Hot Take Central 2.0

Join Jim Hayes and Cam Janssen every morning from 8 am to 10 am for some hot takes and some not so hot takes.

Episodes

Hour 2 - Pretty sure we're all going to...Purgatory? | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-15-25

July 15, 2025 • 47 mins

Just how fickle are St. Louis fans? Calling the owners cheap in YEAR 3 seems like a new level but okay, Teddy Bridgewater isn't going to step down without a fight, Rocchio & the whole gang should be fine for purgatory...right? RIGHT? Whitener gives us a first-time reaction to the hockey/golf fight that took over the internet last week & we get into a very important theoretical discussion on just *HOW* Wilt Chamberlain could get to ...

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Hour 1 - Matt Whitener in studio on "Selling" Players, Joe Roderick recounts Lambert's failure | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-15-25

July 15, 2025 • 47 mins

Cam is joined by fan-favorite Matt Whitener to break down a big home run derby for Cal Raleigh, some CITY SC news breaks and we all learn to VERY CARFULLY watch our words & STL Sports Central's Joe Roderick calls in to recount his personal experience at Lambert's hellish Sunday & preview the coverage of the ASG + SEC Media Days from Atlanta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 2 - No one is happy & the Euros can't stop complaining | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-14-25

July 14, 2025 • 47 mins

No one is too happy that Jim is a loving father who is spending quality family time on vacation instead of entertaining them on this show, instead we're talking about which great players have become overrated, making fun of the euros for complaining about American weather & why they don't understand how big this (incredible) country is Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 1 - The Cat live from Jersey, ASG anger | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-14-25

July 14, 2025 • 47 mins

The Cat is live from his family vacation in Jersey to talk about the Cardinals heading into the break, the big name the Cardinals added in the MLB draft & there are some players truly angry that "The Miz" got the all-star game replacement nod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 2 - Am I the only one who swallowed (most) gum as a kid? | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-11-25

July 11, 2025 • 47 mins

Cam loves sprees (still), Rocchio (used to) eats all the gum he chews, the ability to not cuss when you shouldn't & former substitute high school teacher B-Schaeff weighs in on the new Missouri law against cell phones in schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 1 - Blues fans sound OFF | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-11-25

July 11, 2025 • 51 mins

The Cat is on vacation, Brenden is in but the first hour is a lot of hockey talk as the Blues announcement yesterday isn't going well across the fanbase Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 2 - What does it mean to be a "Comedy Snob"? | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-10-25

July 10, 2025 • 50 mins

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Hour 1 - ELI LOST HIS POPTART | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-10-25

July 10, 2025 • 47 mins

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Hour 2 - Ed Herman Studio Takeover | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-9-25

July 9, 2025 • 48 mins

The "Godfather of Law" Ed Herman & his son Brady, future host of "Wrestling on the Spectrum" here on LouInfo.com are new sponsors of the show & will be jumping in once a week to talk about sandwich, tattoos & the things that MOTs Ed & Cat share in common. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 1 - Cam's Great Sandwich Chase | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-9-25

July 9, 2025 • 50 mins

The Cat's tired after a late night Cardinals game because of the delay, Cam can't stop talking about weather patterns in Southern Texas & the new *real* goal of this show has just been decided: Cam needs a good sandwich in the incredibly specific corridor of St. Louis County he refuses to leave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 2 - Avoid this hour if you can't swim | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-8-25

July 8, 2025 • 51 mins

Rocchio is ableist and we're all quit offended to discover that, Cam day of terror at Six Flags, is there blame to go around for the weather catastrophe in Texas, why 3B is such an odd position across the history of MLB & Eli explains his F1 fandom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 1 - Cam's still figuring this radio thing out | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-8-25

July 8, 2025 • 47 mins

We have a special guest in the studio & their gift is an hour of terrible radio, becoming a hot take artist, Cam's hatred of the burger phone, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LIST & Cam's still getting the hang of being on the radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 2 - Top 25 Mizzou, Cloud Seeding & More Cardinals Anger | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-7-25

