The 314 Podcast: Dennis Hancock on His Bid for County Executive

In this special bonus episode of The 314 Podcast, host Sarah Fenske talks with Dennis Hancock. The St. Louis County councilman faces an uphill battle as the Republican nominee for county executive—but he explains why he believes his message is resonating even in an overwhelmingly Democratic county. He shares his ideas for tackling the county’s budget woes and shares what he learned as mayor of Fenton. Listen and follow The 314 Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever podcasts are available.

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About The Hosts

Sarah Fenske

Sarah Fenske is St. Louis Magazine‘s executive editor. She manages news and business coverage and edits The Daily newsletter. She’s been a reporter, columnist, newspaper editor, and radio host, and she is currently host of the monthly Legal Roundtable on St. Louis Public Radio and a panelist on Nine PBS’ Donnybrook. She lives in the city, where she attempts to juggle herding her kids to sports practice and swapping political gossip over a good martini.

Ryan Krull

Ryan Krull is a staff writer at St. Louis Magazine, writing for the The Daily newsletter. A graduate of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, he taught there for many years before joining the staff of the Riverfront Times, where he was a reporter for the last years of the paper’s life. He lives near Tower Grove Park in the city with his wife and son.