Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe return of ‘Hotel Influenza,’ where guests get paid to get sick
Researchers at Saint Louis University are seeking volunteers for 10-day stays at “Hotel Influenza,” the nickname for an unusual testing facility run …
9 months, 1 week ago
Ish Ensemble brings St. Louis musicians together to play from the heart
Brit Lockhart started jazz fusion band Ish Ensemble in 2016. Its creation came from love for St. Louis’ local music scene and putting its musicians f…
9 months, 1 week ago
St. Louis rapper Big Boss Vette turns hardship into certified gold
Female rappers are dominating the charts, including St. Louis’ very own Diamond Smith — better known by her stage name Big Boss Vette. The writer and…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
‘Don't ever try to outrun a tornado’ — and other storm myths busted
As a tornado swept through St. Louis on Friday, traffic stood still on Interstate 170 near Berkeley after a handful of drivers parked underneath an o…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
A tornado tore St. Louis apart. Community relief efforts are bringing it together
The tornado that tore a path through St Louis on May 16 has sparked ongoing community relief efforts on the city’s north and west sides. Three organi…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Local restaurants, World Central Kitchen feed people impacted by St. Louis tornado
Local restaurants are working with World Central Kitchen to provide thousands of meals to people impacted by the EF3 tornado that hit the St. Louis a…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
How Missouri teen Ruby Leigh yodeled her way to ‘The Voice’ finale — and rocked with Green Day
When Ruby Leigh stepped onto “The Voice” stage in 2023, she got all four chairs to turn during her blind audition. Just 17 at the time, Leigh went on…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
A north St. Louis family counts its blessings, and frustrations, in the wake of the tornado
Gloria Nolan is counting her blessings after an EF3 grade tornado tore through her neighborhood near Fairgrounds Park in north St. Louis. She shares …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Missouri’s political leaders honor Kit Bond as a bipartisan doer at state funeral
During a state funeral at the Missouri State Capitol on Tuesday, former U.S. Senator and Governor Kit Bond was remembered as a dedicated public serva…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
It took years to close the Workhouse. Now a $4 million settlement is in sight
A lawsuit that accused St. Louis running an “unspeakably hellish” jail has ended in a $4 million settlement. Pending a judge’s approval, the settleme…
9 months, 2 weeks ago