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Hancock & Kelley join Chris and Amy in studio for the 1st hour discussing recovery from last May's tornado and what can be done to revitalize St Louis; Ryan Krull from STL Magazine on abandoned vehicles; Jen Siess with CITY SC; the final hour includes an extensive interview with Mayor Cara Spencer regarding tornado recovery; Stu Durando reports on the Billikens and a potential renewal of their rivalry with Mizzou; plus Out of Context.

Chris and Amy discuss tornado recovery with St Louis Mayor Cara Spencer in an extended interview; Stu Durando covers the Billikens and says SLU and Mizzou are working on a deal to renew their basketball rivalry; Matt quizzes Chris and Amy with 'Out of Context.'

Stu Durando, longtime Billikens basketball writer, publishes on StuonSLU on Substack. He joins Chris and Amy as the Saint Louis Billikens and Missouri Tigers are in talks to resume men's basketball games this fall. Why is it happening now? 'It seemed even less likely,' for it to happen now. Both schools have, 'gone through a lot of different coaches since,' they last played, says Durando, but maybe Dennis Gates and Josh Schertz are the guys to get a series restarted. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

'The reality is North St Louis has been neglected for decades,' says St Louis Mayor Cara Spencer during an in-studio visit with Chris and Amy. The visit comes ahead of the one-year anniversary of the EF-3 tornado ripping through the heart of St Louis. She talks about the difficulty dealing with FEMA, saying it 'has been a roller coaster in some ways,' lauding the partnerships between the city and state officials as well as elected federal partners. 'No city is prepared to be able to come in and repair damage for thousands of uninsured properties, that's just the case. No city is prepared to be able to do that at the drop of a pin, or the drop of a tornado,' says Spencer. (Courtesy KMOX)

STL Magazine writer Ryan Krull talks about abandoned vehicles in St Louis; Chris & Amy discuss the tax incentives for downtown revitalization; Jen Siess says that CITY SC can still make the playoffs; Did you see this?

Chris and Amy's Did you see this? segment. A golfer showed up late; who was leading the presser for Hantavirus?; Letterman guested on the Late Show this week.

Chris and Amy welcome CITY SC broadcaster Jen Siess after the team racked up a pair of wins this week. How close are they to the playoffs? What could the team look like after the World Cup break? 'They can't squander any opportunities,' says Chris Rongey.

St Louis Magazine staff writer Ryan Krull shares his investigation into a downtown parking garage owned by the city that has more than a handful of cars that appear to be abandoned. Is the city making an effort to change the situation?

John Hancock & Michael Kelley joins Chris & Amy for the entire hour; what are their thoughts on Rams funds?; can St Louis be revitalized?; Donald Trump foreign policy; what is the worst parking in St Louis?

Chris and Amy discuss the official proposal to spend Rams money from the city of St Louis to kick off the show, as well as in the third hour with KMOX's Sean Malone; Dr Adam Omary is a psychologist who is tracking prescription drug use for depression and anxiety; Matt Pauley details the Cardinals loss to the Athletics; CBS's Major Garrett traveled to Israel last week for a major interview; Ryan Sanborn from the Battlehawks previews their game with the Gamblers this weekend.

Battlehawks punter Ryan Sanborn joins Chris and Amy and shares how be moved from soccer to football, while also playing college baseball; Chris is excited about the 'silent' minor league baseball game this week in Louisville, just the sounds of baseball; Sean Malone is covering the new plan to spend Rams settlement funds; how can the St Louis Sheriff spend money it doesn't have?

Battlehawks Punter Ryan Sanborn attended Stanford University, and he agrees that he and his teammates would do well on the SAT since several of them went to Harvard. He also played baseball in college and shares how that connection came about after he walked on the football team. He talks about how he transferred his kicking skills from soccer to football, and kicked in high school, but credits being a multi-sport athlete. Battlehawks play the Gamblers Saturday at 2 pm at the Dome.

