Saint Charles West alum Mia Nicastro is now starring for the SLU Lady Billikens! Mia talks about growing up in an athletic family and the transition to college. Mia was part of the Bills dramatic run through the A-10 tournament and receiving the first ever NCAA tournament bid.Follow Local 636 on:Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/local.636/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/636LocalThe web - Local636.com

Tim Horner is the Head of School at The Academy of the Sacred Heart. What does that mean? You'll have to listen to find out! Tim and I cover a broad range of topics including regional dialects, St. Charles history, and his vision for The Academy. Pay attention to this one, you may even learn a new word! The Academy of the Sacred Heart - https://www.ash1818.org/main/ Follow Local 636 on: Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/local.636/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/636Local The web - Local636.com

Zack Smithey is an interdisciplinary artist who continues to evolve, explore new concepts, designs and creative processes. Smithey has been working as a professional artist for the last 20 years and taught high school art for 7 years. In addition to showing in galleries, he paints murals, works with designers, agencies, and clients to source art from his inventory or create custom commissions. He has hundreds of pieces in his current inventory and over 3,000 original pieces in public, private and corporate collections.  In addition to art, Zack designed, consulted and oversaw the construction for the first 2 shipping container homes in the St. Louis area (St. Charles, 2016) and Old North neighborhood, STL, 2019.  Smithey has had over 100 solo and group shows (NYC, NJ, STL, Palm Beach, Palm Springs, Laguna Beach, La Jolla), has done art/film work for Lincoln Center in NYC (A Short Film for the End of Time - Part 1, Part 2), created a series of art videos for world renowned pianist Inon Barnatan (Darknesse Visible - La Valse, Ondine, Fantasy of Peter Grimes, Darknesse Visible, Le Gibet ), commissioned by Boeing to create 2 steel sculptures for their STL headquarters, commissioned performance piece for the La Jolla Music Society - Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, is the creator of the Easter Art Hunt in STL, was commissioned to do Album art for Smother Party in Brooklyn, and has been published in the New Yorker, Sophisticated Living, ShoutOut LA, CURBED, Newsweek, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis At Home Magazine, All The Art, INSIDER, St. Louis Magazine, StreetScapes Magazine, St. Louis Homes & Lifestyles, Uptown Magazine, Community News, Lindenwood Connection and St. Charles Magazine. He has been covered/interviewed on NETFLIX, KCTV5, NBC, Fox, CBS, and USA Today ​ Follow Local 636 Join the Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/334209248578123 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/local.636/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@Local.636 Local636.com

Danger Party is a pop punk/emo/alternative cover band that plays all your favorite hits from the early 2000's to now. Ryan Coyle and Dylan Lahey join me to talk about thier next show: Make A Scene @Rec Hall powered by ALT STL. Danger Party played the first ever 636 Day and have been busy ever since. We catch up on what's been happening and share a ton of laughs.

Rec Hall St. Charles is like your best friends backyard...but better! Enjoy a full bar along with tons of backyard games like cornhole, giant beer pong, air bowling, giant battleship, giant jenga, and so much more! Founder Chris Honstain joins me to tell me about his entreprenurial journey, opening a business 4 months before a national pandemic, and his vision for the future. Be sure to check out our Make A Scene @ Rec Hall Powered by ALT STL on Friday October 13th https://www.facebook.com/events/844207807104549 Follow Local 636 on Facebook and Instagram @Local636

I recently completed a 6 week transformation class at Mov on Main. The class consisted of 18 semi private workouts, a nutrition plan complete with consultations, and progress checks. I sit down with Nate and Allison and we discuss the philosophy of working out and weight loss and what makes Mov on Main different! Be sure to follow Local 636 everywhere! Instagram: @Local.636 Facebook: @636Local

David Schmoll is the general manager for the O'Fallon Hoots baseball team. We talk about career trajectory, and the fun of being in charge! Check out all the awesome evens the hoots have planned this summer, including a home run derby and a banana ball game! https://ofallonhoots.com/ 636 Day is coming! www.636day.com for more info - Live music from Steve Ewing, Russo & Co, Inimical Drive and more! Follow Local 636 - instagram.com/Local.636 facebook.com/636Local

Shane Presley of The Rock Paper Podcast joins me to talk about the St Louis music scene, the creation of his podcast, his best and worst interviews, how his mom shaped his love for music, and how her untimely death in 2019 led to the creation of Debbstock. Debbstock is a benefit show/concert Shane puts on to honor his late mother Debbie Mannahan and raise money for cancer awareness. This year the lineup includes comedian Meredith Hopping, Emily Wallace, Ryan Cheney, and Russo & Co Get tickets to Debbstock here 636 Day is a free, family-friendly street festival with live music, interacve art, family friendly activities, vendors and more to celebrate all of St Charles County. This year we have music from Steve Ewing, Buddy Entwistle, Claudia Rose, Nick Stergos, Inimical Drive: Unplugged, Nick Richardson, and Russo & Co! Follow Local 636 on Facebook, Instagram, and Online

Elite Heating and Cooling has been operating in Wentzville since 2003, and they serve all of St. Charles and St. Louis counties, as well as parts of surrounding counties. I sat down with Katie Malloy to talk a little bit about her background, the HVAC industry in general, tips and tricks for system maintenance, and of course St. Charles! Get your free tickets to 636 Day - 636day.com Follow Elite on Facebook for some great content: https://www.facebook.com/eliteindoorcomfortexperts Local 636: https://www.facebook.com/636Localhttps://www.facebook.com/636Local

Missouri Wild Alchemy is a family owned cannabis dispensary in Lake Saint Louis, MO. They have a unique approach to thier products and how they interact with thier patients. I sat down with Jason Crady, one of the owner/operators of Wild Alchemy to talk about a range of topics. Everythig from the application process, the funds/requirements needed, and why he wanted to get into the cannbis business to begin with.Stay tuned at the end for a how to on joint rolling, and then a contest between the budtenders.