July 7, 2025 • 51 mins

Cam has his daily trivia question for the show ready to go, Rocchio can't help but sneak a little peak, the tragedy in Texas brings us into a *factual* discussion about cloud seeding to help draught-affected areas in Texas, Grant joins for the final segment & there is some more Cardinals-related anger to sift through... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 1 - Cardinals were destroyed in Chicago | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-7-25

July 7, 2025 • 51 mins

The Cat's gonna get his merit badge for his one following a horrendous weekend for the Cardinals in Chicago vs the Cubs, trying to figure out what the next step is for a rotation that needs a change, Top 5 Moves by Mo & why aren't we hearing anything about the Epstein list? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 2 - Blues moves, Cat's got a bone & Eli's on the mute | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-3-25

July 3, 2025 • 41 mins

What does the Pius Suter deal mean for the Blues going into 2025-26? The Cat isn't going to let this whole "STL Chinese Food" thing from Rocchio go ANYWHERE & Eli might be sabotaging the Cat... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 1 - This show is a working progress | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-3-25

July 3, 2025 • 43 mins

The youtube/video aspect of the show is starting to evolve but that doesn't mean Cam's vocabulary has... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 2 - tap tap tap Is this thing on?? | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-2-25

July 2, 2025 • 41 mins

Babyface vs. hairy, baseball nicknames, BMI studies are broken, Ponzi schemes, people apparently just come & go as they please, the mics & cameras have a similar mentality as well & Schaeffer really can't get over the Blues loss from this past season--which means we gotta rank the worst moments in STL sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 1 - Cam gets duped by fake news...again | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-2-25

July 2, 2025 • 43 mins

Cam has some breaking news to share on the show...he just isn't sure if its true or not...Plus reaction to Army's explanation for the Bolduc trade, what the Blues could still be doing at the 2-Line Center position & a little down memory lane with a man who screwed us all over... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 2 - Petro, Aussie Spirders & Top 100 Movies | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-1-25

July 1, 2025 • 43 mins

Cam thinks we've seen Alex Pietrangelo play his last NHL game after he's stepped away from VGK,, he decides to terrify us all and ruin any future trips Down Under & we get very mad at the nerds who put together the NY Times Top 100 Movies of the 21st Century Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hour 1 - The Cat pre-writes his jokes | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-1-25

July 1, 2025 • 42 mins

Did we just blow open the conspiracy on Jimmy "The Cat" Hayes comedic prowess? Probably not. Also, what kind of money will Paul Skenes get once he hits the market? How do you fall off a Disney Cruise? Jim apparently does market research for the whole industry & Cam is still growing as a radio host... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episodes

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Hour 2 - No one is happy & the Euros can't stop complaining | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-14-25

Hour 1 - The Cat live from Jersey, ASG anger | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-14-25

Hour 2 - Am I the only one who swallowed (most) gum as a kid? | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-11-25

Hour 1 - Blues fans sound OFF | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-11-25

Hour 2 - What does it mean to be a "Comedy Snob"? | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-10-25

Hour 1 - ELI LOST HIS POPTART | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-10-25

Hour 2 - Ed Herman Studio Takeover | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-9-25

Hour 1 - Cam's Great Sandwich Chase | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-9-25

Hour 2 - Avoid this hour if you can't swim | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-8-25

Hour 1 - Cam's still figuring this radio thing out | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-8-25

Hour 2 - Top 25 Mizzou, Cloud Seeding & More Cardinals Anger | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-7-25

Hour 1 - Cardinals were destroyed in Chicago | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-7-25

Hour 2 - Blues moves, Cat's got a bone & Eli's on the mute | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-3-25

Hour 1 - This show is a working progress | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-3-25

Hour 2 - *tap* *tap* *tap* Is this thing on?? | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-2-25

Hour 1 - Cam gets duped by fake news...again | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-2-25

Hour 2 - Petro, Aussie Spirders & Top 100 Movies | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-1-25

Hour 1 - The Cat pre-writes his jokes | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-1-25

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Hour 2 - Pretty sure we're all going to...Purgatory? | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-15-25

Hour 1 - Matt Whitener in studio on "Selling" Players, Joe Roderick recounts Lambert's failure | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-15-25

Hour 2 - tap tap tap Is this thing on?? | Hot Take Central 2.0 | 7-2-25