St. Louis on the Air
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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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Jun 3, 2021 • 35min
St. Louis Real Estate Boom Continues As Bidding Wars Persist
Homes in the St. Louis area continue to move quickly and they go under contract for more than what sellers ask. We talk about this trend with two real estate agents and hear home buying experiences.
Jun 3, 2021 • 17min
'King Lear' Takes The Stage In St. Louis Shakespeare Festival's Return To Forest Park
St. Louis Shakespeare Festival's producing artistic director Tom Ridgely and Carl Cofield, who's directing "King Lear" with a cast and crew made up entirely of persons of color, join the show.
Jun 2, 2021 • 14min
How A St. Louis School Made In-Person Learning Work, All Year Long
Jonathan Butterfield of Lutheran High School South shares his takeaways from an unusual school year. The Affton school was one of the few secondary schools in St. Louis to offer five-day-a-week in-person education to its students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jun 2, 2021 • 22min
St. Louis Police Killing Of Cortez Bufford Probed In New Intercept Report
On Dec. 12, 2019, near the corner of Bates and Virginia in St. Louis’ Carondelet neighborhood, 24-year-old Cortez Bufford died after being shot multiple times by St. Louis police Officer Lucas Roethlisberger. The case, like that night, has remained shrouded in darkness, as investigative journalists Alison Flowers and Sam Stecklow detail in their newly published deep dive.
Jun 2, 2021 • 12min
How One Of The Rarest Trees In The World Bloomed In St. Louis
Andrew Wyatt of the Missouri Botanical Garden discusses what garden researchers know about the Karomia gigas tree species, and the garden’s efforts to prevent its extinction.
Jun 1, 2021 • 25min
Massive Livingston County Hog Operation Plan Highlights CAFO Growth in Missouri
Hundreds of Livingston County residents, alongside environmental and farming advocacy groups, recently voiced opposition to a proposed concentrated animal feeding operation coming to the county. The proposal was since rescinded, but some believe the debate over CAFOs in Missouri is just getting started.
Jun 1, 2021 • 16min
New Agreement, Funding Paves Way For Land Trust Focused On North St. Louis Green Spaces
An ongoing effort to renew and maintain vacant spaces in several north St. Louis neighborhoods just got a big boost, with the St. Louis Development Corporation last week formalizing a collaboration that will create the St. Louis Community Land Trust.
Jun 1, 2021 • 11min
Hit List: 6 New Restaurants To Try This June
Our friends at Sauce Magazine explain where you should be dining this month — especially if you’re feeling a bit crabby.
May 28, 2021 • 19min
Federal Lawsuit Alleges St. Louis Jail Correctional Officers Abused Detainees
A series of disturbances at the St. Louis City Justice Center earlier this year brought attention to conditions inside the downtown jail. Now, a new lawsuit accuses jail staffers of routinely using chemical agents to punish and harm detainees. And, it says, as punishment, they turn off the water — depriving detainees of both hydration and the ability to flush toilets, sometimes for days.
May 28, 2021 • 15min
Wash U Study Reveals People With Mild COVID-19 Cases May Have Lasting Antibody Protection
New research out of Washington University upends the conventional wisdom about immune responses to COVID-19 infections. Its author explains how a previous study misinterpreted key data — and what we can learn from his findings instead.
