The STL Bucket List Show

Counterpublic is a civic exhibition that weaves contemporary art into the life of St. Louis for three months every three years in order to reimagine civic infrastructures towards generational change. Counterpublic’s second edition will run from April 15 to July 15, 2023. Counterpublic 2023 is one of the nation's largest public art platforms, bringing 30+ new artist commissions to life in publ...

52 episodes!!! Thank you so much for following along this year with your hosts Lucas and Marissa Farrell as they spoke with the people who make St. Louis great.  This episode is a compilation of some of Lucas and Marissa’s favorite podcast moments and episodes over the past year. Lucas and Marissa listen and reflect on a variety of episodes that inspired them and helped give greater meaning to Buc...

As our presenting podcast sponsor, Jay Scherder & Chloe Smith of RAC STL join us on the podcast to help educate the community on the Artist Grant process. Grantmaking is the cornerstone of RAC’s work.  St. Louis is an arts town. As the biggest public funder of the arts in St. Louis, RAC’s top priority has always been supporting the diverse collective of artists and arts organizations that make...

Good friends of the show, Elliott & Jordy joined us for an episode about their extremely popular pop-up ‘Dinner at The Loft’ and news about the opening of Scout’s in late 2023. During the pandemic, the service industry took a huge hit. Brown & Logan decided to do something about it by hosting intimate loft dinners at Browns apartment. In less than 2 years, the team has done 100+ dinners al...

Zach Conley, co-founder of Una Vida Tequila joins us on the STL Bucket List Show. Conley, originally from the St. Louis area graduated college and began working in the alcohol industry in Colorado. He quickly fell in love with the business side behind big brands and eventually came across his business partner Bryce, where they decided to partner in 2018 to create Una Vida Tequila. Una Vida’s missi...

Marcus Howard is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of GreaterHealth Pharmacy & Wellness, a radically inclusive, culturally responsive pharmacy focused on providing quality patient-centered care to St. Louis residents. Marcus is a St. Louis native and Metro High School graduate. The flagship location of his pioneering pharmacy is located on the ground floor of the Delmar DivINe, and is co...

Russell Ping is the owner & chef of Russell’s Cafe (Fenton & South City) and Lola Jean’s Pizza. In fourth grade, Russell began his entrepreneurial journey selling cookies in his local neighborhood, even getting the nickname ‘The Cookie Chef’.  At 22, Russell opened his flagship cafe in Fenton with his mom. In 2006, Russell’s Cafe was elevating the baking game by selling delicious hand-craf...

Kevin Lashley - More Than a Soup Kitchen  In 2023, we made a commitment to highlight one non-profit each month with our new ‘Bucket List Gives’ initiative. We kick it off with Kevin Lashley from St. Patrick Center, as they celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2023.  St. Patrick Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, established in 1983 to combat homelessness in the City of St. Louis and sur...

Mother, Wife, Pastry Chef, Empress Trainor, Model, Fashionista and Lifestyle blogger. She is Executive Pastry Chef for La Patisserie, a French-Asian fusion Cake and Pastry Shoppe in Florissant, Missouri.  She is also CEO of Empress Consulting LLC, a Human Resource Training and Development Firm which was established in 2014 together with her husband, Ken Corbin.  Her life mission is to bring out th...

Ben Poremba is the founder of Bengelina Hospitality Group which boasts St. Louis staples like Olio, Elaia, Nixta, Benevolent King, AO&Co, and newly opened Bar Moro.  Originally from Israel, Poremba began his culinary career in the states as a private chef, and then transitioned his experience into launching a catering company while still in college, Taste Fine Catering. Poremba is moved by how...

Brad Sowers, President & CEO of Jim Butler Auto Group. On this episode, we speak with Brad about their $100,000 giveback initiative called ‘Good Taste’. Brad has a unique story that led him to the auto industry, follow along this entrepreneurial journey for a wonderful episode on The STL Bucket List Show.  Support the show 🎙 New episodes drop every Wednesday. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW EPISODES EVER...

Larry Bommarito AKA Sekondtry is known as one of St. Louis’ most talented photographers. Larry truly takes photography to new heights, scaling some of the tallest buildings in the city to get images unlike anyone has seen before. It all started in 2016 after a bad breakup, Larry picked up a go-pro and started driving downtown to take photos. Bommarito immediately became obsessed with capturing fra...

