KTRS talk show host McGraw Milhaven recently called Show-Me Policy Analyst Audrey Spalding “the single most powerful woman in the state of Missouri.”

Show-Me Institute Fellow and Senior Writer Andrew Wilson outlined why the “Aerotropolis” bill is a bad deal for all Missourians on KMOX "Total Information AM" with Doug McElvein and Debbie Monterrey.

Rose Wilder Lane's 1943 book The Discovery of Freedom was a landmark work in free-market thought, influencing generations of scholars to come. The Show-Me Institute's editor, Eric D. Dixon, appeared on the Columbia radio show hosted by institute supporter Steve Spellman on KOPN 89.5 FM to talk about Lane's book and her wide-ranging legacy as a touchstone of the modern freedom movement.

Free-market historian and author Tom Woods is a senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He is also the author of 11 books, including the New York Times bestseller Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse. This podcast features a discussion about the latest recession, the growth of government, and Woods' two latest books.

ACE Learning Centers is a private company that contracts with districts in the Kansas City and Saint Louis area to serve at-risk students. The program operates with low costs, but produces results that often exceed those of the districts within which they operate. This podcast features an interview with Chris LeGrand, who works at the ACE center in Riverview Gardens, a district just north of Saint Louis City.

The Saint Louis Land Reutilization Authority (LRA) owns more than 9,000 parcels of land, and the agency's purpose, according to state statute, is to get that vacant land back into private hands so that it can be developed into new homes and businesses. Yet the city's largest landholder isn't selling much of its property. In an interview with McGraw Milhaven on KTRS AM, Audrey Spalding, a policy analyst with the Show-Me Institute, talks about her research into how the LRA has rejected offers to purchase more than 2,250 different properties from 2003 through 2010.

John Payne, a Show-Me Institute research assistant, discusses his recent commentary about Albert Pujols' contract negotiations with the Cardinals. Payne argues that keeping Pujols on the team is worth up to $30 million a year in salary. This interview, conducted by McGraw Milhaven, was featured on "McGraw in the Morning," on KTRS 550 AM.

It seems that all of Saint Louis and much of the baseball world are asking that question these days about a contract extension for El Hombre. The numbers being bandied about seem out of this world, even for baseball's best player. But is he worth it? The Show-Me Institute's John Payne took a swing at that question when he appeared on the Mark Reardon Show on KMOX on Feb. 11.

On Feb. 18, the Show-Me Institute proudly presented featured speaker Dr. Jay Greene in conjunction with the Kansas City Public Library. His presentation, “Which Education Reforms Are Most Likely to Succeed,” is part of our successful continuing series with the library, “What Works in Urban Education.”

Joseph Haslag, economics professor at the University of Missouri–Columbia and executive vice president of the Show-Me Institute, explains in this radio commentary for KBIA 91.3 FM in Columbia that, although Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been fretting about deflation, the real danger in current Federal Reserve policy is the potential for long-term inflation.

Joseph Haslag, economics professor at the University of Missouri–Columbia and executive vice president of the Show-Me Institute, explains in this radio commentary for KBIA 91.3 FM in Columbia that real economic stimulus comes from thousands of little things, a wide array of market actions and decisions that can't be anticipated or controlled by a centralized plan. "It will take some time for balance sheets to heal," Haslag concludes, "but it will happen. Citizens should refrain from idly waiting for the illusory salvation of the stimulus package."