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
The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (08/20) - Former LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a formal legal complaint against the city of LA alleging defamation, retaliation & negligence. Legislative officials were dodging questions about who drew the redistricting maps in CA.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (08/20) - Michael Monks comes on the show to talk about former LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley filing a formal legal complaint against the city of LA and Mayor Karen Bass. The after action report for the January fires due date has been postponed again. Biden allies cashed in on a climate slush fund.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (08/20) - How is Gavin Newsom a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nominee in 2028? Well he's a political chameleon! Bed, Bath & Beyond said they will not operate any stores in California. Today is the anniversary of when the Menendez Brothers killed their parents.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (08/19) - CA State Assemblyman Carl DeMaio comes on the show to talk about a new CA Supreme Court petition challenging unconstitutional redistricting that Gov. Newsom is pushing. More on the redistricting push in California. A woman was knocked out unconscious after a drink was spilled on a man at a concert. The Menendez Brothers' parole hearing is this week!
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (08/19) - LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia says city lawsuit settlement payouts are unsustainable. The city of Orange is also broke just like LA is. An influencer was grabbed out of a car by ICE agents in LA and it was caught on video.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (08/19) - Jamie Paige comes on the show to talk about SB79 and LA City Council passing a resolution to oppose SB79 which is the CA legislature's attempt to get rid of single-family homes. Who are the 5 LA City Councilmembers who voted to support SB79? The Boston mayor called out Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Trump administration over immigration enforcement. A Condor Airlines pilot had to cut the en...
The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (08/18) - Alex Stone comes on the show to talk about Texas Democrats returning to the state after a 2 week standoff regarding a battle over redistricting congressional districts. San Francisco has reduced their outdoor homeless encampment population by 85%. A New Jersey man died on his way to meet an AI chatbot. Another AI chatbot story.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (08/18) - More on the high gas prices in California and Newsom's tone on the oil industry changing. Doug Emhoff's daughter says she suffers from "climate anxiety". Firefighters are getting sick and dying from being unmasked during the wildfires in January. LA wants to fund immigration defenses for illegal immigrants but the budget makes that difficult.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (08/18) - More on the Texas Democrats returning to the state after a 2 week standoff over congressional redistricting. A subway train in New York was hijacked by a transgender woman. People have been experimenting with dimming the sun. A man in Riverside County stole medical equipment and skin graphs from a hospital.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (08/15) John Kobylt opens the final hour with a troubling report from The Washington Free Beacon about a DC police sergeant who blew the whistle on her superiors for misclassifying crimes to make the city’s stats look better—only for the city to quietly settle her lawsuit. Then it’s on to Part I of the Moist Line, followed by ABC’s Christiane Cordero reporting live from Alaska wit...
The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (08/15) - John talks about the recent polarization of the political climate and how it’s unlike anything he’s seen in his own life. And John talks about the Justice Department worker who assaulted a Customs and Border Patrol agent by throwing a sandwich at them.
John talks about a CalMatters article about the terrible impact of people self-deporting, but John says by the time you get th...
The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (08/15) - John Kobylt opens the show with Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-CA) to take aim at Governor Newsom’s costly and “whacky” redistricting scheme—calling it a blatant power grab to gerrymander California’s political maps. DeMaio urges listeners to join the fight at reformcalifornia.org, stressing the need for voter ID and warning of the political damage this could cause bef...
The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (08/14) - Michael Monks comes on the show to talk about the immigration enforcement operation in Little Tokyo. Gov. Gavin Newsom called today "Liberation Day" in an effort to fight back against Pres. Trump and Texas's redistricting attempt. Newsom started mocking Pres. Trump on X (Twitter).
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (08/14) - A man threw a sandwich at federal agents in Washington DC. More on ICE operations in LA. A South Carolina gubernatorial candidate was arrested after yelling at cops in his underwear. The Van Nuys train horn guy was finally arrested.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (08/14) - Jon Fleishman comes on the show to talk about CA legislators that want to hide secret tax hikes in bills by using appealing language. CA State Senator Tony Strickland comes on the show to talk about the Gov. Newsom's plan for a special election in November to try to redistrict California's congressional districts. Homeless people are worried that Pres. Trump will take action against them ahead ...
The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (08/13) - ABC News host Kyra Phillips admitted to being jumped in the last 2 years while in Washington DC and MSNBC Joe Scarborough said a journalist privately admitted to being happy about Pres. Trump placing the DC Metro Police under federal control. More on Pres. Trump placing DC Metro Police under federal control & the homeless problem in DC. Curren Price is being brought up on more corruption ch...
The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (08/13) - Susan Shelley comes on the show to talk about why Gov. Newsom's redistricting plan could backfire. More on Gov. Newsom's plan for redistricting CA. LA has been ordered to pay over $3 million dollars to a man who tripped over a busted sidewalk in Woodland Hills. Bryan Kohberger is being tortured by other inmates through the air vents.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 3 (08/13) - Chris LeGras comes on the show to talk about low income housing advocates wanting to sue to rezone the burn zones in Pacific Palisades and Altadena. More on the DC Metro Police being placed under federal control and reporters publicly denouncing it but privately praising it. The stupidest selfie ever was taken with an elephant.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 1 (08/12) - Michael Monks comes on the show to talk about immigration activists calling for a boycott of companies they believe have been silent when it comes to speaking out against ICE operations in LA. How much money is LA paying out in lawsuit settlements? More on DC's Metro Police being placed under federal control by Pres. Trump.
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The John Kobylt Show Hour 2 (08/12) - Sue Pascoe comes on the show to call out LA County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath for the lies she is saying about the fire rebuilding process. Don Mihalek comes on the show to talk about the DC Metro Police being placed under federal control by Pres. Trump. More on DC Metro Police being placed under federal control by Pres. Trump.
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