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KMOX Birthday wishes for Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Matt Schulz, Lending Tree's Chief Consumer Finance Analyst, joins Megan Lynch. He explains the pros and cons of utilizing personal loans vs credit cards to assist in bill paying.

Dr David Shapiro, Chair of the American College of Surgeons Stop the Bleed Committee joins Megan Lynch. He talks about the importance of knowing how to stop bleeding after injuries. StopTheBleed.org/summer

Dr. Ericka Rutledge a Psychologist and Founder of Wellness in Actions, joins Megan Lynch about developing resilience. How do resilient people deal with setbacks?

CBS News Military Analyst and retired Army Colonel Jeff McCausland joins Megan Lynch. The US/Iran conflict is ongoing.

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis looked at credit as a measure of how the May 16th storms set households back -- especially those families with low to moderate incomes. Nishesh Chalise is the Senior Manager of the St. Louis Fed's Community Development Research team & joined Megan Lynch.

KMOX Birthday wishes for Tuesday, May 12, 2026

TV Guide's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterey as CBS's Late Show is nearing its end. He also previews a new Netflix Martin Short documentary and takes a new look at 'Pride & Prejudice.' Photo by (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Writers Guild of America East)

Debbie Baldwin is a St. Louis native who was a columnist for the Ladue News, co-created a TV pilot and has written 8 books. She joins Debbie Monterrey.

Thomas Rainer is an ecological landscape architect who has designed landscapes for the US Capitol grounds, the MLK Jr. Memorial, the New York Botanical Garden and more. What is ecological design? And how are our plants talking to each other? He's the keynote speaker at Tower Grove Park's sold-out Flower Power event this month. With Debbie Mont

Julie Smith, Webster University media instructor, explains the 'red flag' being raised over the proposed merger of Nexstar and Tegna media companies. The conglomerate would end up with hundreds of stations under one owner. With Megan Lynch.

Dr LJ Punch, a trauma surgeon and director of 314Oasis, joins Debbie Monterrey. He explains 314Oasis 'evolved' following the May 2025 tornado to keep the initial response to the disaster going. (Courtesy KMOX)

KMOX Birthday wishes for Monday, May 11, 2026

CBS Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger talks about new polling showing young workers are concerned about the job market.

Megan Lynch details a new report on just how much moms accomplish on a daily basis, and how underpaid they are.

Megan Lynch takes you back through this week's news headlines, In Case You Missed It.

Angela Nelson, Director of the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance, joins Megan Lynch. detailing a cyber attack on a medical insurance vendor. The target hasn't been cooperative in the investigation.

KMOX Birthday wishes for Friday, May 8, 2026

Kristen Sorth, Director of the St. Louis County Library joins Megan Lyncgh with details on the library systems new kids book club that focuses on younger readers and includes evening programming.

St Louis author Steven Rowland deals with inflammatory arthritis, and he's added details of his own medical condition, into novels that he's written. He and Leah Levin, the Development Director for the Central West Region of the Arthritis Foundation, join Megan Lynch.

Michelle Wilson is registered dietician with Branz Nutrition. She recently sat down with Megan Lynch to talk about the pressure to get your body "swimsuit ready" for summer.

Jerel Canty is a Metro East native, from Centerville, IL, a photographer and videographer who's new film focuses on East St Louis. 'East St. Louis: Roads That Lead Back Home,' is planned to be released late this year or early in 2027. He visits with Megan Lynch. Visit: JerelCanty.com

KMOX Birthday wishes for Thursday, May 7, 2026

KMOX's Debbie Monterrey visits with father and son operators of Dogtown Pizza, Rich Schaper & Rick Schaper. They explore how the business started and how the younger Rick Schaper got involved. 'Frozen pizza sales have never gone down,' over the past forty years says the elder Schaper. (Debbie Monterrey)

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young joins Megan Lynch for his weekly segment. This week's conversation revolves around Nexstar Media Group asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block a price-fixing lawsuit brought by DirecTV & a new lawsuit against META in New Mexico.