St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann delves into the Women’s World Cup and the state of women’s soccer with Lori Chalupny-Lawson: former U.S. Women’s National Team member, current Maryville University head coach and assistant club director of the newly formed all-girls soccer club Fire & Ice Soccer Academy. Olivia Silverman, assistant coach of the St. Louis Lions women’s team; was a goalkeeper for Saint Louis University and played on three U.S. National youth teams, also joined the conversation.
St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann discusses the contention surrounding police presence at this year's PrideFest, and the broader status of the transgender community in St. Louis with Jordan Braxton, the director of diversity and inclusion for Pride St. Louis, and Sayer Johnson, the executive director of the Metro Trans Umbrella Group.
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Pride St. Louis. Local photographer Scott Lokitz has captured nearly all four decades. His documentation ranges from a time when many were afraid to be seen at the event to the celebration becoming mainstream.
Left Bank Books is turning 50 this year. Co-owner Kris Kleindienst talks about the shop’s storied history with St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann. Located in St. Louis’ bustling Central West End neighborhood, the independent bookseller got its start in 1969 when a group of Washington University graduate students set out to create a place where one could find all kinds of literature. Left Bank will formally celebrate its 50-year milestone in October.
Earlier this month, four St. Louis-area children died as a result of guns over the course of just five days. St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann discusses the ongoing violence and related trauma that many children in the region face – as well as resources and ideas for a way forward. Joining the conversation are Erica Jones, who has lost both a 7-year-old godson and an adult daughter to guns in recent years; Dr. Brad W. Warner, the Jessie L. Ternberg MD PhD Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine and surgeon-in-chief at St. Louis Children's Hospital; and Dr. Nicole Wilson, pediatric surgery fellow at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
Missouri's population of alligator gar, a large prehistoric fish, is one of the lowest in the country. Conservationists have been working for more than a decade to raise the numbers, especially since the fish could help consume invasive Asian carp. However, state conservation officials have failed to pass regulations to help protect the species from overfishing.
St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann delves into what the Missouri Coalition for the Environment's Known & Grown project entails, as well as its broader implications for growers and consumers, with the MCE’s food and farm director Melissa Vatterott and local food coordinator Rae Miller.
St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann talks trade and tariffs as they pertain to Missouri with David Meyer, senior lecturer in management in the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, in light of Gov. Mike Parson’s recent return from a trade trip in Europe.
This year's flooding has brought barge traffic on the Mississippi River to a standstill. But it could be an opportunity for Cairo, Illinois. Many in the community without a grocery store or gas station say a proposed port could revitalize the area's economy.
Guest host Jim Kirchherr of the Nine Network goes behind the headlines with Brian Ellison, a host and contributor for NPR-member station KCUR in Kansas City, to discuss Kansas City's new mayor. Mayor-elect Quinton Lucas is a private attorney and alecturer at the University of Kansas School of Law, and he previously served on the city council.
Guest host Jim Kirchherr of the Nine Network goes behind the headlines with Rachel Lippmann to discuss multiple top news stories of the week, including the Missouri’s health department decision to not renew Planned Parenthood of St. Louis' abortion license, and the indictment of the former FBI agent who was hired to help with the investigation into former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.
This year, Sugarfire Smoke House won three Sauce Magazine Readers’ Choice awards: Favorite Restaurant, Favorite Barbecue and Chef of the Year – which went to Matt Glickert, catering and events chef for Sugarfire 44 in Valley Park, Missouri. Glickert talks about his award, Sugarfire’s success, statistics on the thousands of pounds of meat the restaurant goes through each month and more. Sauce Magazine art director Meera Nagarajan also joins the conversation to talk about other notable winners from this year’s Readers’ Choice, and the magazine’s food tasting Saucy Soiree event at Union Station.
St. Louis’ biggest local music festival gets underway Friday evening and all day Saturday with a lineup that the Riverfront Times has billed as its best yet. Featuring more than 100 performances by St. Louis-based bands across 11 venues, ShowcaseSTL 2019 aims to match that quantity with quality, and organizers have taken a collaborative, input-heavy approach to planning. Guest host Jim Kirchherr of the Nine Network talks with RFT music editor Daniel Hill and with Joe Hess, who has spearheaded the curation of the lineup.
A program this month at the public library in Normandy involved hip-hop and architecture. The aim was to spark imaginations about how the combination could improve communities. Nearly 30 students, mostly teenagers, took part in the week-long camp.
Protesting in Ferguson after Michael Brown was killed thrust Brittany Ferrell into a national spotlight. Now, the former nurse is funneling her activism into a documentary called “You Lucky You Got a Mama,” about how racism is at the root of why more black women don’t survive childbirth.
Many years ago, St. Louisan Chris Bolyard made the decision to switch careers and go from working in restaurants to becoming head butcher and owner of Bolyard’s Meat and Provisions located in Maplewood. Now the local face will soon be familiar to many across the nation after his appearance on a new History Channel television series called "The Butcher." The goal of the show is to help educate the public on the skills that it takes to butcher whole animals.
Poems about St. Louis’ vibrant Bosnian community. A story of racial segregation in 1907 St. Louis that still resonates. An ode to Imo’s. These are just a few of the nearly 70 locally focused writings that fill “The St. Louis Anthology,” a newly released 240-page book. Its editor, St. Louis native Ryan Schuessler, talks about the project with St. Louis Public Radio's Shula Neuman.
Property owners in some flood-prone areas of Missouri have been able to sell their homes to local governments through the FEMA flood buyout program. Missouri has the highest number of such buyouts of any state -- more than 5,000 since 1990.
State bird of Missouri and New York, symbol of happiness, poet's inspiration, and indicator of ecological health. All true of Siala sialis, a small thrush found in woodlands, farmlands, orchards - and your yard, if you're lucky and smart enough to offer them habitat.
Ann Earley and Bob Siemer are true friends and helpers of nature - also certified Master Naturalists. Missouri Prairie Foundation recently honored them with the Prairie Volunteer(s) of the Year Award, well deserved. Their knowledge of Bluebirds comes from keen, joyful observation and conserving care.
Ann and Bob are also members of the Missouri Bluebird Society, a feathered fan club about to hold their annual conference in St. Louis, July 12-14, 2019.
As we humans encroach on habitats of others, bluebird lore can inspire a more caring, savvy and careful approach - while singing!
Music: For Michael, performed live at KDHX by Brian Curran
Thanks to Andy Heaslet, Earthworms fine-feathered engineer
The United States remains the only industrialized country that does not provide some form of universal paid family leave. Many American workers continue to have to choose between maintaining their livelihood and caring for loved ones. There is some momentum in Congress to potentially change that, and meanwhile policy varies widely at the state and employer levels. In the St. Louis region, some organizations are recognizing the positive impact that paid family leave can have, and that trend is the focus of a free Tuesday evening panel, The Future of Family Leave.
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