St. Louis on the Air

In the midst of a nationwide opioid epidemic among U.S. adults, one organization in the St. Louis region is seeing some more positive trends among younger people when it comes to substance use.

St. Louis Public Radio reporter Ashley Lisenby goes behind the headlines on this week's news concerning the assault of an undercover officer during protests related to the Jason Stockley court ruling in 2017.

The developer's $8 billion project made big promises to St. Louis. But it's left many buildings to rot. St. Louis Public Radio's Kae Petrin discusses a newly published report.

Host Don Marsh talks about the role St. Louis is playing on the world chess scene after a local resident made it to the final round of he 2018 World Chess Championships.

On Thursday's  St. Louis on the Air,  Heather Hughes of Sauce Magazine introduced host Don Marsh to a local couple bringing the flavors of Thailand to their Dogtown bungalow through their popup restaurant, Spirit House.

Host Don Marsh talks at length with John Nations about the state of the Metro system and other regional efforts that have been among his responsibilities as CEO of the agency the past eight years.

Bernie Hayes is a familiar and much honored fixture in local media for years. He’s a teacher, columnist, educator and has deep community roots. He reminisces about his past roles in the broadcast and music industries with host Don Marsh. 

Dianne Burpee has been an active member of community choirs and parish choirs for many years, but in her experience, nothing quite compares to singing inside the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Its appeal is part of what’s drawing her back to the space this weekend to participate in Christmas at the Cathedral for the 17th year in a row.

St. Louis natives and media icons Art Holliday and Wiley Price reflect on their impactful careers in the region with host Don Marsh. The Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists awarded them the Living Legends award for their journalistic excellence.

The median credit score in St. Louis is 665, just a few points beneath the national median. But a closer look at ZIP-code-level data shows a median score of just 532 in areas of the city that are predominantly non-white, whereas the median credit score for predominantly white areas is 732. "That's a very large gap, and we are here to do something about that," says Jared Boyd, chief of staff and co...

November's legal panel features Bill Freivogel, Mark Smith and Susan Appleton discussing a variety of recent local and national stories pertaining to the law.

Host Don Marsh discusses how individual makers and various communities and cultures are broadening their holiday-shopping horizons in the St. Louis area.

The latest episode of the podcast takes a close look at recent changes in St. Louis' Grove neighborhood.

Founding members of The Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration join host Don Marsh to discuss the role the organization plays in encouraging young people to preserve family stories.

Abdullah Brown-El discusses what he learned about Abbott, her 1930s peers and their early visions for the future of St. Louis while doing research in the Missouri Historical Society’s Library and Research Center. Elizabeth Pickard, director of education and interpretation, also contributes to the conversation.

Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Debra Horwitz discusses your pets' needs in the colder months and what behavior changes they might experience as the snow falls and temperature drops. 

Recent trade disputes between the Trump administration and China have had a heavy impact on farmers in Missouri. Pat Westhoff, director of the University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, and Blake Hurst, president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, discuss the situation.

The holidays are here, and so are those sometimes awkward holiday dinners that can often turn bitter if divisive issues come up. Host Don Marsh discusses the best ways to approach these holiday-time conversations with Dr. Marva Robinson, a licensed clinical psychologist in St. Louis. 

The world of recycling is a global one, with lots of moving parts. But in places like St. Louis, it all still starts with local residents and what they put in their neighborhood recycling bins. At least that's where one regional organization is putting renewed focus as they try to spread a consistent message.

Host Don Marsh talks about the Lemp family’s legacy and their mansion as portrayed in the Big Muddy Dance Company’s new production, "Lemp Legends: A Ghost Story," with the organization's executive director Erin Warner Prange.

St. Louis Public Radio economic development reporter Melody Walker goes behind the headlines with host Don Marsh to discuss the official dedication of the long-awaited trolley. 

Dr. Sonny Saggar, owner of Downtown Urgent Care, has practiced medicine in the St. Louis region for many years but grew up in England. He’s worked in hospital emergency rooms in both countries.

Witnessing famines, children starving to death, makeshift doctor’s offices and refugee camps, former St. Louis reporter Farrah Fazal details harrowing stories of people stuck in conflict zones and those trying to make it to host Don Marsh.

Doris Kearns Goodwin is an award-winning American biographer, historian, and political commentator that specializes in analyzing the administrations of United States presidents, which she refers to as "her guys." Host Don Marsh talks to Goodwin about her perspective on the current state of political affairs. 

About four years ago, Carol Shepley was busy putting the final touches on her visually oriented history of St. Louis as the city celebrated 250 years. But there was still much more St. Louis history yet to be told, including about the tragedy and unrest that rocked the region that same month that she finished her book.