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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Sep 9, 2021 • 21min
Playing Live Music 'Is Like Therapy,' Says Pianist Dave Grelle
Soul-jazz pianist Dave Grelle takes the stage this weekend at the inaugural Music at the Intersection festival with his band Playadors and Funky Butt Brass Band.
Sep 9, 2021 • 30min
Missouri Cave Containing Ancient Pictographs To Be Auctioned Off To Highest Bidder
Carol Diaz-Granados, along with her husband James Duncan, have devoted years of time and anthropological research to Picture Cave, and are appalled by the prospect of its auction. They would like to see the property in the care of the Osage Nation. In this episode, we hear from the couple as well as Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Sep 8, 2021 • 27min
Encore: Celebrating ‘A Miracle World Series’ — And That Amazing Game 6 — In ‘11 In ’11’
Post-Dispatch columnist Benjamin Hochman discusses the Cardinals' triumph in the 2011 World Series in this encore epsiode. Listeners also share their stories about Game 6, Hochman's pick for the greatest game in World Series history.
Sep 8, 2021 • 15min
Encore: Biotech Startup Seeks To Avoid ‘Rubber Apocalypse’ With Sunflowers
Edison Agrosciences is the St. Louis based agricultural biotechnology company working to develop alternative rubber crops. In this encore episode, here why it believes sunflowers can become a source of homegrown rubber.
Sep 8, 2021 • 19min
Encore: G’Ra Asim’s ‘Boyz N The Void’ Explores Being Black And Punk
Author and punk musician G'Ra Asim discusses his new book in this encore episode, and how he feels about moving back to St. Louis, the city he left as a 10-year-old.
Sep 7, 2021 • 28min
Hampton Avenue’s New ‘Road Diet’ Offers Glimpse Of Lindell’s Future
Hampton, a formerly four-lane thoroughfare, now limits traffic to one lane in each direction, with the addition of a center turning lane plus wider parking lanes on the sides. The city has plans for a somewhat similar transformation along Lindell Boulevard by Forest Park.
Sep 7, 2021 • 22min
‘Brainscapes’ Explores The ‘Mind-Bending’ Maps That Shape Our Perceptions
Rising star Washington University neuroscientist Rebecca Schwarzlose discusses her new book "Brainscapes," and what scientists have learned about the maps in our brains
Sep 3, 2021 • 30min
All Your Feral Hog Questions, Answered
Listen to reporter Jonathan Ahl and feral hog trapper Kevin Crider discuss Missouri's success in culling the feral hogs wreaking havoc in rural areas. bit.ly/2YqmEtp
Sep 3, 2021 • 12min
Meet STLPR's New CEO, Tina Pamintuan
St. Louis Public Radio will soon have a veteran public radio journalist and station leader as its new CEO. Tina Pamintuan joins STLPR on December 1.
Sep 3, 2021 • 9min
BONUS: 'St. Louis On The Air' Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
This show is celebrating its silver anniversary. We listen back to the beginning of the very first episode in 1996, hear staff reflections and some favorite excerpts.
