St. Louis on the Air

<p>Host Don Marsh spoke with "We Live Here" co-hosts Tim Lloyd and Kameel Stanley about the debut of the podcast's fourth season.</p>

<p>On Wednesday’s <em>St. Louis on the Air</em>, host Don Marsh discussed the impact of higher education’s ongoing budget crisis on those at the heart of the whole project: the students. Several local undergrads from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the University of Missouri-St. Louis joined the conversation, along with Dennis McDonald, an adjunct instructor at St. Louis Community College and at Jefferson College.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talks about urban agriculture and food justice in the St. Louis region.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talked with St. Louis-based journalist and author Sarah Kendzior at Left Bank Books on April 17. </p>

<p>On Monday’s <em>St. Louis on the Air</em>, host Don Marsh talked with Heather Silverman, Jami Dolby and Kara Wurtz, who ran for city council seats in Creve Coeur, Chesterfield and Kirkwood, respectively.</p>

<p>On this week’s <em>St. Louis on the Air</em>, St. Louis Public Radio science reporter Eli Chen spoke with Bill Nye ahead of <a href= "https://www.slu.edu/news/2018/april/bill-nye-climate-summit.php">his keynote appearance Monday evening</a> as part of the three-day St. Louis Climate Summit at Saint Louis University.</p>

<p>Composer Gary Gackstatter, choral director Jim Henry and Native American flutist R. Carlos Gackstatter joined <em>St. Louis on the Air</em> this week for a discussion of the new symphony coming to the Touhill.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talked with political reporter Jason Rosenbaum and Washington University law professor Peter Joy about this week's (Apr. 15) news involving Gov. Eric Greitens.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talked with author Melissa Scholes Young about her debut novel, "Flood."</p>

<p>In remembrance of NPR’s Carl Kasell, who passed away earlier this week, Thursday’s <em>St. Louis on the Air</em> included a segment in remembrance of the longtime newscaster and much-beloved radio personality.</p>

<p>For more than 30 years, Circus Flora, a one-ring circus that makes St. Louis its home, has offered a circus show that’s best described as live theater. It’s an intimate setting that is in stark contrast to the images some people might conjure of the large Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus which performed for the last time 10 months ago. Two things are significantly different about this year’s Circus Flora season, as Cecil MacKinnon and Jack Marsh noted this week on <em>St. Louis on the Air</em>.</p>

<p>Wednesday marked the first anniversary of St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson’s time in office. The first woman elected to lead the Gateway City, she joined <em>St. Louis on the Air</em> host Don Marsh for a conversation both reflecting on her first 12 months in the role and looking ahead.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talked about a new report on segregation in housing in the St. Louis region.</p>

<p>Edward O. Wilson’s long career has been marked by enormous contributions to the field of biology, with an impact on global conservation efforts that is difficult to overstate. All of it grew out of his close attention years ago to something relatively small: the behavior of ants. Wilson recalled one of his earliest interactions with the insects, a memory from his boyhood in northern Alabama, on Tuesday’s <em>St. Louis on the Air</em> in conversation with host Don Marsh.</p>

<p>Producer Lara Hamdan talks to students about their experience with the Hamilton Education Program created by the Gilder <span data-scaytid="3" data-scayt_word= "Lehrman">Lehrman</span> Institute of American History. </p>

<p>On Monday’s <em>St. Louis on the Air</em>, host Don Marsh talked with Elsa Hart about the inspiration for her books thus far, the craft of mystery writing and what’s next for her as an author.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talked about the prevalence of autism and discussed the latest research in the diagnosis and treatment of autism.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talked with St. Louis Public Radio reporter Jason Rosenbaum about this week's news involving Gov. Eric Greitens.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talked with outgoing St. Louis Symphony Orchestra music director David Robertson about his 13-year tenure in St. Louis.</p>

<p>Jonathan Walton of Harvard University and Lerone Martin, a Washington University faculty member, joined <em>St. Louis on the Air</em> host Don Marsh on Thursday for a discussion of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talked with about the scope of the opioid epidemic and a new program that seeks to prevent drug use.</p>

<p>Wednesday’s <em>St. Louis on the Air</em> included the sort of conversation that often doesn’t happen as often or as early as it should among loved ones – the kind about planning for the end of life. Joining host Don Marsh for the discussion was Cara Wallace, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at Saint Louis University.</p>

<p>A treasure trove of invaluable artifacts from the space race will be on display at the St. Louis Science Center.</p>

<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 115%;"> UMSL criminologists Lee Slocum and Finn Esbensen discussed a variety of safety issues that students and teachers deal with daily on Tuesday's <em>St. Louis on the Air.</em></p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talked to Jeff Clements, president of American Promise, and Megan Green, alderwoman of St. Louis’ <span data-scaytid="11" data-scayt_word= "15th">15th</span> Ward, about an election financing reform which could result in a proposal for a <span data-scaytid="10" data-scayt_word="28th">28th</span> amendment to the U.S. Constitution..</p>

