Cathryn Shaw of 'All Among Us' joins Debbie Monterrey. She says 5 people she found while attempting to help the un-housed in the cold didn't know there were shelters were, or if there was space available. Shaw says she provided sleeping bags, hand warmers & gloves to people she found on the street.

'Hell's Half Acre: The Most Notorious Spot of St. Louis County' is a new book by Andrew Theising. He joins Debbie Monterrey.

There was a street on the edge of a big city that no one wanted. The city didn’t want it. The suburb to the north didn’t want it. It was the 6100 to 6400 blocks of Bartmer Avenue—and the blocks all around. This little strip of land was called by authorities Hell’s Half-Acre. Since no one wanted it, no one cared what happened there.

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Recent college graduates are finding the job market, 'challenging', says CBS Business Analysts Jill Schlesinger. She says the economic downturn in 2008 was worse, she called that situation 'bleak'. She joins Debbie Monterrey and Tom Ackerman every Monday.

Nancy Lisker, of the the American Jewish Committee, talked with Maria Keena following the attacks on Jews in Australia at a Hanukkah ceremony & about how increased security is a 'must' now.

LaKricia Cox from the Red Cross, Greater St Louis Chapter, joins Megan Lynch ahead of a wee of blood drives in the region Tues-Friday, December 16-19. Visit www.RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-Red-Cross to find a location and schedule a time to give.

Dr. Adnan Masood, Microsoft Regional Director and Chief AI Architect at UST, joins Megan Lynch as more people are utilizing AI for holiday shopping.

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Daniel Burrus is a strategic AI advisor and Founder of Burrus Research at Burrus Research. He's looked at people utilizing AI to shop for gifts this holiday season. He says they can generate a good list of gift ideas, IF you put in a good set of prompts.

Andrew Theising joins Debbie Monterrey with a look back at the former Mayor of St Louis, Raymond Tucker. He has a new book about Tucker, 'Mid-Mod Mayor: How Raymond Tucker Shaped St. Louis' is the new book about the man who worked to rid the city of a lot of pollution, 'St Louis was a filthy city,' at the time, says Theising.