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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Apr 12, 2021 • 17min
‘Mid-Mod Quincy’ Highlights Midcentury Modern Masterpieces
Up for a road trip? In this encore episode, we listen back to our conversation about a self-guided tour promoted by the visitor's bureau in Quincy that highlights 30 of the city’s trove of mid-century modern designs.
Apr 12, 2021 • 22min
‘Oldest St. Louis’ Spotlights The Area’s Long-Surviving Places And Things
In this encore episode, we listen back to a conversation with local author NiNi Harris, where she drills down on which places can claim to be the oldest in St. Louis.
Apr 9, 2021 • 19min
St. Louis Doctor Found ‘Scattered Sparks Of Light’ In A Year Away From Her Family In An RV
As a frontline worker, Dr. Tiffany Osborn lived in an RV for the past year to protect her family from the coronavirus. She's fully back home now, and joins the talk show to share other reflections she’s had throughout the year — and the fate of the RV trailer.
Apr 9, 2021 • 17min
In ‘Crushed’ Podcast, St. Louis Native Explores ‘98 Home Run Race
Sports writer Joan Niesen goes deep on baseball’s steroid era in her new podcast, Crushed.” She explains how she fell in love with baseball as a 10-year-old in St. Louis, and how subsequent revelations affected her fandom
Apr 8, 2021 • 16min
‘These Are People First’: Mayor-Elect Tishaura Jones Talks Justice Center Issues, Historic Win And More
Less than 48 hours since her victory in Tuesday’s big race and with only 12 days until she’ll be sworn into office, St. Louis Mayor-elect Tishaura Jones said on Thursday's show that she’s ready to move fast on a number of fronts — including how to address the critical issues currently facing the City Justice Center.
Apr 8, 2021 • 23min
Why You’re Paid What You’re Paid (It’s Not What You Think)
Washington University Sociology Professor Jake Rosenfeld discusses his new book, “You’re Paid What You’re Worth And Other Myths of the Modern Economy,” and the complicated issues surrounding compensation.
Apr 8, 2021 • 13min
Missouri Republicans Weigh Minimum Wage Decrease
St. Louis Public Radio reporter Corinne Ruff discusses a proposal by Missouri House Budget Chair Cody Smith, R-Carthage, to roll back or delay a voter-approved minimum wage increase.
Apr 7, 2021 • 15min
Takeaways From A History-Making Election Night In St. Louis
Tishaura Jones' landmark mayoral win ushers in a new era for St. Louis politics.
Apr 7, 2021 • 15min
After Jail Unrest, St. Louis Task Force Chair Calls For New Urgency — And New Management
Since late December, five protests have erupted at the Justice Center in downtown St. Louis. This latest came Sunday night, when a group of detainees broke windows on the third floor and threw objects out of the windows. Inmates could be heard chanting, “We need help” and “We want court dates.”
Apr 7, 2021 • 13min
Pianos For People’s 300th Donation — A Baldwin From Ballwin — Finds Eager Young Player In St. Louis
Last week, as Laurie Bowen watched movers transport her cherished upright piano from the front of her home to the trailer hitched to their truck, she grew a bit emotional. She wiped away some tears. But they were happy ones, especially as she thought about what the instrument would mean for its new owner, 11-year-old piano student Amani Dugger, who lives in St. Louis.
