Simons Says Podcast

Economists make easy targets.  Their work is an inexact science that frequently produces misguided calls, prompting sneers and ridicule from the investing class.  Enter Brian Wesbury, an economist wh…

Loudmouth, antagonistic, arrogant.  And those are some of the nicer things said about Kevin Slaten!  King Kevin, as his legions of fans call him, has been stirring it up on St. Louis airwaves for mor…

1984.  It’s more than the name of a famous book or rock album.  For Dave Simons, 1984 marks a compelling story that close friends have suggested that he share.  And he does so for the first time in t…

Eight people gather in a St. Louis home in 1989 to talk about doing church a little differently.  Decades later thousands call this church home, including thousands more who watch online around the w…

Imagine telling your wife that there’s a good chance you’ll be coming home in a body bag.  That was “the talk” that Jay Humphrey and Chad West had with their wives as they headed to places like Afgha…

”I love you.”  Three words that Dave’s mom has never spoken in her 80 years.  Not to her three kids.  Not to her three husbands.  In a compelling, and at times painful, conversation, Dave has a heart…

We all know how difficult, even complicated, it can be to maintain a healthy diet in today’s fast-paced world.  In this Simons Says episode, author and licensed nutritionist Jennifer McDaniel tackles…

First Trust Portfolios is one of the largest providers of exchange traded funds (ETF’s) in the world, and yet many investors have never heard of the privately held company.  That’s not a mistake.  It…

Dave goes public for the first time with an affliction he battled for more than 30 years.  This will not only be an eye-opener for those who personally know Dave, but hopefully this episode will serv…

Do you fear that robots could someday destroy humanity and take over the world?  That would’ve seemed farfetched....until the sudden explosion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities.  Dave inte…

Dave gives an update on the early success of the podcasts, and then jumps into an important investing topic.  We are bombarded with a 24/7 news cycle that is creating unfounded fear, much of it based…

After a stop in Boston, where he literally had egg on his face and became best friends with Bill O’Reilly, the zany Zip Rzeppa took his show on the road to St. Louis in 1984.  The “wacky wonderful wo…

When you are born with the name of John Hancock, it’s pretty much ordained that you enter the world of politics.  The St. Louis native served as a state representative before being named as Executive…

The son of a powerful union leader in St. Louis, Michael Kelley rose to become one of the most influential figures in Missouri state politics.  The lifelong Democrat gives his take on everything from…

Imagine being told to leave your hometown and don’t come back. That’s what David Hawkins and his 11 siblings heard growing up in East St. Louis, Illinois.  But David ultimately pushed back on that na…

A self-described “hick” from Tennessee, Frank O. Pinion would become one of the most successful hosts in the history of St. Louis talk radio.  Sit back and enjoy Frank hold court as if he’s hosting h…