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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Mar 23, 2021 • 34min
St. Louis University Infectious Disease Physician Answers Vaccine Questions
What does your body’s reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine reveal about your immune system? And what’s with reports of a post-vaccine arm rash? In this episode, the director of St. Louis University’s Center for Vaccine Development discusses the latest vaccine news and answers listener questions.
Mar 22, 2021 • 9min
Missouri Lawmakers Return From Legislative Spring Break, Busy Eight Weeks Ahead
After an active first few months of the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers return to Jefferson City with several priorities on the agenda of the Republican supermajority.
Mar 22, 2021 • 18min
Comedian Michael Yo Is Back On Stage After Surviving COVID-19 — And Headed To St. Louis
It took Michael Yo months to fully recover from his early and scary case of COVID-19 last year. But now the horizon is looking a lot brighter, and Yo is even traveling to St. Louis for in-person appearances this weekend at the Funny Bone in Maryland Heights. Those will be safe, masked, limited-capacity shows, and they’re expected to sell out.
Mar 22, 2021 • 27min
‘The Snatch Racket’ Explores The 1930s Kidnapping Epidemic In America — And St. Louis
Carolyn Cox discusses her new nonfiction book, which explores how the FBI was able to end the plague of kidnappings that terrorized St. Louis and the U.S. in the 1930s.
Mar 19, 2021 • 16min
Local Music Venue, Production Company Dedicated To Putting On High-Quality Livestream Concerts
The Sinkhole owner Matt Stuttler and Arch City Audio Visual Services event producer Chris Keith share about how the pandemic impacted their services, and discuss details about their virtual concert series, “I Watched Music On The Internet.”
Mar 19, 2021 • 15min
Unvaccinated Seniors Must Now Wait In Line With Half A Million Newly Eligible Missourians
Though Missouri has been vaccinating seniors for months, nearly half haven't received COVID-19 shots.
Mar 19, 2021 • 22min
Long Waits For Preliminary Hearings In St. Louis Draw Public Defender’s Ire
The district defender for St. Louis says the way the circuit attorney and judges handle preliminary hearings is a major reason defendants spend months in jail without being convicted of a crime. He explains what needs to change.
Mar 18, 2021 • 24min
Ken Kwapis Went From Belleville To The Big (And Little) Screen
In this encore from last October, we talked with director and Belleville native Ken Kwapis. He launched "The Office" and has directed 11 feature films. His recent book is "But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct: Lessons From a Life Behind the Camera."
Mar 18, 2021 • 27min
Clownvis Presley’s Pandemic Shows Draw Dedicated Crowds To Yaquis On Cherokee
The entertainer Clownvis is from St. Louis and after cold weather, his shows resume at Yaquis on Cherokee Street this weekend. Here's an encore of our conversation from last October with this zany, talented and thoughtful musician.
Mar 17, 2021 • 23min
St. Louis Progressives Aim To ‘Flip the Board’ For A New Majority
Candidates Anne Schweitzer and Shedrick Kelley explain why they're part of a group that hopes to defeat more establishment-minded Democrats to seize progressive control of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. Reporter Rachel Lippmann provides analysis.
