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 expos...
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- Carl DeMaio4 eps
- Joey Tuccio3 eps
- Roger Behle3 eps
Also: Royal Oakes, Spencer Pratt, Nick Gerda, Susan Shelley, Steve Hilton, Lou Shapiro, Don Mihalek, Gary Dietrich, John Alle, Michael Ariza, John Rothmann, Freddie Escobar, Nick Shirley, Antonio Villaraigosa, Bill Essayli, John McKinney, Mehmet Oz
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- 🇺🇸United States · PoliticsHOME#9120K to 104K
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20K to 104K🎙 Daily cadence·1,000 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
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66K to 348K🇺🇸100% - Active Followers
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36K to 191K
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| 10/29/26 | Outrageous LADWP Salaries (10/28) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (10/28) - Jamie Paige comes on the show to talk about the outrageous salaries of a few LADWP employees. More on the highest paid workers at the LADWP. Seattle is on the socialism wave as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 30m 56s | ||||||
| 10/29/26 | New LA Mayoral Race Poll (10/28) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (10/28) - There is a new poll in the mayoral race in LA and Karen Bass has caught up to Nithya Raman. Marissa Roy cannot become the next LA City Attorney! Xavier Becerra made a rare appearance for an interview with KCRA's Ashley Zavala and was asked about the high-speed rail leadership. Julie Watts questioned high-speed rail leadership at their board meeting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 31m 59s | ||||||
| 10/29/26 | Men Aren't Working As Much (10/28) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (10/28) - Micah Reed comes on the show to talk about his $3,000+ bill from LADWP. There is a new welfare food program called "Project Foodbox". There are 7 million men who have dropped out of the workforce. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 13s | ||||||
| 10/28/26 | Nithya Raman's LAPD Chief Criticisms (10/27) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (10/27) - LA's murder rate is near a historic low. Nithya Raman once again spoke about her criticisms of LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell to ABC7. There are less illegal immigrant students in schools right now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 32m 33s | ||||||
| 10/28/26 | Outrage Over LADWP Rising Rates (10/27) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (10/27) - Royal Oakes comes on the show to talk about the latest regarding the DOJ wanting to set aside 20,000 mail in ballots from California. More problems with the LAX People Mover. The LADWP President spoke out about customer outrage over a rise in rates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 47s | ||||||
| 10/28/26 | LAX People Mover Issues (10/27) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (10/27) - Susan Shelley comes on the show to talk about the problems with LAX People Mover & Prop 43. Paper straws are worse than plastic straws. LA has the worst quality of life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 30m 18s | ||||||
| 10/27/26 | Ballots Found At Skid Row Homeless Shelter (10/26) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (10/26) - Jamie Paige comes on the show to talk about hundreds of ballots being found at a homeless shelter on Skid Row. More on ballots being found at a homeless shelter on Skid Row. Gov. Newsom was rated one of the most restrictive governors in the country and says the DSA's beliefs are going to be dominant in the Democratic Party. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 10s | ||||||
| 10/27/26 | Issues With LAUSD (10/26) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (10/26) - Jon Fleischman comes on the show to talk about the rise in bullying at LAUSD schools after the school police department was defunded. A lot of people are moving to Fresno. More on the billionaire tax. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 02s | ||||||
