Collateral Damage

Nick Pistor, City Hall reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, talks with DJ about stadium financing, what's being done about crime in St. Louis, and the state of journalism in 2015.

Broadcaster Hank Thompson returns to the show to share unfiltered thoughts on racial disparities in St. Louis, education, the EBT system, who is and isn't stepping up in local government, and more.

C.D. Stelzer and Alison Carrick join DJ Wilson in studio to discuss their documentary, “The First Secret City.” This film takes a look at St. Louis' role in the production of uranium decades ago, and how this history has a continuing impact on our community.

“The First Secret City” will be screening at the Tivoli on November 15, and you can view the trailer on Vimeo.

Jeff Rainford, Francis Slay's former chief of staff, discusses his next move after leaving the mayor's office, and the debate surrounding funding the new stadium.

Julia Ho and Deborah Castillo from Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE) discuss their direct action efforts, the power behind the police, and how their organization draws attention to and works to change systematic racism in the region.

What are the roots of problems like stagnant teacher salaries, underfunded public school budgets, and low test scores? Elisa Crouch, reporter for the Post Dispatch, discusses the state of education in Saint Louis, and what roadblocks are holding the public school system back.

Recently in St. Charles, a black woman and her teenage sons moved into a predominantly white neighborhood, and were faced with their new neighbors calling the police about there being “people that don’t belong” on their block. Doug Moore discusses investigating injustices like this as the Diversity and Demographics reporter for the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

Mary Rocchio and Medora Kealy discuss East West Gateway’s strategic assessment of the St. Louis Region, a analysis that takes a look at how we rank against the rest of the country in fields like crime, health, and education.

St. Louis Public Radio reporter Jason Rosenbaum recently covered the minimum wage hike in the city, disputes over stadium funding, Ferguson and its aftermath, and state and local politics. He's also the host of KWMU's Politically Speaking pod cast.

Virvus Jones, fromer city comptroller, returns to the show to analyze St. Louis' "triage development strategies", the need for government safety nets, and the current proposals to raise minimum wage.