Episodios

  • A smoke sesh inspired Collinsville brothers' hit documentary on competitive birdwatching

    A smoke sesh inspired Collinsville brothers' hit documentary on competitive birdwatching
    Oct 2 2025
    A “Big Year” is a birder’s race against the calendar to identify as many bird species as possible in one year. The new documentary “Listers,” created by two brothers from Collinsville, follows the highs, lows and quirks of that quest — and their newfound appreciation for birdwatching.
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    41 m
  • Tom ‘Papa’ Ray returns for new season of ‘Vintage Vinyl Road Show’

    Tom ‘Papa’ Ray returns for new season of ‘Vintage Vinyl Road Show’
    Oct 1 2025
    Over 40 years ago, Tom “Papa” Ray helped open Vintage Vinyl, one of America’s last independent record stores. In 2020, Ray started production on a docuseries made for television called “Papa Ray’s Vintage Vinyl Roadshow.” The show’s second season premieres on Nine PBS this Saturday, Oct. 4. Ray shares how he went from selling records at Soulard Market to traveling the world to interview record store owners, vinyl enthusiasts, and musicians.
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    24 m
  • ‘I Voted’ sticker contest in STL County focuses on sixth- through 12th graders

    ‘I Voted’ sticker contest in STL County focuses on sixth- through 12th graders
    Oct 1 2025
    St. Louis County Library and the St. Louis County Board of Elections are inviting students in grades 6-12 to participate in their second “I Voted” sticker contest with a new “Future Voter” category. SLCL Director Kristen Sorth and St. Louis County Board of Elections Public Information Officer Kate Springer discuss the focus on youth, contest rules and how to enter. The contest runs through 5 p.m., October 17.
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    16 m
  • Missouri Gov. Kehoe activates National Guard to assist ICE agents

    Missouri Gov. Kehoe activates National Guard to assist ICE agents
    Oct 1 2025
    The Missouri National Guard is now assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Gov. Mike Kehoe says 15 Guard members will help with administrative and logistical work at ICE processing facilities. STLPR politics correspondent Jason Rosenbaum explains what this means — and how it differs from troop operations in Los Angeles and Chicago.
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    11 m
  • Legal Roundtable: Fraud case against STL developers dropped, redistricting fights loom, more

    Legal Roundtable: Fraud case against STL developers dropped, redistricting fights loom, more
    Sep 30 2025
    Years of complaints from tenants has led to multiple lawsuits against the developers behind Lux Living, Asprient Properties and STL CityWide. But federal fraud charges looming over Sid Chakraverty, his brother, Vic Alston, and their accountant, Shijing “Poppy” Cao were abruptly dropped this summer. On this episode of the Legal Roundtable, our panel of expert attorneys discuss the case, which raises questions about the definition of fraud, the unusual personal intervention of U.S. Attorney Thomas Albus, and the role of Brad Bondi, the brother of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. The panel also discusses whether a public referendum could throw a wrench in Missouri Republicans’ efforts to redraw state congressional districts, and more.
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    50 m
  • A St. Louis-based company invites high school students to consider a career in construction

    A St. Louis-based company invites high school students to consider a career in construction
    Sep 30 2025
    Almost half of skilled trade workers are nearing retirement. ConstructReach aims to fill that imminent gap by providing young people with training and skills for careers in construction. CEO and founder Paul Robinson discusses the challenges facing the construction industry, the job landscape for young professionals and the mission of his organization.
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    21 m
  • 131 years later, John Buckner’s lynching will be marked in St. Louis County

    131 years later, John Buckner’s lynching will be marked in St. Louis County
    Sep 30 2025
    John Buckner was lynched in 1894; his body left to hang from a bridge over the Meramec River. More than 130 years later, Buckner’s killing is being memorialized through a new historical marker in Buder Park in St. Louis County. Washington University professors Geoff Ward and David Cunningham discuss the role of public memorials and America’s history of racial violence, why it has taken years to create a marker for Buckner, and what happened after activists faced pushback when they tried to place his marker in Valley Park in 2023.
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    30 m
  • Officials call new NGA campus opening a ‘catalyst’ for north St. Louis

    Officials call new NGA campus opening a ‘catalyst’ for north St. Louis
    Sep 26 2025
    After years of construction and planning, Friday marked the opening of the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency campus in St. Louis. STLPR economic development reporter Kavahn Mansouri was on the scene for the event, along with public officials including U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell and director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Mansouri shares his takeaways from the grand opening of the $1.7 billion facility, and what happens next as 3,100 federal employees, and the surrounding neighborhoods, adapt to the changes.
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    12 m