Episodes

  • Friday, June 28 - Building girls exposure to STEM

    Friday, June 28 - Building girls exposure to STEM
    Jun 28 2024
    Women have historically trailed behind men in the STEM field. A local non profit is working to boost young girls' interest in STEM one shop class at a time.
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    9 mins
  • Thursday, June 27 - Rebuilding for the middle class in East St. Louis

    Thursday, June 27 - Rebuilding for the middle class in East St. Louis
    Jun 27 2024
    A nonprofit is building some of the first private housing in East St. Louis in decades. The religious organization plans to have 20 homes finished by the end of this summer. St. Louis Public Radio's Will Bauer spoke with one of the leaders of Landsdowne Up about their goals and the challenges facing East St. Louis.
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    10 mins
  • Wednesday, June 26 - Restaurant's age requirements generate buzz--and scrutiny

    Wednesday, June 26 - Restaurant's age requirements generate buzz--and scrutiny
    Jun 26 2024
    A Florissant restaurant has gained national attention for its gender-based age policy. Experts say the rules could violate state law, but owners tell St. Louis Public Radio’s Madison Holcomb their new Afro-Caribbean restaurant aims to bring something different to the community.
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    10 mins
  • Tuesday, June 25 - St. Louis woman preparing for the Paralympics

    Tuesday, June 25 - St. Louis woman preparing for the Paralympics
    Jun 25 2024
    During the school year, Sarah Adam is an assistant professor of occupational therapy at St. Louis University. But this summer, she’s turning her studies toward Paris, and the 2024 Paralympics. St. Louis Public Radio’s Abby Llorico spoke with the first woman to make the wheelchair rugby team about what it means for her and her sport.
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    10 mins
  • Monday, June 24 - Making a living, creating a dead zone

    Monday, June 24 - Making a living, creating a dead zone
    Jun 24 2024
    It’s called the “dead zone:" a massive area in the Gulf of Mexico that’s so low in oxygen that fish and other wildlife can’t live there. Roughly 70-percent of harmful nutrients that cause the dead zone come from Midwest farms, namely fertilizer. Without laws to regulate fertilizer use, farmers are left to make changes on their own. But many don’t. St. Louis Public Radio’s Eric Schmid reports on why.
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    9 mins
  • Friday, June 21 - The cost of surviving

    Friday, June 21 - The cost of surviving
    Jun 21 2024
    Four months after the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade, the cost of surviving is hitting hard for the 24 people with bullet wounds. Expenses like medical bills, missed work, and many out-of-pocket costs are all coming due for the survivors and their families. They’re waiting for a promised payout, but they’re racking up debt in the meantime. Bram Sable-Smith from our partner at KFF Health News reports, it can be expensive to survive a mass shooting.
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    10 mins
  • Thursday, June 20 - Chesterfield company lights up the stage

    Thursday, June 20 - Chesterfield company lights up the stage
    Jun 20 2024
    Connecticut-based band Goose launched its summer tour at The Factory in Chesterfield earlier this month. The show sounded and looked great for fans in the room, and those watching a live webcast from home. Few of them knew the sights and sounds arrived, in part, through the work of a Chesterfield company that’s become a force in the concert industry. St. Louis Public Radio’s Jeremy Goodwin reports on the work that happens before a band can hit the stage.
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    11 mins
  • Tuesday, June 18 - Farming for calories and kilowatts

    Tuesday, June 18 - Farming for calories and kilowatts
    Jun 18 2024
    America needs more renewable energy, and of course it needs food--and those two demands are on a collision course over farmland. Solar power is the fastest growing source of renewable power, but solar farms can take land out of crop production. As Harvest Public Media’s Frank Morris reports, a growing field of study is searching for ways to get calories and kilowatts off the same land.
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    9 mins