Carter Arey, a Columbia, MO native, had a condition requiring the amputation of his foot when he was a toddler. He competed competitively at the collegiate and national level in wheelchair basketball. After burning out, his wife nudged him towards golf. He's now climbing the adaptive golf rankings.

Credit: Carter Arey

Luke Wollin, VP of Electric Operations for Ameren Illinois joins Megan and Tom with an update on what his crews are dealing with as they assist other utility companies in hard hit Virginia, Tennessee & the Carolinas.

Dr. Doug Kasper, infectious disease specialist at OSF Healthcare joins Megan Lynch and Tom Ackerman with an update on the latest cause for concern with a case of bird flu, found in a Missouri patient.

Megan Lynch and Ted Rossman Senior Industry Analyst from Bankrate discuss the stress shoppers are facing this upcoming holiday season

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Peter Goger, Account Executive at OEC Group's St Louis Bureau, joins Megan Lynch and Tom Ackerman as the international Longshoremen's Union strikes at ports nationwide.

SIUC Professor and Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, John Shaw joins Megan and Tom following the VP debate between Gov Tim Walz and Sen JD Vance. He thinks Republicans were happier with Vance's performance than Democrats on Walz.

SLU/Chaifetz School of Business Professor Jerome Katz says a new word has come into our lexicon to describe price hikes which "pad" the bottom line of major companies. Megan, Tom and Jerry discuss, "greedflation".

CBS Military Analyst, Col Jeff McCausland, joins Megan and Tom after Iran launches a missile attack on Israel. McCausland points out that Israel is dealing with multiple opponents in addition to Iran.

Stephanie Mahfood, Webster University School of Education Dean, joins Megan and Tom. She's pointing out the dire straits that school districts in Missouri face as they try to fill teaching positions.