Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFacing angry tenants, VineBrook is ditching St. Louis rental properties
VineBrook homes spent the last few years buying thousands of homes in St. Louis and other cities. Instead of maintaining the homes, tenants say the c…
1 year, 10 months ago
Meet the architect behind Brentwood’s enormous new playground
Brentwood Destination Park has finally opened after months of reimaging and building, turning what was once a quarry into a child’s — and parents’ — …
1 year, 10 months ago
Why this year’s Ramadan felt different for some St. Louis-area Muslims
While the holy month of Ramadan is typically marked by fasting, celebratory feasts and charity, some Muslims in the St. Louis area said this year fel…
1 year, 10 months ago
The sound of an eclipse — How STLPR’s journalists covered the celestial spectacle
Millions of people yesterday were treated to a total solar eclipse. STLPR had a team of reporters in southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. In thi…
1 year, 10 months ago
A leading conservationist says the Midwest plays a key role in ocean health
Ocean conservationist Julie Packard has led the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California for 40 years. During that time she’s played a leading role educat…
1 year, 10 months ago
To be 'for' St. Louis, a new Wash U. initiative is now housed in the Delmar DivINe
To demonstrate its commitment to St. Louis, Washington University has a new office in the Delmar Divine to engage local partners. Lisa Weingarth, ina…
1 year, 10 months ago
Understanding how solar eclipses have shaped civilizations — and how STLPR journalists are covering the one on April 8
For millennia, humans have looked to the sky to check out a total solar eclipse. In this episode, we listen back to our conversation with Manel Erran…
1 year, 10 months ago
Fashion icon Karlie Kloss emphasizes Missouri's role in national abortion rights fight
Webster Groves native Karlie Kloss took the modeling world by storm in the 2010s before launching a highly successful effort to connect young women w…
1 year, 11 months ago
Missouri Rep. Tony Lovasco pushes to commute Brian Dorsey’s death sentence
Missouri is slated to execute Brian Dorsey on April 9 for the murder of his cousin and her husband. While there’s no question about his guilt, a numb…
1 year, 11 months ago
Eligible voters are done with politics. Why voter apathy threatens democracy
While the 2020 election brought out a record number of voters to the polls across the country, the United States lags behind other countries when it …
1 year, 11 months ago