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Essential news for the St. Louis region. Every weekday, in about 8 to 10 minutes, you can learn about the top stories of the day, while also hearing longer stories that bring context and humanity to the issues and ideas that affect life in the region. Music by Ryan McNeely of Adult Fur.

Episodes

Friday, Nov. 21 - Heir band takes the St. Louis stage

November 21, 2025 • 14 mins
The Allman Brothers Band had a 44-year run that landed the group in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The guitar-playing sons of two of its founders are behind the Allman Betts Family Revival, a tribute group that plays the Factory in Chesterfield after Thanksgiving. As St. Louis Public Radio’s Jeremy Goodwin reports, the roots of the tribute lie in a family relationship that needed repair.
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Thursday, Nov. 20 - Who won the Boeing strike?

November 20, 2025 • 13 mins
St. Louis Boeing machinists returned to work this week after reaching a settlement with the company. They had been on strike since August 4. STLPR’s Olivia Mizelle followed the strike for months, and has this report on its settlement and the after-effects.
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Wednesday, Nov. 19 - Online sales tax may be boosting Metro East towns

November 19, 2025 • 12 mins
Towns in the Metro East have seen increased sales tax revenue this year. That’s after Illinois started collecting tax on online sales from out-of-state, as STLPR's Will Bauer reports. Plus: The Trump administration has cut National Science Research grants by more than a billion dollars. STLPR's Jonathan Ahl finds Missouri S&T is doing ok with theirs, for now.
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Tuesday, Nov. 18 - Sheriff heads to trial

November 18, 2025 • 14 mins
St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery heads to trial this week: St. Louis Public Radio’s Brian Munoz breaks down the removal effort. Plus: The City of Ferguson has been under a consent decree for almost ten years. The city’s consent decree coordinator says her goal is to make sure reforms become deeply embedded in Ferguson’s identity. Consent decree coordinator Patricia Washington sat down with St. Louis Public Radio’s Chad Davis.
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Monday, Nov. 17 - Touring the destruction in SLPS schools

November 17, 2025 • 11 mins
St. Louis Public Schools closed seven of its buildings and relocated nearly two-thousand students six months ago after the deadly May 16 tornado. As weeks turned into months, community members began to wonder whether the schools would ever reopen. St. Louis Public Radio’s Hiba Ahmad toured some of the schools and has this report.
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Friday, Nov. 14 - Area food banks stretched thin

November 14, 2025 • 11 mins
St. Louis-area food banks and pantries are being put to the test. The uncertainty surrounding SNAP benefits during the government shutdown along with rising food costs and the ongoing impact of the May 16th tornado are adding extensive pressure to the upcoming busy holiday season. St. Louis Public Radio’s Olivia Mizelle reports.
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Thursday, Nov. 13 - Documentary highlights "butterfly wing" disease

November 13, 2025 • 11 mins
A documentary making its St. Louis debut this weekend takes a familiar format — the rock concert movie — and adds a few unexpected elements. As St. Louis Public Radio's Sarah Fentem reports, the film "Matter of Time" uses the genre to introduce audiences to a rare skin disease and the people searching for a cure.
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Wednesday, Nov. 12 - Gotta catch 'em outside

November 12, 2025 • 11 mins
More than nine years have passed since the mobile game Pokémon Go was released, allowing people to spend time outside while playing a video game. And some are still going outside. Finnegan Belleau caught up with a group organizing regular meetups to play the game.
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Monday, Nov. 10 - Local nonprofit focusing on a different kind of trauma

November 10, 2025 • 11 mins
As the government shutdown lingers and the future of benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program remains uncertain for two-and-a-half-million people in Missouri and Illinois, the UnGUN Institute in St. Louis is providing free groceries and other essential items to local residents. St. Louis Public Radio’s Lacretia Wimbley reports on rising food prices and how the nonprofit’s founder partnered with Operation Food Sea...
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Friday, Nov. 7 - A Tarantino favorite brings St. Louisan's story to the screen

