This week, the Business Brief podcast discusses cannabis microbusiness licenses that may not be what they seem.

The show also covers and a new statewide loan program working to provide access to capital to struggling small business owners.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at the implications of a measure that would legalize sports betting in Missouri.

Then, the show examines how the election could affect the future of federal funding for reproductive health care.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines potential consequences of a measure that would raise Missouri’s minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Then, the show features a conversation with the state official tasked with making things more equitable in the booming cannabis industry.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines what a proposal to legalize sports betting in Missouri really means for education funding.

Then, the show covers competing craft beer brewers coming together for the good of the industry.

This week's episode of Business Brief explores Kansas City’s stake in the Latin music industry with The Kansas City Latin Jazz Orchestra and a Feast Week that highlights dozens of Black-owned restaurants and a brewery.

It's pumpkin season. This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at what that means for some Missouri farms.

Then, the show highlights an education program preparing Missouri inmates for life after incarceration.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at plans to address financial challenges facing Catholic schools in the St. Louis area.

Then, the show heads to the farm for a story about programs preparing the state’s next generation of farmers.

This week, the Business Brief podcast looks at the role community and support networks play in helping Black women entrepreneurs in Missouri overcome business challenges. Then, the show covers challenges to this year's tomato crop — and how that's being felt in Missouri.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines what a new Missouri law means to funding for reproductive health care in the state.

Then, the show spotlights a new microloan program for women entrepreneurs of color and rural entrepreneurs.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast checks in on the United Auto Workers on the eve of Labor Day and the one-year anniversary of the union's strike against major automakers.

The show also features a conversation with a founder of a St. Louis startup using artificial intelligence for lawn mowing.