The John Kobylt Show

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

May 16, 2024 29 mins

Blake Troli comes on the show to talk about Mayor Karen Bass finally admitting that Metro is NOT SAFE! More on how Metro is not safe. There is a homeless encampment near Encino Little League that is upsetting parents and residents in the area. 

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Lou Shapiro comes on the show to give us updates on the Trump trials. Campus Update at UCI encampments and the clash with Officers the night before. Steve Gregory joins the show to talk about Metro safety and the latest from Mayor Karen Bass. 

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May 16, 2024 28 mins

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco comes on the show to talk about Newsom's budget proposal and how it will close more jails. Newsom says California has the "national model' to combat the homeless crisis and that the percentage of homeless Vets has decreased. Newsom calls out Prop 47 reform ballot initiative by name.

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May 15, 2024 32 mins

Biden and Trump have agreed to debate each other. Biden is planning an executive action to shut down the border once daily crossing reaches 4,000/day. The LADWP General Manager is the new highest paid city employee. A bull attacked a woman on the beach in Mexico. 

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May 15, 2024 32 mins

Michael Monks comes on the show to talk about property crimes being down in LA but murders and robberies are at a rise. John continues to cover Stephanie Wiggins and the dangerous climate in the Metro systems. Alex Stone comes on the show to talk about Boeing being in trouble with the DOJ. The White House says inflation is down 60%.

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May 15, 2024 28 mins

Attorney Laura Powell comes on the show to talk about the LA County Board of Supervisors voting to provide taxpayer funds for legal assistance for anti-Israel protesters arrested at the UCLA encampment. Republicans call out CARB for the incoming secret gas tax hike. Homeless fires have almost doubled since 2020. Tesla laying off more workers.

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May 14, 2024 31 mins

Blake Troli comes on the show to talk about the latest regarding multiple stabbings at two different Metro stations. More on the stabbings at two Metro stations. Republican State Senator Janet Nguyen comes on the show to talk about a secret gas tax hike that is coming in the near future. More on the minimum wage hike for fast food workers and the impact it is having, 

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May 14, 2024 31 mins

Derricke Dennis comes on the show to talk about the latest developments in the Trump "Hush Money" trial. Eric Adams says that he wants to hire migrants as lifeguards in NYC because they are "excellent swimmers" and there is a shortage of lifeguards ahead of the Summer season. Newsom was dodging questions about the state not being able to account for billions of dollars that was supposed to be spent on trying to solve the homeless c...

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May 14, 2024 29 mins

Chris LeGras comes on the show to talk about how there are 1200 vacant units that were purchased with taxpayer money as part of Project Room Key. Washing dishes and clothes in hot water is destroying the planet according to some people. What is California's unemployment rate?

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May 13, 2024 29 mins

Dave Packer comes on the show to talk about the latest developments in the Trump "Hush Money" trial. Gas prices are ridiculously high and there is a new gas tax hike coming soon. More details have come out about the break in at the Getty House while Mayor Karen Bass and others were inside. The guy who attacked Paul Pelosi is up for sentencing.  

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May 13, 2024 31 mins

Will Swaim comes on the show to talk about acting US Labor Secretary Julie Su getting questioned over California losing billions of dollars during COVID. More on acting US Labor Secretary Julie Su getting questioned over California losing billions of dollars during COVID by Congresswoman Michelle Steel. Kamala Harris dropped an F-bomb at a conference today. More on climate change. 

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May 13, 2024 30 mins

The mother of the victims, Nancy Iskander comes on the show to talk about Gascon replacing the prosecutor in the Rebecca Grossman case. A woman is going after Alaska Airlines for putting her next to an overweight person who took up too much room. More on California losing over $30 billion dollars during the COVID pandemic. Trump is ahead of Biden in some swing states now. 

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May 10, 2024 31 mins

Peter Charalambous comes on the show to talk about the latest developments in the Trump "Hush Money" trial. San Francisco wants to give free booze to homeless people. California has cut a lot of jobs recently. 

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May 10, 2024 33 mins

Welcome to Bidenville. CA Assemblyman Vince Fong comes on the show to talk about Newsom's new budget proposal. There is a bingo game for Newsom's next speech. 

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May 10, 2024 34 mins

Metro must be safer. A bunch of Ivy League schools received donations from organizations connected to Palestine. Younger people don't want to answer the phone. Moist Line Rounds 1 & 2. 

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Dave Packer comes on the show to talk about the latest developments in Trump's "Hush Money" trial. More on college protests. Blake Troli comes on the show to talk about the fire at Mike Thompson RVs in Sante Fe Springs. A new report from LA County says the death rate among homeless people is up 2%. 

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LA School Police Association President Gil Gamez comes on the show to talk about LAUSD parents calling for more police on campuses. More on parents calling for police on LAUSD campuses. Jon Coupal comes on the show to talk about the Taxpayer's Protection Act. The 10 most obese states in America. 

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Federated University Police Officers' Association President Wade Stern comes on the show to talk about Gascon not pressing charges against 44 individuals who were arrested at the UCLA anti-Israel protest encampment. A Boeing 737 jet skidded off the runway in Senegal. The US Department of Education is looking into an anti-Semitism complaint about the Berkeley Unified School District. The City of Long Beach saw a drop in homeless peo...

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A group wants to put a measure on the ballot that would add a new half cent sales tax in LA County to prevent homelessness. Nathan Hochman had a long Twitter(X) thread on why a suspect was free to shoot a LA County Sheriff's deputy after already being a felon. We're all working with uninspired people. 

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Peter Charalambous comes on the show to talk about the latest developments in the Trump "Hush Money" trial. The judge in the Trump "Hush Money" trial has donated to Pres. Biden before. RFK Jr. said that he has cognitive issues during a past divorce. A McDonald's has workers going on strike after a dead rat was found in the kitchen. 

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