Chris & Amy chat with Matt Pauley as the Cardinals face the Athletics in Sacramento this week; is St Louis's reputation sullied by a thrown phone at a concert?; Major Garrett joins Chris and Amy for his weekly segment, and recaps just how quickly he had to get to Israel for an interview; worst parking in St Louis?

CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett is a weekly feature's guest with Chris and Amy. He talks about his quickly scheduled interview with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. What did the timeline look like? Garrett says he asked tough questions in the interview, and 'I let the answers speak for themselves.' What could come from the Trump Xi summit? (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Chris, Amy & Matt Pauley discuss the 1st two games of the three-game set with the Athletics. Has Jordan Walker, 'found it?' Should we be encouraged by his numbers overall? (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

The city of St Louis is releasing their detailed plan to spend their portion of Rams settlement funds; should that money go to tornado relief?; Dr Adam Omary is a psychologist who thinks Americans are over prescribed for mental health issues; Did you see this? Amy is stressed by Kevin O'Leary's 40-thousand acre data center plan.

Dr Adam Omary, psychologist & research fellow at the Cato Institute joins Chris and Amy. Are we diagnosing anxiety, ADHD, depression & other mental health issues too often? He links some of the diagnoses to economic incentives. 'We don't understand the long term side-effects on brain development,' of psych medications says Omary.

Former CBS reporter Scott MacFarlane joins Chris and Amy for his 1st of weekly visits from Washington, DC; Caroll Lehnhoff-Bell continues her tornado cleanup volunteer efforts; Cardinals tv voice Chip Caray joins from Sacramento with the A's; and Ross Chaifetz talks pickleball and pro basketball.

Ross Chaifetz joins Chris and Amy in-studio, he owns the St Louis Shock of Major League Pickleball and led efforts to get a WNBA team to St Louis; what are some of your unexplainable 1st world complaints?; what makes a good pet? Amy says, 'cats are actively scheming against you.'

Ross Chaifetz, General Manager and owner of the St. Louis Shock joins The Chris & Amy Show in-studio to discuss the city's very own Major League Pickleball team. He jokes about tennis and racquetball courts being converted to pickleball courts as the sport's popularity sweeps across the nation. Ross, a member of the Chaifetz Group, is proud of the St. Louis team and says "[we've] built this thing into the North Star of the league."

Chris and Amy visit with a volunteer who is continuing to help following the May 2025 tornado; Cardinals tv voice Chip Caray live from Sacramento where the Cards face the As; hardest parking lot to deal with?

Cardinals TV broadcaster Chip Caray agrees that the early season success for the Cardinals has been a surprise. It has been really, really fun to see the culture that Oli and his staff are building, Chip says. He joins Chris and Amy live from Sacramento where the Cardinals continue a series with the Athletics. 'Give the man time to do his work and I think we'll all be real happy' says Caray of manager Oli Marmol.

Caroll Lehnhoff-Bell is a teacher at Clayton High School, and she's working with Ali Rand in the Academy Neighborhood on tornado recovery efforts, and continues to this day. She joins Chris and Amy ahead of the 1-year anniversary of the storm.

Chris & Amy kick off the show remembering the St Louis tornado, residents are still struggling to recover; they preview a segment from the Thursday night special from Maria Keena; former CBS correspondent Scott MacFarlane is with Meidas Touch and will join the show every Wednesday; Did you see this?

Chris and Amy's Did you see this? segment. A legendary face from 80s movies passed away. Amy has a famous Greek God, do you?

Scott MacFarlane, Chief Washington Correspondent for Meidas Touch, joins Chris and Amy for his first of weekly visits to the show. Could a group of Democrats and Republicans, led by Mo Senator Josh Hawley, get a federal gas tax to Pres Donald Trump's desk? 'I wouldn't bet against it,' says MacFarlane. What are the ramifications? 'You drain the federal highway trust fund,' says MacFarlane. (Scott MacFarlane)

Chris and Amy's full show includes visits with Business Insider's Alex Bitter, financial planner Dave Simons, author Nick Greene & KMOX reporter Sean Malone. Topics today: police funding; Millennium Hotel; social media security; leaving weddings; St Louis parking; and data centers.

