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May 28, 2021 • 19min
For Keyon Harrold, Jazz St. Louis Role Is A Musical Homecoming
Ferguson native Keyon Harrold discusses his new role as the creative advisor at Jazz St. Louis, previously known as Jazz at the Bistro, and why jazz purists need to open their eyes to other music genres.
May 27, 2021 • 50min
Racist Text Messages Speak To Former Officer’s State Of Mind, Lawyers Say
The Legal Roundtable digs into new evidence against former St. Louis police officers charged with beating an undercover colleague, misconduct charges against the St. Louis circuit attorney and more. (Editor's note: During the conversation, we cite a KMOV report that incorrectly states that a judge granted prosecutors the right to call Ashley Marie Ditto to testify. The judge's ruling did not address that.)
May 26, 2021 • 24min
After 8 Intensive Weeks And An Influx Of $50K, Business Owners Reflect On Accelerator’s Merits
In addition to providing underrepresented founders with equity-free funding, the eight-week-long business development program through the University of Missouri-St. Louis connects participants with educational resources and with successful entrepreneurs for mentoring sessions.
May 26, 2021 • 24min
The Ghost Army’s Battlefield Deceptions Could Finally See Congressional Honors
A World War II unit that tricked the Nazis with inflatable tanks and elaborate sound effects is being honored in Missouri -- an effort supporters hope will lead to Congressional action. Filmmaker Rick Beyer and soldier's daughter Carolyn Spence Cagle discuss the Ghost Army's legacy.
May 25, 2021 • 21min
‘Ready To Wear’ Explores St. Louis Fashion — From Early Fur Trade, To Shoe Empires, To Invention Of Juniors
Valerie Battle Kienzle joins host Sarah Fenske to discuss her fascinating and colorful new book “Ready to Wear: A History of the Footwear and Garment Industries in St. Louis,” recently released by Reedy Press.
May 25, 2021 • 17min
Wash U Prison Education Project Celebrates First Grads, Program Expansion
Ever since launching the program at Missouri Eastern Correctional Center in Pacific in 2014, Rob Henke and Barbara Baumgartner have been passionate leaders of the Washington University Prison Education Project. Dozens of individuals have taken the program’s Wash U-taught courses while incarcerated, and in the past two years, those efforts have started to pay off in the form of earned college degrees.
May 25, 2021 • 14min
Quincy Art Show ‘The Other Room’ Features Masterpieces By 6 Black Artists
St. Louis-based art collector Robert Powell discusses his new curated art show in Quincy surveying contemporary Black artists.
May 24, 2021 • 14min
How A Last-Minute Edit Doomed Parole Option For Some Missouri Drug Offenders
“Heartbroken” is the word Missouri state Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch used to sum up what she’s feeling in the wake of the 2021 legislative session. On Tuesday, the Republican from Hallsville learned that legislation she’d hoped would soon open doors for certain nonviolent drug offenders serving decades-long, no-parole terms didn’t make it into the final version of Senate Bill 26.
May 24, 2021 • 15min
‘Lake Loch Pond Monster’ Takes 1st Place At Cinema At Citygarden Competition
“Lake Loch Pond Monster,” the creation of independent filmmaker Carolina Diz and actress and creator Brittany Zeinstra, is the winner of this year’s biennial Cinema at Citygarden film competition.
May 24, 2021 • 22min
‘I’m Still Around’: Susan Polgar Is Leaving Webster, But She Can’t Quit Chess (Or St. Louis)
Susan Polgar, the first woman to earn the Chess Grandmaster title by norm and rating, will soon retire from Webster University. She discusses nature vs. nurture, women and chess and her future plans for the championship program she built from scratch
