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 7, 2021 • 31min
Catholic priest abuse survivors use drama therapy techniques to heal old wounds
In the new Netflix documentary “Procession,” six survivors of sex abuse by Catholic priests process their trauma by using drama therapy techniques. Filmmaker and Mizzou Professor Robert Greene joins the show alongside one of the survivors.
Dec 7, 2021 • 21min
Rapper Murphy Lee has a new distribution plan: He wants you to text him
Grammy Award-winning rapper Murphy Lee discusses his rise to fame as a St. Lunatic, his new journey as an independent artist and why he wants fans to reach out and text him.
Dec 6, 2021 • 17min
Traveling Celtic show makes its first-ever St. Louis stop — and features local artists
Tomáseen Foley’s “A Celtic Christmas,” now in its 26th year, is making its first-ever St. Louis stop Dec. 13 — and two locals have big roles. They join us in anticipation of the big evening.
Dec 6, 2021 • 34min
How should St. Louis spend its $500M Rams settlement?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson discusses the road to St. Louis’ settlement over the Rams’ departure, why an expansion team was never in the mix, and his thoughts on how to spend the money.
Dec 3, 2021 • 28min
As fentanyl kills record numbers of Americans, experts see ways to stop its menace
Percy Menzies, founder of Assisted Recovery Centers of America, and Ben Westhoff, author of “Fentanyl, Inc.” discuss how fentanyl is fueling record-high overdose deaths and what we can do to help people affected by it.
Dec 3, 2021 • 23min
In ‘Profit and Punishment,’ Tony Messenger exposes how the justice system traps poor people
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Tony Messenger discusses his first book, which expands on his columns about debtors prisons and the fight to reform the court fees and fines that trap Americans in a cycle of poverty
Dec 2, 2021 • 31min
Missouri was the nation’s ‘puppy mill capital’ — but advocates fought back
For years, Missouri was known for its problem dog breeders. Advocates explain what changed after legislation cracked down on the industry — and where they still see room for improvement in the Show Me State.
Dec 2, 2021 • 20min
Clayton native Jo Firestone on ‘Joe Pera Talks With You,’ teaching comedy to seniors and more
After attending Clayton High School, comedian Jo Firestone went to college and then to New York City, where she’s lived for more than a decade. But one of her current gigs, as a writer, producer and co-star in a hit TV show, puts her back in the Midwest in a fictional version of Marquette, Michigan.
Dec 1, 2021 • 22min
CAM commemorates World AIDS Day and St. Louis’ history with the disease
It’s been 40 years since the first official HIV/AIDS case was diagnosed in the U.S. But researchers now know the 40-year mark is likely an incomplete understanding of the disease’s beginnings.
Dec 1, 2021 • 30min
St. Louis eyes MetroLink expansion even as bus service contracts
St. Louis has $41 million in sales tax revenue that could be used to build a north-south MetroLink expansion. But is that what the city’s public transit system needs? Transit scholar Kate Lowe and community members weigh in.
