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Hot Take Central 2.0

The Lou Information Station

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

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47:23

Hour 2 - Jim's got a heartfelt story, Cam is...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/24

You might've heard a heart-warming story about a Cardinals SP over the last few days, but you haven't heard about the behind the scenes aspects from The Cat until now. And Cam sat in for another show yesterday & just can't stop talking about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:39

Hour 1 - Do you trust the Cardinals decision-making?...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/24

The Cat is back in studio following a ROUGH Cardinals road trip and now the questions and criticism abound about the Cardinals & their upcoming decisions at the deadline--do you trust the Cardinals decision-making? Cat & Rocc go back & forth on whether or not the mindset of the team makes sense, while Cam is still very obsessed with car being "blacked out". He also wants everyone to know he doesn't do his own yard work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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48:15

Hour 2 - Is the Cardinals roster build completely...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/23

Trying to figure out why the Cardinals have been making the decisions (or non-decisions) over the last month, if Leahy should get a shot at the rotation, whether or not the Cardinals roster build is completely broken and Cam has a plan tragedy story connected to Ozzy Osborne so we're not getting out of here without story time... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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48:18

Hour 1 - Any theories as to why Cam is going blind? |...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/23

The Cat is out with a Cardinals early game, so Matty Whitener is joining Cam in studio to try to figure out how to react to another bad Cardinals loss, what should be the end of the rope for Erick Fedde & how it feels to be that guy in a locker room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:54

Hour 2 - Who is the greatest villain in movie...

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2025/07/22

Ed Herman & Brady join the show in studio for the 2nd hour to continue the conversation on the greatest movie villains of all time, some wrestling controversy that Whitener jumps in on & once again, CAM DOESN'T DO HIS OWN YARD WORK.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:43

Hour 1 - What the Cardinals trade deadline plan? |...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/22

Jimmy The Cat is live from Colorado & feeling good after a win, Maty Whitener is in studio & we're breaking down all he trade deadline possibilities following Mozeliak's comments from the dugout in Monday's pregame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:47

Hour 2 - Name a better example of killing the golden...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/21

Why do so many WNBA players have an issue with Caitlin Clark? Does the WNBA's revenues argument make sense? Is Banana Ball the future? Cam wants to be an NBA fan once the Trailblazers finally get there.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:42

Hour 1 - St. Louis sports are not thriving right now...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/21

The Cat is still remote with the Cardinals now in Colorado & there's plenty to break down as the sky is falling, the deadline is nearing & everyone has a scalp they wanted. And Cam loves to hear a GM (or Sporting Director) read a disappointing team the riot act! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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46:56

Hour 2 - Cam refuses to do yardwork | Hot Take...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/18

We learn the truth of how Cam's landscaping is kept so well (hint: he has nothing to do with it) and then a food discussion breaks out (sauce vs. dry rub) and that leads to some sandwich talk as well, courtesy the chat/text lines.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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49:42

Hour 1 - The Cat's new podcast is breaking news! |...

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2025/07/18

The Cat is back on the road with the Cardinals, and with Matty Whitener in studio, we're talking Cardinals baseball, 2nd half expectations & potential trade discussion, we dive into Cat's audio from his podcast "Serving It Up" where Kyle Gibson made some news & Matt Holliday gave an inside look to Draft Day and Cam is becoming a fan of Eli Drinkwitz & the Tigers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:49

Hour 2 - Are they not allowed to laugh a the ESPY's?...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/17

Mascot name talk continues into Hour 2, somehow, and then a discussion on the art of debate & Rocchio's ham-fisted style & some greatest hits from Shane Gillis at the ESPY's has Cam dropping a big theory about athlete award shows....Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:58

Hour 1 - What happened to the list? | Hot Take...

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2025/07/17

Jim's back in town & you know at least one topic is going to come up plus we dive into the worst names in American sports (*Jimmy hates Soccer alert*)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:25

Hour 2 - Ed Herman keeps his pants on this time | Hot...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/16

The Godfather of Law, Ed Herman, joins the show in studio for hour 2 to talk about his thoughts on Superman, why he doesn't think any greats are "overrated", he takes chats about his MLB opinions & dives into why he is such a fan of professional wrestling. Matty & Cam break down their 90s video game nostalgia.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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48:53

Hour 1 - The Cat knows how to fix the MLB All-Star...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/16

Jim is live from Jersey closing out the All-Star Break, the "Swing Off" is a big topic after last night's theatrics, The Cat throws out the idea of a "Taylor Motter" spot in the All-Star game, RGII is kind of a wierdo & we learn a litle about WNBA locker room dynamics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:50

Hour 2 - Pretty sure we're all going to...Purgatory?...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/15

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 20,000Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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47:39

Hour 1 - Matt Whitener in studio on "Selling"...

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2025/07/15

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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47:48

Hour 2 - No one is happy & the Euros can't stop...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/14

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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47:41

Hour 1 - The Cat live from Jersey, ASG anger | Hot...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/14

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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47:49

Hour 2 - Am I the only one who swallowed (most) gum...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/11

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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51:26

Hour 1 - Blues fans sound OFF | Hot Take Central 2.0...

Hot Take Central 2.0 ·

2025/07/11

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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