| 10/27/26 | Michael Gates In Studio (10/26) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (10/26) - Candidate for CA Attorney General Michael Gates comes on the show to talk about his campaign just over one week away from Election Day. The Metro throws off all the homeless people in Azusa and everyone is fed up. Another Kamala Harris word salad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 32m 14s | ||||||
| 10/24/26 | CA Is On The Wrong Track (10/23) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (10/23) - Royal Oakes comes on the show to talk about the DOJ suing Alaska preemptively in case the Republican candidate for Senate loses. A new polls shows just how many people think California is on the wrong track. Karen Bass is now the Republican candidate in the mayoral race here in LA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 32m 14s | ||||||
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| 10/24/26 | High-Speed Rail Wasteful Spending (10/23) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (10/23) - Kenneth Shrupp from City Journal comes on the show to talk about the California high-speed rail boondoggle. People still want high-speed rail funded. Another Kamala Harris word salad. Homeless people are reportedly selling puppies underneath a freeway underpass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 31m 12s | ||||||
| 10/24/26 | Puppies Being Sold By The Homeless?! (10/23) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (10/23) - Joey Tuccio comes on the show to talk about homeless people reportedly selling puppies underneath a freeway underpass. There have been 8 cases of mothers murdering their kids since the Lindsey Clancy trial started in July. Moist Line Rounds 1 & 2. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 35m 01s | ||||||
| 10/23/26 | Healthcare Fraud Takedown (10/22) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (10/22) - 1st Asst. US Attorney Bill Essayli comes on the show to talk about the healthcare fraud takedown that took place this morning. Nithya Raman doesn't know if there is a police chief that she respects. Mayor Karen Bass's unfavorable rating is at 71%. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 10s | ||||||
| 10/23/26 | Steve Hilton's Homeless Plan (10/22) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (10/22) - Steve Hilton comes on the show to talk about his campaign to be the next Governor of California. More on the California High-Speed rail boondoggle. Another Kamala Harris word salad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 31m 21s | ||||||
| 10/23/26 | Newsom Wants To Do What?! (10/22) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (10/22) - Kern County DA Vern Pierson and former Sacramento DA Anne Marie Schubert come on the show to talk about how Newsom wants to commute the sentences for all of the inmates on Death Row. What exactly does the Democratic Socialists of America believe in? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 29m 07s | ||||||
| 10/22/26 | John Kobylt & Jon Fleishman Review The 2026 Ballot Propositions | John Kobylt and Jon Fleischman discuss John's interview with Mayor Karen Bass, the California Governor's race, and the 2026 ballot propositions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 39m 32s | ||||||
| 10/22/26 | Analyzing The Mayor Bass Interview (10/21) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (10/21) - Recapping the interview with Mayor Karen Bass yesterday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 32m 22s | ||||||
| 10/22/26 | People Hate Newsom's Policies (10/21) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (10/21) - People hate Gov. Newsom's policies but still want Xavier Becerra to be the next Governor of California. More on all of the high taxes in the state of California. A woman had a man masturbating next to her on a United Airlines flight. More on the LAX People Mover. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 32m 30s | ||||||
