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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Apr 19, 2021 • 16min
Analysis: Big Changes On Rolla City Council This Week After Pandemic Restrictions
STLPR's Jonathan Ahl explores the political fallout from a mask mandate and other coronavirus-related restrictions in Rolla.
Apr 17, 2021 • 18min
Update On What’s Happening In The Missouri Legislature
Missouri Independent editor-in-chief Jason Hancock explains what’s happening in the Missouri legislature. The discussion involves the ongoing snafu around unemployment overpayments, Rep. Rick Roeber, Rush Limbaugh and more.
Apr 16, 2021 • 24min
Inspired By ‘Song Exploder,’ St. Louis-Based ‘Songs Out Loud’ Has Local Artists Talking
The podcast's creator, Aaron Doerr, has released six episodes just in the past two months, featuring local bands ranging from Middle Class Fashion to Mathias & The Pirates. More conversations and tunes drop every other Tuesday.
Apr 15, 2021 • 22min
‘The Price Of Health’ Exposes What’s Driving The Runaway Cost Of Pharmaceutical Drugs
Michael Kinch's new book, "“The Price of Health: The Modern Pharmaceutical Enterprise and the Betrayal of a History of Care," digs into the many factors leading to exorbitant drug prices. He discusses what he found, and what it would take to address them.
Apr 15, 2021 • 30min
Lyda Krewson: Being St. Louis Mayor Was ‘Honor Of A Lifetime’
In 2017, St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson was elected the city’s top executive, making her the first woman to win the job. Four years later, she’s set to retire, marking an end to 24 years in public service.
Apr 14, 2021 • 23min
Michael Chabon’s TV Success Won’t Lure Him From His First Love, The Novel
Chabon, who is this week receiving the 2020 St. Louis Literary Award, discusses his successes, his struggles and how the joy of good sentences continues to sustain him.
Apr 14, 2021 • 19min
St. Louis Crisis Nursery Keeps Kids Safe 24/7, No Matter What Life Throws At Their Parents
For 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, the St. Louis Crisis Nursery welcomes children in need of care due to factors like homelessness, illness or extreme parental stress. Its clinical worker explains how it assists those families -- and how the pandemic affected its work.
Apr 14, 2021 • 10min
6 New Food And Drink Spots To Check Out This April
Sauce Magazine's Meera Nagarajan highlights six new food and drink establishments in the region.
Apr 13, 2021 • 28min
Under Dan Martin’s Steady Hand, 120-Year-Old Weatherbird Still Lands In Post-Dispatch Daily
First hired by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1980, Martin has been drawing the beloved Weatherbird character for 35 years now. He’s the sixth artist to carry on the legacy since the cartoon first appeared in the February 11, 1901, edition of the newspaper.
Apr 13, 2021 • 19min
‘I Have To Do Something’: Nikylan Knapper On Becoming Maplewood’s 1st Black Mayor
On April 6, Knapper earned support from 58% of voters. The federal administrative law judge and school board member, who defeated incumbent Mayor Barry Greenberg, joins host Sarah Fenske to discuss her campaign and her hopes for her community's future.
