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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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Jan 29, 2021 • 13min
Grafton Mayor Sees Hope In STORM Act’s $200M Loan Fund
The STORM Act, signed into law on Jan. 1 by then-President Donald Trump, authorizes FEMA to provide $200 million for a Resilience Revolving Loan fund and allows states to offer low-interest loans to counties and cities for disaster mitigation projects.
Jan 29, 2021 • 17min
Missouri Democrats’ Support For Accused Colleague Draws Rebuke From Staffers
Legislative aides to Missouri Democrats are angry that they voted to censure state Rep. Wiley Price, not expel him. Price is accused of threatening an aide to cover up a sexual interaction with an intern. Jason Hancock of the Missouri Independent explains why staffers are so upset.
Jan 28, 2021 • 19min
‘Lynch’s Slave Pens’ In Shadow Of Busch Stadium Will Get Historical Marker
Democratic lawmakers want to commemorate a sordid chapter in St. Louis history at one of downtown's most visited sites — pens that held enslaved people in what's now the shadow of Busch Stadium. We discuss the new effort and the history behind it.
Jan 28, 2021 • 32min
Free Speech In 2021 Requires Oversight, But From Whom?
The ability to speak freely in 2021 is complicated in ways the framers of the U.S. Constitution never envisioned. In this episode, we discuss how the First Amendment applies in this brave new world and whether unpopular speech — be it a dissenting opinion, a false claim or outright hate speech — deserves protection not just from the government, but tech giants like Twitter, Facebook and Google.
Jan 27, 2021 • 19min
Newly Launched Restaurant ‘Have A Cow’ Is On A Mission In St. Louis’ Gate District
Steve St. Pierre opened Have A Cow Cattle Company and Urban Farm Store, along Lafayette Avenue in the Gate District neighborhood, on Jan. 20. In addition to the restaurant's menu items and other products, the for-profit endeavor incorporates goals of service, loving one’s enemies and breaking down barriers.
Jan 27, 2021 • 30min
Pedestrian Deaths In St. Louis Nearly Doubled In 2020, Fueling New Push For Safer Streets
Jacque Knight, chair of St. Louis' Community Mobility Committee, joins the talk show to share how the group is focusing its efforts and what local residents can do to amplify its work to improve road conditions for all users.
Jan 26, 2021 • 50min
McCloskey Suit Against Villa Duchesne Faces ‘Uphill Battle,’ Legal Roundtable Says
St. Louis on the Air's Legal Roundtable discusses a lawsuit attorney Mark McCloskey filed against a local Catholic school, an age discrimination claim against KMOV, St. Louis County's governance battle and more.
Jan 25, 2021 • 26min
What History Tells Us About The Mobilization Of Hate Groups In The U.S.
Washington University Sociology Professor David Cunningham shares what we can learn about right-wing, white nationalist groups today — and best practices for defeating them — by studying their mobilization during other moments in our nation's history.
Jan 25, 2021 • 22min
Youth Poets Laureate Of St. Louis Share Their Own Timely Pieces On Heels Of Inauguration
Sarah Abbas and Grace Ruo, both 17, discuss Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem. They also share their hopes for bringing written and spoken words to bear on society, and read poems of their own.
Jan 22, 2021 • 27min
Rep. LaKeySha Bosley Is Fighting For Your Right To Natural Hair
Missouri Rep. LaKeySha Bosley discusses political journey and some of her initiatives tackling criminal justice reform, police brutality and the CROWN Act, which aims to address Black hair discrimination