<p>SLU soccer stand-out Saadiq Mohammed (at left) and local attorney Javad Khazaeli talked with <em>St. Louis on the Air</em> host Don Marsh about how they’ve been impacted by recent shifts in U.S. policy.</p>

<p>Thousands of miles separate St. Louis, Missouri, from Dortmund, Germany, but when it comes to immigration and refugee resettlement, the two cities aren’t so far apart. Immigration scholars Jorg Ploger, Adriano Udani and Florian Sichling joined <em>St. Louis on the Air </em>host Don Marsh to discuss the incorporation of immigrants and refugees into their respective communities.</p>

<p>On Friday’s <em>St. Louis on the Air</em>, Jessica Mefford-Miller joined host Don Marsh to discuss key features of the “<a href="http://www.metrostlouis.org/reimagined/">Metro Reimagined</a>” study that Metro Transit has released.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh went behind the headlines to discuss the issues raised by Sinclair Broadcast Group's statement regarding "fake news" that led to public outcry.</p>

<p>Catherine Werner, director of sustainability in St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson’s office, joins host Don Marsh for a conversation focused on the city’s latest initiatives related to climate action and urban ecology leading up to Earth Day.</p>

<p>On Thursday's <em>St. Louis on the Air</em>,<em> </em>STLPR’s Lindsay Toler and local musician Paige Alyssa discussed the broad spectrum of musical styles demonstrated among the local groups who entered this year’s competition.</p>

<p><em>Longtime St. Louisans (from left) Mike Jones, Jamala Rogers and Virvus Jones joined Wednesday’s show to reflect on the impact of what occurred on April 4, 1968.</em></p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talked with Catherine Klene and Matt Sorrell of Sauce Magazine about the best new St. Louis restaurants in to try in April.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh spoke with Gwen Moore of the Missouri Historical Society about "#1 in Civil Rights: The African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis." The exhibit closes April 15.</p>

<p>Sonja Perryman has found her niche at the intersection of storytelling and public health. She stopped by the <em>St. Louis on the Air</em> studio to discuss her experience in a changing entertainment industry while visiting St. Louis to speak at Webster University.</p>

<p>On Monday’s <em>St. Louis on the Air</em>, listeners heard host Don Marsh in conversation with bestselling novelist Anna Quindlen. She was in town last week for a book-signing event presented by St. Louis County Library, and Marsh interviewed her on stage before an audience of more than 200 people.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talked with STLPR reporter Chad Davis and Marcus Wilson, a local YMCA director, about using basketball to teach life lessons.</p>

<p>On Friday’s <em>St. Louis on the Air</em>, Washington University Libraries manuscripts curator Joel Minor joined host Don Marsh to share his impressions of Gass, who passed away in December at the age of 93 and will be celebrated at public events next week on the campus where he taught for many years.</p>

<p>The Redbirds have 161 games yet to go this year, and longtime sports writer Rob Rains says the team is looking stronger than it was a year ago. He discusses some of the question marks ahead of the Cardinals in the coming months with <em>St. Louis on the Air</em> host Don Marsh.</p>

<p>On Thursday’s <em>St. Louis on the Air</em>, host Don Marsh discussed what makes the “<a href= "https://www.dancestlouis.org/new-dance-horizons-vi/">New Dance Horizons VI: Live at the Grandel</a>” event particularly unique with guests Brian Eno and Terence Marling.</p>

<p>Our monthly Sound Bites segment, produced in partnership with Sauce Magazine, was about recipes and tips for successful and flavorful Indian dishes.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh discussed current issues pertaining to the law with the panel of legal experts. </p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talked with CPA Lance Weiss recent tax law changes and about filing 2017 state and federal tax returns.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talks to Mark Fuchs, hydrologist with the National Weather Service, about the increase of rainfall in the region.</p>

<p>Host Don Marsh talks about the Council on American Islamic Relations-Missouri's annual art exhibit showcasing local Muslim talent. </p>

<p>The city’s high rate of violent crime remains a key challenge along with the need to rebuild trust with citizens in the wake of protests. Both issues loomed large on Monday’s <em>St. Louis on the Air</em> as John Hayden discussed his leadership of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department the past three months.</p>

<p>St. Louis Public Radio reporter Rachel Lippman joined <em>St. Louis on the Air</em> host Don Marsh to give an update on the Missouri governor's felony invasion of privacy case.</p>

<p>Eli Chen joined Friday's <em>St. Louis on the Air</em> to talk about how the observations Egyptologists and art historians have made from CT scans are challenging some long-held beliefs about how ancient Egyptians prepared dead bodies. </p>

<p>Belleville News-Democrat reporter Joe Bustos joined <em>St. Louis on the Air</em> host Don Marsh for a discussion of this week’s primary election results in Illinois.</p>

<p>Franck Goddio described what coming across the underwater remains of an ancient city was like on this week’s <em>St. Louis on the Air </em>in conversation with host Don Marsh and Lisa <span data-scaytid="4" data-scayt_word= "Çakmak">Çakmak</span>, associate curator of ancient art at the Saint Louis Art Museum.</p>