Episodes

Problem properties, liquor licensing, unhoused populations, cruising/general traffic lawlessness, and surface parking lots are issues that contribute to general disorder in cities like St. Louis. Citizens for a Greater Downto...

[01:50] Return to Civility [02:29] Interview with Michelle Hand Playwright Heidi Schreck’s highly impactful and timely memoir, What the Constitution Means to Me, winner of Best American play, and a finalist for the Pulitzer P...

Representatives Sarah Unsicker (91st District) and Jo Doll (83rd District) discuss the conclusion of the recent 2022 session of the Missouri House of Representatives . They give some insights into being a representative and ...

We sat down with Nikylan Knapper right after she was sworn into office as the new mayor of Maplewood, MO . Find out what goals she has for the city and the theme of her leadership. This is Season 4! …

We all think sunshine or transparency in government is a very good thing. After you listen to this episode, you may not think it is. Why did the founders do things in secret? What does Article I, Section V of …

Campaign donations, special interests, PAC, Super Pacs; money, money, and more money that is spent on political campaigns. This year is the mother of all records though. Brendan Quinn from the Center for Responsive Politics ...

The 42nd Annual St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is virtual this year! Jim Bogart, co-chair of the festival describes the many wonderful participating authors. Festival author Jill Wine-Banks discusses her book, The Watergate G...

How much have we spent and are still spending to support the Confederacy? Brian Palmer, Peabody award-winning journalist and photographer based in Richmond, Virginia discusses "The Costs of the Confederacy" which he co-autho...

Dr. Warren Rosenblum, Chair of the History, Politics, & International Relations (HPIR) Department at Webster University in St. Louis provides a historical perspective of monuments as artifacts of history. What are the danger...

In part one, we discuss Confederate monuments and their prevalence, funding, location, timing of their installation in light of history, and what to do with them.

On March 6, 1857 the Supreme Court handed down a decision which reverberated throughout the nation. Lynne Jackson, the great, great granddaughter of Harriet and Dred Scott describes the story in detail. A story which is one o...

On March 6, 1857 the Supreme Court handed down a decision which reverberated throughout the nation. Lynne Jackson, the great, great granddaughter of Harriet and Dred Scott describes the story in detail. A story which is one ...

Part IV of our discussion of "Better Together" with Pat Kelly, the executive director from the Municipal League of Metro St. Louis. What is in store for municipalities of St. Louis County? http://www.stlmuni.org/

Part III of our discussion on Better Together with Dr. Terry Jones from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He begins to peel back the layers of the onion and talks about aspects of the plan which you may not know.

Part II of a multi-part series. Better Together has a plan to put St. Louis City and St. Louis County back together from the split in the late 19th century. Will we be "Better Together" under this encompassing plan? We …