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 November 22-26
Monday: some breaking news | Food Outreach expands its reach | SK8 Liborius’ big strides — and big plans for its basement
Tuesday: this month’s Legal Roundtable with Catherine Hanaway, Eric Banks and Bill Freivogel
Wednesday: Nina Gilden Seavey, her new documentary “My Fugitive” and the FBI
Thursday: sit back for this year’s “Turkey Confidential” from The Splendid Table
Friday (encore): red wolves in Missouri | meet two star crossword puzzle writers | Tom Zoellner’s “The National Road: Dispatches from a Changing America”
Schedule is subject to change without notice.
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Historian Lois Conley of the Griot Museum of Black History discussed the life and legacy of St. Louis-born entertainer Josephine Baker on Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air. -
Nina Gilden Seavey’s podcast connects the story of Howard Mechanic with that of another fugitive who spent time in Missouri: James Earl Ray, who was convicted of killing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Christine Brewer’s cabaret show delves into her journey from enjoying music as a child, to attending McKendree University in the town where she still lives today, to the Metropolitan Opera and beyond.
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Attorneys Catherine Hanaway, Eric Banks and Bill Freivogel join this month's Legal Roundtable on "St. Louis on the Air."
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SK8 Liborius is an abandoned Catholic church turned skater haven. Now it’s launching a fundraiser to start a youth workforce development and arts program to help the teens who come to skate.
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Food Outreach provides nutritious meals to people living with cancer or HIV. Now the nonprofit is piloting a project to help veterans with uncontrolled diabetes.
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The new album boasts a wide range of musical collaborations of various genres, from rising talents to well-established musicians.
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Creators at Stonemaier Games think outside the box to make sure anyone who plays their games can have a good time.
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The futuristic, sustainability-focused legacy of the late American architect Buckminster Fuller lives on, including in the St. Louis region. A replica of his 1933-built Dymaxion Car stopped by SIUE’s Fuller Dome last week.
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The nonprofit is also purchasing its first property in the next six months to transform into a park.
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The Brickline Greenway aims to connect the Gateway Arch to Forest Park and Fairground Park to Tower Grove Park with pedestrian and bike paths.
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The covenants, widely used in the early- to mid-1900s, shut Black St. Louisans out of white neighborhoods for decades and had long-lasting impacts on communities. Many homeowners have no idea these legal documents still are associated with their deeds.
