Donnybrook

Square is expanding into the old Post Dispatch building downtown, Senator Josh Hawley looks to regulate social media's addictiveness, and a teacher in Kirkwood wants to be called by a gender neutral title, Mx (pronounced mix).  

Ray calls out Rep. Ann Wagner on being silent on President Trump's rhetoric, Twitter's Jack Dorsey gives $500K to help tear down derelict buildings, and violence taking the lives of innocent children in St. Louis are some of the topics covered on this episode of Donnybrook!

Strong conversation around Wesley Bell's unpaid parking tickets, recent decisions around proposed homes on the bluffs in St. Charles, continued drama around the Kim Gardner/Eric Greitens, and MetroLink Security.

Show kicks off with debate about the band Confederate Railroad and the Nike Betsy Ross flag shoes. Additional topics include Kraftig's demise, state money for Enterprise Center, and violence desensitization.

Oh, and Joe Holleman admits why he can't be a real St. Louisan.

The table discusses the death of Officer Langsdorf to start the show, and follows up with chats around Albert Pujols, curfew for kids in the city, Lacy Clay makes some moves, and more.  

Bill and Ray take questions during the last half of the show, but first, the roundtable debates a few topics.
-Did the Blues have too much fun celebrating last weekend?
-Is Kim Gardner in trouble, or is this all just a show?
-Should MetroLink be extended to Mid-America Airport in Illinois?
-Homes on the bluffs in St. Charles?

The Blues win the Cup!  The Blues win the Cup!  The Blues win the Cup! The Blues win the Cup!  The Blues win the Cup!

Some other things happened in regional public affairs this week, but who cares because the Blues won the Cup!

All 5 regulars are at the table tonight, sharing their stories of of when the Rams were in the Super Bowl, and how it compares to current hotel issues downtown with flooding and hot water.

Other topics include Illinois gaming, police racist social media posts, and more, on this week's Donnybrook!

All 5 regulars in are in this week, as some familiar topics are discussed.

-The abortion debate, where Missouri is front and center
-Stenger associates
-Better Together
-Floods in the region

The regular Donnybrookers are all in place this week, to celebrate Ray Hartmann's birthday! Lots of talk at the top of the show about the St. Louis Blues, and reminiscing about the last time the Blues were in the Stanley Cup Finals. During Your Turn, there was a flood of passionate calls about the proposed changes to Missouri motorcycle helmet laws.