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.

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. Wrecker also discusses his takeaways from ESPN’s film “Long Gone Summer,” which remembers the MLB home run chase between St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire and Chicago Cubs right fielder Sammy Sosa.

Ryan interviewed Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report and author of on our sister station last week and he wanted to share it with the Overnight America Audience.  In Seattle an autonomous zone has cropped up and Ryan says this should not allowed to exist. Ryan recaps his excitement over the 30 for 30 documentary on ESPN that featured Mark McGwire.Don’t Burn The Book

The economy seems to be recovering and Ryan says Democrats want to give more money away instead of getting people back to work.  Drex is on vacation this week but his fill in, Shane Hewitt joins us from Calgary to talk about how our 2 countries are handling stimulating the economy.  As the hour winds down, Ryan asks if you are aware that your FORD might be recalled.

Ryan returns to the chair on Overnight America and he really missed you all.  Ryan opens the hour with Sports Guru Dan Buffa to talk about the McGwire vs Sosa Homerun Race.  Ryan recaps what it was like to fill in on our sister station 97.1 FM Talk.  St. Louis County Council was supposed to have a committee for handling COVID-19 but it was basically never formed, Ryan dives in to some of what happened with the money.

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Schools are punishing students for misbehavior outside of the classroom. Can schools as an arm of the government punish you for what you are doing on your own time? Guest-host Brad Young explains that the first amendment says no. In related news, an Illinois teacher is under fire for saying that the term “white privilege” is as offensive to her as the N-word. Does the first amendment protect her from losing her job?

In our final hour of the week, guest-host Brad Young entertains a potpourri of topics including silver linings of the coronavirus, freedom of speech and educator conduct.

James Buckley, Professor of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis, joins guest-host Brad Young to discuss a new space phenomenon known as “fast radio bursts.” Young also discusses the hidden benefits of house pets, silver linings of the coronavirus and whether or not college students should return to school in the fall.

St. Louis County Councilman Ernie Trakas joins guest-host Brad Young to discuss three major issues facing the county: defunding the police, COVID testing and getting back to work.

A theater company is giving people the chance to rent out an entire cinema to play movies of their choice. Guest-host Brad Young asks what movie you would want to see. He also voices concern over the reason HBO pulled “Gone With the Wind” from its’ library.