Show-Me Institute

Show-Me Institute Podcast

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Is Stan Kroenke Back in St. Louis? 20.09.2019

Segment from The Marc Cox Morning Show-KFTK, St. Louis, MO Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/31PCRFM Patrick Tuohey is the Director of Municipal Policy at the Show-Me Institute: https://bit.ly/2m5L8ER The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a great piece by Jacob Barker on an effort by the city of Wentzville to partner with a private developer to finance and build a rec center it has long wanted....

Is Missouri Rearranging Deckchairs on a Sinking Ship? 19.09.2019

Segment from The Gary Nolan Show on 93.9 The Eagle, Columbia, MO Listen to the full show here:https://939theeagle.com/the-gary-nolan-show/ Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: https://showmeinstitute.org/

SMI Podcast: Can Americans Afford To Retire? 19.09.2019

Read Dr. Biggs' article in The Hill:https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/448431-401ks-can-fill-the-pension-gap Andrew G. Biggs is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he studies Social Security reform, state and local government pensions, and public sector pay and benefits. Before joining AEI, Biggs was the principal deputy commissioner of the Social Security Adminis...

SMI Podcast: It Shouldn't Be This Hard - Aisha Sultan 10.09.2019

Read the full report on Missouri school performance data here: https://showmeinstitute.org/publication/accountability/report-missouris-report-card-and-essa-requirements The 2015 federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) includes a requirement intended to keep parents informed about the quality of the schools their children attend: States must produce “report cards” on their performance at the stat...

SMI Podcast: The Priorities of Missouri's Major Cities 05.09.2019

Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: https://showmeinstitute.org/ The Show-Me Institute Podcast is produced by Show-Me Opportunity

Lawsuit: Our Case Against the State 04.09.2019

Segment from Pete Mundo Mornings on KCMO-AM, Kansas City listen live here: www.kcmotalkradio.com/ Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: showmeinstitute.org/

SMI Podcast: Transparency for Some 30.08.2019

On August 28, 2019, the Show-Me Institute filed suit against Missouri’s Office of Administration for violating the state’s Sunshine Law. Government entities may think they can get away with these excuses because too few citizens are able to invest the time money and emotional energy required to pursue a legal fight to keep these government entities transparent and accountable. We have determined t...

SMI Podcast: When You Say Socialism... 27.08.2019

Dr. Evers Op-ed: https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-wants-to-teach-your-kids-that-capitalism-is-racist-11564441342 Williamson M. Evers, is currently a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. He specializes in research on education policy especially as it pertains to curriculum, teaching, testing, accountability, and school finance. Evers was head of the “agency action team” for the U.S. De...

SMI Podcast: Sports in St.Louis-Everybody's Business 21.08.2019

Dr. Susan Pendergrass and Ray Hartmann discuss the big business of subsidies for sports teams in St. Louis. Ray's column: https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/as-the-blues-score-another-fat-public-subsidy-the-scorecard-is-clear-taxpayers-lose/Content?oid=31941081 Ray Hartmann is an independent journalist and entrepreneur. He has appeared weekly as a panelist on the Nine Network of Public Media’...

Border Wars & Bike Lanes 19.08.2019

Segment from Pete Mundo Mornings on KCMO-AM, Kansas City listen live here: www.kcmotalkradio.com/ Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: showmeinstitute.org/

How Could a Higher Minimum Wage Impact Missouri? 12.08.2019

Segment from Pete Mundo Mornings on KCMO-AM, Kansas City listen live here: www.kcmotalkradio.com/ Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: showmeinstitute.org/

SMI Pod: The One with Rex Sinquefield 23.07.2019

Dr. Susan Pendergrass and Rex Sinquefield discuss his return to St. Louis, the biggest challenges facing the city today, active vs. passive investing and more. Rex Sinquefield is co-founder and former co-chairman of Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. He also is co-founder of the Show-Me Institute. In the 1970s, he co-authored (with Roger Ibbotson) a series of papers and books titled Stocks, Bonds, Bi...