Chris explains why he bolted from a good friend's wedding early last week; have you voted in our poll on awful parking lots in St Louis?; Sean Malone joins from the KMOX newsroom with details on St Louis County Exec Sam Page and a lawsuit over his work during off hours and data centers in the county; what happens if we just say 'no' to data centers?

Was Chris wrong to leave his friend's wedding 'early'? Have weddings gotten too long? What about goodbyes at weddings, 'don't mess up their dance,' says Amy.

Amy gets into a minor tiff with a texter who challenges her over the name of Busch Memorial Stadium.

Financial planner Dave Simons talks about the impacts of inflation; a set of UK teens figured out how to fool social media screenings, a fake mustache; Nick Greene wrote a how-to guide for soccer viewing; Amy pushes back on a texter who is misinformed about the name of Busch Stadium.

Amy says she doesn't like soccer because of ties, but Nick Greene, author of the new book 'How to Watch Soccer like a Genius', says they came about by accident! He says her 'ire goes back to the 1800s and poor scheduling.' Nick explores the fascinating stories and interesting tidbits that grew soccer into the worldwide phenomenon it is today.

'Inflation is trending higher,' says Dave Simons, Partner & Managing Director at One Private Wealth, and he says he wouldn't be surprised to see it, 'above 4% this summer.' Simons joins Chris & Amy every Tuesday. 'Could we get to 5%?' asks Simons. 'I don't think that's out of the realm of possibility.'

Chris and Amy react to the latest disagreement between the City of St Louis and its Mayor and the state appointed police board; the Millennium hotel continues to come down; Alex Bitter from Business Insider looks at the rise in AI leading to layoffs; Did you see this? a local electric CEO got a huge pay increase.

Alex Bitter, Senior Retail Reporter for Business Insider, joins Chris and Amy. He's been exploring the job market as it deals with AI. He comments on just how fast companies are making decisions in light of AI, whether by cutting jobs or slowing their hiring process, as seen by companies like Meta, Amazon, and Uber. Plus, the issue isn't just layoffs- companies are cutting employee benefits to further invest in AI.

Chris and Amy for a Monday. They start with reaction to the hantavirus cruise; camping out for concerts as Chris and Amy get older; FedEx is passing off tariff bills; KC struggles with filling hotels for World Cup; Matt Pauley recaps Cards trip to San Diego; a new Question of the week, worst parking in St Louis?; The Bulwark's Andrew Egger weighs-in from Washington, DC; Maya Blackstone says more older Americans are working or looking to work.

The Bulwark's Andrew Egger is the White House Correspondent, he says not much has changed in US/Iran conflict; how are workers and employers handling AI?; more older workers are seeking jobs out of necessity, says Maya Blackstone from CBS MoneyWatch; Chris won't share his secret for getting out of West County Center.

CBS MoneyWatch reporter Maya Blackstone joins Chris & Amy. Why are older Americans looking for work or working, (1 in 5) aged 65 and older. She says the fastest growing percentage of the workforce is age 70 and older. For comparison, in the 80s, we saw the lowest number of workers aged 65 and older says Blackstone. (Photo by J.D. Pooley/Getty Images)

White House Correspondent for The Bulwark, Andrew Egger, joins Chris and Amy. He says that Washington DC is in kind of a 'stasis,' right now with there not being much movement on any front involving Iran.

Chris and Amy note the lack of hotel reservations in KC for the World Cup; how bad is FIFA?; Matt Pauley on the Cardinals split with the Padres; worst parking in St Louis?

Its not a 'sky is falling,' moment for the Cardinals, 'but it's a bummer,' says KMOX's Matt Pauley of the Cards Sunday loss to the Padres. The Cardinals head to Sacramento for games against the Athletics this week.

Chris and Amy react to the news of Americans headed to an isolation facility following a hantavirus infested cruise; would you still camp out overnight for a concert? Chris wouldn't; why are we seeing bills from FedEx for packages shipped months ago?; Did you see this?