0:00 Gateway Arch construction picture

4:10 False choice of safety vs. affordability

6:45 Brad's 1970s police dispatcher LEADS story

9:05 Ferguson-Florissant superintendent case follow-up

10:00 Cedric Gentry Riverview Gardens case (link below)

13:50 Decline of North St. Louis County school districts

14:25 White flight effect on public schools

16:00 Brad's school choice analogy

Originally aired May 15, 2025.

Cedric Gentry story from St. Louis Post-Dispatch: https://archive.is/FRqeh

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