Episodios

  • The Gentle Barn closure left heartbreak behind in Missouri. Then animals started dying

    The Gentle Barn closure left heartbreak behind in Missouri. Then animals started dying
    Dec 29 2025
    The 2017 slaughterhouse escape of six steers turned "The St. Louis Six" into animal rescue celebrities and inspired an expansion of the California-based nonprofit Gentle Barn to Missouri. But the sanctuary’s abrupt closure in October 2024 left its former volunteers and staff feeling abandoned. In this encore edition of a St. Louis on the Air episode that first aired March 6, producer Danny Wicentowski goes inside the final days of the sanctuary's existence and the aftermath of its closure. The investigation confirms the deaths of five former residents of Missouri's Gentle Barn. We also hear from Gentle Barn co-founder Ellie Laks, who defends the decision to close and addresses the animal deaths at the nonprofit’s Tennessee sanctuary.
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    50 m
  • A tribute to St. Louisans who passed away in 2025

    A tribute to St. Louisans who passed away in 2025
    Dec 23 2025
    In 2025, we said goodbye to a number of remarkable people who lived and worked in the St. Louis region. In this episode, we explore the legacies of beloved journalists including Linda Lockhart; civil rights advocates Anita Lyons Bond and former U.S. Rep. William L. Clay Sr.; and Patrick “PJ” Gannon and Jim Holloran, who, in different ways, were instrumental figures in building up the region’s Irish music scene.
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    51 m
  • Transition, conflict and adversity defined Missouri and Illinois politics in 2025

    Transition, conflict and adversity defined Missouri and Illinois politics in 2025
    Dec 22 2025
    This year brought a deluge of political upheaval in Missouri and Illinois, from Trump-backed congressional redistricting in Missouri and a devastating tornado in St. Louis to major leadership changes, legal battles and clashes over voter-approved initiatives. In this episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, we look back on the defining stories of 2025 with STLPR reporters Will Bauer, Sarah Kellogg and Rachel Lippmann.
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    49 m
  • St. Louis band Foxing says thank you and farewell to its fans as it takes a hiatus

    St. Louis band Foxing says thank you and farewell to its fans as it takes a hiatus
    Dec 19 2025
    After 14 years of recording and performing their unique brand of emo indie rock, the St. Louis-based and internationally acclaimed band Foxing is taking an indefinite hiatus. This comes one year after the release of their self-titled album, which features their single “Hell 99.” Weeks before the band hit the stage for the last time in the foreseeable future, STLPR general assignment and arts reporter Chad Davis sat down with Foxing guitarist and vocalist Eric Hudson.
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    25 m
  • St. Louis artists dropped some bangers this year – here are our top tracks of 2025

    St. Louis artists dropped some bangers this year – here are our top tracks of 2025
    Dec 19 2025
    Every month for the past year we have introduced you to new tracks from St. Louis artists. We want to take a look back at those song selections from all 14 episodes to see which ones stand out as our top picks of the year. Host Elaine Cha, music show originator Miya Norfleet and producer Darrious Varner discuss their top tracks from the over 100 songs featured in this first year of our new music round up.

    Check out our new music roundup playlist.
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    25 m
  • Legal Roundtable takes on secrecy, scandals and public accountability

    Legal Roundtable takes on secrecy, scandals and public accountability
    Dec 18 2025
    A Missouri senator facing accusations of assault. A St. Charles judge hauled before a disciplinary panel to explain why he dressed up as Elvis Presley. In both cases, the public figures at the center of these separate scandals sought secrecy to keep their behavior out of the public eye — however, their legal maneuvers are now in the spotlight. In this December edition of the Legal Roundtable, our panel of expert attorneys discusses St. Charles Judge Matthew Thornhill, State Senator Steven Roberts, and more.
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    50 m
  • Kris Kringle and the Jolly Jingles bring holiday cheer to St. Louis with a new single

    Kris Kringle and the Jolly Jingles bring holiday cheer to St. Louis with a new single
    Dec 18 2025
    The countdown is on. In just one week, Santa Claus will spread Christmas cheer across the world to those on his Nice list. But in St. Louis, Santa, aka Kris Kringle, performs with his band, the Jolly Jingles, at their annual Christmas Extravaganza. They play a medley of traditional Christmas music — and originals — infused with gospel, rock and roll and ska. Kringle sat down with STLPR’s visuals editor Brian Munoz to discuss his music, his special brand of holiday joy and the band's new single “Egg Nog: North Pole Rock and Roll.”
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    13 m
  • New portrait series at Lambert explores complex answers to the question ‘Where are you from?’

    New portrait series at Lambert explores complex answers to the question ‘Where are you from?’
    Dec 17 2025
    In a new portrait series displayed at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, St. Louis-based painter, illustrator, and photographer Cristina Fletes-Mach explores the complex challenge of responding to the question: “Where are you from?” She shares where themes of migration and identity have been part of her personal experiences, why maps are incorporated into the portraits, and what makes an international airport — inherently an in-between space — a fitting venue to show this series of paintings.
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    13 m