Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAs the affordable housing crisis grows, so does overcrowding at St. Louis animal shelters
Animal shelters in the St. Louis region are facing unprecedented overcrowding as the number of surrendered and abandoned pets continues to grow. The …
4 months ago
‘Keenelan’ combines awkward romance and a deep love for St. Louis
Visual storytellers and creatives like filmmaker Cami Thomas are breathing life into the region’s TV and film industry by drawing in the attention of…
4 months ago
Lost in Missouri jail cells: Why a backlog of defendants deemed mentally unfit for trial persists
Journalist Jesse Bogan of the Marshall Project reports on the case of Megan Jolly, a 52-year-old woman who has been jailed at the St. Charles County …
4 months ago
Coal was the curse that darkened St. Louis. It took a future mayor to clear its skies
In the 1930s, the St. Louis sky was frequently darkened with coal smoke so dense that it could block out the sun for days at a time. Many cities in t…
4 months ago
‘We’re in overdrive’: St. Louis food banks step up amid stall in SNAP payments
As the federal government shutdown continues, people in the St. Louis region are stepping up to get food into people’s homes. Yet even with strong co…
4 months ago
The strange and dark world of Missouri’s political curses
American politics is littered with trends, coincidences, and dare we say … curses? Jason Rosenbaum and Sarah Kellogg discuss those that seem to plagu…
4 months ago
Are Missouri Republicans haunted by redistricting bid? Some have regrets, others hold strong
When Missouri Republicans made a bid to redraw the state’s congressional lines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, many of them didn’t expect the lo…
4 months ago
Lawmaker-turned-witch Kelli Dunaway wants to help people spark their own magic
Witchcraft is where former St. Louis County councilwoman Kelli Dunaway found empowerment. Soon after stepping down as councilwoman in 2024, she launc…
4 months ago
An ICE raid near St. Louis targeted food workers. An attorney says it’s part of a larger crackdown
In September, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided a St. Peters restaurant and arrested more than a dozen workers.They have now spent we…
4 months ago
How Filipinos found musical excellence, and exploitation, in the 1904 World’s Fair
We revisit our May conversation with Mary Lacanlale, an ethnomusicologist at California State University, about the role of the Philippine Constabula…
4 months ago