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This show is celebrating its silver anniversary. We listen back to the beginning of the very first episode in 1996, hear staff reflections and some favorite excerpts.

Sri Chellappa, co-founder and president of Engagedly, discusses the company's meteoric growth, move from a downtown incubator to Maplewood and the St. Louis area's startup scene, as well as his own new role as the owner of a recording studio

Acclaimed musician Kishi Bashi previews his multimedia performance of "Improvisations on EO9066" by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. It explores Japanese internment during WWII.

Local historian Mark Sundlov discusses the "Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II" exhibit at Soldiers Memorial Military Museum.

Two years ago, Hogan Haake of Webster Groves decided to embark with his son on a quest: to unicycle in all 48 continental states before the teen graduated high school.

Jessica Bueler details what led her to found Welcome Neighbor STL in 2016, and how it continues to help. Syrian refugee Mawda Altayan joins the conversation.

St. Louis has long thought of itself as a Black and white city. Now U.S. Census Bureau numbers show the region’s composition changing, with increases in Asian, Latino and multiracial residents.

More than 300 artifacts and artworks comprise the current exhibition at the Mercantile, which is the oldest extant library west of the Mississippi River.

Sharon Smith of the Missouri Historical Society joins us to discuss the bridge’s history. We also hear from Great Rivers Greenway about some big plans for the site going forward.

Liberty Vittert, a professor at Washington University who serves on the North American arm of the UN Refugee Agency, discusses its work in Kabul and how you can best help Afghan refugees

The Field House Museum boasts a wide collection of quilts on display, ranging from 19th-century creations to more modern quilts. Now one final quilt completes the collection: the MO Bicentennial Quilt. He hear about how its pieces came together.

This weekend’s event is the fourth iteration of the natural hair and beauty celebration that St. Louisan Leslie Hughes first launched in 2017.

On the first day of the semester, as Maria Ellis waits to meet her students and kick off a brand-new arts and activism focus at the recently saved school, Chuck Berry tunes played quietly through a speaker. St. Louis stops by to document the anticipated rehearsal.

Marian O'Shea Wernicke's novel "Toward That Which Is Beautiful" draws on her time as a nun in Peru. She explains why she entered the convent as a St. Louis teen and why she left 11 years later

Jennings Superintendent Paula Knight shares how educators are rethinking back-to-school this year. Like others across the region, the district plans to proceed with in-person classes Monday through Friday, even with the threat of the Delta variant.

The Missouri History Museum's new exhibit was designed like an album, with both the greatest hits of St. Louis music and some deep cuts from more obscure favorites. The museum's Andrew Wanko discusses the region's impact on popular music

Attorneys Jennifer Joyce, Connie McFarland-Butler and Nicole Gorovsky dig into legal matters in the news, including the AG's suit against school mask mandates, problems at the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office and a high-profile case of attorney discipline

Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration gave full approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. And while that doesn’t directly affect the legality of vaccine mandates in the workplace, it may make it easier for employers to institute one.

ZZ escaped Kabul just 10 hours before the Afghan government fell. She's happy to be in St. Louis but is worried about her family that's still there.

ZZ escaped Kabul just 10 hours before the Afghan government fell. She's happy to be in St. Louis but is worried about her family that's still there.