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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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Value at Traveler's Championship and Tackling Final Stretch of World Cup Group Stage| The Spread Zone Jun 24, 2026

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The Spread Zone is back with a loaded mid-summer betting board. Tim McKernan, Anthony Stalter, and Scott Rizzuto break down their picks at the Travelers Championship plays at TPC River Highlands, including first-round score angles, top-five and top-20 looks, and outright winner discussion.

Then the guys dive into the World Cup market before the U.S. closes out the group stage against Turkey. Also diving into tournament futures, Tim's live-betting strategy, and how to attack totals as the group stage tightens up. Plus, Anthony takes a look at the NFL offseason futures board, from division winners, steals, and win totals to MVP, Super Bowl value, and player props.

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The Sword of Damocles (ATMA) Jun 24, 2026

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And we’re back... Mount Rushmore of Italian spots in STL. Iggy’s culinary past. Pizza in STL. Brown noodles. Iggy’s managerial staff. Iggy gives us a take about a generation of idiots. Texters don’t agree. Manscaping.

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Avoiding Curses (Full Show) Jun 24, 2026

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Big Walt coming up at 7:30, JR in studio at 8:40. Blues trade Kyrou so who are the Blusiers gonna hate on now? Good return from Washington. Blues now have four first round picks. Walk & Talks. Gotta question Doug’s effort today. The windshield is bigger than the rear view, Chief.
Cards announced a presser today. Expectations are a transfer of power in the ownership structure. Is this the end of the Navy Caps On The Road movement? Need to ask at the presser. Maybe we’ll send Cal May as a plant. Hockey Hall of Famer and friend of the show, Keith Tkachuk joins the show. Finding out he had made the Hockey Hall of Fame. Incredible run for the Tkachuk family. Matthew and Brady getting to play together in Florida. His role with the Blues and prepping for the draft.
Trouble with the phone lines yesterday on ATMA. Talking to the Plowhawk yesterday. Audio of Brady Tkachuk talking about his move from Ottawa to Florida. Mark of Mark’s Bra & Mulch is really shining. We may have lost Doug. Blues whipping boys over the years. Shrewsbury Seminary Student on hold. Less sports than this show? Wait, Martin’s a GILF?!?! A Ghanian witch doctor cursing Harry Kane. It’s only weird if it doesn’t work.

Chairman Kurt is now on the floor because JR is with us in studio. Doug made JR pee a little bit. JR was thinking about Harrison’s Brother Master as the Kyrou news broke. No reaction from Jordan Kyrou yet. The way Kyrou handled the Berube situation.
JR hanging out for another segment. What do the Blues do with these four first-round picks? Taking two-part questions from the audience. Does he see the Blues going big game hunting? The Steen/Armstrong situation. Any news on Binnington? Minor league teams in the Boston suburbs.
Biz Markie. Finally getting around to last night’s Cardinal loss. Another good start for Kyle Leahy. Things went sideways for Svanson. Audio from MLB Network talking about what direction the Cardinals and Chaim Bloom might go at the deadline and the need for swing and miss stuff on the pitching staff. Aroldis Chapman. Brewers just keep on winning. White Sox in first in the AL Central.

Doug is this Vapors? Audio of a Miami reporter interviewing some fans from Scotland and maybe she wishes she wouldn’t have. Wyndham Clark on Pardon My Take talking about an old tweet about Baker Mayfield and an ex-girlfriend. The hatred for Wyndham Clark. Gallon of Tim’s love.
Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD
Stifel Market Moves. The Athletic’s Player Poll with MLB players shows that 80% of players believe there will be a work stoppage. Cafe Americano. Matcha tastes like potting soil.

People are making topic requests. Johnny Layup wants thoughts on the Kyrou move. Favorite trades in STL history. McGwire, Holliday, Edmonds. Mental and testicular fortitude.
Doug Armstrong press conference coming up at the top of the hour. 1 PM press conference for the Redbirds. Mt. Rushmore of St. Louis pro sports owners.
And the winner of the Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD is…

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Our Blues Insider, Jeremy Rutherford Jun 24, 2026

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Jeremy Rutherford joins the show to give us the breakdown of everything St. Louis Blues. We lead off with the trade of Jordan Kyrou and what the return could mean for the franchise. We also talk Blues possibly trading up in the draft and who they could be targeting. As always, JR takes two-part questions from the audience.