| 10/22/26 | Sonja Shaw In Studio (10/21) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (10/21) - Candidate for CA State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sonja Shaw joins John for an in-studio interview about her campaign. A bunch of California State employees went on strike today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 32m 08s | ||||||
| 10/21/26 | Nithya Raman Should DROP OUT (10/20) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (10/20) - Nithya Raman proposed a new bill to audit the Department of Water and Power.Electricity bills in LA have DOUBLED. The federal government is investigating just how many non-citizens are actually voting in California Elections. LA Election Officials responded to the list of 20,000 immigrants on voter lists saying they have no independent way of verifying citizenship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 27s | ||||||
| 10/21/26 | The Wine Industry Is Weakening (10/20) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (10/20) - John tells the story of his dinner with Mayor Karen Bass last month. An undocumented immigrant caused two fatal car accidents in eleven months. Thousands of Californians received two mail-in ballots and feared being charged for voter fraud. John talks to ABC's Alex Stone about the weakening of the CA Wine industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 27m 31s | ||||||
| 10/21/26 | Mayor Karen Bass Sits Down w/John Kobylt (10/20) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (10/20) - Mayor Karen Bass sits down for an interview with John as she is running for re-election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 49m 26s | ||||||
| 10/20/26 | Operation Protect The Vote (10/19) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (10/19) - 1st Asst. US Attorney Bill Essayli comes on the show to talk about a big voter fraud ring bust! More on Operation Protect The Vote. Jamie Paige comes on the show to talk about Woolsey Fire relief funds being used for affordable housing. More waste, fraud and abuse from the California Air Resources Board. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 29s | ||||||
| 10/20/26 | Voter ID Should Be Mandatory (10/19) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (10/19) - CA State Assemblyman Carl DeMaio comes on the show to talk about voter ID and Prop 39. The People Mover at LAX has experienced ANOTHER delay. Xavier Becerra is running a silent campaign. A truck crashed into a bunch of cows in Kansas City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 31m 03s | ||||||
| 10/20/26 | CA State Controller Doesn't Do Her Job (10/19) | The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (10/19) - Candidate for CA State Controller Herb Morgan comes on the show to talk about his campaign and respond to some comments made by his opponent, current CA State Controller Malia Cohen made to KCRA's Ashley Zavala. Steve Hilton has a plan to clear every homeless encampment in the state if he gets elected. More on the non-profit that got millions of dollars from the city of LA to help fight evictionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 32m 33s | ||||||
| 9/9/26 | political debatelocal politics+3 | Steve Hilton | LAHSA | — | Karen BassSteve Hilton+5 | — | 30m 34s | ||
| 9/9/26 | Mayor BassDC Hearing+4 | Nick Gerda | LAist.comLAHSA | — | Mayor BassDC hearing+5 | — | 30m 08s | ||
| 9/9/26 | animal shelter attackhigh-speed rail+3 | Joey Tuccio | LAHSA | — | animal shelterattack+5 | — | 31m 04s | ||
| 9/8/26 | tire regulationsCalifornia+4 | Darren ThomasMichael Gier | Dunlop Tires North America | CaliforniaCatalina Island | tire regulationsCalifornia+4 | — | 32m 20s | ||
| 9/8/26 | homeless policyCalifornia politics+3 | Susan ShelleyValerie Amezcua | California Highway PatrolCity of LA | Santa AnaCalifornia | homelessnessCalifornia+5 | — | 31m 58s | ||
