St. Louis on the Air
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis on the Air creates a unique space where guests and listeners can share ideas and opinions with respect and honesty. Whether exploring issues and challenges confronting our region, discussing the latest innovations in science and technology, taking a closer look at our history or talking with authors, artists and musicians, St. Louis on the Air brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region.
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May 2, 2022 • 23min
Recycling 101: What to toss as alley pickups resume in St. Louis
St. Louis has gone without alleyway recycling for nearly a year, but Mayor Tishaura Jones promises it's coming back this May. Earthday365 Program Director Bob Henkel gives a refresher course on what to toss in your bin — and where it goes after that.
Apr 29, 2022 • 14min
All-woman tackle football team St. Louis Slam wants to win it all – again
St. Louis has a recent history of heartbreak with its football teams, first losing the NFL’s Rams, then the XFL’s Battlehawks – but this weekend, the St. Louis Slam opens its first home game in what could very well be the latest in a string of championship seasons. Running back Taylor Hay joins the show to talk about the return of this all-women tackle football team.
Apr 29, 2022 • 25min
Missouri school districts are fighting over underpaid teachers. Many have already left
Missouri teachers rank 50th in the nation in starting pay. They’re begging lawmakers to approve a salary increase but that hasn’t happened since 2006. In this episode, three Missouri teachers educators talk about how the state’s low teaching salaries affect their personal lives, their classrooms and their plans for the future.
Apr 29, 2022 • 15min
For ‘STL Veg Girl,’ plant-based restaurant week will take the stress out of vegan dining
St. Louis will see its first plant-based restaurant week May 1-7. Caryn Dugan, a.k.a. “STL Veg Girl,” discusses why she decided to launch the event, and why veganism shouldn’t be anxiety-inducing.
Apr 28, 2022 • 28min
As St. Louis seeks to evict riverfront camps, residents are clear: They don't want to go
Residents of four St. Louis encampments are now packing up their belongings in anticipation of a May 2 eviction. Residents say they would rather stay in the camps than go to temporary shelters — and question the timing of the city’s notice to vacate. Unhoused STL Founder Ramona Curtis shares her concerns, along with two camp residents.
Apr 28, 2022 • 23min
For Arundhati Roy, the St. Louis Literary Award allowed her to see the river of her childhood dreams
Acclaimed author Arundhati Roy discusses why she’s always felt a kinship to the Mississippi River, why she was eager to visit Ferguson, what drives her activism and what keeps her from despair. Roy is in St. Louis to receive the 2022 St. Louis Literary Award from St. Louis University.
Apr 27, 2022 • 50min
Congressional candidates Greitens, Roberts find legal disputes front and center
On this month’s Legal Roundtable, attorneys Booker T. Shaw, Mary Anne Sedey and Bill Freivogel discuss the legal settlements Sen. Steve Roberts Jr. entered with two women who accused him of sexual assault, former Gov. Eric Greitens’ child custody case, race-related strikes on potential jurors and more.
Apr 26, 2022 • 17min
As St. Louis weighs ‘reimagining public safety,’ new report offers a road map
A report by the Center for Policing Equity provides public safety recommendations to St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and the St. Louis police. Co-author Hans Menos discusses t5he state of St. Louis policing — and where the city can go from here.
Apr 26, 2022 • 31min
Mayor Jones: $150M for north St. Louis is a 'down payment' for future growth
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones hopes to devote 60% of the city’s remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds into a historic north city investment. She discusses her deep ties to north St. Louis, the opposition she faces from some members of the Board of Aldermen and her plans for the city’s troubled Justice Center.
Apr 25, 2022 • 32min
In the Metro East, residents battle raw sewage, flooding — and indifference
Residents of the former town of Centreville, Illinois, (now Cahokia Heights) have for decades dealt with flooding and sewage overflows. A scientist, a lawyer and a resident working to address the longstanding problems describe where things are at — and what it will take to bring relief.
