The Chris and Amy Show on KMOX

Chris and Amy's Friday show includes live visits from Hancock and Kelley for the 1st hour, they discuss the Cardinals; Sen Mitch McConnell & Missouri amendments; Hour 2 features St Louis Magazine's Ryan Krull and CITY SC broadcaster Jen Siess on the World Cup; Hour 3 includes Terry Lemons' new book on the 1926 Cardinals and St Louis Mayor Cara Spencer in-studio.

Chris and Amy are joined in-studio by a pair of guests this hour. Terry Lemons is a St Louis native, former political reporter and IRS spokesperson, he's written about the St Louis Cardinals 1926 World Series Champions in a new book. Later in the hour, St Louis Mayor Cara Spencer discusses Rams settlement fund allocations and St Louis Police pay.

St Louis Mayor Cara Spencer joins Chris & Amy in-studio. She highlights her CityStat platform which is keeping track of city projects and completed work; Rams settlement funding legislation which is set to be signed next week; distribution of ARPA funds; and the 'water infrastructure replacement plan,' utilizing some of the settlement funds to revamp the water supply system in St Louis. She talks...

'The Year St Louis Became a Baseball Town: The Cardinals, Babe Ruth & the 1926 World Series' is a new book from St Louis native & former White House reporter Terry Lemons. He's back in town for a book signing at The Royale on Saturday night. 'The book is about baseball,' says Lemons, 'but [also] the events around it.' He touches on pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander, aviator Charles Lindbergh, the...

Ryan Krull from St Louis Magazine joins, he's been following the tornado relief efforts and a multi-state grease theft ring; Chris disagrees that KC is the best World Cup host city; Jen Siess shares her thoughts on the World Cup so far and what to expect; Did you see this? Norway fan is against the rowing victory celebration at the World Cup, calls it 'stupid.'

CITY SC radio analyst Jen Siess joins Chris and Amy. 'This World Cup is definitely a tinder box,' of people alleging corruption and questions about the use of VAR (video assistant referee), says Siess. How far back should those reviews be? 'Go back to the handshake, that made me mad,' jokes Siess. 'They're the dark horse left,' to win World Cup, 'and I'm rooting for Norway,' says Siess.

St Louis Magazine's Ryan Krull joins Chris and Amy. He's been covering tornado recovery efforts and some individuals attempts to cheat the program & a brazen grease theft ring.

John Hancock and Michael Kelley join Chris and Amy in-studio. Cardinals have a rough week; best Cardinals teams of all time; is Sen Mitch McConnell able to return to the Senate?; replacing income tax money in Missouri; Question of the week.

Chris and Amy today kick off the show with a look at new laws in Missouri; Kevin Nashan is developing a new restaurant in Ballpark Village; Matt Pauley recaps the Cardinals win over the Brewers; Major Garrett from CBS in Washington on the re-developing US/Iran war; and they discuss the costs of youth sports and the support soccer receives in the US.

Jonathan Carone is a podcaster who deals with youth sports and parents, why can't the US compete in soccer?; do US fans really even want to support soccer?; singer Bonnie Tyler is dead; listening to old music and taking up new hobbies; sneezing fits.

Jonathan Carone, creator of the Healthy Sports Parents podcast, joins Chris & Amy. Why can't the US compete at the highest level in soccer? He says it's a couple of things: First, soccer is the "fourth or fifth sport" for US fans and players, so it doesn't have the same 'cultural cache' as it does in other countries. Also: Capitalism. Soccer training is expensive, with many leagues operating on a...

Matt Pauley previews the final four games for the Cardinals before the All-Star break; the sounds of baseball; CBS News's Major Garrett on the Iran war, Maine senate race, & Mitch McConnell's health; are you still purchasing physical media?

CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett is a weekly guest of Chris and Amy. The US and Iran are back at war again, and that's, 'not a trivial matter,' says Garrett. What next for the Democrats in the Maine Senate race? Graham Plattner had, 'a closet full of shoes,' that kept dropping, says Garrett. Speculation continues to swirl about the health of Senator Mitch McConnell.

Matt Pauley, KMOX's Cardinals pre and postgame host, joins Chris and Amy after the Cardinals picked up a win over the Brewers last night, snapping a 4-game losing streak. The five-game in four-days stretch against Milwaukee ends tonight.

Chris and Amy discuss new laws that Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe is set to sign today, but there isn't one about blocking intersections; why does downstate Illinois want to separate from Cook County?; St Louis restaurant owner Kevin Nashan joins to share about his new venture, 'The Clydesdale' which will open in August in Ballpark Village.

James Beard award-winning Chef Kevin Nashan joins Chris and Amy. The Peacemaker owner is set to open a new restaurant at Ballpark Village in the Budweiser Brew House building. The menu will be 'tavern-like,' says Nashan. He states the restaurant will be a good fit with the neighbors at Ballpark Village like Katie's Pizza + Pasta and Salt and Smoke. The new restaurant will be open by mid-August! (P...

Hour one of the show includes an interview with St Louis County Assessor Jake Zimmerman, now running for County Exec. Hour two includes the weekly chat with Scott MacFarlane, Washington Correspondent for Meidas Touch. The final hour includes CITY SC broadcaster Jen Siess and the high costs of youth soccer in America. Plus, conversations about the Cardinals doubleheader losses to the Brewers; World...

CITY SC broadcaster Jen Siess joins Chris and Amy with an inside look at the costs of the US 'pay to play' system for youth sports; are you still purchasing physical media?; Matt quizzes both Amy and Chris about each other, do they know each other well?; the Olympics are welcoming back Russian athletes.

Matt quizzes Chris and Amy about how well they know each other. 'You share nothing! I know nothing about you!' exclaims Amy.

Jen Siess, CITY SC broadcaster, who's daughter will be playing division 1 soccer, joins Chris and Amy to talk about the high cost of youth soccer. She says that her family is paying between 3 and 400 dollars a month for youth soccer fees for her kids. She says when people congratulate her on her daughter's scholarship & no college tuition, she points out that she's already shelled-out the money in...

Chris and Amy dive into the world of youth soccer, why aren't the pros that come out of the American system of soccer better?; callers react to the high cost of the programs; how come the Spanish-language calls of World Cup goals are better?; Scott MacFarlane joins from Washington with an update on the health of Sen Mitch McConnell.

Meidas Touch Chief Washington Correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins Chris and Amy every Wednesday. The segment starts with concerns from Kentuckians and colleagues in Washington over the health of Senator Mitch McConnell, who was recently hospitalized; Pres Trump is at a NATO summit; peace plan appears to be falling apart with Iran; Main senate race is in turmoil for Democrats.

Amy has concerns over the Cardinals push for her goal of 93 wins; what is Chris's story about Hallmark movies, could he have been in one?; St Louis County Assessor Jake Zimmerman is running to replace Dr Sam Page as County Exec; Did you see this? finding love at the World Cup.

'St. Louis County government is a mess,' says County Assessor Jake Zimmerman, who explains the reason why he's running to replace the outgoing Sam Page for St. Louis County Executive. He joins Chris and Amy to explain his positions. He points to the turmoil among county elected and the $80 million budget hole. 'If less money is coming in the door than going out the door, you've got a problem,' sta...

Chris and Amy both back from their extended Independence Day vacations. The US soccer team bows out of the World Cup in stunning fashion; Dale Schilly reacts; Dave Simons explains why corporate earnings continue to soar while workers struggle; Polo Ascencio is the Cardinals Spanish language broadcaster; Dennis Hancock is running for St Louis County Exec.