St. Louis on the Air
Noon-1 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. (repeat) Monday-Friday
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.
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Recent Episodes:
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As a frontline worker, Dr. Tiffany Osborn lived in an RV for the past year to protect her family from the coronavirus. She's fully back home now and joins the talk show to share reflections she’s had throughout the year — and the fate of the RV trailer. -
Former Sports Illustrated staff writer (and St. Louis native) Joan Niesen discussed her new podcast on the 1998 home run race and its aftermath, "Crushed," on "St. Louis on the Air."
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St. Louis soul singer Gene Jackson talked about his new album "The Jungle" and recent battle with COVID-19 on St. Louis on the Air.
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Tuesday: Under Dan Martin’s Steady Hand, 120-Year-Old Weatherbird Still Lands In Post-Dispatch DailyFirst hired by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1980, Martin has been drawing the beloved Weatherbird character for 35 years now. He’s the sixth artist to carry on the legacy since the cartoon first appeared in the February 11, 1901, edition of the newspaper.
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Less than 48 hours after her victory in Tuesday’s race and with only 12 days until she’ll be sworn into office, St. Louis Mayor-elect Tishaura Jones said Thursday on "St. Louis on the Air" that she’s ready to move fast on a number of fronts — including the critical issues facing the City Justice Center.
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Washington University sociologist Jake Rosenfeld's new book, “You’re Paid What You’re Worth And Other Myths of the Modern Economy," explores the complicated questions of who makes what and why. He discussed it on "St. Louis on the Air."
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On April 6, Knapper earned support from 58% of voters. The federal administrative law judge and school board member, who defeated incumbent Mayor Barry Greenberg, will join "St. Louis on the Air" to discuss her campaign and her hopes for her community's future.
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Since late December, five protests have erupted at the Justice Center in downtown St. Louis. This latest came Sunday night, when a group of detainees broke windows on the third floor and threw objects out the windows. Inmates could be heard chanting, “We need help” and “We want court dates.”
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Tishaura Jones' landmark mayoral win ushers in a new era for St. Louis politics.
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Last week, as Laurie Bowen watched movers transport her cherished upright piano from the front of her home to the trailer hitched to their truck, she grew a bit emotional. She wiped away tears. But they were happy ones, especially as she thought about what the instrument would mean for its new owner, 11-year-old piano student Amani Dugger, who lives in St. Louis.
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KnowInk founder Scott Leiendecker shares how he developed the Poll Pad and how his voter registration company is becoming one of the fastest-growing companies in the region.
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Andrew J. Theising argues that Ernest Hemingway's "great adventures" are directly linked to St. Louis, with three wives (and their family fortunes) all playing key roles in the author finding his way. Theising discussed "Hemingway's St. Louis: How St. Louisans Shaped His Life and Legacy" on "St. Louis on the Air. "
