This week’s episode of the Business Brief podcast features a conversation with Paula Nickelson, new director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Then, the show unpacks several of the bills Gov. Mike Parson signed into laws last week.

This week’s episode of the Business Brief podcast examines Missouri's certified nursing assistant shortage and potential solutions for retention rates.

Then, the show features a conversation with a cannabis dispensary manager about the new advertising regulations for Missouri’s marijuana industry.

This week’s episode of the Business Brief podcast features a conversation with Denise McCracken, a cannabis lawyer, about microbusiness license applications.

Then, the show checks in on Missouri farmers contending with drought conditions.

This week’s episode of the Business Brief podcast features a conversation about how companies can promote allyship in the workplace.

Then, the show looks at a federal ruling on the Clean Water Act and its potential effects on Missouri wetlands.

This week’s episode of the Business Brief podcast features Dylan Frazier, a college student now ranked as one of the top pickleball players in the world. Then, the show looks at a Kansas City startup crawl where entrepreneurs gathered to connect and discuss their experiences in business.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast features a discussion about the fast-growing field of artificial intelligence and how Missouri companies are weighing the ethics of AI.

Then, the show looks into the return of a program that provides summer meals to school kids – and why fewer children are receiving meals this year

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at a new effort to strengthen the food supply chain in the Midwest.

Then, the show examines difficulties some international students in the U.S. are facing as they try to find jobs after graduation.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast features a conversation with Evergreen Climate Innovation's Ian Adams and Solios Agrosciences' Mary Fernandes about funding climate innovation.

The show also looks at the rise of robotic surgery and how its rapid expansion is changing health care in Missouri.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast covers the growth of cannabis-focused festivals and events in Missouri since the state legalized recreational marijuana.

Then, the show features a conversation with a bookstore owner in St. Louis who has built a community through Black literature.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast features a conversation about a new tech event in St. Louis that seeks to reenergize the local tech scene. Then, it shifts to a conversation with the founders of Kansas City startup CodeAlgo Academy discussing how they have developed a minimum viable product.