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Show-Me Institute PodcastHow Are Missouri’s School Choice Students Doing? With Collin Hitt
Susan Pendergrass talks with Collin Hitt, executive director of the PRiME Center at Saint Louis University, about the first research report on outcomes in…
Show-Me Institute PodcastWhat to Know About Amendment 6 in Missouri | Audio Brief
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Show-Me Institute PodcastSocialism, Chavez, and the Collapse of Venezuela with Jim Epstein
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jim Epstein, director of the documentary Escaping Venezuela and executive editor of Reason magazine, about the film, the rise of…
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A Vision for the Future of American Education with James V. Shuls and Jason Bedrick
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jason Bedrick, senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Center for Education Policy, and James V. Shuls, senior fellow…
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A Menu of Housing Reforms with Salim Furth
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Salim Furth, senior research fellow and director of the Urbanity Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, about…
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Royals Report Shows the Stadium Won’t Pay for Itself | Audio Brief
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Prioritizing Political Ideology over Educational Outcomes | Audio Brief
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American Civics Education Tests Trivia, Not Understanding with Brian Kisida
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Brian Kisida, associate professor in the Truman School of Government and Public Affairs and director of Mizzou's Open Minds…
Show-Me Institute PodcastUnderstanding Missouri's Teacher Shortage with Avery Frank and James V. Shuls
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Avery Frank, senior policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute, and James V. Shuls, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute and head…
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What Parents Think About Public Education with Colyn Ritter
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Colyn Ritter, research analyst at EdChoice, about the annual Schooling in America survey. They discuss why public confidence in…
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A Better Way to Teach History with Jon Bassett and Gary Shiffman
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jon Bassett and Gary Shiffman, founding partners of 4QM Teaching, about their Four Question Method for teaching history and…
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Missouri's School Administrator Personnel Boom: Is It DEI? | Audio Brief
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Missouri's School Personnel Boom with Avery Frank and Cory Koedel
Read the report and visit the data dashboard: https://bit.ly/46gaYZM Susan Pendergrass speaks with Avery Frank, senior policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute…
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Missouri’s Ongoing Budget Problem | Audio Brief
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Why Young People Are Turning Away from Capitalism with Robert Enlow
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Robert Enlow, president and CEO of EdChoice, about whether Milton Friedman's ideas still hold up seventy years after Capitalism…
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The Rising Appeal of Socialism in America with Emily Ekins
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Emily Ekins, vice president for policy and society and director of polling at the Cato Institute, about new survey data on…
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Local Issues on the Ballot in Missouri This August | Audio Brief
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Show-Me Institute PodcastKansas City's Contracting Problem with Jonathan Whitehead
On June 26, 2026, while guest hosting Mundo in the Morning on KCMO Talk Radio, Patrick Tuohey, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute, spoke with Jonathan…
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Declining Student Enrollment and a Growing Opportunity with Jude Schwalbach
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jude Schwalbach, senior policy analyst at Reason Foundation, about declining K-12 enrollment nationwide and what it means for the…
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Technology and Our Children "They're almost like addicts" | Audio Brief
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The Senior Services Tax Proposal in St. Louis County Is as Bad as It Gets | Audio Brief
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Show-Me Institute PodcastA U.S. Attorney's Perspective on Criminal Justice Reform with Thomas C. Albus
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Thomas C. Albus, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, about public safety and criminal justice reform in…
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Missouri's Reading Crisis with Chad Aldeman
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Chad Aldeman, education policy researcher and founder of Read Not Guess, about Missouri's early literacy crisis and why the…
Show-Me Institute PodcastFrequently Asked Questions About Amendment 5 | Audio Brief
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How to Grow Missouri's Economy with Joseph Haslag
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Joseph Haslag, Donald R. Street Endowed Professor and Department Head of Economics at Auburn University, about his new Show-Me…
Show-Me Institute PodcastThe Case for an Education Outsider in Missouri with Andy Smarick
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Andy Smarick, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, about Missouri's education leadership shake-up and what comes next. They…
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More Noise than Signal from Latest Chiefs Release | Audio Brief
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Show-Me Institute PodcastWhy Stadium Deals Don't Add Up with J.C. Bradbury
