The John Kobylt Show
John and Ken have been on KFI for over thirty years and with Ken's recent retirement John now takes the show solo. John Kobylt digs into the news to uncover the real story hidden below the headlines. John regularly exposes liars and “spokesholes” while providing blunt, fast paced analysis of the latest news. Whether getting up to the minute information from reporters on scene, newsmakers that have the inside story, or contributors to the program, John Kobylt covers it all from crime, local politics, corruption, business, social issues, and more. John Kobylt can be heard LIVE Monday-Friday 1-4 p.m. on KFI AM 640.
Episodes
The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (02/06) - Richie Greenberg comes on the show to talk about how San Francisco has cleaned up with the Super Bowl in the Bay Area this weekend. More on the fraud going on in California and a yoga studio clients berating a staff member over ICE in Minneapolis. Moist Line Rounds 1 & 2.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (02/06) - Roger Behle comes on the show to talk about the state of California being sued by the city of LA over the Palisades Fire. The E-Bike program in California was a complete failure. The University of Minnesota's wind project was fined because a bald eagle was killed. LA County is cutting $200 million dollars in homeless spending.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (02/06) - Sasha Pezenik comes on the show to talk about the latest going on with the search for Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy. A man was arrested for sending in a fake ransom note for Savannah Guthrie's mom. Mayor Bass gave her first on camera statement about the LA Times report that she altered the Palisades Fire after-action report. Update on the Long Beach mayoral candidate who called for gangs to h...
The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (02/05) - John goes through an article that broke down all of Gov. Gavin Newsom's failures. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin comes on the show to talk about the Trump Administration coming to California to sort out the rebuilding debacle after the Palisades & Eaton Fires. More on Mayor Bass denying that she had the Palisades Fire after-action report altered.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (02/05) - Rick Caruso has decided not to run for mayor after saying he'd reconsider running after the LA Times article that came out reporting that Mayor Karen Bass wanted the Palisades Fire after-action report altered. Oil and gas expert Mike Ariza comes on the show to talk about Valero beginning to shut down the oil refinery in Benicia, CA. More on Valero beginning to shut down the oil refinery in Beni...
The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (02/05) - Alex Stone comes on the show to talk about the latest going on with Savannah Guthrie's missing mom. More on Mayor Karen Bass reportedly having the Palisades Fire after-action report altered. Waymo employs remote vehicle operators in Philippines.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (02/04) - Head of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler comes on the show to talk about the Trump Administration being in LA to sort out the rebuilding mess after the Palisades and Eaton Fires. More on the LA Times report that Mayor Karen Bass was the person who wanted the Palisades Fire after-action report altered.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (02/04) - Lee Zeldin is in Los Angeles and met with officials in Altadena & the Palisades. Luke Barr comes on the show to talk about the agreement between the federal government and the state of Minnesota over ICE. Gov. Newsom was bragging about high-speed rail again. Congresswoman Maxine Waters and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent got into a testy exchange.
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The John Kobylt Show (02/04) Hour 1 - The LA Times reported that Mayor Karen Bass was the one who ordered the Palisades Fire after-action report to be altered. Alex Stone comes on the show to talk about the latest going on with Savannah Guthrie's missing mother. LA City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez expressed her disappointment in LAPD after Chief Jim McDonnell said the department was not going to enforce the mask ban on ICE.&nbs...
The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (02/03) - Attorney John Manly comes on the show to talk about the former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps getting a new trial after being convicted of sex abuse. More on Savannah Guthrie's mom going missing. Melinda Gates spoke about new Epstein Files documents regarding Bill Gates. More from Mayor Karen Bass's State of the City address.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (02/03) - Heavenly Hughes comes on the show to talk about the problems Atladena residents are still facing when it comes to rebuilding after the Eaton Fire last year. The LA County Board of Supervisors are a bunch of losers who can't get anything done. The Palisades infrastructure rebuilding plan has still not been released and it is months late. More on Billie Eilish's "No one is illegal on stolen land'...
The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (02/03) - Alex Stone comes on the show to talk about the latest going on in the search for Today Show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother Nancy who has gone missing. LAFD Chief Jaime Moore dodged a question about if we are closer to finding out who altered the Palisades Fire after-action report. Mayor Karen Bass gave her "State of the City" speech and John did not like a lot of what she had to say. ...
The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (02/02) - A mayoral candidate in Long Beach wants gangs to help get ICE out of Long Beach. Royal Oakes comes on the show to talk about the latest going on with the Epstein Files. More on the White House looking into hospice fraud in California. The anti-ICE protests over the weekend got violent again.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (02/02) - Vogue Magazine wrote a tongue bath of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Mayor Bass was all worked up about Don Lemon being arrested Friday. Inside Safe has been a massive failure.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (02/02) - CA State Assemblyman Carl DeMaio comes on the show to talk about the fight against the mileage tax. More on fighting the Mileage tax. Why are LA's roads so bad? LAPD has not been enforcing Gov. Newsom's mask ban for federal law enforcement.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (01/30) - Royal Oakes joins the show with the latest developments in the Luigi Mangione case, including discussion of a possible death penalty. Moist Line rounds 1 and 2. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and her husband are being accused of running a money laundering operation after her net worth sky rocketed since becoming a congresswoman.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (01/30) - Alex Stone joins the show with the latest on the legal repercussions tied to Don Lemon’s actions, and Karen Bass’s latest hissy fit over the controversy. A Palisades family blocked from rebuilding due to a required fire hydrant purchase. Trump halts a low-income housing project from being built in the Palisades. LA County’s plan to remove homeless encampments near Olympic...
The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (01/30) - Monks joins the show live from Downtown to discuss today’s walkouts and the protests taking place. Reports show that several protest organizations are being subsidized by millionaires living outside the country. The latest developments involving Don Lemon and the church protest.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (01/29) - John goes through Senate hearing testimony from Redondo Beach Fire Chief and Harbor Master Patrick Butler regarding the Palisades Fire. He also goes through former LAFD Battalion Chief Rick Crawford's Senate hearing testimony regarding the Palisades Fire. Zohran Mamdani is not going to force homeless people in New York City into shelters.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (01/29) - Video has come out of a man that looks like Alex Pretti getting into another altercation with ICE in Minneapolis on a different day before he was shot and killed by ICE. El Monte Mayor Jessica Ancona comes on the show to talk about a city official giving themself a secret raise. Tom Homan is in Minneapolis now heading the ICE operation. An inside look into protesting.
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