It truly is more than comedy. In this episode, Luke & Marissa sit down with globally known comedian Nikki Glaser. Nikki is a stand-up comedian, actress, podcaster, TV host and more. Since the early 2000’s Nikki has performed on The Tonight Show, Conan, Comedy Central Roasts, and most recently her own HBO Special & E! Reality Series ‘Welcome Home Nikki Glaser’ which was filmed at her parent...

In this episode we talk with Langford Cunningham about hope, adversity, and purpose. We hear from Langford about his upbringing in St. Louis and what the city means to him. He touches on points important to him about changes he wants to see in our community. Langford, a man who became blind in his adult life, created a podcast known as Blind City Podcast, to speak passionately about these issues. ...

Introducing our new theme song - 'Bucket List Anthem' Alex Rich  In this episode Alex Rich shares how he is man of different trades. He follows the path that presents him the greatest opportunity for personal growth. You may have heard his voice on Y98’s The Wake up with Brett and Julie, or singing live music a STL pregame event.  Alex shares how the path chosen isn’t always the path tak...

It was pleasure to have Marc Connor on the show, Co-Founder of Rootberry, a popular plant-based food service here in St. Louis. Marc's story is inspiring, growing up with his Father in the food industry and also following dreams of being apart of early Start-ups all across the nation. Marc's mission with Rootberry is simple, eat more plants more often.  Rootberry keeps it fresh and simpl...

On this episode, special guests Christina Weaver and Lindsay Skredenske share the hard work that goes into growing their business, while helping creatives build theirs.  This episode addresses how the Women’s Creative got its start, and has continually built connections within the St. Louis up and coming businesses. From discussing the value of joining the membership, vendor markets, to networking...

Sami Maurer, founder of Series Six, has quite the story to becoming one of St. Louis’ leading apparel brands. What started as a project in college, quickly led to creating a staple brand in St. Louis.  Sami’s love for sports, the city, and fashion started when she was young. She mentions going to local sporting events with her family and supporting local businesses all over town. In high school, s...

Bucket List Gives is an initiative of the STL Bucket List mission, dedicated to serving the people that make St. Louis special. With Bucket List Gives, we are committed to highlighting the work of 1 Non-Profit each month. Our team will focus on working in the community, to help build with the community. A podcast episode will be dedicated to interviewing the organization, along with digital and me...

Angela Ortmann is a Jill of all trades. She has conquered the hospitality industry by working back of house, to front of house, and all things in between. Her curiosity has led her to other major cities across the country to indulge in the learning opportunities of wineries, breweries, organic farms and creameries.  After returning to STL a few years back, she has become a close friend to those in...

Gregory Bowdry, better known by his stage name Stringz EMB, is a St. Louis-born, award winning American singer, songwriter, record producer, national performer, entrepreneur, and community advocate.  The most unique part about Stringz story is that he fell back in love with music after he was already married with children back in 2014. Dating back to his early days in North St. Louis, Stringz beca...

Mike & Ben are quite the power duo here in St. Louis. You may know of staple fast-casual restaurants like Sugarfire, Hi-Pointe, and Chicken Out. These guys are professionals at creating unique concepts and scaling to different markets around the area.  With goals of expansion and a key focus on building a strong team, this team is just getting started. In this episode we talk with Mike & B...

Malik Wilson, former D1 football player, always had a special gift to entertain the people around him. Malik is a multi-skilled journalist for Show Me St. Louis. With being new to St. Louis, we chat with Malik on his journey to getting here today and the impact he is making in the community.  Originally from North Carolina, Malik landed his first journalism job in North Dakota. Eventually making h...

In this episode, we get to talk with Dr. Mike Gibson about his start up and process of creating his non-profit, The Young Professionals Academy. Dr. Gibson has a passion for education and continues down his own path of educational excellence. Holding an MBA, as well as Doctorates degree, he focuses on mentorship, leadership, and provides opportunities to the youth of the Saint Louis Community.  As...

We’re excited to announce our 2nd Annual Local’s Choice winners live on the podcast. Marissa and Luke go through all 56 categories along with the generous sponsors that helped make this years event a reality. We’re extremely grateful for the support from the entire city of St. Louis.  Enjoy! View all the winners below: Food and Dining Bakery:  Russell’s Cafe and Bakery Coffee Shop: Kaldi's Br...