The Morning After STL

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

Sports
**The Morning After STL**

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.

Latest Episodes:

No Jacket Required (Full Show) Oct 09, 2026

Show notes

What’s the signature story, Doug? When does IU play? Tim’s Blues picks did not hit yesterday and we are all now broke. Paying your guy. We gotta podcast forever now to pay off our debts. Blues struggles. Top line not getting it done. No Bedard for Chicago and no Celebrini for the Sharks = no wins for the Note. Monty’s thoughts. Slow starts seem to follow this franchise as of late. Doug’s hoping that puck luck will balance this out. Is Jackson’s guy Darnell Nurse? How good were the Blues scoring chances in reality? Powerplay struggles.
Jackson Browne. It’s gonna be cold in Oxford next week. Where did the autumn go? Jim Montgomery on the Blues needing more shots and needing to generate more chances. “When they score, cheer...” College Football this weekend. Not a great slate. Are teams overrated because of Clemson? Bama – UGA, will it happen? Joe from Navarre Beach calls in as he is close to the storm path. Joe reveals he’s an author, which doesn’t play well with the audience.
David Lee Roth. Mustache talk. MLB proposing going to 154 games and changing the playoff format. We explain. Selecting your opponents. This is kind of odd. MLBPA has thoughts. Possible lockout looming.

Joey Vitale joins the show to talk all things Blues as their first week of the season is in the books. Some silver linings from the Blues performance, yet the results aren’t there yet. How can the Blues turn this process into scoring chances and turn those into goals? Joey gives us his thoughts on coaching mindsets and how it relates to the current state of the Blues. Joey also weighs in on the top line and their struggles to contribute on the score sheet.
RIP John Prine. Drops of the Week. Trips to Columbia. Pulling the kids out of school early. Where should Tim eat with the family? Have you ever had a meal that changed your life?
Gabe DeArmond joins us as we talk Mizzou taking on Texas A&M on Saturday at 11am. We discuss the dominant performance last week and how they will try to avoid a letdown performance. Texas A&M has Missouri’s number; how can this year’s Tiger team buck that trend? Looking back at Mizzou – TAMU from years past. Where does Mizzou rank amongst SEC teams at this point in the season? Gabe also talks about the DJ Jones situation, including his takeaway from Drink’s presser and the subsequent news that DJ has received his transplant. We also get Gabe’s insight on the Missouri injury report heading into tomorrow’s game. Gabe concludes our conversation talking about how this week’s test is arguably harder from a coaching standpoint.

Recapping our conversation with Gabe. Biggest wins for Mizzou football in the last 20 years?
Miami Vice. Doug’s Miami days. Football coaching.
EMOTD. Martin’s onboarding.

RIP Mike Ditka. No team more synonymous with a year like the 1985 Bears. Listeners send in other examples. Producer Joe and Mike Ditka had a nice rapport.
One of these Mornings. Someone is really upset that we aren’t reading his texts. Tampa talk. Badges of honor. The 61-Hate calls in and explains and his distaste for our program.
EMOTD winner

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gabe DeArmond of PowerMizzou.com Oct 09, 2026

Show notes

Gabe DeArmond joins us as we talk Mizzou taking on Texas A&M on Saturday at 11am. We discuss the dominant performance last week and how they will try to avoid a letdown performance. Texas A&M has Missouri’s number; how can this year’s Tiger team buck that trend? Looking back at Mizzou – TAMU from years past. Where does Mizzou rank amongst SEC teams at this point in the season? Gabe also talks about the DJ Jones situation, including his takeaway from Drink’s presser and the subsequent news that DJ has received his transplant. We also get Gabe’s insight on the Missouri injury report heading into tomorrow’s game. Gabe concludes our conversation talking about how this week’s test is arguably harder from a coaching standpoint.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Blues Analyst, Joey Vitale Oct 09, 2026

Show notes

Joey Vitale joins the show to talk all things Blues as their first week of the season is in the books. Some silver linings from the Blues performance, yet the results aren’t there yet. How can the Blues turn this process into scoring chances and turn those into goals? Joey gives us his thoughts on coaching mindsets and how it relates to the current state of the Blues. Joey also weighs in on the top line and their struggles to contribute on the score sheet.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Held Accountable (Hour 4) Oct 09, 2026

Show notes

RIP Mike Ditka. No team more synonymous with a year like the 1985 Bears. Listeners send in other examples. Producer Joe and Mike Ditka had a nice rapport.

(11:00) One of these Mornings. Someone is really upset that we aren’t reading his texts. Tampa talk. Badges of honor. The 61-Hate calls in and explains and his distaste for our program.

(28:00) EMOTD winner

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Miami Doug (Hour 3) Oct 09, 2026

Show notes

Recapping our conversation with Gabe. Biggest wins for Mizzou football in the last 20 years?

(13:00) Miami Vice. Doug’s Miami days. Football coaching.

(22:00) EMOTD. Martin’s onboarding.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Blues, Tigers, and Drops (Hour 2) Oct 09, 2026

Show notes

Joey Vitale joins the show to talk all things Blues as their first week of the season is in the books. Some silver linings from the Blues performance, yet the results aren’t there yet. How can the Blues turn this process into scoring chances and turn those into goals? Joey gives us his thoughts on coaching mindsets and how it relates to the current state of the Blues. Joey also weighs in on the top line and their struggles to contribute on the score sheet.

(23:15) RIP John Prine. Drops of the Week. Trips to Columbia. Pulling the kids out of school early. Where should Tim eat with the family? Have you ever had a meal that changed your life?

