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The Morning After STL is the longest-running local sports morning show in St. Louis. Tim McKernan, Martin Kilcoyne, Doug Vaughn, and Jackson Burkett have the fortune of hosting the circus each morning from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. — LIVE on 101 ESPN Radio at 101.1 FM, https://101ESPN.com, https://TMASTL.com, TMASTL YouTube, The TMASTL app, and anywhere you find podcasts.

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Voice of the Blues, Chris Kerber Jul 06, 2026

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Chris Kerber joins the show to talk all things Blues offseason. We discuss Alex Steen’s opening presser and Kerbs thoughts on the transfer of power. We also talk other offseason topics, including the signing of forward Ross Johnston.

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No Takesy Backsy (Hour 4) Jul 06, 2026

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(00:00-11:11) James is ready with his sketches and bits. Mizzou football win total is out at 6.5. Completely new defense. James pitches an idea for a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode.

(11:18-31:48) President Trump just spoke on the Balogun suspension situation. Audio of The President's comments. Belgium getting little brother'd by FIFA. Lots of USA/Belgium discussion.

(31:58-32:58) And the winne of the Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD is...

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Crossing A Red Line (Hour 3) Jul 06, 2026

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(00:00-26:16) More World Cup discussion. The Fox studio crew. UEFA is not happy. Cape Verde and Argentina over the weekend was an all-timer. Mexico vs. England. Iggy's not happy with the soccer discussion. Dakota Johnson. Jackson wants Borat to officiate his wedding. Haenchen is taking schrapnel for not getting the Caitlin Clark autographed basketball.

(26:25-45:50) Martin's a nostalgia merchant. Could Jackson have handled The Landing? Quite the little saga unfolding with the Belgium appeal. Collision course for a 1776 rematch. A dangerous question. Dad tweet verbalized.

(46:00-53:29) Look Martin, it's James Carlton. James always brings the energy. James came with material today. Design AIre Heating & Cooling EMOTD.

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Blatter's Dry Beak (Hour 2) Jul 06, 2026

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(00:00-12:53) Papers and his posse. Shout out to Zedd and his pyrotechnic team. Veteran move to move up Mike Francesa in the dossier. Audio of Francesa talking with Eddie in Queens. Audio of Herculez Gomez on FIFA suspending Folarin Balogun's red card and allowing him to play.

(13:01-23:59) Joined by voice of the Blues, Chris Kerber. Kerbs gives his perspective on the transfer of power over to Alexander Steen. Doug Armstrong preferring to slide into the background. The need to add some toughness and grit to this team. The Ross Johnston signing.

(24:09-42:38) Who did it first: Conway Twitty or 50 Cent? Still awaiting a ruling on the suspension of the suspension. Ben Jacobs. Sepp Blatter sounds like a guy with a dry beak. Brooks Koepka put his trolling hat back on.

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Euro Tears (Hour 1) Jul 06, 2026

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(00:00-24:51) Thank you for recognizing my plight. Martin subbing in for Vaughn for the Lifetime Roofing Lede. Balogun back in the mix. Audio of the Belgium's head coach talking about FIFA's decision through a translator. Belgium granted the right to appeal the decision overnight. Audio of the Norway couch calling it a "bad, bad, bad, bad, bad decision." Landon Donovan is happy with the decision. More reaction from the ITV Sports Panel. Euro Tears.

(24:59-43:31) They want us to break down Chris Gotterup and the John Deere Classic. The British team playing a little cat and mouse with their hotel room to try and avoid the raucous Mexican fans. England advances down at The Azteca. Lester from The Wire taught us to follow the money. Adam Sandler officiating the Swift/Kelce wedding. Joe Buck was there. Shaggy's hits.

(43:41-1:01:34) Laura Dern. Cards dominate the first two but drop game three at Wrigley. Big let down after the Walker homerun to take the lead. Ken Rosenthal the Cardinals are in a good spot because of all the catchers. Comparing where they are in the standings this year to last year.

