Hill Billy Jon Radio Show
The Hillbilly Jon Radio Show is where common sense meets the microphone. Broadcasting from Southwestern Pennsylvania, Jon takes on politics, culture, media spin, and the stories the establishment would rather you ignore.
No talking points.
No script readers. Just real conversations with candidates, business owners, whistleblowers, and everyday Americans who still believe in grit, faith, and freedom.
If you are tired of the noise and ready for straight talk, you are in the right place.
Episodes
28 episodes
Fay-Penn Exposed Part 1
Something smells wrong when public money keeps flowing and regular people keep falling behind. We’re looking straight at Fayette County, Pennsylvania and asking the questions that make powerful people uncomfortable: where do public grants and e...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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20:28
Why A Pennsylvania Ballot Challenge Collapsed On Basic Legal Service Rules
A ballot fight can sound like pure politics until you see what actually decides it: procedure. We walk through a Pennsylvania election challenge where the outcome hinges on one unglamorous legal requirement, proper service. If you do not serve ...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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20:21
How Party Insiders Try To Decide Elections Before Voters Do
They don’t want to beat you at the ballot box, they want to erase your choices before you ever vote. That’s the charge we dig into from right here in Fayette County, where local politics shows how power really works when petitions, courts, and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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18:07
Voters Hold The Power When Party Bosses Stop Listening
A courthouse can feel far away until it starts touching your wallet. I’m John Marietta, and I’m sounding the alarm on what I see as Fayette County politics drifting into backroom habits, bigger budgets, and taxpayer costs that never get a clear...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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45:41
The Tax Collector Reality
Your property tax bill can feel personal, but the person collecting it usually has the least power over what you owe. We sit down with Mary Grace Butello, a Dunbar Township tax collector with more than two decades on the job, to separate tax po...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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51:36
America Can Stop Paying For Everyone Else’s Wars
The moment regular people decide they’re done being treated like an afterthought, politics changes fast. We start with a straight talk challenge to government that shields itself with bloated budgets, hush-hush NDAs, and insider protection, and...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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32:31
From War Stories To A Rally In Pennsylvania With Ted Cruz
We call for a local revival rooted in faith, gratitude to the military, and community action, then welcome guest Chris Morolo to share an event with Ted Cruz and a powerful WWII family story that shapes his civic work. We examine today’s politi...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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27:00
When Economic Development Becomes A Closed Door
A plain envelope on the porch. Lawsuits and 990s inside. And a blunt question: why would public officials sign NDAs to sit on the board of a nonprofit that doles out economic development loans? We take you through the claims surrounding the Fay...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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13:12
Remember The Alamo, Remember Your Vote
A date carved in history becomes a mirror for our moment. We draw a straight line from March 6, 1836 to the choices facing every county today, asking what it means to cross the line for liberty when pressure tells you to sit down and stay quiet...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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27:00
How Real Patriots Fight Corruption And Build Back Local Power
What happens when the people who dig the ditches, run the lines, and raise the next generation decide they’re done with closed doors and whispered deals? We take you inside Southwestern Pennsylvania’s grassroots revolt against party gatekeeping...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:01:09
What Happens When Accountability Meets A Closed Door
Ever been told your question is “not for this room”? We shine a bright light on how public forums can be curated to mute dissent, and why that undermines trust in county government. John, Melanie, and guest Donnie—a veteran and longtime local a...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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48:36
If Government Spent My Money Like This, I’d Ask For A Receipt
Jon Marietta and Guests Al Buchtan and Bud Cook discussing Politics, what's going on across Pennsylvania, taxes, budgets, casino money, recent public reports on Charleroi from Independent Journalist, Standing for we the People, Save Ameri...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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48:22
Faith, Grit, And County Grassroots
A spark from Valley Forge lands in Fayette County as we trace how faith, grit, and neighborly duty still move a community forward. We open with a bold case for honoring Washington’s prayerful leadership, then bring that conviction down to stree...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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33:38
Who Should Hold Power: Party Committees Or The People
A grassroots case for Pennsylvania leadership meets a managerial blueprint from UPS, focusing on taxes, elections, and schools. We lay out what the lieutenant governor does, why credentials matter, and where policy should shift to restore trust...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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31:12
Clearing the Air
Jon Marietta with Guest George on Liberty University school of divinity, Also by Phone Guests Robert Burns and TJ clearing up some Confusion, TJ and Robert on what they do in their perspective roles, Community, Faith, Family, Freedom and much m...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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32:34
Fighting Back in PA 32
Jon Marietta with Guest Harry Young Cochran Running for PA Senate 32 Discussing Politics, calling out corruption, Unfair higher taxes, Sustainability, History, Community, Faith, Family, Freedom and much more..
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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30:57
Holding the Line
Jon Marietta with Guest Al Buchtan discussing Taxes, Budgets, Changes Needed, Community, Calling out corruption, Getting Involved, Standing Firm on Faith, Family, Freedom and More..
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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48:00
Accountability Angle
Jon Marietta with Guest Larry Daugherty and caller Robert Burns discussing Independent Penn, officials claims of mis-information, Bringing awareness to the public, Calling out corruption, Standing Firm on Faith, Family, Freedom and More..
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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35:10
Fixing Pennsylvania
Jon Marietta with Guest Al Buchtan Discussing politics, Changes needed In Pennsylvania, Budgets, Corruption, Property tax reform, Infrastructure, Petition signing, standing up for the People, Community, Faith, Family, Freedom and Much more..
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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47:39
Standing for Faith, Freedom & Fair Elections
Jon Marietta with Guest Harry Cochran Discussing whats going on in Fayette county and across pa, historical, voting issues and laws, more from the book the Parallel election, Budgets, Petition signing soon, Our rights, the constitution, Communi...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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49:26
From Radio Roots To A National Voice
We launch our podcast with a clear mission rooted in faith, family, and freedom, moving beyond radio to serve local communities with a national echo. Coach Brett joins to connect sports, service, and scripture, and we close with prayer for troo...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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19:36
Fayette County Strong: Supporting Chelsea’s Family
Jon Marietta and Melonie Lewellen and caller Chelsea Matthews discussing whats going on in Fayette County, Helping Chelsea and family who had a house fire and lost Pets, Politics, Standing up for whats right, Community, Faith, Family, Freedom a...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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35:32
Taking Back PA 32
Jon Marietta and Guest Harry Cochran Running for PA senate 32 Discussing Corruption, Taxes, Budgets, Costs, Truth over Lies, Getting Involved with your local Precinct Committee, Community, Faith, Family, Freedom and much more..
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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48:40
Community, Country and the Constitution
Jon Marietta with Guests Melanie Stringhill Patterson and Larry Daugherty Discussing Recent events in Fayette County, MAGA Mixer, Getting Involved, Addressing Corruption, Veterans, community, Faith, family, freedom and Much more..
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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35:15
Faith, Family and Freedom in the 46th
Jon Marietta with Guests Al (Butchie) Buchtan Running for 46th District and Larry Daugherty Discussing Politics, Addressing Corruption, budgets, Taxes, State wide issues, Standing for the People, Faith, Family, Freedom and much more
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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49:20