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On April 22, 1970, a conservative senator from Wisconsin led a diverse, national circle of organizers is bringing public attention to environmental issues of the day. Earth Day has since become the largest civic event on the planet its events strives to protect.

Dr. Adam Rome, Professor of History at SUNY Buffalo, has made a passionate study of this worldwide phenomenon. He shares insights from his 2013 book, "The Genius of Earth Day: How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green Generation." 

Earthworms host Jean Ponzi swaps Earth Day bits with Dr. Rome from her experience as coordinator of the 20th annual Earth Day Festival in 1990, that helped launch today's vibrant St. Louis Green culture.

Adam Rome will be in St. Louis on May 24 to give the capstone presentation in the 2018 Environmental History Speaker Series. This is a free talk at 7 pm at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park.

Music: Modern Andy Down - performed live at KDHX

Thanks to Anna Holland, Earthworms engineer, and to Stephen Hanpeter, Sappington Concord Historical Society.

Related Earthworms Conversations: David and the Giant Mailbox, December 2015 - "Climate Walker" David Henry also presented in this 2018 Environmental History Speaker Series.
Earth Day St. Louis, April 2018

Joining host Don Marsh on Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air to unpack the developments of the past 24 hours were St. Louis Public Radio reporter Rachel Lippmann, former Missouri Supreme Court chief justice Michael Wolff and St. Louis Public Radio reporter Jason Rosenbaum.

On the latest edition of Politically Speaking, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies welcome state Rep. Peter Merideth to the program.

Merideth is a St. Louis Democrat who represents south central portions of the city in the Missouri House. He was elected to his seat in 2016 and running for re-election later this year.

The Missouri General Assembly is going into the final week of its regular session this week. It comes as lawmakers are mulling over whether to impeach Gov. Eric Greitens, who is set to go on trial this week on felony invasion of privacy charges.

Host Don Marsh talks with Ryan Delaney and Maria Altman about this two-part investigation and about the latest news concerning construction of the new NGA West Headquarters.

Host Don Marsh talks with St. Louis author Curtis Sittenfeld about her book of short stories, "You Think It, I'll Say It."

On the latest edition of Politically Speaking, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum, Rachel Lippmann, Marshall Griffin and Jo Mannies break down all of the developments this week in Gov. Eric Greitens’ political and legal saga.

This week’s episode gives a preview of the governor’s felony invasion of privacy trial, which is slated to get started next week. We also get an update on whether legislators will impeach the governor — and the status of Greitens’ second felony charge for computer data tampering.

River Styx editor Jason Lee Brown and writer Adrian Todd Zuniga discussed the magazine’s 2018 Literary Feast on Friday’s St. Louis on the Air in conversation with host Don Marsh.

St. Louis Public Radio reporter Rachel Lippmann joined St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh from the courthouse.

On Friday's St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh talked with several St. Louis Public Radio and Washington University colleagues who worked closely with Gerry Rohde, who passed away earlier in the week.

Susan McGraugh, professor of law and supervisor of the Criminal Defense Clinic at Saint Louis University, talks to St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh about the voire dire process.

On Thursday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh talked with jazz great Denise Thimes about her Mother's Day benefit concert, which is set for Sunday evening at the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Host Don Marsh talks with We Live Here co-producer/host Kameel Stanley about the latest episode of the podcast.

Host Don Marsh talks with Jack Grone, editor of McPherson, about disparities and opportunities highlighted in his recent reporting about development incentives awarded to the Chase Park Plaza.

Host Don Marsh talks about how the Slaying Dragons theatrical troupe uses dramas to remove the stigma of mental and emotional illness. 

Host Don Marsh discusses some of the highlights of this year’s lineup in celebration of the third annual Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis

On the latest edition of Politically Speaking, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies welcome state Rep. Shamed Dogan to the program.

Dogan is a Republican from Ballwin. He was first elected to the Missouri House in 2014 and was re-elected in 2016. He decided to run for another House term in 2018 after mulling over whether to run for St. Louis County executive.

Unlike many of his Republican and Democratic colleagues, Dogan called on Greitens to resign soon after he was indicted for felony invasion of privacy. Many lawmakers ended up following Dogan’s lead after a House report accused Greitens of physical and sexual abuse against the woman he had an affair with.

On Tuesday's St. Louis on the Air, Don Marsh talked with sports columnist and author Benjamin Hochman about his new book, "The Big 50: St. Louis Cardinals."

Host Don Marsh talked with Tanzina Vega, the new host of "The Takeaway."

Host Don Marsh talked with three guests about the business and use of artificial intelligence in St. Louis in advance of a conference on Tuesday.

On the latest edition of Politically Speaking, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum, Jo Mannies and Rachel Lippmann examine what turned out to be a very busy week in the legal and political saga of Gov. Eric Greitens.

This week’s edition of the show zeroes in on a historic special session to possibly consider impeachment — and a second House committee report regarding the acquisition of a fundraising list from the Mission Continues.