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Michael and Travis talk with Darren Jackson from Food City STL which "aims to create a more inclusive, sustainable food ecosystem in the St. Louis Metro Area with a shared value system of equality, empowerment, and social responsibility.", then they talk to Wall Street Journal journalist Konrad Putzier about how to improve Downtown St. Louis, then Tom Tipton from Schnucks talk about the new program on the Schnucks Rewards App, Fresh Produce Now

On this edition of Nothing Impossible, Michael and Travis interview Filament's Matt Homan about their Thinksgiving event happening next Thursday, which connects local non-profits with business partners to help with problems they may have. They then interview Lambert Airport CEO, Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge about Southwest Airlines adding flights to beautiful downtown Burbank, CA, then they conclude with an exit interview with now-retired Ameren CEO Warner L. Baxter.

Carol Daniel talks with Dr. Carmel Martin-Fairey at Harris-Stowe State University about a geospatial summer program. Filament founder Matthew Homann explains the company's move to Cortex and takeover of the Innovation Hall space. Student-led start-ups from Washington University receive $1,000 grants from the Holekamp Seed Fund. Doug Villhard, director of the entrepreneurship program, has more.

A big milestone for BioGenerator, an organization which grooms the next generation of St. Louis science companies. It's often the the first dollar in, with hopes of attracting other investors to follow. Those follow-on dollars have just crossed $2.5 billion. Charlie Bolton and Maggie Crane explain. Stereotaxis CEO David Fischel talks about their new downtown headquarters. Michael and Travis discuss Brookings' latest rundown of U.S. tech cities.

This episode begins with KMOX Virtual Consumer Editor Megan Lynch looking into the possibility of Russian cyber attacks. Veterans with security clearances can transition into tech civilian jobs. Cortex President Sam Fiorello and LaunchCode Executive Director Jeff Mazur discuss. Finally, Megan returns with Media Literacy Expert Julie Smith with advice on how to sort through Ukraine misinformation on social media.

Chesterfield Mall will eventually be replaced by a new concept -- Downtown Chesterfield -- but until then, the mall's owner is looking for entrepreneurs to take over empty storefronts. Andy Dearing, GeoFutures lead, tells us how St. Louis firms are helping provide intelligence from Ukraine. Creamalicious founder Liz Rogers on getting her product into Schnucks.

St. Louis start-up mainstay LockerDome is changing its name. Decide Technologies President Ryan Allen discusses the pivot, the firm's focus, and plans to open a new office in Austin, Texas. Lambert Director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge updates the latest from the airport, including Lufthansa's upcoming transatlantic flight. Arch Grants Executive Director Emily Loshe-Busch is departing.

Travis takes us to this year's Thinksgiving event, put on by Filament, which connects St. Louis nonprofits with innovation and strategy teams from local companies, creative agencies, and others. Then, Maria Keena talks with GlobalSTL Lead Vijay Chauhan about the Health Innovation Summit. Finally, Pat Quinn, CEO of UnitedHealthcare of Missouri, explains the new Bioinformatics program launching at Harris-Stowe State University.

Gateway Global American Youth and Business Alliance Academies will open the nation’s first geospatial & IT workforce and apprenticeship campus in North St. Louis near NGA. CEO Zekita Armstrong Asuquo tells us about it. Also, we continue learning about this Arch Grants cohort with Equalizer Games and InfraLytiks.

A new innovation district is taking shape for not-for-profits and other community-oriented organizations. Michael and Travis talk with Jorge Riopedre, the Executive Director of Delmar DivINe. Also, we continue spotlighting the latest class of Arch Grants recipients by talking with ZenHammer and GABA.

Project Geospatial's Adam Simmons calls from northern Virginia to recap the GEO INT Symposium held in St. Louis and give an outside assessment of the region's standing in the geospatial industry. Plus, we talk with two companies moving here because of Arch Grants: No Limbits and Onekin.

Two St. Louis startups debut on the New York Stock Exchange. They're called 'unicorns' after having grown to more-than a billion dollar valuations. Food tech company Benson Hill's CEO Matt Crisp joins us. We'll hear from BioSTL's Donn Rubin about their investment support for the company. Online learning firm Nerdy CEO Chuck Cohn calls after ringing the bell. Greater St. Louis Inc.'s Jason Hall puts it all in perspective.