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Host Don Marsh discussed how technological and art design can reveal and address societal issues.

Illinois tourism writers call it a "best-kept secret." Visitors review it as a great place to camp, hike and learn some things. Director (and Earthworms guest) Michelle Berg Vogel says its a working farm and an environmental education place. And in March, a Fungus Farm!

McCully Heritage Project, located in Kampsville, IL, is a nature haven at the Illinois-Mississippi Rivers' confluence. Its 940 acres are mainly forested, with native trees and plenty of native wildlife. Native - and visiting - humans thrive there too.

On Saturday March 3, folks who fancy gardening can learn an Agroforestry skill: growing mushrooms on logs. Green oak logs, innoculated with mushroom spawn, sprout Shitakes, and softwood logs support the growth of Oyster mushrooms. Both delicious, nutritious - and easy to produce. Fun with fungus, anyone?

Music: Redwing, performed live at KDHX by Currykorn

THANKS to Jon Valley, engineering this Earthworms edition

Host Don Marsh talked with sociologist David Cunningham about the recent slowdown in the growth of hate groups in the U.S. as well as the concurrent increase in the number of hate crimes.

Host Don Marsh discusses interesting and obscure love and breakup stories that happened in St. Louis with Renegade STL.

Host Don Marsh discussed tips for where to dine on Valentine's Day with our partners at Sauce Magazine.

St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh spoke with Ryan McClure of the Gateway Arch Park Foundation and producer Alex Heuer about renovations at the national park.

On the latest edition of Politically Speaking, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies welcome Greg Razer to the program for the first time.

Razer, a Democrat, represents a portion of Kansas City in the Missouri House. He was first elected to his post in 2016, winning a primary and general election with no opposition.

Host Don Marsh talked with tenor Scott Kennebeck about his multi-faceted career and the various audiences he’s performed for. 

British composer Francis Pott joined St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh alongside Philip Barnes, artistic director of the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, for to talk about a concert highlighting the theme of love. 

Host Don Marsh discusses the 2018 Illinois governor’s race and other political issues in the state. 

Producer Alex Heuer talks to KSDK news anchor Rene Knott about his trip to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. 

Producer Alex Heuer talks to UMSL anthropology professor Susan Brownell, who's attending the 2018 Winter Olympic and plans to study them from an anthropological point of view. 

Producer Alex Heuer delves deeper into the history of the 1904 Olympics held in St. Louis and new efforts set to commemorate its past. 

Host Don Marsh talks to cardiologist Andrew Kates to discuss new developments in heart health research and answer questions about the heart.

Host Don Marsh talks about those injustices disadvantaged youth in St. Louis are facing, including inequities in quality of education, rate of school suspensions and more.

On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies welcome back St. Louis County Councilwoman Colleen Wasinger to the program.

The Huntleigh Republican represents the council’s 3rd District, which includes municipalities such as Kirkwood, Manchester, Fenton, Sunset Hills, Frontenac and Valley Park. Wasinger has represented her district since 2007.

Heading west from St. Louis on I-64, just over the Missouri River bridge, bluffs rise and land rolls. There is a golf course (hard to see) and a corporate campus area. With a St. Charles County zoning change, a high-density 350 luxury home development could soon alter 200 of these bluff acres.

Conservationist and landowner Dan Burkhardt, guest for this Earthworms edition, was surprised in December to learn that bluff property owned by the University of Missouri was in a sale process to a home developer. His Katy Land Trust was formed to prevent just this kind of move. Adjacent to the Busch and Weldon Spring Conservation Areas - land purchased and given into care of the Missouri Department of Conservation in the 1950s and 70s respectively - the forested Missouri Bluffs acreage in question is currently zoned Agricultural.

The outcome of a public hearing on February 21 by the St. Charles County Planning and Zoning Commission is key to a requested zoning change to Medium- and High-Density Residential, to accommodate the proposed development. The Katy Land Trust is leading opposition to this change. Public comments will be considered in person, and via email before 2-21-18.

Burkhardt and his wife Connie farm their acreage near Marthasville, in a corridor of natural features, German cultural heritage, a thriving regional arts movement and public recreation that is anchored by Katy Trail State Park, with a link to St. Louis in process from Great Rivers Greenway.

Tourism in this heart of Missouri's wine country increasingly returns investments in these resources to all Missourians - and our visitors. Opponents of an intensive luxury housing development here note that that investment will return to very few, and diminish public benefits.

This is an important point for public input. As Dan Burkhardt says, Asphalt is the Last Crop.

Music: Deep Gap, performed live at KDHX by Marisa Anderson

THANKS to Anna Holland, Earthworms engineer

EARTHWORMS is produced as a volunteer community service. Views expressed by volunteer host are her own, and not intended to represent KDHX St. Louis Independent Media or any other organization. Guest views, and the organizations they represent, are clearly presented in each interview, and in accompanying texts.

Producer Lara Hamdan talks to filmmaker Mark Krenzien about his career and film, "Journey to the South Pacific," which takes place on a tropical island in West Papua.

Host Don Marsh discusses the issues raised by the shooting at Kirkwood City Hall 10 years ago and how they may have been addressed.

Host Don Marsh discussed the history of the Mathews-Dickey Boys’ and Girls’ Club and a book that details it.