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July 3rd Best Of (Full Show) Jul 03, 2026

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Hour 1:

Matthew Tkachuk
Matthew Tkachuk Part 2
John Mozeliak

Hour 2:

Bob Costas
So What'd Your Grandma Think?
Jeff Suppan

Hour 3:

Jeff Suppan Part 2
Jeff Suppan Part 3
Jeff Suppan Part 4

Hour 4:

Darren Pang
Larry Hughes
EMOTD

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Work Hard, Smoke Harder (ATMA) Jul 02, 2026

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And we’re back... Who wants to be the studio sponsor? Talking sunglasses. Iggy’s DMs are a hotbed of activity. Sandwich talk. Iggy’s gripe with working and extra duties. Apparel talk. Iggy’s World Cup reactions. Who’s Handsome Tony? How many times was Iggy fired?

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Red Card, Blue Feet (Full Show) Jul 02, 2026

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Be a company man. Doug says it's a no-brainer; soccer is the lede. Sam Borden says it was an ugly win. Soccer needs an orange card. Audio of Taylor Twellman fawning over the performance and chastising the red card. Audio of a former FIFA ref talking about the possibility of an appeal. The first Thursday of every month is busy for Prod Joe. Audio of Malik Tillman's goal on the free kick. Telemundo's call of the goal. Fry wars in Ladue.
Doug didn't like the Elvis celebration song. Store brand Brian Kilmeade. The Strode Situation. The old charcoal stick. Thursday homer roll. When you know you can't win, you win. People are competing to either extend or buy-out Doug's suspension of Sharon in Clayton. Jackson's dad calls in with positive tales from Schaefer Door.
Haven't seen any support for the ref's red card call last night. Audio of Tim Ream talking about the call and playing a man down. Takes on an island. Goosebump sports moments.

A Grok-esque recap of the YouTube chat. Bofa Deez calls in to talk to Doug, but he's gone. Fielding TMA history questions. Looking ahead at possible game times. Some like soccer because Tim does and he's a lesbian.
Poor Senegal. Born in the USA. Reddit minds are poisoning us. Pretend time. Doug is The Great Tinkerer. You guys like tapas? Drops of the week.
Tuck Tuck Goose. You can almost smell that song. A sweet little redemption arc 12 years later. Engagement farming 'o' plenty. Doug's Gulf of Amerification of soccer.

Barthelona. Naps in Spain. Chairman still wants to go run with the bulls. The olds are body shaming The Chairman. Old whites always wanna fix soccer. Big Al is on the phone lines. He wants the score bug moved on the 2 Fox. Jackson's a tender little feller. It's rare when volume enters the chat. Robert Thomas was fascinated that Jackason went to school for golf.
Cardinals TV analyst, Brad Thompson joins us talking Cardinals offensive struggles in Atlanta. McGreevy pitching well and getting people out. Brad compares him to friend of the show, Jeff Suppan. Brad's not making the trip to Wrigley this weekend. His first 4th of July at home in a long time. Things that go BOOM.
Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD

Dirty Dan The Garbage Man texts in to tell us he's on hold on his way to San Jose. DDTGM has some hot Cardinals takes. Hold onto Dustin May. Dan's feet are getting bluer by the second. Greasin' it up. What's a spinach tumbler? It all goes on in the presence of Hahn. Where did you discover TMA?
We still can't decide on a victory song for the USMNT. Kyle is on the line and wants to give his vote for a song. Jackson helping Kyle with the dismount. The voting process for Listener of the Month is brought into question.
And the winner of the Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD is...

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Cardinals TV Analyst, Brad Thompson Jul 02, 2026

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Brad Thompson joins the show to talk all things Cardinals baseball. Brad gives us his perspective on McGreevy’s performance last night and Matthew Liberatore’s status as of late. We also talk about the offense and some of the inconsistency, as well as Brad’s 4th of July fans.

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Greasin' It Up (Hour 4) Jul 02, 2026

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(00:00-22:03) Dirty Dan The Garbage Man texts in to tell us he's on hold on his way to San Jose. DDTGM has some hot Cardinals takes. Hold onto Dustin May. Dan's feet are getting bluer by the second. Greasin' it up. What's a spinach tumbler? It all goes on in the presence of Hahn. Where did you discover TMA?

(22:11-34:39) We still can't decide on a victory song for the USMNT. Kyle is on the line and wants to give his vote for a song. Jackson helping Kyle with the dismount. The voting process for Listener of the Month is brought into question.

(34:49-40:19) And the winner of the Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD is...

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