Jeff Jarrett is a big ol' piston in the engine that drives St. Louis's cultural and music scene. As a partner at Contemporary Productions, Jeff is largely responsible for the Evolution Fest, and he has had a hand in putting on just about every great live music event to happen in St. Louis for the past two decades. Loved hanging with this icon!

On this episode, we hear from Mandy Johnson and Richard Hein. Mandy lives in rural, conservative Marthasville, MO. Recently, a friend of Mandy's who is a legal resident of Honduran descent, and mother of two natural born citizens, was arrested on trumped up charges and slated to be deported. Mandy recounts her struggle to get this friend released, and some details about her treatment under ICE custody. St. Louis immigration attorney Richard Hein joins to talk through what he's seeing up in St. Louis.

Meidas Touch podcaster FP Wellman talks about his experience in the Army, at Harvard Kennedy School, and what Democrats need to do better to win red districts like Missouri's 2nd District, represented by Ann Wagner.

The father of St. Louis's favorite daughter (or is she our secret girlfriend?) joins Eric to discuss fatherhood, his career in music, his passion for combating climate change, and of course the journey from cringing at his daughter Nikki Glaser's standup to joining her onstage for iconic duets.