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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Mar 11, 2021 • 14min
Haley Woolbright’s New Song Celebrates Love That Can Withstand COVID-19
St. Louis singer-songwriter Haley Woolbright planned to record her new song as a wedding surprise for her husband. The pandemic changed those plans -- but taught the couple some things about love.
Mar 10, 2021 • 15min
Historic Sumner High Lives On, Staving Off Closure Again
St. Louis’ historic Sumner High School has dodged closure once more. Tuesday night, the St. Louis Public School board approved a new effort to reinvigorate Sumner's declining enrollment, rather than close the historic school.
Mar 10, 2021 • 20min
St. Louis County Council Chair Says She And Sam Page Haven't Talked — In Months
Council Chair Rita Heard Days recently beat back a lawsuit to hold the chairwoman's post. She discusses her relationship with the county executive, her priorities and her thoughts on COVID-19 restrictions in St. Louis County.
Mar 10, 2021 • 13min
Lamar Johnson’s Lawyers To File For Habeas Corpus After Supreme Court Loss
Last week the Missouri Supreme Court dealt another blow to Lamar Johnson, who's spent 26 years in prison for a murder prosecutors say he didn't commit. His lawyer discusses next steps in the quest for his freedom.
Mar 9, 2021 • 18min
Missouri Republican Leaders Seek To Change Voter ID Laws
Republican lawmakers in Jefferson City are seeking to update some of the state’s photo ID laws as they pertain to elections. Rep. John Simmons, R-Washington, sponsored the bill — which passed the House on Feb. 24 and is on its way to the Senate for consideration.
Mar 9, 2021 • 15min
Marian Middle School Wraps Students In Support All the Way Through College
Marian Middle School is the city's only all-girls Catholic middle school. School administrators describe it as a “school beyond walls” because its students are equipped with resources that help them, and their families, overcome societal and financial obstacles.
Mar 9, 2021 • 18min
Missouri Folk Arts Highlights 200 Stories In Bicentennial Celebration
In Missouri’s own bicentennial year, Missouri Folk Arts’ staff are sharing 200 stories over the course of 52 weeks about folk and traditional arts in the Show-Me State.
Mar 8, 2021 • 21min
'The Zealot And The Emancipator' Explores The Different Paths Of Abraham Lincoln And John Brown
One of our favorite recent conversation was with H.W. Brands. His recent book, "The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle for American Freedom," explores the run-up to slavery's abolition — and choice to confront its "great evil" via politics or violence — through the lives of two men: John Brown and Abraham Lincoln.
Mar 8, 2021 • 29min
'Beyond The Ballot' Explores History Of Women's Suffrage Movement In St. Louis
Today is International Women’s Day and we’re listening back to our conversation from last summer about 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted U.S. women the right to vote. St. Louis women were among some of the earliest suffragists and an exhibit at the Missouri History Museum about those women remains on display.
Mar 5, 2021 • 16min
St. Louis Singer-Songwriter Lloyd Nicks Finds His Breakthrough With ‘Never Fail’
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and after 10 years of pursuing music professionally, Lloyd Nicks couldn’t have anticipated the year 2020 being his biggest yet. But last summer, everything changed when one of his songs started hitting airwaves across the U.S.
