Rachael, Ben, and Alisha sit down to talk special session, Clean Missouri, Best of the Legislature, and more.

Rachael, Ben, and Alisha sit down to recap last week’s stories and the week ahead in the relief of the magazine being sent off to the printer, talking about court challenges, special session prospects, auditor candidacy, and who they’d work for in the House.

The Missouri Times team gives the run down from the last week, going further to explore what cinematic dynasties they prefer and scratching off Alisha’s first lotto scratcher.

This week, the team takes some time to look back and recap the August primary before moving on to some fun questions. The team also puts a call-in guest to the ringer, and sparks fly when the team debates what constitutes a toy.

Are you ready? This week, the #MoTimes team breaks down some of the primary coverage the day before the August primary. The team also discusses what they would name their boat, Ben gives a report from the Chiefs’ training camp, and we also find out that Alisha’s sports knowledge is very limited.

In the latest round, the Missouri Times team talks about some of the top headlines from the past week including some of the primary races, the Missouri Times’ retrospective series with Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard, and the U.S. Senate race. The team also shares what they’re working on this week while introducing the newest member of the staff’s sister paper, the Clayton Times.

This week on the #MoLeg Podcast, Ben takes over as host and gets into the details with guest Rich Aubuchon on what leadership might look like for the next session, as well as what issues might take a front seat. Ben and Rich also discuss the effects of Amendment 2, as well as how lobbying has changed over the years.

Sixteen-year legislative leader Sen. Ron Richard – the only man in Missouri history to serve as speaker of the Missouri House and president pro tem of the Missouri Senate – reflects on his time in the Senate and plays name associations.

This is the third and final part in a multipart series.

Q. Welcome to our third segment here, we’re at Fourth Street Bowl in an office that many, many, many people that have lead the state have came and talked politics and we’re here to talk politics, third segment about Senator Richard’s time serving in the Senate or and serving as pro tem, thank you for having us here.  

A. My pleasure that you come to my business. It’s very gracious of you. 

Q. So you filed for Senate and no one files against you? 

A. Right. 

Q. You probably were Speaker of the House, figured you were gonna win, bu

Sixteen-year legislative leader Sen. Ron Richard – the only man in Missouri history to serve as speaker of the Missouri House and president pro tem of the Missouri Senate – reflects on his entry into politics and time in the House.

This is part two in a multipart series.

Q. Well, welcome back to part 2 of our interview on the career of the only man to ever be Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, Senator Ron Richard. Thank you so much for having us here at Fourth Street Bowl in Joplin.

A. My pleasure, I hope you enjoy yourself in our little abode but we’re very proud of it. 

Q. So from this office you were working and then you ran for state representative, pretty easy race, I guess after being mayor you probably thought you had to be the favorite, right? 

A. Yes, but when I lost that race to Marvin Singleton four years before, I figured that a little more hard work, a little more political nuances would help and so I changed some strategy and campaign and how to spend money and raise money and it worked ever since. 

Q. So you come in as part of the biggest freshman class ever. 

A. Yeah, 96, 97, 94, whatever it was. 

Q. Brought the majority? 

A. Did, did. 

Q. Where were you at that night on election night when you found out you were going to be the majority?  Were you here, did you go to the central party? 

A. I was at home, and I didn’t know that and I think either rod Jett or Jason Krawl SP, because they was calling around; Richard Bird and Jason Krawl was calling around, trying to get the votes for majority leader and that’s when I found out because I didn’t know, I just didn’t think about a majority coming in that heavy, but. 

Q. On all these things are quiet, but where did you come down on that? 

A. On what?  

Q. On that leadership race? 

A. I voted for Jason Krawl. 

Q. It’s a funny thing how those leadership races, I think folks vote on them and then sometimes want to have their marble back at times, you know? 

A. No, Krawl, he was intense, he was more intense than I was but Richard Bird. 

Q. Did you learn something from that? You won a lot of leadership races? 

A. Yeah, there’s a time to pull back a little bit. But Jason is very smart. He was the right guy at the right time. Richard Bird went to judiciary chair, the right guy at the right time. I mean it all worked out, Hanaway and Jet had a unique way of putting people in the right that shepherded us along, and Richard Bird. 

Q. Brilli

The Missouri Times team is trying something a little different with the podcast, and this week, the crew recaps some of the top headlines from the previous week while also highlighting some of the top races to watch as the August primary draws near. The team also gives an inside look at how a little chaos and dysfunction helps the team collaborate.