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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Oct 29, 2021 • 24min
In St. Louis, a search for solutions as drivers keep killing pedestrians
Pedestrian deaths have spiked in St. Louis in recent months. Tiffanie Stanfield and Xandi Barrett discuss what they’re each doing to prevent such traffic violence.
Oct 29, 2021 • 8min
Substitute teachers are in short supply. Missouri hopes it's found a solution
STLPR's new education reporter, Kate Grumke, discusses her first story for the station that takes a look at how the state of Missouri is trying help alleviate the short supply of substitute teachers and meet demand.
Oct 29, 2021 • 17min
Get in the Halloween spirit with this recitation of Poe’s ‘The Masque of the Red Death’
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” is a most appropriate tale for Halloween during the pandemic. This audio version is recited by historical interpreter Anne Williams with production and sound design by Aaron Doerr.
Oct 28, 2021 • 29min
Nurses remember Homer G. Phillips Hospital as ‘a pillar of the Black community’
Homer G. Phillips Hospital was internationally known as a state-of-the-art institution and for training Black medical graduates, when few institutions in the U.S. did so. Former nurses and a historian remember its legacy.
Oct 28, 2021 • 24min
Downtown tax district makes its case for renewal
Kelli McCrary, executive director of the Downtown St. Louis Community Improvement District, discusses the tax district’s quest for renewal and vision for downtown amid criticism from some local property owners.
Oct 27, 2021 • 20min
Metro Transit hubs get behavioral health specialists in new pilot program
As part of an ongoing focus on increasing safety and comfort along Metro Transit vehicles, Bi-State Development’s Taulby Roach has high hopes for a new partnership aimed at connecting struggling riders with much-needed services. He and the CEO of Chestnut Health Systems, Dave Sharar, talk with host Sarah Fenske.
Oct 27, 2021 • 16min
For ‘Bat Week,’ conservation efforts at Shaw Nature Reserve take center stage
In honor of “Bat Week,” we talk with two local scientists about their work at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Shaw Nature Reserve to highlight the winged mammals that keep our insect populations in check.
Oct 27, 2021 • 15min
Towns hit by flooding get help from Ducks Unlimited
Creating wetlands in farm country can reduce the severity of flooding downstream. The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative and Ducks Unlimited have partnered to create more wetlands in the Mississippi River basin.
Oct 26, 2021 • 18min
Jordan Ward is St. Louis proud even after 8 years — and dance success — in LA
Singer-songwriter Jordan Ward discusses his successful music and dance journey — and love for the south side of St. Louis — ahead of his homecoming show at the Blueberry Hill.
Oct 26, 2021 • 15min
Bobby Norfolk returns to the stage with ‘Terrifying Tales’
The Emmy Award-winning storyteller discusses his haunted storytelling event — and leaves listeners hanging with a two-minute teaser of a spooky story.
