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St. Louis on the Air

Monday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 10 p.m. - 11 p.m. (repeat)

St. Louis on the Air provides discussion about issues and concerns facing the St. Louis area. The show is produced by Mary Edwards and Alex Heuer and hosted by veteran journalist Don Marsh.

To call in during the 11 a.m. broadcast call (314) 382-TALK (8255) or email talk@stlpublicradio.org.

Follow the show on Twitter @STLonAir

You may purchase copies of St. Louis on the Air on CD for $10. Call (314) 516-5968 to order.

Local Host(s): 
Don Marsh
Genre: 
News/Talk
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St. Louis on the Air
11:26 am
Thu April 25, 2013

How Do You Get Rid Of Expired Prescription Drugs?

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April 27 is the 6th Annual Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
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An abundance of prescription medication goes unused or is expired and is at risk of being abused.

This Saturday, April 27, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) holds the sixth annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

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St. Louis on the Air
5:07 pm
Wed April 24, 2013

Sunday Games, Booze, Cheap Tickets: How St. Louis Played A Huge Role In Keeping Baseball Alive

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The 1883 St. Louis Browns, Image from book cover, "The Summer of Beer and Whiskey"
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Author Edward Achorn
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"The Summer of Beer and Whiskey" book cover
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Baseball and St. Louis go together like beer and brats, and the relationship between the city and sport began more than 130 years ago.

Chris Von der Ahe, a German grocer and beer-garden proprietor, risked his life savings in the 1880s, when he founded the franchise that would become today’s St. Louis Cardinals.

As author Edward Achorn describes in his newest book, Von der Ahe knew little about baseball but would become one of the most important and amusing figures in the game’s history.

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St. Louis on the Air
2:03 pm
Tue April 23, 2013

Finding Balance And Dignity Among The Chaos Of Dementia

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PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease
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Dementia is the broad term which refers to diseases which result in a significant loss of cognitive ability.

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the worst manifestations of dementia.

A symposium at Washington University in St. Louis this week aims to be a gathering place for people struggling to find balance and dignity among the chaos of dementia.

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St. Louis on the Air
3:29 pm
Mon April 22, 2013

Legal Roundtable: Marathon Bomber, Blood Alcohol Test, TIF, Etc.

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The Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis.
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Legal questions surround the arrest of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing who was captured on Friday.

What is the role of the public safety exception as it relates to Miranda rights? Were civil rights violated as a result of the lockdown?  Should Tsarnaev be tried as an enemy combatant as some Republican legislators have suggested?

The questions surrounding the surviving suspect of the Boston Marathon bombing were discussed by a panel of legal experts, as part of our monthly legal roundtable discussion.

The panelists included:

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St. Louis on the Air
4:10 pm
Thu April 18, 2013

The State Of The News Media In 2013

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Each year, the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism releases a report about the state of the news media.

The Center’s report for 2013 shows the newspaper industry is down significantly, specifically employment, which is down “30 percent since 2000 and below 40,000 full-time professional employees for the first time since 1978.”

The report identifies six major trends:

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