break down what it means for the country. But during the convo, a conversation from off air re-enters the room. And again it has racial implications.  Mark feels that Jonathan and black culture is playing too much off things from the Civil War to justify actions in 2018. Jonathan claims that it is fair to do that. See where you stand at the end of this epic discussion! 

Mark Bland and Jonathan May saddle up for an amazing ride and one hell of a show.  First up, Mark has had Jonathan on the show many times but never had a chance to really get to know him a little better. So Mark takes it upon himself for an impromptu interview of J-dog and finding out about his family and upbringing. Next Michael Cohen decided to release the Trump Tapes to CNN and the entire world is ablaze with the revelation that Trump tried paying off MORE THAN ONE women to have sex with him. As damning as liberals want this to be, it's not illegal for Trump to be a horrible husband (3 times now). Honestly its quite pathetic to know that either his hot wives are such bores that he has to find other women....OR....Trump is such a crappy person that he can't tell anyone including his own wives the truth either.  Mark then gets into a discussion about the history of Presidents that were assassinated and how watching those situations go down you can learn from history. Right now, Trump is nailing all the things that historically led down this crazy path to a certain ending.  Nobody on the Q or around the world is wishing for it, but could it happen today? The guys discuss. Plus a little on the new Sacha Baron Cohen tv show and George Washington and probably how his life as President went. 

"What About-ism's"....seems to be the only thing a certain section of political supporters can do to keep their shallow ideals and beliefs relevant. Cause everything for them is steeped in the past and what happened in ancient times that are not relevant to the present.  Jason Kull and Jonathan May join the show this week to discuss these things that just refuse to go away from the past.  But that is on the heels of a historic week of keeping kids separated from the families while stuck in a foreign country they are not from and have no residency in. But then on the back side, and just two days after claiming "I don't have any power to help"...Donald Trump signs a executive order to fix the separation issue at the border. One that he kinda created as a platform and enforced.  This leads to a discussion about how Trump tends to create issues and fix them so he can have a check in the win column. He also tends to prop up things that are useless as a win too, like signing a friendship agreement with North Korea who was never the issue.  Also the guys discuss drugged up river eels and how their coke habits are getting way outta control.

Jonathan May and Gary Weed join the show to discuss the big topics of the week. So you ask, why is the show named Channing Tatum...what happened with him this week. Well nothing happened with him this week at all unless your Jonathan May and your head is stuck in the gutter.  Gary once again starts the show off with an interesting question that makes Mark question everything in his world.  Eric Greitens decided that being a bad person and being watched and attacked for it was enough. He stepped down as Governor of the state of Missouri after being accused of raping and sexually assaulting a female. The guys touch on it but, in typical moderate fashion, there is really nothing more to say. It's in the past now and will stay there. Instead the guys focus on discussing Roseanne losing her show on ABC and how she could have avoided it. Finally Jonathan May is not liking this Drake vs. Pusha T beef and Mark is clueless along with Gary.  Jon updates them and gives the newest piece of the beef. A child exists and has been outed....do Mark and Gary agree with Drake or Pusha T. Find out on this episode of The Q.

Every single show has something we can discuss about Trump. And it's never good stuff either. Well this might be the show where the beginning of the undoing of Trump started. Michael Cohen the former Trump "fixer" has been in the heat lately and it's only showcasing why Trump wants distance. Companies are coming forward and explaining that Mike offered access and favors from a Trump presidency in exchange for money. A lot of money. If this is true, Trump is in the hot seat. There is no other presidency Michael Cohen could have done this on behalf of other than Trump. Plus the companies have stated it was for favors with Trump. Jason Kull and Jonathan May discuss this all with Mark. And finally...Mark has been listening to shows and researching about the Intellectual Dark Web that he has been accused of being a part of. Mark realized something important and by the end of the show, that becomes blaringly clear to everyone! 