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Former Blues Forward, Keith Tkachuk Jun 24, 2026

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Newly announced Hockey Hall of Fame, Keith Tkachuk, joins the program to talk it over with us. Big Walt details how he found out he was going to the HOF and gives us the whole story. We also talk about Brady and Matthew joining forces in Florida, the Blues draft outlook, Kyrou trade, and more!

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The Rock & Tim (Hour 4) Jun 24, 2026

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(00:00-8:47) People are making topic requests. Johnny Layup wants thoughts on the Kyrou move. Favorite trades in STL history. McGwire, Holliday, Edmonds. Mental and testicular fortitude.

(8:55-16:20) Doug Armstrong press conference coming up at the top of the hour. 1 PM press conference for the Redbirds. Mt. Rushmore of St. Louis pro sports owners.

(16:30-17:46) And the winner of the Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD is...

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Alexander Graham Pale (Hour 3) Jun 24, 2026

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(00:00-16:34) Doug is this Vapors? Audio of a Miami reporter interviewing some fans from Scotland and maybe she wishes she wouldn't have. Wyndham Clark on Pardon My Take talking about an old tweet about Baker Mayfield and an ex-girlfriend. The hatred for Wyndham Clark. Gallon of Tim's love.

(16:42-27:18) Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD

(27:28-35:04) Stifel Market Moves. The Athletic's Player Poll with MLB players shows that 80% of players believe there will be a work stoppage. Cafe Americano. Matcha tastes like potting soil.

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Big Game Hunting (Hour 2) Jun 24, 2026

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(00:00-8:00) Chairman Kurt is now on the floor because JR is with us in studio. Doug made JR pee a little bit. JR was thinking about Harrison's Brother Master as the Kyrou news broke. No reaction from Jordan Kyrou yet. The way Kyrou handled the Berube situation.

(8:08-26:21) JR hanging out for another segment. What do the Blues do with these four first-round picks? Taking two-part questions from the audience. Does he see the Blues going big game hunting? The Steen/Armstrong situation. Any news on Binnington? Minor league teams in the Boston suburbs.

(26:31-44:35) Biz Markie. Finally getting around to last night's Cardinal loss. Another good start for Kyle Leahy. Things went sideways for Svanson. Audio from MLB Network talking about what direction the Cardinals and Chaim Bloom might go at the deadline and the need for swing and miss stuff on the pitching staff. Aroldis Chapman. Brewers just keep on winning. White Sox in first in the AL Central.

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Everything Coming Up Tkachuk (Hour 1) Jun 24, 2026

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(00:00-20:01) Big Walt coming up at 7:30, JR in studio at 8:40. Blues trade Kyrou so who are the Blusiers gonna hate on now? Good return from Washington. Blues now have four first round picks. Walk & Talks. Gotta question Doug's effort today. The windshield is bigger than the rear view, Chief.

(20:09-56:05) Cards announced a presser today. Expectations are a transfer of power in the ownership structure. Is this the end of the Navy Caps On The Road movement? Need to ask at the presser. Maybe we'll send Cal May as a plant. Hockey Hall of Famer and friend of the show, Keith Tkachuk joins the show. Finding out he had made the Hockey Hall of Fame. Incredible run for the Tkachuk family. Matthew and Brady getting to play together in Florida. His role with the Blues and prepping for the draft.

(56:15-1:24:13) Trouble with the phone lines yesterday on ATMA. Talking to the Plowhawk yesterday. Audio of Brady Tkachuk talking about his move from Ottawa to Florida. Mark of Mark's Bra & Mulch is really shining. We may have lost Doug. Blues whipping boys over the years. Shrewsbury Seminary Student on hold. Less sports than this show? Wait, Martin's a GILF?!?! A Ghanian witch doctor cursing Harry Kane. It's only weird if it doesn't work.

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PlowHawk 4 Life (ATMA) Jun 23, 2026

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And we’re back... We try to get the Plowboy on to congratulate him on the baby but the phone lines are not working. Jackson is about to go down he’s so crestfallen. A boomer roundtable breaks out trying to fix the issue. Ken’s grievances. We jerry rig a way to get Plowsy on. Plowsy gives us a breakdown of what’s going on with young Arthur and an update on his life. PlowHawk always brings the heat. Iggy’s window screen.

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