J.C. Bradbury, professor of economics at Kennesaw State University, joined Patrick Tuohey, guest hosting Mundo in the Morning on KCMO Talk Radio, to discuss…
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The Social Security Crisis Is Worse Than You Think with Andrew G. Biggs
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Andrew G. Biggs, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, about the Social Security trustees' latest report and what…
Show-Me Institute PodcastMissouri Missed an Opportunity on Literacy Reform | Audio Brief
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What If You Eliminated Personal Property Taxes and Nobody Noticed? | Audio Brief
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If Gun Laws Explain Kansas City's Violence, What Explains Kansas? | Audio Brief
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This Is Why Missouri Families Need Choice | Audio Brief
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Risk, Reform, and Public Safety in Missouri with Doug Burris
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Doug Burris, retired Justice Services Director and Chief United States Probation Officer, about criminal justice reform in…
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Missouri's Stalled Education Reforms with Cory Koedel
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Cory Koedel, director of education policy at the Show-Me Institute, about Missouri education policy following the 2026…
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Is America Family Unfriendly? with Tim Carney
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Tim Carney, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and senior columnist at the Washington Examiner, about why…
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The Border War Truce's Predictable (and Predicted) Problem | Audio Brief
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Show-Me Institute PodcastKeeping Kansas City Safe During the World Cup with Dimitrios Mastoras
While guest hosting Mundo in the Morning on KCMO Talk Radio, Patrick Tuohey is joined by Dimitrios Mastoras, co-founder and executive vice president of Safe…
Show-Me Institute PodcastBreaking: Kansas City Voters May Get a Say on the Royals Downtown Stadium
On June 5, Patrick Tuohey, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute, guest-hosted Mundo in the Morning on KCMO Talk Radio, where Terrence Wise of the Missouri…
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Missouri's Path to Eliminating the Income Tax with Elias Tsapelas
While guest hosting Mundo in the Morning on KCMO Talk Radio, Patrick Tuohey is joined by Elias Tsapelas, Director of State Budget and Fiscal Policy at the…
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Missouri Students Continue to Fall Behind | Audio Brief
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Data Centers Can Bring Their Own Tax Cuts | Audio Brief
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Are Data Centers Good for Communities? with Manhattan Institute's Judge Glock
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Judge Glock, director of research and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor at City Journal, about the…
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AI and the Future of College with Jacob Light
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jacob Light, Hoover Fellow at the Hoover Institution, about his research on how artificial intelligence is reshaping higher…
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Audio Brief: Missouri City Denies Incentives for Data Center
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Missouri's 2026 Legislative Session Final Week
Avery Frank, Elias Tsapelas, and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to break down the final week of the 2026 Missouri legislative session. They discuss the…
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Audio Brief: Missouri’s Opportunity to Attract Talent
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Show-Me Institute PodcastAudio Brief: A Big Step toward Ending the Income Tax in Missouri
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The St. Louis City-County Merger with Aaron Renn and David Stokes
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Aaron Renn, author and consultant, and David Stokes, Director of Municipal Policy at the Show-Me Institute, about the recurring…
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Audio Brief: What Missouri Might Give the Royals
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Audio Brief: School Choice and Luxury Beliefs
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Audio Brief: A Wake-up Call for St. Louis
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St. Louis Demographics and the Future of the Region with Ness Sandoval
Susan Pendergrass speaks with J.S. Onésimo "Ness" Sandoval, demographer and professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Saint Louis…
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Audio Brief: Next Up on Chiefs and Royals Stadium Saga
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Show-Me Institute PodcastHow to Think About Persuasion in Public Policy with Josh Bandoch
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Josh Bandoch, author of "How to Get What You Want: Mastering the Art and Science of Persuasion," about why leading with data and…
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Audio Brief: Opening the Nuclear Sector Up to Innovation in Missouri
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Audio Brief: MOScholars Wins in Court
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Grading Missouri Schools with Susan Pendergrass and Avery Frank
Visit the site: https://moschoolrankings.org/ Susan Pendergrass and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss MOSchoolRankings.org, the Show-Me Institute's…
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Audio Brief: Looking at Missouri's "A" Districts
Find your school: https://moschoolrankings.org/ Show-Me Institute Audio Briefs features audio versions of select articles, commentary, and publications from…
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Audio Brief: Missouri's Film Tax Credits Still Don't Add Up
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