On this date in 2002, we lost the one and only Jack Buck. Host Ryan Wrecker plays one of Jack’s most touching pieces about baseball and family. Listeners share some of their favorite memories of the legendary broadcaster. Ryan also plays a satirical new tourist video for the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or CHAZ, that currently occupies an approximately six-block area in the central Seattle neighborhood of Capitol Hill.

The brain-busting topic of favorite frozen pizzas carries over into the final hour of tonight’s program. In a more controversial turn, listeners debate fairness in racial discourse both past and present.

Host Ryan Wrecker wants to be sponsored by a sandwich. Speaking of food, let’s talk frozen pizza.

Nini Harris, author of “A Most Unsettled State: First-person Accounts of St. Louis During the Civil War,” joins host Ryan Wrecker to describe her newest book, one of the fifteen she has written about the city. Next, Wrecker discusses the case of Rayshard Brooks in which former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe, who fired his service weapon at Brooks, will be charged with felony murder.

President Trump’s campaign is going through with an upcoming rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma against the advice of NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci’s advice. Host Ryan Wrecker discusses his low comfort level in attending such a gathering and asks if listeners would rally around 30-thousand people right now. Next, actor Ilan Srulovicz of “The Walking Dead” discusses his “Speak Truth” video encouraging Americans to support police and humanize them rather than vilify each other.

A COVID Response Tracking Study conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago found that just 14-percent of American adults say they’re very happy, down from 31-percent who said the same in 2018. Host Ryan Wrecker hypothesizes as to why the results may be misleading. Wrecker also discusses an article that ties toilet flushing to the spread of COVID-19 and the controversial release date of the new Ford Bronco on O.J. Simpson’s birthday.

Dr. Bob McGwier, a supporter of SkyHub.org, joins host Ryan Wrecker to discuss the possibilities as to why humans have never seen aliens.

The Christopher Columbus statue in Tower Grove Park was removed Tuesday with little to no debate or public input. A statement from the park claims it symbolizes a historical disregard for indigenous peoples and cultures and destruction of their communities.” Host Ryan Wrecker discusses the significant impact of removing history and catering to a mob mentality. Next, local tax watchdog Tom Sullivan joins Wrecker to analyze the St. Louis County Council’s no-bid contracts, coronavirus expenditure and jail food deal.“ 

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The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination, handing the movement for L.G.B.T. equality a long-sought and unexpected victory. Attorney and KMOX Personality Brad Young joins host Ryan Wrecker to explain what this means going forward.  Political Analyst Rich Rubino of Politi-Geek.com, author of “American Politics on the Rocks,” joins host Ryan Wrecker to preview and analyze the 2020 Presidential election.

As first reported by Fox 2 and further investigated by KMOV, St. Louis County rented out an entire hotel during the coronavirus pandemic as a place for first responders to quarantine. Republican St. Louis County Councilman Mark Harder says the total cost so far is more than $1 million. Host Ryan Wrecker analyzes the possible waste of tax dollars, not to mention a growing track record.  What would you do if someone told you why you have never seen an alien?  Ryan says a physicist believes they know why.