Charlie talks with Rick Desloge who was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and with Norman Pressman, St. Louis att’y and Captain of Team DesLoge for Pedal the Cause, a fundraising bike ride to benefit cancer research and Siteman Cancer Center in St.Louis. (Oct. 2, 2011, at Soldiers Memorial. To register, visit http://www.pedalthecause.org)

A pro/con on a St. Louis-China cargo hub at Lambert Airport, Aerotropolis, with Ray Hartman, co-owner of St. Louis magazine, and Patrick Ishmael of the Show Me Institute.

Charlie talks with Ron Kramer, inventor of the beer can cigarette lighter.

MoDot Chief Engineer Dave Nichols gives us his take on whether MoDot is ready to spend federal money on roads if the White House can deliver the funding.