St. Louis on the Air creates a unique space where guests and listeners can share ideas and opinions with respect and honesty. Whether exploring issues and challenges confronting our region, discussing the latest innovations in science and technology, taking a closer look at our history or talking with authors, artists and musicians, St. Louis on the Air brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region.
The show is hosted by Sarah Fenske and produced by Alex Heuer, Emily Woodbury, Evie Hemphill and Lara Hamdan. The engineer is Aaron Doerr.
Coming up July 19-23
Monday: Henry Schvey discusses "Blue Song: St. Louis in the Life and Work of Tennessee Williams" | new music venues amp up west of the city
Tuesday: how the Missouri Explorers Program will challenge St. Louisans | a traveling Smithsonian exhibit finds its way to Edwardsville
Wednesday (encore): the remarkable lives and legacies of Elijah Lovejoy and the Reverend C.T. Vivian
Thursday: 19-year-old Fiona Scott makes her solo cabaret debut | new PBS film on the life of St. Louis native Chuck Berry
Friday: the Way Out Club to close after 27-year run | college athletes can make a brand and buck after NCAA changes
Schedules are posted each Monday for the week and are subject to change without notice.
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On Monday’s St. Louis on the Air, both Strayed and local actor Michelle Hand will join us to discuss the upcoming play, which promises to illuminate, in its jacket copy, "reaching when you're stuck, healing when you're broken, and finding the courage to take on the questions that have no answers." -
The new hour-long episode of "In Their Words," set to premiere on Nine PBS at 7 p.m. July 27, features everyone from Berry's widow and children to musician Keith Richards and St. Louis developer Joe Edwards.
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Fresh off her first year as an undergrad at Oklahoma City University, Scott impressed Blue Strawberry owner Jim Dolan with her performance at an open mic night earlier this summer. On July 29, she's putting on a full show.
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Matthew Mahaffey, St. Louis district defender for the Missouri State Public Defender, explains how problems at the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office are affecting his clients — and harming Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's reform agenda.
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After 27 years, the cherished community gathering place and watering hole is closing at the end of this month, with husband-and-wife owners Sherri Lucas and Bob Putnam convinced it’s time to begin a new chapter in their lives.
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Mizzou's offensive linesman Drake Heismeyer will join St. Louis on the air to discuss how the new changes to the NCAA's rules regarding name, image and likeness has allowed him to create a brand and make a profit.
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Illinois begins winding down its eviction moratorium on Aug. 1. Bob Palmer, policy director for Housing Action Illinois, shares resources residents can tap into for financial and housing assistance.
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Matt Meacham of Illinois Humanities delves into two exhibitions currently touring the state: the Smithsonian's “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” and the “Illinois Freedom Project.”
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The Missouri Explorers program celebrates the Show-Me State's bicentennial — and encourages residents and tourists alike to travel by offering a series of challenges. Karen Meirink of Explore St. Louis discusses the St. Louis highlights.
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"St. Louis on the Air" checks in with representatives of the Factory in Chesterfield and Maryland Heights' St. Louis Music Park — and local musician and talent booker John Henry shares his sense of what this means for the region's music scene.
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In his new book about playwright Tennessee Williams, Washington University professor Henry I. Schvey argues that St. Louis was indispensable in shaping Williams’ artistry.
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Benjamin Hochman, sports columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, shares his take on the Cardinals' run in the MLB season so far and whether the team will trade any players before the deadline on July 30.
