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Patricia Watwood, portrait artist originally from St. Louis talks about making it as a professional artist and her Compton Heights roots with Debbie Monterrey.

In our weekly segment, KMOX's Megan Lynch talks with the Dean of the SIU-Edwardsville School of Business, Dr Mario Hayek about how AI skills can be an asset for college grads, if they know how to use them.

Bob Stergos Co-Founder and Executive Director of A Seat At the Table, joins Debbie Monterrey. He explains how his organization helps young people who have aged out of the foster care system. They answer the question, 'what does it take to get you on your own?'

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President Trump's approval rating among likely Missouri voters is the worst ever. What did those voters say about members of congress? Overall, pretty negative, but Missouri's 2 senators stand out with slightly higher ratings. Megan Lynch got details from Steven Rogers, Professor of Political Science at Saint Louis University and Director of the SLU-YouGov Poll.

Television coverage of the 9/11 attacks is, 'ingrained in so many people's memories,' says TV Guide's Matt Roush, Networks are planning on tributes and coverage of the 25th anniversary. He joins Debbie Monterrey. He predicts 'The Pitt' to win big at the Emmy Awards.

SLU/YouGov poll director Steve Rogers joins Megan Lynch with a look at polling from likely Missouri voters ahead of November elections. He says responders shared their concerns over 'pocketbook' issues, higher food and fuel costs. The polling took place between August 13 and 24, 2026.

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young joins Megan Lynch. Which congressional map will be used in this November's election, a 2022 map that was approved, or a 2025 map that the Missouri Supreme Court said was not valid. 'We don't have judicial clarity, what we do have is a constitutional traffic jam,' chuckles Young.

Susie Curtis grew her passion for vintage clothing into a small business, Briefly Beautiful. Hear her story on this week's Sound of Small Business with Megan Lynch.

Hannah Meisel, Legal Affairs reporter for Capitol News Illinois, joins Megan Lynch. A federal judge is deciding if Illinois's new 'Medical Aid in Dying' law is legal ahead of its implementation set for this weekend. Illinois is the 1st mid-western state, joining 10 other states and Washington, DC that already allow medical aid in dying, or as opponents call it, 'assisted suicide'.

As we commemorate 25 years since the 9/11 terrorists attacks , psychotherapist, Scott Gibbs joins KMOX's Maria Keena. Gibbs is the author of "Toward the Turning: Rethinking the Meaning of 9/11, the Clash of Civilizations, and a Post-Modern World".

ABC News White House Correspondent Karen Travers explains that Canada has implemented its own set of tariffs in response to Pres Donald Trump's tariffs, implemented on August 1. She joins Megan Lynch. 'The big concern is, when does this end,' and how much further will Canada and the US pursue the tariff war, says Travers.

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Branz Nutrition's Michelle Wilson joins Megan Lynch with a conversation about staying fed and healthy while on the road. She emphasizes the importance of sleep and hydration.

KMOX reporter Maria Keena stumbled into the Broadway Shoe Repair shop, a downtown store that has a connection to KMOX. Shoe repair stores are hard to find, 'as we get old and die, no one takes over,' says Mr. Robert "The Shoeman" Moody. He's been in the business for 65 years.

On the heels of recent 'report cards' in the region focused on literacy, Megan Lynch visited with Jonathan Caldera, and Associate Partner with Opportunity Trust. He and Emerson are partnering for the 3rd Emerson Early Literacy Challenge, involving 4 St Louis area schools. The cohort focuses on 3rd grade reading levels, an age level where literacy is, 'key toward achievement and growth,' says Calde...

Debbie Monterrey visits with Kristin Fleischmann Brewer, the Deputy Director of Counterpublic about a new exhibition called 'Coyote Time'. The event rune September 9 through mid-December.

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KMOX's Jae Aubrey visits with St Louis Zoo field biologist Regina Mossotti. Mossotti explains how the zoo is taking part in a program to bring more red wolfs back to the wild in North Carolina.

Debbie visits with TV Guide's Matt Roush as today marks the 60th anniversary of the debut of Star Trek on TV. Several CBS/Paramount networks will offer special programming. Plus it is the 25th anniversary of 'Band of Brothers' on HBO. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for Paramount+)

KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith shares her experience attending a silent retreat.

KMOX's Jade Aubrey tells us about a new law that clearly defines the crime of child grooming.

KMOX's Megan Lynch talks with Fabiola Negron, Director of Food Safety at Registrar Corp. Their mission is guiding companies in the creation and launch of a strong food safety plan.

​Until last month, Missouri was one of 36 states that didn't define child grooming by law.

Jeremy Al-Haj, founder and Executive Director of the Missouri Workers Center, discusses union organizing, wages, workplace conditions and the challenges facing low-wage workers in Missouri. The Missouri Workers Center describes its mission as organizing low-wage workers to fight racism and win good jobs for Missourians.