St. Louis on the Air

<p>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.</p>

<p>On Thursday's <em>St. Louis on the Air,</em> Heather Hughes of Sauce Magazine introduced host Don Marsh to a <a href= "https://www.saucemagazine.com/a/57948/some-of-st-louis-best-thai-food-is-served-at-spirit-house-di"> local couple</a> bringing the flavors of Thailand to their Dogtown bungalow through their popup restaurant, Spirit House.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>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. </p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>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 counsel for the City of St. Louis Treasurer's Office.</p>

<p>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.</p>

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

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

<p>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.</p>

<p><em>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.</em></p>

<p>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. </p>

<p>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.<br /> <em><br /></em></p>

<p>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. </p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>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. </p>

<p><em>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.</em></p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>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. </p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>On Tuesday's <em>St. Louis on the Air,</em> host Don Marsh spoke with jazz critic for NPR's <em>Fresh Air</em> Kevin Whitehead. Whitehead is the author of "Why Jazz: A Concise Guide," and his upcoming book, "Play the Way You Feel," will be released in 2019.</p>

<p>Much has changed about the nature of warfare in the 100 years since the end of World War I, including the percentage of American adults who have served in the U.S. military. "I'm of the over-75 generation, [and] 52 percent of us are veterans," historian James Wright said on <em>St. Louis on the Air</em>. "The Vietnam generation, about 37 percent are veterans. And of course the current generation, in their 20s and early 30s, it's about 2 percent … it's clear which way this demographic is moving."</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talks to <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Mark Trout, president and CEO of the Missouri Civil War Museum, about the history and influence of the Jefferson Barracks Military Post, the oldest operational military installation in the region.</span></p>

<p>For decades, R. Buckminster Fuller was known around the globe for his scholarship and his vision of a future that could work for everyone aboard what he described as “spaceship earth.” By the middle of the 20th century, he saw two possible destinations on humanity’s horizon – utopia or oblivion – and his lectures and writings still resonate today.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh goes behind the headlines with the Riverfront Times’ Danny Wicentowski about his newly published deep dive into the memorable life of Allen Barklage, a legendary St. Louis helicopter pilot.</p>

<p>St. Louis Public Radio's Abigail Censky takes a close look at how things turned out this week for the record number of women candidates running for office in Missouri.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talks to St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's new music director Stéphane Denève about his "musical marriage" with the organization. </p>

<p>Host Don Marsh discusses a new law that entails new Medicare cards to prevent the risk of medical identity theft.</p>

<p>Five new places in the spotlight this month include 58hundred, Poke Munch, The Baked Bear, Thai Table and Sze Chuan.</p>

<p>Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies as well as University of Missouri-St. Louis political scientist Anita Manion offered their perspectives on this week’s midterm election results.<br /> <em><br /></em></p>

<p>On Tuesday's <em>St. Louis on the Air,</em> Jim DeFelice discussed The Pony Express, an enduring icon of the American West. DeFelice's book, “West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express" takes a detailed approach to the history and legacy of the classic symbol.</p>

<p>On Tuesday's <em>St. Louis on the Air, </em>host Don Marsh explored the advent of gene-editing technology with three guest, each of whom have a different perspective on the burgeoning technology.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talks to Dr. Anton Hart, clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst, who explains how the nuances of post-traumatic stress disorder are visible with exposure to everyday microaggressions, discrimination and racism. </p>

<p>On Monday's <em>St. Louis on the Air, </em>host Don Marsh discussed the reopening of the downtown Soldiers Memorial Military Museum following renovations with Mark Sundlov, director of the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum and Karen Goering, managing director of administration and operations at the Missouri Historical Society.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh goes behind the headlines to discuss the local Jewish community’s reaction to last weekend’s tragic event in Pittsburgh at the Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 people were killed.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talks to Cinema St. Louis' artistic director Chris Clark and a panel of documentarians about this year's 27th season of the St. Louis International Film Festival.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talks with Peter Sagal, comedian, author and host of NPR’s “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” about his latest book, “<a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Incomplete-Book-Running-Peter-Sagal-ebook/dp/B07CMXZC7L" data-cke-saved-href= "https://www.amazon.com/Incomplete-Book-Running-Peter-Sagal-ebook/dp/B07CMXZC7L">The Incomplete Book of Running</a>,” which explores why running is good, and why it helps with “the practice of perseverance” through life’s toughest moments.</p>

<p>On Thursday's <em>St. Louis on the Air,</em> host Don Marsh discussed the importance of media literacy with Webster University scholars Jessica Bellomo, Deja Lawson, and Art Silverblatt.</p>

<p>Author and St. Louis native Jeff Copeland talks to host Don Marsh about the 1924 Los Angeles deadly plague outbreak and its St. Louis connections, detailed in his book, "Plague in Paradise: The Black Death in Los Angeles, 1924."</p>

<p>On Wednesday's <em>St. Louis on the Air, </em>host Don Marsh spoke with Washington University neuroscientist Jeff Zacks about the brain's responses to watching horror movies.</p>

<p>As part of St. Louis Public Radio's "Inform Your Vote" ballot issues forum, Jack Cardetti<em>,</em> Brad Bradshaw, Mike Colona<em>,</em> and Brandon Costerison, debated the pros and cons of Amendment 2,<strong> </strong>Amendment 3 and Proposition C, the three competing ballot measures to legalize medical marijuana.</p>

<p>Tuesday's <em>St. Louis on the Air</em> featured a debate over the pros and cons of Proposition B: The $12 Minimum Wage Initiative that was originally held at the St. Louis Public Radio "Inform Your Vote" ballot issues forum. The proponent of Prop B was Richard von Glahn, the organizing director of Missouri Jobs for Justice; the opponent was Ray McCarty, president and CEO of Associated Industries of Missouri.<em><br /></em></p>

<p>Among the measures Missouri voters will decide on Nov. 6 is Amendment 1: The Lobbying, Campaign Finance, and Redistricting Initiative. It would amend the state constitution to change several aspects of Missouri’s political system. Proponent Benjamin Singer and opponent Jim Talent discuss Amendment 1 with <em>St. Louis on the Air</em> host Don Marsh.</p>

<p>As part of the 2018 St. Louis Public Radio <a href= "http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/inform-your-vote-understanding-missouris-2018-ballot-measures#stream/0" data-cke-saved-href= "http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/inform-your-vote-understanding-missouris-2018-ballot-measures#stream/0">"Inform Your Vote" ballot issues forum</a>, Scott Charton, SaferMO.com communications director, and Gwen Moore, a retired University of Missouri-St. Louis professor, debated the pros and cons of Proposition D: The Gas Tax Increase, Olympic Prize Tax Exemption, and Traffic Reduction Fund Measure </p>

<p>We have excerpts of a 90-minute debate between Rep. Mike Bost, St. Clair County State's Attorney Brendan Kelly and SIU-Carbondale professor Randy Auxier.</p>

<p><em>St. Louis on the Air</em> host Don Marsh explores some of the region's spooky locales and tales with Pat Dorsey, author of the book "Haunted Webster Groves."</p>

<p>The St. Louis County Council has overridden County Executive Steve Stenger's veto of legislation that does away with a requirement that contractors bidding for construction work have apprenticeship programs. Host Don Marsh goes behind the headlines to talk about updates in the council with St. Louis Public Radio political reporter Jo Mannies.</p>

<p>For our monthly Sound Bites segment with Sauce Magazine, host Don Marsh discusses the new generation of local farmers in St. Louis and how they work with area chefs.</p>