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Host Don Marsh spoke with St. Louis Public Radio political reporter Jason Rosenbaum about the latest news involving the indictment and political ramifications of Gov. Greteins affair and alleged illegal activity.

On Friday’s St. Louis on the Air, United Steelworkers Local 1899 president Dan Simmons joined host Don Marsh to discuss the news that up to 500 workers will return to work at the steel mill around which the town was built.

Host Don Marsh talks with Saint Louis University's Stephen Howard  and UMSL Chancellor Tom George about health insurance giant Cigna agreeing to purchase the St. Louis-based pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts.

The first-time film director took a quick break from a busy opening week to talk about the movie with St. Louis on the Air producer Evie Hemphill. Finley also discussed what he remembers most about growing up in St. Louis and where he’s headed next as a storyteller.

Host Don Marsh talked with guests in advance of a panel discussion Thursday night at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center called, "The Future of Food in a Wealthier, Warmer World."

David Miller is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh and the organizing force behind CONNECT, an alliance of Pittsburgh and 40 surrounding municipalities. He talked with St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh about how what matters isn't the number of governments within a given region, but how they work together.

Host Don Marsh talked with three singers in Winter Opera St. Louis' final production of the season, "L’Elisir d’Amore."

Paul Artspace’s Mike Behle and David Johnson, both artists in their own right, share a passion for providing other creative people with opportunities that will help them succeed in their endeavors. They joined St. Louis on the Air producer Evie Hemphill to talk about a new international partnership, the gift of time and space, pickles and more.

Host Don Marsh talked with former NPR CEO Ken Stern about his book "Republican Like Me: How I Left the Liberal Bubble and Learned to Love the Right."

Oberle recounted his survival of a near-fatal attack by chimpanzees, along with his experience along the road to recovery, during a Story Collider event this past fall. The piece also aired on Monday’s St. Louis on the Air.

Are we as happy as we appear to be on social media? On Monday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh explored that question and others in conversation with Tim Bono, a faculty member at Washington University. The psychologist’s new book “When Likes Aren’t Enough: A Crash Course in the Science of Happiness” draws on scores of happiness-related studies conducted with college students and other adults throughout the world.

In his 25 years as a terrestrial and underwater archaeologist, Chris Begley has explored everything from prehistoric caves in Missouri to the legend of a lost civilization in Honduras. Along the way, he’s earned not just a Ph.D. but a reputation as “a real-life Indiana Jones. But on Friday, he downplayed the more daring aspects of his own adventures during a conversation with St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh.

The first question that St. Louis on the Air’s Don Marsh asked the Sauce Magazine team during Friday’s Hit List segment had to do with the word “cidery.”

Host Don Marsh talks to Congresswoman Ann Wagner to talk about her legislation criminalizing the advertising of sex trafficking online.

Gwen Moore joined St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh and two other panelists, Lisa Gates and Terry Jones, at Harris Stowe State University last week for a conversation ­about the community that once existed between 20th Street and Saint Louis University. The same day, HSSU unveiled a new campus mural, commissioned by Wells Fargo, honoring Mill Creek.

Host Don Marsh talks to St. Louis Public Radio statehouse reporter Marshall Griffin about the governor’s felony charges and its effect in Jefferson City.

Producer Alex Heuer talks with science journalist Jon Cohen, a staff writer for Science Magazine, and documentary filmmaker Carl Gierstorfer about their work on HIV, AIDS and Ebola.

On Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh talks with Christopher Alan Gordon about his book, “Fire, Pestilence, and Death: St. Louis, 1849.” 

Wonders of Wildlife spokesperson Shelby Stephenson visited St. Louis Public Radio this week to discuss what makes the new attraction unique. It’s housed at Bass Pro Shops’ national headquarters in Springfield, Missouri.

Joining host Don Marsh for the conversation were Mark Smith, J.D., associate vice chancellor of students at Washington University; William Freivogel, J.D., journalism professor at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; and Rachel Sachs, J.D., associate professor of law at Washington University School of Law.