What Memphis Does Better than KC 17.07.2019

Segment from Pete Mundo Mornings on KCMO-AM, Kansas City listen live here: www.kcmotalkradio.com/ Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: showmeinstitute.org/

Can the Student Debt Crisis be Fixed? 10.07.2019

Segment from Pete Mundo Mornings on KCMO, Kansas City listen live here: www.kcmotalkradio.com/ Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: showmeinstitute.org/

Student Loan Forgiveness Isn't Education Policy 08.07.2019

Student Loan Forgiveness Isn't Education Policy by Show-Me Institute

SMI Pod: Divide and Fail-The Challenges of Innovation in St. Louis, MO 20.06.2019

Learn more about The Biome School: https://thebiomeschool.org/ Bill Kent Jr., President and CEO, has led Youth Learning Center (YLC) since its inception. Recognizing that so many of the boys he grew up with did not have the family support he enjoyed and that many of those boys ended up in prison, Mr. Kent was moved to leave his business career and dedicate his professional life to improving academ...

USDA Relocating Two Research Agencies to KC 19.06.2019

Segment from Pete Mundo Mornings on KCMO, Kansas City listen live here: www.kcmotalkradio.com/ Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: showmeinstitute.org/

Two Things Missouri Can Do to Lower Health Care Costs 13.06.2019

Segment from The Gary Nolan Show on 939 the Eagle, Columbia, MO: 939theeagle.com/category/gary-nolans-blog/ Patrick Ishmael is the director of government accountability at the Show-Me Institute. showmeinstitute.org/patrick-ishmael Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: showmeinstitute.org/

SMI Pod: Designed To Be Worthless - The Incentive Study That Wasn't 13.06.2019

Read the full report: http://bit.ly/2wdvNEa Recently, Patrick Tuohey held a press conference about the findings in the report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyVBIJ59yIo&t= Kansas City’s recent study of economic development incentives found that such incentives offer a return on investment almost four times that which was invested. This dramatic discovery runs counter to the vast majority of rese...

SMI Pod: Education in Missouri is Moving Backward 03.06.2019

Dr. Susan Pendergrass is the Director of Research and Education Policy at the Show-Me Institute Dr. Douglas Thaman is the Executive Director at the Missouri Charter Public Schools Association:https://www.mocharterschools.org/ Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: https://showmeinstitute.org/ Produced by Show-Me Opportunity

SMI Pod: They Want to Take My Pension 16.05.2019

In this episode of the Show-Me Institute Podcast, Dr. Susan Pendergrass, Director of Research and Education Policy at the Show-Me Institute and Dr. James Shuls, an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis and Distinguished Fellow in Education Policy at the Show-Me Institute discuss the challenge of having a productive conversation abo...

General Motors-Missouri is Running in a Race to the Bottom 15.05.2019

Segment from Pete Mundo Mornings on KCMO, Kansas City listen live here: www.kcmotalkradio.com/ Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: showmeinstitute.org/

The American Health Care System Can Bankrupt You 13.05.2019

RSVP for our NextGen Event in St. Louis (Monday, May 20) to hear more about Overcharged: showmeinstitute.org/overcharged-why…much-healthcare Segment from The Randy Tobler Show, FM Newstalk 97.1, KFTK-St. Louis:https://971talk.radio.com/shows/randy-tobler-show

Nearly $200 Million in Tax Breaks? 09.05.2019

We’re in the twilight of the legislative session here in Missouri, and as tends to happen, it looks like there’s going to be a legislative twist at the end. General Motors, the American car conglomerate, is reportedly considering a $1 billion expansion at its Wentzville auto production facility in the suburbs of St. Louis. The first the public heard about the proposal was on May 1, meaning that if...

Is Missouri Doomed to Decline? 09.05.2019

Segment from The Gary Nolan Show on 939 the Eagle, Columbia, MO: 939theeagle.com/category/gary-nolans-blog/ Patrick Tuohey is the Director of Municipal Policy at the Show-Me Institute. https://showmeinstitute.org/patrick-tuohey Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: showmeinstitute.org/

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