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Edward O. Wilson’s long career has been marked by enormous contributions to the field of biology, with an impact on global conservation efforts that is difficult to overstate. All of it grew out of his close attention years ago to something relatively small: the behavior of ants. Wilson recalled one of his earliest interactions with the insects, a memory from his boyhood in northern Alabama, on Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air in conversation with host Don Marsh.

Producer Lara Hamdan talks to students about their experience with the Hamilton Education Program created by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. 

On Monday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh talked with Elsa Hart about the inspiration for her books thus far, the craft of mystery writing and what’s next for her as an author.

Host Don Marsh talked about the prevalence of autism and discussed the latest research in the diagnosis and treatment of autism.

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

This week’s episode focuses on a House committee report that’s prompting bipartisan calls for Greitens to step down.

Host Don Marsh talked with St. Louis Public Radio reporter Jason Rosenbaum about this week's news involving Gov. Eric Greitens.

Host Don Marsh talked with outgoing St. Louis Symphony Orchestra music director David Robertson about his 13-year tenure in St. Louis.

Jonathan Walton of Harvard University and Lerone Martin, a Washington University faculty member, joined St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh on Thursday for a discussion of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.

Host Don Marsh talked with about the scope of the opioid epidemic and a new program that seeks to prevent drug use.

Wednesday’s St. Louis on the Air included the sort of conversation that often doesn’t happen as often or as early as it should among loved ones – the kind about planning for the end of life. Joining host Don Marsh for the discussion was Cara Wallace, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at Saint Louis University.

A treasure trove of invaluable artifacts from the space race will be on display at the St. Louis Science Center.

UMSL criminologists Lee Slocum and Finn Esbensen discussed a variety of safety issues that students and teachers deal with daily on Tuesday's St. Louis on the Air.

Host Don Marsh talked to Jeff Clements, president of American Promise, and Megan Green, alderwoman of St. Louis’ 15th Ward, about an election financing reform which could result in a proposal for a 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution..

SLU soccer stand-out Saadiq Mohammed (at left) and local attorney Javad Khazaeli talked with St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh about how they’ve been impacted by recent shifts in U.S. policy.

Thousands of miles separate St. Louis, Missouri, from Dortmund, Germany, but when it comes to immigration and refugee resettlement, the two cities aren’t so far apart. Immigration scholars Jorg Ploger, Adriano Udani and Florian Sichling joined St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh to discuss the incorporation of immigrants and refugees into their respective communities.

On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies welcome back Sen. Jamilah Nasheed to the show for the fourth time.

Nasheed represents roughly half of the city of St. Louis. The Democratic official was first elected to her state Senate post in 2012, and was re-elected in 2016.

After news broke that Gov. Eric Greitens had an extramarital affair before he was elected to office, Nasheed was one of the first Missouri politicians to call for the GOP chief executive’s resignation. But she said later in February that “Democrats, they want to play it out all the way until November,” a reference to how some in her party want to use the governor’s political woes for their electoral benefit.

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

This week’s show zeroes in on how a special House committee investigating Greitens is set to release its report in the coming days.

On Friday’s St. Louis on the Air, Jessica Mefford-Miller joined host Don Marsh to discuss key features of the “Metro Reimagined” study that Metro Transit has released.

Host Don Marsh went behind the headlines to discuss the issues raised by Sinclair Broadcast Group's statement regarding "fake news" that led to public outcry.

Catherine Werner, director of sustainability in St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson’s office, joins host Don Marsh for a conversation focused on the city’s latest initiatives related to climate action and urban ecology leading up to Earth Day.