(39:00) Gabe DeArmond joins us as we talk Mizzou taking on Texas A&M on Saturday at 11am. We discuss the dominant performance last week and how they will try to avoid a letdown performance. Texas A&M has Missouri’s number; how can this year’s Tiger team buck that trend? Looking back at Mizzou – TAMU from years past. Where does Mizzou rank amongst SEC teams at this point in the season? Gabe also talks about the DJ Jones situation, including his takeaway from Drink’s presser and the subsequent news that DJ has received his transplant. We also get Gabe’s insight on the Missouri injury report heading into tomorrow’s game.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Podcasting Through The Pain (Hour 1) Oct 09, 2026

Show notes

What’s the signature story, Doug? When does IU play? Tim’s Blues picks did not hit yesterday and we are all now broke. Paying your guy. We gotta podcast forever now to pay off our debts. Blues struggles. Top line not getting it done. No Bedard for Chicago and no Celebrini for the Sharks = no wins for the Note. Monty’s thoughts. Slow starts seem to follow this franchise as of late. Doug’s hoping that puck luck will balance this out. Is Jackson’s guy Darnell Nurse? How good were the Blues scoring chances in reality? Powerplay struggles.

(27:00) Jackson Browne. It’s gonna be cold in Oxford next week. Where did the autumn go? Jim Montgomery on the Blues needing more shots and needing to generate more chances. “When they score, cheer...” College Football this weekend. Not a great slate. Are teams overrated because of Clemson? Bama – UGA, will it happen? Joe from Navarre Beach calls in as he is close to the storm path. Joe reveals he’s an author, which doesn’t play well with the audience.

(55:00) David Lee Roth. Mustache talk. MLB proposing going to 154 games and changing the playoff format. We explain. Selecting your opponents. This is kind of odd. MLBPA has thoughts. Possible lockout looming.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Final Kenstination (ATMA) Oct 08, 2026

Show notes

And we’re back... Iggy is wearing a very bold hat. The final day of the hat giveaway. Sex in the park. Who's going to Columbia this weekend? The hurricane heading towards Tuscaloosa. Will that game be played? Tim's grill situation. PAFO talk.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Skate, Boy, Skate (Full Show) Oct 08, 2026

Show notes

Hot guys all morning. It's mustache SZN for Jackson. Pubescent vs. Pre-Pubescent. Home opener tonight. Will Jackson be watching? Dirty tenders on me. Brewers and Dodgers in the NLCS. Some audio from an angry New York Yankees fan. Wasn't The Pope or President Obama throwing out the first pitch at the White Sox game. Wives taking to Twitter.
Per Pete Thamel, Mizzou freshman Johnnie "DJ" Jones has received a heart transplant and is recovering. Doug's on grandpa duty on Saturday and won't be in Columbia. Martin likes Mizzou over A&M this weekend. Drink hasn't beaten A&M, Georgia, or Alabama. Marcel Reed not what he had been.
Digger. Movie Boi gives "Primetime" a "GOOD" rating. Mt. Rushmore of Tom Cruise performances. Movie talk. The startling JR story from yesterday. Percentage of women at Yankee and Busch Stadium. Audio of Mike Francesa talking about the Yankees World Series drought. Jackson's height jokes are out of line. Temu Joe Buck AKA Vance wants to talk about Ryan Vilade and uniform numbers. Vance liked Iggy after he saw a picture of him.

Robert Thomas joins the show to talk all things Blues hockey ahead of the home opener tonight. He gives Papers the first question as he is coming off his two-week suspension from oversleeping. Then we transition to Robert’s assessment of the Blues season so far and what he likes and where he sees areas of improvement. Robert expounds on some of the struggles in the scoring department for the Blues. Finally, we ask Robert about the performance of the young guys so far this year.
Lana Del Rey. Living west of Ballas. Chesterfield. Tim still on the hunt for A&M tickets. Lot L. What's even west of Chesterfield? Jackson needs to get a compass. Doug's bothered with the spelling of colonel. The Self Made Stay At Home Ladue Mom is on one today. Big letter hats. Dodgers can tie the Cardinals for second most World Series championships with a win this year. Cardinal nationalists. White Sox vs. Dodgers would be a good uniform series.
New York artists is the theme. Does the night belong to lovers? Rick owns the night. It is so damn cold in this studio. Lilith Fair. Josh Pate stuff. Sharon's not the dragon people think she is. Nick & The Badger and Mitch In The Morning. Documentaries. Nick Saban on Gameday. GOATs shouldn't broadcast.

Off With Their Heads. Yeah Yeah Yeahs. What's going on in the YouTube chat. Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD.
Panhandle looks like it's gonna get rocked. The Alabama/Georgia game up in the air. Contingency plans.
Robert Thomas really loved Jackson's opening question. Expecting a big response out of the Blues tonight in the home opener. Wearing Doug Vaughn's big toe around your beck. Play the game on Sunday.

Tim makes picks, we make money. The can't miss plays for tonight that's gonna get us to Sizzler. The Giving Tree. Doug still doing the show in 2034. If not now, when?
We're moving markets. Tim's parlay is now a suggested bet on Fan Duel. We ride together.
And the winner of the EMOTD is...

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Blues Captain, Robert Thomas Oct 08, 2026

Show notes

Robert Thomas joins the show to talk all things Blues hockey ahead of the home opener tonight. He gives Papers the first question as he is coming off his two-week suspension from oversleeping. Then we transition to Robert’s assessment of the Blues season so far and what he likes and where he sees areas of improvement. Robert expounds on some of the struggles in the scoring department for the Blues. Finally, we ask Robert about the performance of the young guys so far this year.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.