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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Dec 2, 2020 • 16min
‘Just Top Notch’: Remembering Sarah Bryan Miller, Critic And Lover Of St. Louis’ Classical Music Scene
Over the weekend, the St. Louis region lost a beloved champion of its cultural institutions. Sarah Bryan Miller, 68, was the longtime classical music critic for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. She died early Saturday morning after a long struggle with cancer, one that lasted about a decade. In this tribute segment, we talk with several of her friends and also share music performed by and for her.
Dec 2, 2020 • 22min
How A Conservation Project Has Saved Missouri's Hellbenders For Another Generation
Almost 20 years ago, the St. Louis Zoo and Missouri Department of Conversation set out to shore up critically endangered hellbender populations in Missouri. They explain how they worked to bring these aquatic salamanders back from the bring.
Dec 1, 2020 • 21min
CEO Of Brand-New Greater St. Louis Inc. Has Big Plans For The Region
In January, the St. Louis Regional Chamber, AllianceSTL, Civic Progress, Downtown STL, Inc. and Arch to Park will officially become Greater St. Louis Inc. The new organization's new CEO, Jason Hall, explains how organizers pulled off a rare merger in this fractured town — and the changes he hopes will accompany it.
Dec 1, 2020 • 13min
After Page’s COVID-19 Restrictions, Missouri Lawmakers Take Aim At Local Mandates
Missouri state Sen. Andrew Koenig of West St. Louis County discusses legislation he's introducing to curtail local governments' ability to enact COVID-19 restrictions. This comes amid some GOP outcry over St. Louis County Executive Sam Page's indoor dining curbs.
Dec 1, 2020 • 18min
Kahlil Robert Irving’s ‘At Dusk’ Exhibit Ruminates On Physical, Digital Time
A 2020 Great Rivers Biennial Arts Award recipient, Kahlil Robert Irving joins host Sarah Fenske to delve further into his exhibit theme at the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis and his career growth as an artist.
Nov 30, 2020 • 27min
Park Use Soars In St. Louis As Pandemic Drags On
Neighborhood parks and other green spaces and trails continue to be among the liveliest places in the region as the COVID-19 crisis continues. Great Rivers Greenway's Emma Klues and Tower Grove Park's Bill Reininger offer their insights on the increased interest in the outdoors, even as we head into winter, and we hear from listeners as well.
Nov 30, 2020 • 23min
Exploring ‘Iconic Restaurants Of St. Louis’ With Ann Lemons Pollack
Ann Lemons Pollack's new book, “Iconic Restaurants of St. Louis,” tells the story of 41 places that stood the test of time, from long-shuttered standbys to places still going strong after more than a century. The author discusses what she learned, and her own personal journey to becoming an adventurous eater.
Nov 27, 2020 • 19min
Novelist Eric Von Schrader’s Debut Depicts A Parallel St. Louis
St. Louis native Eric von Schrader has penned his first novel. It imagines a St. Louis full of gleaming buildings, international tourists and glowing bricks — yet the city remains grounded in real life with characters living and working in real St. Louis places. This conversation initially aired in September.
Nov 27, 2020 • 28min
Vintage Vinyl's Tom 'Papa' Ray Shares His Love Of Music And St. Louis
Vintage Vinyl, the record shop on Delmar, is a St. Louis institution. Owner Tom "Papa" Ray was recently featured in this Nine Network documentary about the shop and in this encore episode he shares his love of music and of St. Louis.
Nov 25, 2020 • 35min
UMSL Supply Chain Expert Reflects On Industry Possibilities, Lessons Of 2020
The supply chain is an aspect of life many people take entirely for granted — except when local stores run out of, say, toilet paper, hand sanitizer and food staples. George Zsidisin, who directs the Supply Chain Risk and Resilience Institute at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, joins "St. Louis on the Air" for a closer look at this complex system.
