Collateral Damage

Aldermanic candidates, Dan Guenther of the 9th Ward and Lindsay Pattan of the 19th, discuss their campaigns leading up to the March 7 election.

local bon vivants Byron Kerman and Toby Weiss join DJ in studio to take a look at the past year and what we have in store for us in 2017. Crikey.

Molly Metzger and Nay'Chelle Harris of Team TIF (Tax Increment Financing) join DJ in studio to talk about tax incentives in St. Louis and moving towards more equitable outcomes for all parts of St. Louis. Team TIF emphasizes the need for transparency and racial equity.

Two of the mayoral candidates, Pastor Jimmie Matthews and Bill Haas, join DJ in studio to discuss their campaigns.

DJ is joined by Mark Kasen and Charlie "Tuna" Edwards (KFNS 590 AM) to talk about the life of St. Louis radio personality, Richard "Onion" Horton, who was on local AM radio for decades bringing his pungent and insightful views on race, politics, and sports, in that order. Horton died the week before this episode.

Mickey Cohen discusses his ongoing struggle against a Walgreens effort to move across Southwest Avenue in the city to open a new store behind the old Southwest Bank building at Kingshighway and Southwest. the city Preservation Board meeets Nov. 28 to consider the issue.

Hank Thompson, long time African-American radio host and political consultant, joins DJ in studio to analyze and empathize about the recent national and local elections.

Paul Schankman joins d.j. in studio to discuss his 33 years on local TV at KTVI, exploring how electronic media has changed over that time and what (gasp) the future holds. He also describes being attacked by a llama while on camera.

Virvus Jones, former city comptroller and alderman and longtime political raconteur and campaign manager, joins DJ to talk about the upcoming election and what will be on the ballot.

Montague Simmons of the AFL-CIO joins DJ in studio to discuss Amendment 6, and its impact on voters. This amendment would create stricter requirements on what types of identification would be needed to vote in Missouri, disproportionately affecting the poor and elderly.