Susie Curtis grew her passion for vintage clothing into a small business, Briefly Beautiful. Hear her story on this week's Sound of Small Business with Megan Lynch.

Hannah Meisel, Legal Affairs reporter for Capitol News Illinois, joins Megan Lynch. A federal judge is deciding if Illinois's new 'Medical Aid in Dying' law is legal ahead of its implementation set for this weekend. Illinois is the 1st mid-western state, joining 10 other states and Washington, DC that already allow medical aid in dying, or as opponents call it, 'assisted suicide'.

As we commemorate 25 years since the 9/11 terrorists attacks , psychotherapist, Scott Gibbs joins KMOX's Maria Keena. Gibbs is the author of "Toward the Turning: Rethinking the Meaning of 9/11, the Clash of Civilizations, and a Post-Modern World".

ABC News White House Correspondent Karen Travers explains that Canada has implemented its own set of tariffs in response to Pres Donald Trump's tariffs, implemented on August 1. She joins Megan Lynch. 'The big concern is, when does this end,' and how much further will Canada and the US pursue the tariff war, says Travers.

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Branz Nutrition's Michelle Wilson joins Megan Lynch with a conversation about staying fed and healthy while on the road. She emphasizes the importance of sleep and hydration.

KMOX reporter Maria Keena stumbled into the Broadway Shoe Repair shop, a downtown store that has a connection to KMOX. Shoe repair stores are hard to find, 'as we get old and die, no one takes over,' says Mr. Robert "The Shoeman" Moody. He's been in the business for 65 years.

On the heels of recent 'report cards' in the region focused on literacy, Megan Lynch visited with Jonathan Caldera, and Associate Partner with Opportunity Trust. He and Emerson are partnering for the 3rd Emerson Early Literacy Challenge, involving 4 St Louis area schools. The cohort focuses on 3rd grade reading levels, an age level where literacy is, 'key toward achievement and growth,' says Caldera. Learn more and apply at emersonliteracychallenge.org.

Debbie Monterrey visits with Kristin Fleischmann Brewer, the Deputy Director of Counterpublic about a new exhibition called 'Coyote Time'. The event rune September 9 through mid-December.

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