November 7, 2025 • 12 mins
The new film “Mr. Wonderful” makes its St. Louis premiere on Tuesday at the St. Louis International Film Festival. It’s the work of St. Louis-based writer Daniel Blake Smith, who adapted the screenplay from his 2018 novel of the same name. St. Louis Public Radio’s Chad Davis spoke with Smith about the film. It features the late Michael Madsen, of Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill fame, in one of his final leading roles, playing a fictio...
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Thursday, Nov. 6 - An update from the picket line

November 6, 2025 • 13 mins
St. Louis-area Boeing machinists have been on strike since August 4th. The local union members recently rejected a contract from the company for the fourth time, but it was by the narrowest margin so far: 51% to 49%. St. Louis Public Radio’s Olivia Mizelle has been following the strike, and she sat down with STLPR’s Brian Moline to discuss where it stands entering month four.
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Wednesday, Nov. 5 - Justice in the tornado's aftermath

November 5, 2025 • 10 mins
The May 16 tornado left court buildings in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County untouched. But hundreds of people associated with the criminal legal system – attorneys, defendants, judges and court personnel alike – suffered damage to their homes or offices. St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann has more on what the aftermath has looked like.
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Tuesday, Nov. 4 - Bridging the SNAP gap

November 4, 2025 • 11 mins
The reduced and delayed November SNAP payments are putting pressure on people who already struggle to make ends meet. It’s also challenging private organizations that help people with food insecurity. St. Louis On The Air’s Elaine Cha spoke with Kristen Wild, CEO of Operation Food Search, an agency that provides nutrition support in eastern Missouri and southern Illinois.
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Monday, Nov. 3 - Hundreds rally in support of ICE detainee

November 3, 2025 • 11 mins
A small Illinois town is rallying for a prominent community member who is currently in ICE detention in Missouri. Plus, Rebecca Smith reports on a tickborne allergy believed to be prevalent here in Missouri.
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Friday, Oct. 31 - On tangled webs

October 31, 2025 • 19 mins
This morning, two very different deep dives on stories with a lot of legs: STLPR's Brian Munoz talks to Missouri's Attorney General about the latest on the St. Louis sheriff saga, and Kate Grumke goes exploring for native tarantulas.
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Thursday, Oct. 30 - Local foley artists make horror as scary as it sounds

October 30, 2025 • 15 mins
A horror film isn’t a horror film without blood curdling screams, werewolves howling, or zombies munching on human flesh. They sound scarier than they actually are. St. Louis Public Radio’s Marissanne Lewis-Thompson shows us how those spooky sounds are brought to life through the invisible world of foley art.
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Wednesday, Oct. 29 - Homes needed for Missouri foster kids

October 29, 2025 • 12 mins
Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri has a new foster care director. Herman Thomas Junior has over 20 years of experience serving vulnerable youth and families and most recently spent a decade at the Family Juvenile Court of St. Louis. Thomas sat down with St. Louis Public Radio’s Lacretia Wimbley to discuss how the May 16th tornado impacted foster families and why kids are staying in the system longer than they shou...
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Tuesday, Oct. 28 - Landing a new map isn't so easy

October 28, 2025 • 10 mins
Missouri Republicans passed a new congressional map last month that seeks to maximize GOP representation in Congress. But as St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum reports, a looming referendum could derail those plans – even if voters approve the new lines in 2026.
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Monday, Oct. 27 - Keeping STL sweet for 101 years

October 27, 2025 • 11 mins
It takes a lot more than a steady stream of sugar to keep a business going for more than a century — though the sweet stuff is the specialty at the General Candy Co. in Tower Grove South.
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Friday, Oct. 24 - More light on SLPS head's firing

October 24, 2025 • 11 mins
We now have a little more insight into why the superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools was fired without cause last week: STLPR's Hiba Ahmed reports. Plus, St. Louis on the Air producer Olivia Mizelle speaks with legendary editor Marty Baron ahead of his visit to St. Louis on the state of journalism, and why the free press and democracy go hand-in-hand.
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