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SLU/Chaifetz School of Business Professor and KMOX Business Analyst Jerome Katz explains why consumers remain "cautious" in the US economy and the impact of mortgage rates on home buyers.

Dr Colin Hitt joins Debbie with details  about St. Louis University's research arm, SLU PRiME, which does an annual state of the schools "growth report."  Last week they released the SLU PRIME’s 3rd annual statewide growth report which does a top 20 list in the state for student growth by school type (elementary, middle) and then by ELA (English, Language, Arts) and math and also by student subgroup within ELA and math.   This year, there are 5 of the top-performing schools in the State from St. Louis on that list. KIPP STL Lafayette Prep Premier Charter Momentum Fox Park Gateway Science Middle

Kate Bergstrom joins Tom and Debbie and shares her vision as she takes over The Rep in St Louis as the 8th Artistic Director in the theater's 58 year history.  

Wendy Doyle, President and CEO of United WE joins Debbie and Tom with analysis from the new report on childcare.   Photo Courtesy United WE

St Louis CITY SC radio analyst Dale Schilly joins Tom to recap match with Inter Miami.

Brad Young, KMOX Legal Analyst, and partner at Harris Dowell Fisher & Young, joins Debbie and Tom and explains that the Constitution's Supremacy Clause lays out the qualifications for President.  Washington's state law barring felons from running for elected office can not 'trump' the Constitution says Young.    Brad also takes a look at a free speech case involving a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

A Cardinal Hall of Famer celebrates a birthday.

KMOX's Sean Malone visits with  Kaylia Eskew from the St Louis Science Center about the upcoming visit from the famous dinosaur. Caption: Conrad Canedo shows the size of the 2-ton skull of T. Rex Sue on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at the Memphis Museum of Science and History. Sue: The T. Rex Experience is on display through May 12, 2024 at the Memphis Museum of Science and History. The focal point of the exhibit is a replica of Sue, the largest and most complete specimen of a Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered.   © Stu Boyd II-The Commercial Appeal / USA TODAY NETWORK

Jodi Schneider, Bloomberg's Political News Director for Radio and TV joins Megan and Tom talking about President Biden's plans to sign a sweeping executive order today to curb illegal border crossings.

Sarah Adam, US Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby team talks with Megan Lynch about her story from playing college softball to her diagnoses of MS and the transition to Wheelchair Rugby.   (Image courtesy Saint Louis University)

KMOX's Stuart McMillian talks with Evelyn Kidd, a 94 year old who gets to take a flight on a small aircraft just like she did with her late husband.

The IOC will be using artificial intelligence to monitor online and social media accounts for hundreds of Olympic and Paralympic athletes during the summer games in France.   Megan and Tom talk with Rebecca Steins, Assistant Director at SLU Sports Psychology about what this could mean for athletes targeted online.

KMOX's Stuart McMillian talks with a pilot about what it is like to be in the cockpit of an F-15 fighter jet. 

CBS Legal Analyst Thane Rosenbaum joins Tom and Megan talking about the Hunter Biden gun case and if any surprises are expected to happen.    Credit: © Jasper Colt-USA TODAY

Olivia Howell, Co Founder & CEO  Fresh Starts Registry joins Tom and Megan talking about her startup registry site that helps people get supplies after a divorce or out on their own for first time. 

Dr. Bobby Shah, Board Certified Pulmonologist at St Luke's Hospital joins Megan and Tom discussing Vape Face and the concerns of products among young users.     (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Greg McBride, Bankrate Chief Financial Analyst joins Megan Lynch talking about if parents are putting their own financial future at risk because they are helping out adult children financially.    (Photo Credit -  Nattakorn Maneerat/iStock / Getty Images Plus)

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TV Guide's Matt Roush tells us about Clipped on FX and Hulu and the History Channel on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. 

Sue Warfield, President of American Specialty Toy Retailing Association joins Tom and Megan talking abut ASTRA coming to St. Louis.