St. Louis on the Air

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley has been making headlines — but even some people who supported his ambitions are wildly unhappy with his recent actions. UMSL political science professor Anita Manion delves into why Missouri’s junior senator is objecting to the certification of a Biden victory. What does he hope to accomplish? Does he have any chance of succeeding?

In October, St. Louis Zoo chimpanzee Utamu gave birth to a baby girl. Two months later, the infant — named Raven — is starting to reach exciting milestones, like reaching for objects and trying to mimic chimpanzee vocalizations.

In August 1946, a group of World War II veterans took up arms against their own government — and mounted the only successful armed rebellion on U.S. soil since the American Revolution. Author Chris DeRose shares their story.

The year 2020 has been a bad year for so many people. On this last episode of the year we remember some of the lives we've lost -- from COVID-19 to gun violence, and more.

St. Louis on the Air's legal roundtable discusses a judge's removal of Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from the prosecution of attorney Mark McCloskey, lawsuits against Missouri's medical marijuana regulations, and more.

Rev. Allison Wible, a hospital chaplain for Mercy Hospital St. Louis, reflects on the quiet, unseen moments she’s been witness to over the past year as she works with COVID-19 patients and their families.

For 15 years, the Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration has encouraged young people to discover, write and share stories about their family history. The St. Louis based non profit’s co-founder, Connie McIntyre, would like people of all ages to seek out their family history this holiday season, whether they do so in person or on a video call.

A joint production of the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and Kansas City-based StoneLion Puppet Theatre, “The Glowy Snowy Day” adapts Ezra Jack Keats' beloved children's book with giant illuminated puppets and a podcast soundtrack. The Rep's Adena Varner explains its inspiration.

If enjoying thoughtful, heartwarming films is on your holiday to-do list, there’s a brand-new St. Louis-made musical well worth your time. “A New Holiday” tells the story of 10-year-old Thelma as she grapples with the loss of her grandmother and looks toward a different kind of Christmas — themes that resonate especially in 2020. Soul singer Brian Owens directed the 33-minute film, which features an all-Black and almost entirely St. Louis-based cast.

In her four-plus decades working as a nurse, Lila Moersch has seen a lot — including the loss of mobility many older patients experience following hospitalization. Time and again, she’s observed adults who were active and independent prior to a hospital stay struggle to walk and take care of themselves afterward. The common problem is the focus of a dissertation Moersch recently completed as part of her program of study at the University of Missouri-St. Louis' College of Nursing.