Show-Me Institute Podcast

Mark P. Mills is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a faculty fellow at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. He is also a strategic partner with Montrose Lane (an energy-tech venture fund). Previously, Mills cofounded Digital Power Capital, a boutique venture fund, and was chairman and CTO of ICx Technologies, helping take it public in 2007. Mi...

Jay P. Greene is a senior research fellow in the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation. At Heritage, Jay conducts and disseminates research on the key issues facing education today, including the cultural, civic, and economic implications of how education systems are designed and implemented. He is one of the country’s leading experts on education policy, with highly influential r...

Jakob Puckett, Elias Tsapelas, and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to discuss a new plan to spend millions on capital improvements in St. Louis, rumors of a federal gas tax holiday and the latest on Missouri expanding Medicaid.

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas and Susan Pendergrass join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the first month of the legislative session.

Michael Q. McShane, Director of National Research at EdChoice, Susan Pendergrass, Director of Research and Education Policy at Show-Me Institute, and Patricia Levesque, Chief Executive Officer of ExcelinEd discuss the state of accountability in education, why state leadership is critical, and how Missouri and other states can reform their accountability systems. Visit: MoSchoolRankings.org.

Matthew Spalding is the Kirby Professor in Constitutional Government at Hillsdale College and the Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C., campus. As Vice President for Washington Operations, he also oversees the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship and the academic and educational programs of Hillsdale in the nat...

Produced by Show-Me Opportunity

David Stokes. Corianna Baier and Jakob Puckett join Zach Lawhorn for the final SMI Podcast of 2021. Produced by Show-Me Opportunity

Missouri schools are failing to teach the core subjects of reading and math, and the most recent test scores show that students are falling further behind. In response to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE) failure to perform one of its most basic functions, the Show-Me Institute, in conjunction with Show-Me Opportunity, launched The Missouri School Rankings Proj...

Susan Pendergrass, David Stokes and Elias Taspelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss legislative priorities for 2022, the rejection of a TIF in Webster Groves and a bid to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour for state workers. Produced by Show-Me Opportunity

David Stokes joined The Gary Nolan Show to discuss a plan to spend millions on the expansion of broadband access in Missouri.

Download a copy of the 2022 Blueprint here: https://bit.ly/3pGyae8 The 2022 Blueprint: Moving Missouri Forward presents 14 policy ideas aimed at moving Missouri forward to a brighter future. The Blueprint covers a broad range of issues—from education to health care, from public pensions to corporate welfare, and from tax policy to government transparency. Our expert policy team has thoroughly rese...

Corianna Baier, David Stokes and Patrick Ishmael join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the Missouri Parents' Bill of Rights, a lawsuit filed by Missouri's AG against The Springfield School District, an update on corporate welfare around the state and more. Produced by Show-Me Opportunity

This special episode is a presentation by Douglas Murray recorded on November 10, 2021, in St. Louis, Missouri. Douglas Murray is a best-selling author, an award-winning political commentator, and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute. He has written books on neoconservatism, terrorism and national security, freedom of speech, and the rise of woke culture and identity politics. His upco...

Read Michael's issue brief here: https://www.manhattan-institute.org/revitalizing-local-democracy-case-cycle-local-elections Michael T. Hartney joined the Boston College political science faculty in fall 2017. Previously he was Assistant Professor of Politics at Lake Forest College. Professor Hartney’s main research and teaching interests include: state and local government, interest groups, and p...

Andrew J. Rotherham is a co-founder and partner at Bellwether Education Partners, a national nonprofit organization working to support educational innovation and improve outcomes for underserved students. He is also a contributing editor to U.S. News & World Report and a senior editor at The 74, an education news and analysis publication. Rotherham writes the blog Eduwonk.com, teaches at the Unive...

Save your spot for November 10: https://bit.ly/2Yg4ESE Douglas Murray joined Colombo and Katie on NewsTalkSTL to discuss what we can learn from some of the elections held this week, his event next week in St. Louis, and more. You are invited to join the Show-Me Institute, Show-Me Opportunity, National Review Institute, and NewsTalkSTL on Wednesday, November 10 for a complimentary event with Dougla...

Corianna Baier, Jakob Puckett and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the East-West Gateway Council of Governments' decision to reject a federal grant to fund The Loop Trolley, the food truck debate in Ladue, preview next week's elections and more. Produced by Show-Me Opportunity

Find your school at MoSchoolRankings.org Susan Pendergrass, David Stokes and Corianna Baier join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the launch of The Missouri School Rankings Project and MoSchoolRankings.org, a report that Sam Page is asking the St. Louis County Council to use federal stimulus money to avoid budget cuts and the future of the downtown St. Louis Community Improvement District. Produced by Show...

Please join the Show-Me Institute and Reason for an evening of conversation on Thursday, October 21. Register Here: https://showmeinstitute.org/event/tech-panic-why-we-shouldnt-fear-facebook-and-the-future/ Robby Soave joined The Mark Reardon Show on 97.1 FM Talk (KFTK-St. Louis) to discuss his new book, Tech Panic, cancel culture, his upcoming virtual event with Show-Me Institute and more. In a t...

Get your tickets for November 10 here: https://www.eventbrite.com/myevent?eid=167779042633 Join the Show-Me Institute, Show-Me Opportunity, National Review Institute, and NewsTalkSTL on Wednesday, November 10 for a complimentary event with Douglas Murray. Murray will give an outsider’s perspective on the recent shifts in American culture, the culture wars, and the attack on free speech and educati...

Find your school: https://moschoolrankings.org Dr. Susan Pendergrass The Tim Jones and Chris Arps Show on NewsTalkSTL to discuss MoSchoolRankings.org. The brand new website makes student performance data more transparent than ever by providing parents, policymakers, educators, and taxpayers with access to easy-to-understand information about every Missouri public school and school district.

Chester "Checker" E. Finn, Jr., scholar, educator and public servant, has devoted his career to improving education in the United States. At Fordham, he is now Distinguished Senior Fellow and President Emeritus. He’s also a Senior Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution. Finn served as Fordham’s President from 1997 to 2014, after many earlier roles in education, academe and government. From 1999 u...

Robby's latest book is Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn't Fear Facebook and the Future - https://amzn.to/3a8dcNV Join Robby live in St. Louis on October 21 for discussion of big tech, cancel culture and more. Details and registration information here: https://bit.ly/3Bpn9ma Robby Soave is a senior editor at Reason. He enjoys writing about culture, politics, education policy, criminal justice reform, tel...

On October 5, David Stokes joined The Mcgraw Show on The Big 550 KTRS to provide an update on the Douglas Hill Development in Webster Groves.