Episodios

  • Kratom faces legal reckoning in Missouri. An addiction expert is watching with concern

    Kratom faces legal reckoning in Missouri. An addiction expert is watching with concern
    Apr 15 2026
    The state of Missouri is suing a Missouri-based manufacturer of the 7-OH variety of kratom. Derived from plants, kratom is drawing increased scrutiny and concern. The products are widely sold in gas stations in St. Louis and across the state. We talk with PreventEd Executive Director Jenny Armbruster about kratom, the difference between kratom and 7-OH, why people are becoming addicted, and what educators and advocates are hearing about the substance from users.
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    20 m
  • East St. Louis' Reginald Petty reflects on his life's work after top Illinois honor

    East St. Louis' Reginald Petty reflects on his life's work after top Illinois honor
    Apr 15 2026
    At a ceremony at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Saturday, Gov. JB Pritzker awarded the Order of Lincoln — Illinois’ highest civilian honor — to five recipients, including East St. Louis civil rights activist and historian Reginald Petty. In conversation with STLPR Metro East reporter Will Bauer, the 90-year-old reflects on his work during the Civil Rights Movement and his ongoing efforts to preserve East St. Louis’ history.
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    13 m
  • Spring nesting season can be safe for Canada Geese and people. Here’s how

    Spring nesting season can be safe for Canada Geese and people. Here’s how
    Apr 15 2026
    It’s nesting season for Canada geese, and these protective parents are back to lay eggs, incubate and protect them in urban hotspots — from park pathways to office courtyard planters. During this time, their defensive, territorial behavior can lead to goose-human conflicts. Nancy Schnell, GeesePeace St. Louis founder, talks about how we can share outdoor spaces safely with these native birds during the peak of their nesting season.
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    18 m
  • Largest respite home in St. Louis will help homeless people discharged from hospitals

    Largest respite home in St. Louis will help homeless people discharged from hospitals
    Apr 15 2026
    The largest medical respite center in St. Louis will open its doors later this month. The Three Steps Home represents a major step for the groups supporting the city's homeless population. Three Steps Home CEO Sonia Deal talks about why homeless people often fall through cracks of existing medical care and how a respite center can help people recover from living on the streets. She also discusses how the nonprofit was recently aided by the Mennonite Disaster Service, and why she thinks homelessness as “a culmination of different things, whether it be a man-made disaster or an actual disaster, such as the tornado.”
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    24 m
  • Inventor of self-watering, biodegradable, 3D-printed plant pots grows her business in St. Louis

    Inventor of self-watering, biodegradable, 3D-printed plant pots grows her business in St. Louis
    Apr 14 2026
    Through a combination of engineering know-how, imagination and dedication to problem-solving, St. Louisan Kay Wells invented the Posie Pot: a 3-D printed, biodegradable and recyclable self-watering plant pot that’s in stores across the region and online for customers across the country. Wells talks about going from idea to prototype to product, support she’s received through major grants and fellowships, and her commitment to keeping Posie Pots’ production rooted here in St. Louis.
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    23 m
  • Forest Park habitat restoration efforts are a biodiversity win

    Forest Park habitat restoration efforts are a biodiversity win
    Apr 13 2026
    New research out of St. Louis shows that removing invasive plant species and planting native ones have gone a long way toward boosting bird populations in Forest Park. Lead study author Stella Uiterwaal is particularly excited to see the populations of native bird species on the rise.
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    22 m
  • As U.S. refugee cap drops, a St. Louis race takes on new urgency

    As U.S. refugee cap drops, a St. Louis race takes on new urgency
    Apr 13 2026
    Refugee resettlement in the U.S. is at a historic low. At the start of his second term, President Donald Trump set the refugee cap at 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, down from 125,000. That reality adds urgency to Race for Refugees, a 5K and 1-mile fun run that returns to Tower Grove Park this Saturday, April 18. We talked with race founder Heather Huewe and organizer Samson Hillary of the International Institute of St. Louis about why the event matters now.
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    28 m
  • St. Louis musicians shine in NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest

    St. Louis musicians shine in NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest
    Apr 11 2026
    Over 40 local artists entered into NPR’s 2026 Tiny Desk Contest. “St. Louis on the Air” producer Miya Norfleet and STLPR reporter Chad Davis talk about some of their favorite St. Louis submissions and the artists behind them.
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    30 m