582 A - AOC vs. EPA on Bayer; Construction jobs & Bush vs. Bell - Brad & John Show

0:00 Theme song and intro

1:35 Boom in construction jobs in St. Louis area

4:15 Gov. Kehoe's I-70 construction jobs

5:00 Cori Bush's vote against Biden's Build Back Better spending

6:20 "America's Moving Forward" ad spend and Wesley Bell

8:45 $100 million "Glade" urban project

10:45 @stlpr story on Voting Rights Act

15:10 AG Catherine Hanaway quote

15:45 Bayer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)

17:05 Bayer's "small thanks" for glyphosate help

20:15 EPA and Bayer respond to AOC

21:15 Lee Zeldin fan faction

22:30 Blame EPA, not Bayer

23:20 Context is king

24:05 Bitter Brad's petty jab at successful businessman Dave Greene

25:10 Bitter Brad's old-timey insults

Originally aired April 30, 2026.

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