St. Louis Public Radio executive editor Shula Neuman discusses current issues pertaining to the law with a panel of legal experts. Topics include the recent wave of anti-abortion bills passed in Missouri, Alabama and other states; last week's espionage indictment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange; and the legal implications involving the indictment of former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger.
Producer Lara Hamdan talks with Alyson Thompson, founder of the Mixed Feelings group dedicated to creating a community for multiracial people seeking community among other multiracial and multiethnic individuals. It relaunches in June and will include events that center on community building in various ways through private meetups, including themed discussions, low-key parties and film screenings, as well as informational talks for people who don’t identify as mixed-race but would like to learn more.
From French colonial architecture in Ste. Genevieve and “levee-high pie” in Kimmswick to Civil War history in Bonnots Mill, Missouri is home to plenty of fascinating travel destinations –many of them off the beaten path. Bill Hart gives readers a roadmap for exploring them in “Historic Missouri Roadsides.” He talks with St. Louis Public Radio editor Holly Edgell.
The 28th annual St. Louis African Arts Festival will return to the World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park this weekend. Running Saturday through Monday, the festival aims to educate people in St. Louis about the wide ranges of cultures among African nations and the African diaspora. A couple of the festival’s organizers discuss what patrons can expect at the event, such as an African marketplace, movies, food, various cultural demonstrations, kids’ activities and more.
St. Louis Public Radio's Kae Petrin talks with guest host Sharon Stevens about the allegations of sexual misconduct involving the head of Webster University's game design program.
The 28th annual St. Louis African Arts Festival will return to the World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park this weekend. Running Saturday through Monday, the festival aims to educate people in St. Louis about the wide ranges of cultures among African nations and the African diaspora. A couple of the festival’s organizers discuss what patrons can expect at the event, such as an African marketplace, movies, food, various cultural demonstrations, kids’ activities and more.
St. Louis resident Harold Crawford is among many local college graduates who are celebrating major academic milestones this spring. The path he traveled to get to his University of Missouri-St. Louis degree was an unusual one – and far from easy. Crawford lived through tough times to make ends meet and left a life of crime and gang involvement about a decade ago.
Poet and author Jason Reynolds talks with former “We Live Here” podcast co-host Kameel Stanley at an event at University City High School. Reynolds writes books for middle grade and young adult audiences.
St. Louis Public Radio reporter Rachel Lippmann talks with guest host Sharon Stevens as the St. Louis Blues head back to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 49 years.
Guest host Sharon Stevens explores parts of the new “Flores Mexicanas: A Lindbergh Love Story” exhibit at the Missouri History Museum with the exhibit’s content lead and public historian Adam Kloppe. The exhibit illustrates the couple’s celebrity status as ambassadors for aviation and America.
English rock band The Who first released “Tommy,” the wildly successful rock opera, on May 23, 1969 – exactly 50 years ago this Thursday, when Missouri-based bluegrass band The HillBenders are set to open for The Who at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre. It might seem an unlikely concert pairing, except that The HillBenders’ 2015 album is a full-length Tommy tribute, bluegrass-opry style. "St. Louis on the Air" producer Evie Hemphill talks with Jim Rea, the group’s guitarist and musical director, as he and the rest of the HillBenders anticipate sharing a stage with The Who.
A three-day-long dance extravaganza gets underway later this week as Spring to Dance takes over the Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Considered to be Dance St. Louis’ signature festival of the year, this 12th annual event will feature everything from tap, ballet and clogging to hip-hop and aerial performances Thursday through Saturday.
Missouri is home to 22 of the 100 puppy mills on the Humane Society's most recent list of known problem dealers, topping the list for the seventh year in a row. Released last week, the “Horrible Hundred” report highlights animal-welfare issues including high puppy death rates, underweight dogs, neglected health needs and other problems. Guest host Sharon Stevens discusses the topic with Sarah Javier, president and executive director of the Animal Protective Association of Missouri, and John Goodwin, senior director of the Humane Society's Stop Puppy Mills Campaign.
In April, St. Louis lawyer Elizabeth “Liz” Heller took a break from the office and spent some time racing on a velodrome – an arena for track cycling – in Aguascalientes, Mexico. At the International Cyclists Union competition, she broke two world records: one in the women's over-50 category in the one-hour ride and the other in the individual two-kilometer pursuit. She joined guest host Sharon Stevens to talk about how she got hooked on the sport.
This month’s Sound Bites segment with Sauce Magazine features Nicola Macpherson of Ozark Forest Mushrooms, an immigrant from the UK who runs a mushroom farm and supplies many of the restaurants in the St. Louis area with mushrooms. Macpherson and Sauce's managing editor Catherine Klene expand on how people get their start in mushroom farming and what all goes into it.
St. Louis Public Radio's Rachel Lippmann and Jason Rosenbaum talk with guest host Sharon Stevens on the heels of Missouri's latest legislative session in Jefferson City.
Producer and director Michael Dalton-Smith’s early passion for volcanoes has followed him throughout his career. His film “Volcanoes: Fire of Creation” takes viewers on an IMAX adventure to the boiling lava lakes of the world, grasslands and the depths of the oceans, all where volcanoes help shape vibrant ecosystems. He delves his interest in volcanoes, the theory of how they developed billions of years ago and what it’s really like getting up close to a boiling lava lake.
St. Charles-based Lindenwood University made the decision that it will cease its daytime undergraduate academic programs at its Belleville campus following the 2019-2020 academic year. Belleville Mayor Mark Eckert talks about what the consolidation means for the community.
Doyle Murphy discusses his latest feature for the Riverfront Times, which digs into the question of what constitutes just punishment. In the piece, he juxtaposes the sentence a former Webster University administrator received after stealing about $375,000 from the institution with the sentences handed down in other specific crime cases in the region.
The Luminary Arts Center “Counterpublic” exhibition is scaled to a neighborhood “set to animate the everyday spaces of Cherokee Street” with expansive artist commissions, performances, processions and more. Local artists José Guadalupe Garza and Miriam Ruiz talk about why they installed a mobile library in El Chico Bakery, a family owned and operated Mexican bakery in south St. Louis. The Luminary’s Katherine Simóne Reynolds, one of the curators for the “Counterpublic” exhibit, also takes part in the conversation to expand on the project’s impact in the south-city neighborhood.
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