| 9/8/26 | federal investigationLindsey Clancy mistrial+3 | Lou Shapiro | LAHSA | — | LAHSAfederal investigation+3 | — | 33m 21s | ||
| 9/5/26 | defense attorneymistrial+3 | Lou Shapiro | — | — | defense attorneymistrial+3 | — | 31m 07s | ||
| 9/5/26 | mistrialLindsay Clancy+3 | Royal Oakes | Massachusetts DA | — | mistrialLindsay Clancy+4 | — | 31m 54s | ||
| 9/5/26 | Palisades effortsCalifornia housing+3 | Traci Park | — | CaliforniaSouth Carolina | Traci ParkNithya+5 | — | 34m 30s | ||
| 9/4/26 | San Franciscoturnaround+3 | Richie Greenberg | Medicare | San Francisco | San Franciscoturnaround+3 | — | 30m 15s | ||
| 7/22/26 | cleanup processBoyle Heights+4 | Michael Gates | Lineage Logistics | CaliforniaBoyle Heights | cleanupBoyle Heights+4 | — | 31m 28s | ||
| 7/22/26 | Voter IDCalifornia politics+4 | Carl DeMaio | New Jersey | — | Voter IDRob Bonta+5 | — | 34m 37s | ||
| 7/22/26 | vacant buildingscar chase+3 | — | UCTrump administration | Downtown LA | Downtown LAburnout buildings+4 | — | 31m 17s | ||
| 7/21/26 | water main breakstrash removal+3 | — | 9-1-1 | MacArthur Park | water main breaksMacArthur Park+3 | — | 34m 20s | ||
| 7/21/26 | Gavin Newsomdiaper program scandal+3 | Katy Grimes | KTLA 5 | California | Gavin Newsomdiaper scandal+3 | — | 30m 48s | ||
| 7/21/26 | NIMBYmental health+4 | — | LA | San Pedro | NIMBYSan Pedro+4 | — | 30m 47s | ||
| 7/18/26 | homelessnessLos Angeles+3 | — | LAHSA | — | homeless numbersLAHSA+4 | — | 33m 34s | ||
| 7/18/26 | animal abuseLA mayoral race+3 | Joey Tuccio | Karen Bass | LAskid row | animal abuseskid row+3 | — | 31m 00s | ||
| 7/18/26 | Boyle Heights fireCyclospora parasite+3 | — | Cyclospora parasiteMexico | Boyle HeightsSimi Valley | Boyle Heightsfire+3 | — | 29m 34s | ||
| 7/17/26 | LA County Sheriffdrug testing+3 | Alex VillanuevaRachel Darvish+1 | The Animal Rescue Mission | LA CountySkid Row | LA County SheriffAlex Villanueva+4 | — | 30m 43s | ||
| 6/13/26 | LA Mayoral ElectionVoter Fraud+3 | Spencer PrattRick Scott | LA Times | LA | LA Mayoral ElectionSpencer Pratt+5 | — | 35m 43s | ||
| 6/13/26 | homelessnessvacant apartments+4 | Nick Gerda | LAist.com | CaliforniaLA | homeless apartmentsLAist+5 | — | 34m 41s | ||
| 6/13/26 | Palisades FireLachman Fire+3 | — | LA city | — | Palisades FireLachman Fire+3 | — | 29m 44s | ||
| 6/12/26 | federal fundinghomeless services+3 | — | US Department of Housing & Urban DevelopmentLos Angeles Homeless Services authority | Skid RowCalifornia | LAHSAfederal funding+4 | — | 37m 23s | ||
| 6/12/26 | sales taxCalifornia fraud+3 | Susan Shelley | — | CaliforniaLos Angeles+1 | sales taxCalifornia+4 | — | 33m 53s | ||
| 6/12/26 | fraudulent claimssexual abuse+4 | Nathan Hochman | LA County | — | fraudsexual abuse+4 | — | 32m 36s | ||
| 6/11/26 | voter fraudCalifornia politics+3 | — | Democratic Socialists of America | LA | voter fraudCalifornia+5 | — | 32m 31s | ||
| 6/11/26 | California politicsgubernatorial election+3 | Steve Hilton | New York Times | LA County | Steve HiltonXavier Becerra+5 | — | 34m 30s | ||
| 6/11/26 | election resultslawsuit+4 | Roger Behle | LA City | CaliforniaLos Angeles | Mayor Basslawsuit+4 | — | 32m 15s | ||
| 6/10/26 | LA mayoral raceCalifornia gubernatorial race+3 | Sam Shane | SoFi Stadium | LACalifornia | LA mayorCalifornia governor+5 | — | 30m 47s | ||
| 5/9/26 | LA declinehomelessness+3 | Bill Essayli | — | LAVenice+1 | LA declineMacArthur Park raid+3 | — | 32m 42s | ||
| 5/9/26 | mayoral debateLos Angeles politics+3 | — | The John Kobylt Show | — | mayoral debateKaren Bass+3 | — | 31m 44s | ||
| 5/9/26 | voting behaviorpolitics+4 | — | — | — | votingpolitics+4 | — | 31m 07s | ||
| 5/8/26 | Los Angeles politicscrime prevention+3 | John McKinney | Los Angeles City AttorneyPremiere Networks | Los Angeles County | John McKinneyLos Angeles City Attorney+6 | — | 29m 38s | ||
| 5/8/26 | LA Mayoral Debatepolitics+3 | Spencer Pratt | — | Los Angeles | Spencer PrattLA Mayoral Debate+5 | — | 33m 46s | ||
