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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Dec 27, 2021 • 50min
Michael Politte has served 22 years for murdering his mother. Experts say he’s innocent
Michael Politte was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for allegedly murdering his mother as a 14-year-old. Attorneys and advocates explain the growing body of evidence that he’s actually innocent — and Politte tells his story.
Dec 23, 2021 • 51min
Did Amazon do enough to protect workers? Legal Roundtable discusses that and more
Attorneys Mark Smith, Nicole Gorovsky and Connie McFarland-Butler talk about the big legal questions after a deadly tornado in Edwardsville, what Missouri law really says about who has the power to issue mask mandates, litigation against the Gateway Pundit and more.
Dec 22, 2021 • 27min
Sophia Benoit on leaving Kirkwood, finding Twitter and loosening up
Kirkwood native (and GQ sex columnist) Sophia Benoit discusses growing up in the St. Louis suburbs, the joys of Twitter and letting go of that bad first boyfriend.
Dec 22, 2021 • 24min
Washington University has portrayed its cofounder as an abolitionist — he wasn't
Washington University has previously portrayed co-founder William Greenleaf Eliot as an abolitionist. In a contributed segment from STLPR’s Marissanne Lewis-Thompson, she talks with Wash U student Nkemjika Emenike and professor Iver Bernstein about how Eliot was not an abolitionist. A recent article in the university’s independent student newspaper, “Student Life,” uncovered the details.
Dec 21, 2021 • 22min
Tony's 82-year-old pastry chef Helen Fletcher spills her baking secrets
Longtime baker and Tony’s pastry chef Helen Fletcher shares tips and tricks for baking cookies in this “St. Louis on the Air” interview.
Dec 21, 2021 • 28min
‘It doesn’t have to be this way’: Amazon warehouse culture gets a closer look
Jason Struna, a professor who studies warehouse work and distribution centers, describes Amazon work culture and offers insight to the Edwardsville warehouse where 6 workers were killed this month.
Dec 20, 2021 • 20min
For Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus, Pale Divine reunion will be a family affair
As Pale Divine reunites for a show this New Year’s Eve, guitarist Richard Fortus discusses why the beloved St. Louis band broke up, his work as the longtime guitarist for Guns N’ Roses, and why The Psychedelic Furs recorded their most recent album in St. Louis.
Dec 20, 2021 • 15min
Dr. Alex Garza hopes St. Louis can learn from the military’s COVID response
Dr. Alex Garza discusses again leading the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force after his deployment in Kuwait and shares lessons he learned overseas.
Dec 20, 2021 • 18min
In St. Louis, police will no longer issue marijuana citations
A new law in St. Louis basically extends the possession rights enjoyed by medical marijuana card holders to everyone. Alderman Bret Narayan explains the bill’s genesis — and why it’s not yet legalization.
Dec 18, 2021 • 6min
Bonus Episode: St. Louisan Shayn Prapaisilp shines light on anti-Asian discrimination
Shayn Prapaisilp is a lifelong St. Louisan. But as an Asian American, he’s still regularly asked where he’s “really” from. In this episode, he fires back with his answer.
