The St. Louis Podcast
St. Louis' most popular business and satire news podcast. Hosted by Eric Brown, alongside the most badass guests in and outside of St. Louis. The show covers the latest in business and current events. Watch the free version of the video at youtube.com/@thestlouispodcast
Episodes
149 episodes
The World Doesn't Want to Come to America Anymore - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #149
10-year-old boys are searching bone smashing on TikTok. Teenagers are injecting steroids to fix their jawlines. A meth-addicted 20-year-old with millions of followers was calling it "empowering young men" until YouTube finally banned him.
War Profits, Car Surveillance, and Nobody's Going to Jail - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #148
Three massive oil trades placed 15 to 20 minutes before each one. $2.3 billion total. The negotiations were classified. There was no public news.Someone knew.And the DOJ unit built to investigate exactly this? Gutted from 36 lawyers...
No Income Tax Sounds Great. It Isn't. - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #147
Missouri's "no income tax" plan sounds like a win. It isn't.The top 1% saves $40,000 a year. You save $231 then lose $500 when sales taxes go up to cover the gap. 60% of Missourians end up paying more. And once you vote yes, lawmakers n...
The Global Energy Crisis Nobody Voted For - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #146
In less than 50 days, the US started the worst energy crisis in the history of the global oil market. Then blockaded the same waterway we were screaming at Iran to reopen.Japan is burning coal it promised to stop burning. South Korea's ...
The Ceasefire Was Fake - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #145
A self-taught independent analyst named Nick Nemo is making a case that 29 of the top 30 U.S. life insurers are technically insolvent without reinsurance credit that may not actually exist. The man who bet against subprime mortgages in 2008 is ...
Boomers Had It Better - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #144
Boomers paid $738 a year for college. Millennials are starting life $40,000 in debt. Boomers bought homes at 3x their annual income. Millennials are looking at 7-8x. And boomers now own 51% of all U.S. wealth while millennials hold just 10%.
Big Tech Got Exposed - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #143
Eric breaks down 314 Day in St. Louis, the growing fallout from the Iran war, the LaGuardia crash, and the massive jury verdict against Meta and YouTube that could become a turning point for Big Tech.Because once a jury says these platfo...
This Could Break The Global Economy - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #142
The U.S. and Israel are now in direct conflict with Iran and the consequences could hit far beyond the Middle East.In this episode, Eric breaks down the history behind the conflict, why the Strait of Hormuz matters so much to the global...
Why Young People Keep Losing - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #141
This episode lays out a simple thesis: the people with the most wealth and political power keep shifting the costs onto younger generations and the incentives make it almost impossible to fix.If you’ve ever wondered why housing, taxes, ...
We’re Getting Played - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #140
Electric bills are rising. Data centers are multiplying. And most people have no idea how connected those two things are.We also break down the chaos at the Winter Olympics, a tragic shooting in Rhode Island, and why the AI boom might n...
This Feels Like a Cover-Up - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #139
Eric is back with another solo episode breaking down the latest fallout from the file releases, the DOJ hearings, and the growing frustration around redactions, accountability, and political theater.From cabinet officials and tech billi...
It’s Worse Than We Thought - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #138
Eric and Clayton Natoli go down the rabbit hole on the newly released Epstein files, the names popping up, and why nobody in power seems to be held accountable.From politicians and billionaires to celebrities and media figures, the conv...
Gold, Snowstorms & Getting Old - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #137
Eric is joined by friend of the show Clayton Natoli for one of those episodes that starts with one topic and somehow ends up everywhere.They talk about St. Louis ice storm chaos, empty highways, snowboarding downtown, gold and silver pri...
This Doesn’t Feel Sustainable - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #136
In this solo episode Eric continues the conversation around where things are headed — and why so many people feel uneasy even when they can’t quite explain it.Eric reflects on the patterns he’s seeing play out in real life: rising press...
Something Isn’t Adding Up - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #135
In this solo episode, Eric continues his unfiltered commentary on where things stand right now — personally, economically, and culturally.This episode is less about headlines and more about patterns. Eric talks through the pressure peop...
Annual Christmas Chaos - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #134
It’s the annual St. Louis Podcast Christmas Episode, and things get exactly as chaotic as you’d expect.Eric Brown is joined by Clayton Natoli, Evan Archambault, Matt Parker, Alex Dietrich, and Codey Recht for a no-agenda, no-filter holi...
If You’re Not Rich, You’re Losing - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #133
In this solo episode of The Official STL Podcast, Eric Brown opens with a headline-grabbing news story and uses it as a springboard into a bigger conversation about where the country’s at right now — culturally, financially, and mentally.
The Ugly Truth About Suburban Growth - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #132
In this episode of The Official STL Podcast, Eric Brown breaks down some big news for St. Louis and why it ties into a much larger problem across the United States.First, Eric dives into Waymo coming to St. Louis — what autonomous vehic...
We’re Reaching a Breaking Point - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #131
In this solo episode of The St. Louis Podcast, Eric Brown continues the conversation around where things are headed — personally, culturally, and as a society.This is an honest, unscripted episode built around reflection and real-life p...
The BEST Christmas Events in St. Louis - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #130
In this episode of The Official St. Louis Podcast, Eric Brown switches things up with a festive guide to the best holiday events happening around St. Louis. From light shows to train rides to family-friendly attractions, this episode is all abo...
How Are People Supposed to Survive? - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #129
In this episode of The Official St. Louis Podcast, Eric hits on one of the biggest frustrations people are feeling right now: everything is too expensive and no one in power seems to care.From skyrocketing housing prices to the in...
America’s Spending Problem Is Out of Control - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #128
In this episode of The Official St. Louis Podcast, Eric starts off with a hilarious rant about how impossible it is to plan a guys’ trip — and then takes a sharp turn into something way heavier: America’s debt crisis.From government ove...
Success Isn’t What You Think It Is - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #127
In this episode of The Official St. Louis Podcast, Eric welcomes Jay Rios, broker and owner of Rivers Realty, for an honest and hilarious conversation about business, real estate, and mental health in the grind of entrepreneurship.Jay s...
The World’s Falling Apart and No One Cares - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #126
In this week’s episode of The Official St. Louis Podcast, Eric Brown goes all in on the state of the world — from talk of World War III to media manipulation and why so many people seem numb to what’s really happening.Picking up from la...
The Story They Don’t Want You to Know - The St. Louis Podcast: Episode #125
In this episode of The Official St. Louis Podcast, Eric Brown dives deep into one of the most controversial stories making headlines: the Ghislaine Maxwell prison transfer.Eric breaks down the rumors of secret meetings, lockdowns, and what ...