| 5/8/26 | healthcare fraudfederal raids+4 | Mehmet Oz | — | MacArthur ParkCalifornia | healthcare fraudfederal raids+4 | — | 29m 20s | ||
| 5/7/26 | California politicshigh-speed rail+3 | Alexandra Macedo | Coalition for Humane Immigrant RightsCalifornia’s high-speed rail project | Reseda | Californiahigh-speed rail+5 | — | 28m 52s | ||
| 5/7/26 | California gas taxDemocrats+4 | Jayson Campadonia | California | Palisades | Xavier Becerragas tax+6 | — | 30m 23s | ||
| 5/7/26 | California gas pricesPalisades Fire+3 | Roger BehleHarry Enten+1 | — | CaliforniaLos Angeles | Californiagas prices+6 | — | 31m 18s | ||
| 5/6/26 | homelessnesslocal news+3 | Nithya RamanKaren Bass | — | ResedaAmsterdam+1 | homelessnesspublic safety+3 | — | 33m 31s | ||
| 5/5/26 | Middle East oilCalifornia+4 | — | State Farm | California | Middle East oilCalifornia+5 | — | 34m 47s | ||
| 5/5/26 | politicsCalifornia+3 | — | California | — | Gov. NewsomBill Maher+4 | — | 30m 57s | ||
| 5/5/26 | State FarmPalisades Fire+5 | Roger Behle | State Farm | White House | State Farmlicense+8 | — | 30m 26s | ||
| 5/2/26 | homelessnessfires+1 | Freddie EscobarNick Shirley | — | — | Freddie EscobarNick Shirley+3 | — | 31m 31s | ||
| 5/2/26 | politicsnet worth+3 | Carl DeMaio | — | — | Carl DeMaioIlhan Omar+3 | — | 28m 13s | ||
| 5/2/26 | politicsCalifornia+3 | Antonio Villaraigosa | — | — | Antonio Villaraigosapolitics+3 | — | 38m 13s | ||
| 5/1/26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27m 16s | ||
| 5/1/26 | billionaire taxwealth distribution+1 | — | — | — | billionaire taxwealth+3 | — | 29m 20s | ||
| 5/1/26 | voter IDCalifornia+3 | — | — | CA | voter IDCalifornia+3 | — | 32m 25s | ||
| 4/30/26 | California politicsSacramento+3 | Carl DeMaio | — | Sacramento | Californiapolitics+3 | — | 39m 16s | ||
| 4/30/26 | California politicsVoter ID legislation+2 | Carl DeMaio | California Voter ID Act | California | CaliforniaVoter ID Act+3 | — | 34m 01s | ||
| 4/30/26 | gubernatorial debatepolitics+3 | — | Costco | — | gubernatorial debateSteve Hilton+4 | — | 28m 43s | ||
| 4/29/26 | California Governor's racegubernatorial debate+3 | John Rothmann | — | CaliforniaUnited States | Californiagubernatorial debate+5 | — | 30m 32s | ||
| 4/29/26 | James Comey indictmentWhite House construction+3 | Royal Oakes | White House | Skid RowPasadena | James ComeyWhite House+3 | — | 31m 42s | ||
| 4/29/26 | gubernatorial debateCalifornia governor's race+3 | — | — | California | gubernatorial debateCalifornia+3 | — | 31m 49s | ||
| 4/28/26 | White House Correspondents' Dinnershooting+2 | Don Mihalek | billionaire taxgoth yoga | — | White House Correspondents' Dinnershooting+3 | — | 33m 48s | ||
| 4/28/26 | California gubernatorial raceLA mayoral race+3 | Gary Dietrich | Lufthansa | CaliforniaLA | Californiagubernatorial race+5 | — | 29m 35s | ||
| 4/28/26 | Jimmy KimmelMelania Trump+5 | — | — | — | Jimmy KimmelMelania Trump+5 | — | 33m 25s | ||
| 4/25/26 | animal abusehomelessness+5 | — | — | LASkid Row+1 | LAanimal abuse+6 | — | 33m 23s | ||
| 4/25/26 | MacArthur Parkclean up+4 | John Alle | — | MacArthur Park | MacArthur Parkclean up+5 | — | 31m 52s | ||
| 4/25/26 | crimelaw enforcement+3 | — | Mexican Mafia | San Francisco | Mexican Mafiafelony charges+3 | — | 35m 16s | ||
| 4/24/26 | California gubernatorial debategas prices+3 | — | — | CaliforniaSkid Row | Californiagubernatorial debate+3 | — | 37m 02s | ||
| 4/24/26 | gas shortageCalifornia+3 | Michael Ariza | LAFD | California | gas shortageCalifornia+3 | — | 31m 34s | ||
| 4/24/26 | animal abusehomelessness+3 | Joey Tuccio | — | Skid RowCompton | animal abuseSkid Row+3 | — | 35m 46s | ||
| 4/23/26 | illegal immigrationtaxpayer money+3 | — | — | California | illegal immigrantsCalifornia+3 | — | 31m 50s | ||
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Chart history for The John Kobylt Show
Peaked at #91 in United States, currently #91 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| United States | — | #91 | #91 | — |
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