Hour 2 [05/21/2026]: Lottery Privacy, Waymo Delays, Insurance Costs, and Viral Chaos From DUI to Cybertrucks

Hour 2 opens with Dan Buck, Kim St. Onge, and Ethan Bright discussing a Missouri Lottery winner and the broader question of whether large jackpot recipients should be publicly identified, sparking debate over privacy, transparency laws, and the potential use of trusts to shield identities. The conversation then shifts into consumer frustration around retail “round-up” donation prompts and skepticism about how nonprofit fundraising systems operate in practice. In the “St. Louis Morning Brief,” the show highlights Busch Stadium’s viral “tarps off” seating section trend while also covering regulatory setbacks facing Waymo testing in Missouri, alongside concerns about autonomous vehicle deployment and neighborhood disruptions. The discussion escalates into local policy debates over rising water rates in St. Louis and criticism of public spending priorities, even as regional development expands with a planned Google data center nearby. The hour’s most substantive policy segment features guest Ross Marchand of the Taxpayer Protection Alliance, who breaks down rising auto insurance premiums driven by litigation and what he calls a “tort tax,” arguing for extending liability protections similar to those already granted to rental car companies to ride-share platforms like Uber and Lyft. The hour closes with “In Other News,” featuring viral stories including a Tesla Cybertruck driver misusing “Wade Mode” and driving into a lake, a DUI suspect arrested while attempting to pick up another DUI suspect from jail, amusement park riders stranded on a 245-foot roller coaster in Texas, and media chatter surrounding the end of Stephen Colbert’s show and speculation about his political future. Hashtags: #StLouis #Waymo #Insurance #RideShare #TortReform #Cybertruck #DUI #Lottery #Google #PopCulture