H1: DAVID STOKES: Gas tax holiday a bad idea? 05.26.2026

H2: DR. AARON HEDLUND: Missouri Amendment 5 07.16.2026

THE TIM JONES AND CHRIS ARPS SHOW 0:00 SEG 1: Speaker’s Stump Speech: brought to you by https://www.hansenstree.com/ [https://www.hansenstree.com/]    “It’s not both sides. Not Now”. https://www.royalbanksofmo.com/ 15:32 SEGMENT 2: Dr. Aaron Hedlund, Member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers || TOPIC: Top economic headlines of the day || U.S. annual inflation fell to 3.5% in June || Missouri Amendment 5 aaronhedlund.com/ [https://aaronhedlund.com/] x.com/aaron_hedlund [https://twitter.com/aaron_hedlund]https://www.normanformissouri.com/     34:11 SEGMENT 3: pretzels and political patronagehttp://timothysstl.com       https://newstalkstl.com/ [https://newstalkstl.com/]  FOLLOW TIM - https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones [https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones]    FOLLOW CHRIS - https://twitter.com/chris_arps [https://twitter.com/chris_arps]    24/7 LIVESTREAM - http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS [http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS]  RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL [https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL]    See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

H1: STEVE BUCCI: 5th straight night of attacks on Iran 07.16.2026

THE TIM JONES AND CHRIS ARPS SHOW 0:00 SEG 1: Trump’s speech is tonight at 8 pmhttps://www.royalbanksofmo.com/ 17:49 SEGMENT 2: STEVE BUCCI, Visiting Fellow at the Heritage Foundation who focuses on cybersecurity and military special operations || TOPIC: National defense headlines of the day ||  US conducts fifth straight night of strikes on Iran || Hegseth says the military is now offering testosterone replacement therapy for aging soldiers heritage.org [https://www.heritage.org/staff/steven-bucci]x.com/SBucci [https://x.com/SBucci] https://x.com/VotingGuy    34:20 SEGMENT 3: CHRIS CORNER: Should Missouri stop taxing your paycheck?https://x.com/BobOnderMO   https://newstalkstl.com/ [https://newstalkstl.com/]  FOLLOW TIM - https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones [https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones]    FOLLOW CHRIS - https://twitter.com/chris_arps [https://twitter.com/chris_arps]    24/7 LIVESTREAM - http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS [http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS]  RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL [https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL]    See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

VERNON NORMAN: Candidate for State Senate, District 14

THE TIM JONES AND CHRIS ARPS SHOW Vernon Norman, candidate for State Senate, District 14 || in studio || TOPIC: How the Senate campaign is going || The August 4 primary election || District 14 is based in North County and includes Ferguson, Overland, U-City, the airport, and UMSL || Priorities include safety, schools, jobs, and tax reform. normanformissouri.com [https://www.normanformissouri.com/]     https://newstalkstl.com/ [https://newstalkstl.com/]  FOLLOW TIM - https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones [https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones]    FOLLOW CHRIS - https://twitter.com/chris_arps [https://twitter.com/chris_arps]    24/7 LIVESTREAM - http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS [http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS]  RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL [https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL]    See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

STEVE MANNS: Owner of Timothy's Restaurant in Creve Coeur

THE TIM JONES AND CHRIS ARPS SHOW Steve Manns, Owner of Timothy's Restaurant in Creve Coeur || in studio || TOPIC: Small business concerns || Working with Royal Banks || Events || Happy hour || Now hiring || Lunch hours || What is Chef Will dreaming up? timothysstl.com [http://timothysstl.com]     https://newstalkstl.com/ [https://newstalkstl.com/]  FOLLOW TIM - https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones [https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones]    FOLLOW CHRIS - https://twitter.com/chris_arps [https://twitter.com/chris_arps]    24/7 LIVESTREAM - http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS [http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS]  RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL [https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL]    See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

H2: Vernon Norman | Steve Manns | East STL family of 5 murdered 07.15.2026

THE TIM JONES AND CHRIS ARPS SHOW 0:00 SEG 1: East St. Louis family of 5 murdered by 16-year-old boy https://www.royalbanksofmo.com/ 12:14 SEGMENT 2: Vernon Norman, candidate for State Senate, District 14 || in studio || TOPIC: How the Senate campaign is going || The August 4 primary election || District 14 is based in North County and includes Ferguson, Overland, U-City, the airport, and UMSL || Priorities include safety, schools, jobs, and tax reform. normanformissouri.com [https://www.normanformissouri.com/]     29:07 SEGMENT 3: Steve Manns, Owner of Timothy's Restaurant in Creve Coeur || in studio || TOPIC: Small business concerns || Working with Royal Banks || Events || Happy hour || Now hiring || Lunch hours || What is Chef Will dreaming up? timothysstl.com [http://timothysstl.com]       https://newstalkstl.com/ [https://newstalkstl.com/]  FOLLOW TIM - https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones [https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones]    FOLLOW CHRIS - https://twitter.com/chris_arps [https://twitter.com/chris_arps]    24/7 LIVESTREAM - http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS [http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS]  RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL [https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL]    See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.