Episodios

  • Red Lantern City Night Market spotlights Asian cultures, and community, in St. Louis

    Red Lantern City Night Market spotlights Asian cultures, and community, in St. Louis
    Jul 16 2025
    Red Lantern City Night Market began in St. Louis in 2021 as a response to community needs brought on by the pandemic. Red Lantern founder and chef Heidi Hamamura of Taberu STL, co-organizer Mike Ly of Cafe Saigon, and longtime co-organizer Dorrie Levy talk about the event’s origins, development and broad community appeal. Red Lantern City Night Market — described as “part carnival, part bazaar, part block party” — returns to St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood on July 19.
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    16 m
  • STL Baby teeth study from 1960s links radiation and cancers in adults to Coldwater Creek

    STL Baby teeth study from 1960s links radiation and cancers in adults to Coldwater Creek
    Jul 16 2025
    On Wednesday a new study by Harvard researchers unveiled new evidence that people who lived near Coldwater Creek as children have a higher than normal risk of developing cancer later in life. Researchers used donated baby teeth from 4,209 participants of the St. Louis Baby Tooth Survey (1958-1970) to assess exposure — and scientists, using the results of self-reported cancer diagnoses, found that incidences of cancer increased in people who lived closer to the creek. The study’s lead author, Marc Weisskopf, from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, joins Elaine Cha and STLPR health reporter Sarah Fentem to discuss the new findings, and what they tell us about St. Louis’ nuclear past, present and future.
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    34 m
  • Jossalynn Smith’s directorial debut ‘Ride or Die’ to play at St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase

    Jossalynn Smith’s directorial debut ‘Ride or Die’ to play at St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase
    Jul 15 2025
    Cinema St. Louis’ Filmmakers Showcase returns this weekend to celebrate St. Louis directors and films set in the St. Louis area. Josalynn Smith, director of the Jamie Foxx-backed thriller “Ride or Die,” joined “St. Louis on the Air” to discuss her directorial debut and how her personal experiences with relationships, favorite films and St. Louis' architecture inspired the film.
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    22 m
  • Why NPR’s Ari Shapiro won’t sing on the air — but will in St. Louis this weekend

    Why NPR’s Ari Shapiro won’t sing on the air — but will in St. Louis this weekend
    Jul 15 2025
    As a host of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Ari Shapiro moves easily between breaking news and delightfully quirky stories. When he’s off the air, he performs cabaret. This Saturday, he brings his solo show to St. Louis City Winery. Shapiro talks about the performance, how he balances his artistic and journalistic sides — and why he was once banned from playing the tambourine on stage.
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    28 m
  • New book celebrates 125 years of wrestling and cheap beer at South Broadway Athletic Club

    New book celebrates 125 years of wrestling and cheap beer at South Broadway Athletic Club
    Jul 14 2025
    South Broadway Athletic Club is a long standing home for boxing, wrestling and cheap beer. In 2024 they celebrated their 125 year legacy with a deep dive into the archives. Those archives were collected into a book released this summer.
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    18 m
  • After Missouri’s RECA’s expansion, scams are moving faster than the government

    After Missouri’s RECA’s expansion, scams are moving faster than the government
    Jul 14 2025
    The expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is a watershed moment for activists and an unusual example of political collaboration. Just Moms STL co-founders Dawn Chapman and Karen Nickel discuss what the expansion of RECA means for those sickened by Manhattan Project-era radioactive waste dumped in the St. Louis region, and STLPR politics reporter Jason Rosenbaum explains how Missouri arrived at this moment.
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    33 m
  • Missouri Future Caucus wants to be proactive about disaster response and AI

    Missouri Future Caucus wants to be proactive about disaster response and AI
    Jul 11 2025
    As President Donald Trump suggests cuts and restructuring of the Federal Emergency Management Agency — including bringing it “to the state level" — Missouri Rep. Colin Wellenkamp is focused on how the state can prepare for such a possibility. He chairs the Missouri House Future Caucus, a bipartisan group focused on how the state can prepare for long-term challenges. The St. Charles Republican and his fellow caucus member, Democratic Rep. Marty Joe Murray of St. Louis, discuss the group’s goal to make the state more resilient to emerging challenges like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, grid integrity and natural disasters.
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    24 m
  • Missouri Republicans say it’s a ‘mistake’ to cut tax that funds Medicaid. Trump’s bill did just that

    Missouri Republicans say it’s a ‘mistake’ to cut tax that funds Medicaid. Trump’s bill did just that
    Jul 11 2025
    President Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” introduces some of the most significant changes to Medicaid in years. But advocates warn that new documentation requirements and restrictions on a key tax that helps fund the program could jeopardize health care access for Missourians. This episode unpacks how the sweeping budget package is fueling uncertainty for Missouri’s budget and rural hospitals. STLPR health reporter Sarah Fentem joins the conversation.
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    26 m