Jonathan May joins once again to discuss the Michael Cohen trials and tribulations of being Trumps lawyer. Also can Jeff Sessions be sequestered and finally have to speak on behalf of all these things with the raid of Cohen's office?  But we are burying the lead....Jonathan May makes a grand statement near the end of the show. He states that there hasn't been one good invention in the past 50 years that has helped humanity in a positive way. I break out a list of the top 15 innovations/inventions of the past 50 years and we proceed to have Jonathan chime in on those things. Do any of them live up to the grandeur that Jonathan May is looking for? Did one fall short? Or was it just as he thought and the world is in a worse place for them existing.  Find out this and much more on the new Q!

Jonathan May and Gary Weed are back and together for the first time. We definitely discuss a little politics to keep you informed and happy, but honestly it's just more discussion on Trump and more bad decisions for the sake of beating his chest. So nothing new on that front...(he's getting kinda boring) But Mark decides to bring up movies and the guys dive in head first discussing the greatest comedy of all time.  Old School, Step Brothers, Talladega Nights?  What makes your list and will the guys agree that your movie is the best comedy of the past 20 years...listen and find out. Plus, whats your guilty pleasure movie or TV show? The guys breakdown some of the best guilty pleasure shows and movies for you to check out and potentially fall in love with yourself. All this and much much more on this great episode of the Q web sponsored by John Beal Roofing.

Jonathan May makes his return to the Q to discuss more about Black and White relations in the USA.  The show gets off to fast start when Mark and Jonathan discuss blackface and how it still has this racist connotation to it. This of course leads to a deeper discussion about racial relations in the USA and what is considered racist by some is not considered racist by others. Whose right? Well we don't know cause Brandon Travis jumps on the show and immediately throws the conversation for a loop with very viable arguments regarding race in America.   Also the guys discuss Denzel Washington and his ability to get oscar nods, but then it's brought up that maybe other roles were more deserving of Denzel to get oscars for. Was Training Day his best, or was it Glory. All this plus a very tiny discussion on Trump and firing Tillerson in this exciting episode of the Q.

Jonathan May, comedian and contributor to the "Straight Outta Lo Cash" podcast, is the next guest on "N The Zone" with Palmer Alexander. Here they talk about how he preps for shows, where he gets his notes from...plus what it's like being on a podcast like "Straight Outta Lo Cash" and he gives his take on local and national comedians on the scene. It's a barrel of fun and laughs with Jonathan May. This segment is sponsored by Mattress by Appointment Maryland Heights.

The new Black Panther movie seems to be getting a lot of attention from the Black Community.  This has brought up certain feelings within the white community and they have not been quiet about this. So Mark Bland, being the devils advocate he is, decides to bring in comedian Jonathan May to discuss Black culture, racism and this heightened care for a movie that hasn't even been released yet. Oh but the train don't stop there....This discussion goes into racism and the true backbone that black people think White people don't respect or care about them in 2018.   Joined by Jason kull, this is an exciting episode of the Q that really delves deep into the manners and ideals of our cultures and how they should truly be viewed in our current times. Ain't no hiding in this episode...all the words and feelings are put on the table.

Jonathan May is no slouch on the mic and he drops by again to hang out and talk with Mark and Jason Kull.  First things up, Mark is accused of Poking the Bear on social media by Jonathan. The three break down what is considered crossing the line versus not.  Mark feels that it's undeserved dislike he receives. Does Jonathan agree? Find out... Also, Mark talks about his son and his new found love of horror movies. But this leaves Mark with a conundrum. His son is 5 and there isn't many options for him to show the child without ruining him mentally for life. So what can he show him? Also, there seems to be a weird lycanthropic issue that Jonathan seems to have and comes out on the show.  Finally the guys discuss some Trump and Stormy Daniels. And Mo'nique is asking people to stop using netflix in protest to help here...all of this and much more on the Q!

