St. Louis on the Air

Host Don Marsh discusses the plot and musical set of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis' "Evita" production with the company's artistic director Steve Woolf and actor Pepe Nufrio.

Amber Sebold and Carmen Connors discuss how they adapted minimalism to their own lives.

Ken Nix explains the importance of the work done by the St. Louis Regional Computer Crimes Education and Enforcement Group.

Host Don Marsh talks with St. Louis native Neal Bascomb, author of "The Escape Artists: A Band of Daredevil Pilots and the Greatest Prison Break of the Great War."

The former FBI director expresses both concern and hope about the state of U.S. institutions and the rule of law during a St. Louis Public Radio interview with Don Marsh.

Where some school districts lack, charter schools provide. Host Don Marsh talked with Engin Blackstone, Christie Huck and Stella Erondu about what charter schools have to offer local communities.

Marie-Hélène Bernard and Erik Finley discuss the upcoming season for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra ahead of its debut weekend.

Kris Kleindienst need only glance out toward the entrance to her bookstore at the corner of Euclid and McPherson avenues for some solid reminders of St. Louis’ literary legacy. The busts of four canonical writers adorn the intersection. But she's just as enthusiastic about St. Louis’ contemporary writing community as she is about the region’s historical claims to writerly fame.

Photographer Fadi BouKaram, from Lebanon, talks to host Don Marsh about his return trip to U.S. towns named Lebanon. 

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has been on the job for a little over a year and a half and her office has been the subject of some controversy and criticism, as highlighted in an in-depth piece in the Riverfront Times. Gardner agreed to join Don Marsh to respond to the recent attention.

Felicia Shaw, executive director of the Regional Arts Commission, talked about a new in-depth report that highlights the importance of the arts in St. Louis and calls for more collaboration.

The civil rights activist and prominent Ferguson protester has a new book out, titled "On the Other Side of Freedom."

For nearly 35 years now, St. Louis-based Boulevard magazine has been publishing works of fiction, poetry and nonfiction by both luminaries and emerging writers

Henry Biggs remembers hearing "a lot of talk" about bridging St. Louis’ racial divides and disparities in the months that followed Michael Brown’s death. "But I didn’t really see many people saying, 'OK, well, what’s the thing that I could do?'"

Alongside the work of established artists, entertainers and educators, artwork created through several outreach-oriented organizations will be in the spotlight this weekend in St. Charles.

STLPR co-hosts/co-producers Kameel Stanley and Tim Lloyd discuss the latest episode of 'We Live Here,' about the story of a woman who called the police too many times and was evicted from her Maplewood home because of it.

Host Don Marsh speaks with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor about the obstacles she overcame growing up and why she wants to inspire children with two recent book releases.

Cameron Collins, co-author of the third edition of “St. Louis Brews: The History of Brewing in the Gateway City,” talks about the city's brewing history and present-day craft beer scene.

Andrew Hurley, a history professor at University of Missouri-St. Louis, discusses his research of the history of weather events in St. Louis and their impacts on urban development.

The two St. Louis Public Radio reporters offer analysis of the impact of President Trump on Missouri races, the state legislative outlook with new Gov. Mike Parson in place and more.

Holly Edgell's report on “11 things to do this weekend now that LouFest has been canceled” was part of the newsroom’s broad coverage of the developing story over the past week.

Like so many St. Louisans this week, LouFest founder Brian Cohen was surprised and saddened to learn that the major St. Louis music festival set for this weekend had been cancelled.

Rachel Lippmann discusses the changing views of Mark McGwire since he hit his 62nd home run during the St. Louis Cardinals’ 1998 season.

Charles Whitehead discusses video-gaming addiction with clinical therapist Nigel Darvell and shares a testimony of his recovery.

Two women from the Archdiocese of St. Louis, a representative of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), and Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley discussed clergy sexual abuse in St. Louis.