Attorney Jonathan May, recently appeared as a featured guest on the Impact Makers Radio Show, “Let's Talk Divorce!” series, talking about how to avoid a costly divorce.During this segment with Radio Talk Show Host, Stewart Andrew Alexander, May, owner of the law firm, The Lions' Den, Attorneys at Law in Miami, Florida also shared what people seeking counsel need to know when looking for a professional to represent their case.May also talked about why being a Civil Litigation Attorney drives his passion for helping people to overcome the common obstacles that hold them back from achieving their desired objectives. To discover more about Jonathan May, Attorney at Law visit: http://www.LionsDenAttorneys.comTo listen to the full episode on Impact Makers Radio, visit http://ImpactMakersRadio.com/Attorney-Jonathan-May

Attorney Jonathan May, recently appeared as a featured guest on the Impact Makers Radio Show, “Let's Talk Divorce!” series, talking about how to avoid a costly divorce.During this segment with Radio Talk Show Host, Stewart Andrew Alexander, May, owner of the law firm, The Lions' Den, Attorneys at Law in Miami, Florida also shared what people seeking counsel need to know when looking for a professional to represent their case.May also talked about why being a Civil Litigation Attorney drives his passion for helping people to overcome the common obstacles that hold them back from achieving their desired objectives. To discover more about Jonathan May, Attorney at Law visit: http://www.LionsDenAttorneys.comTo listen to the full episode on Impact Makers Radio, visit http://ImpactMakersRadio.com/Attorney-Jonathan-May

Matthew Sweet looks at the Canadian influence on British TV drama in the early 1960s, with director Alvin Rakoff, Sydney Newman biographer, Ryan Danes, and Graeme Burk, contributor to the publication of Newman's memoirs. Newman was instrumental in setting up Armchair Theatre, The Avengers and Doctor Who and The Wednesday Play at a time when broadcasting was in an excitingly fluid state. The British-Trinidadian poet Vahni Capildeo on her Forward Prize winning collection Measures of Expatriation and a new Poetry Prize for Second Collections, the Ledbury Forte Prize. Artists Larissa Sanour and Jonathan May discuss the Survival of the Artist as this year's Shubbak, London's festival of Contemporary Arab Culture opens. Presenter: Matthew Sweet Guests: Graeme Burk 'Head of Drama: The Memoir of Sydney Newman' by Sydney Newman (Author), Ted Kotcheff (Foreword, Contributor), Graeme Burk (Contributor) out in September Ryan Danes 'The Man Who Thought Outside the Box: The Life and Times of Doctor Who Creator Sydney Newman' out now Vahni Capildeo 'Measure of Expatriation' out now. The Ledbury Poetry Festival 30th June to 9th July 2017 The Survival of the Artist presented by The Mosaic Rooms, at the British Museum July 2nd, part of Shubbak, London's Festival of Contemporary Arab Culture 1–16 July 2017 .Producer: Jaqueline Smith.

Funny man Jonathan May joins Mark Bland and Jason on this episode of the Q.  Firs things first, Mark discusses how the bracket is looking for his March Madness picks. Next the guys get into Jonathan May and his past.  Jonathan talks about his time a Military police officer and dealing with suicides and other assorted issues that happened. Next up, Mark and Jason get into discussing the newest Trump news including Kellyanne's newest statement on the state of microwave's in the US.  Also how being dismissive to Angela Merkel and not shaking her hand could have deeper implications as the US wades through the treacherous path of daily existence in the USA.   Finally, throughout the show, Mark stops and asks Jonathan assorted questions about  growing up Black and the affects of White culture and black culture on him a as person.  Including asking him his opinion on the newest Mike Brown video that came out in the last couple weeks. 

Jonathan May is a composer and pianist of wide and varied experience, from performing his works at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to playing ragtime piano at Disneyland while wearing a bow tie. Enjoy!

So back in 2008 Jonathan May was doing a lot of thought mulling. He saw himself, and many other students, with a lot of time on their hands who didn’t have funding for the inspired and exciting projects that they wanted to make happen. They were...