Former U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill discusses whether Democrats can ever become relevant in Missouri. In a wide-ranging interview, she also criticizes the man who defeated her, Senator Josh Hawley, the race for Senator Roy Blunt’s seat and her job at MSNBC.
In an extensive interview with St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum, the former Democratic senator from Missouri talks about her role at MSNBC, the state of the media, social media, the Jan. 6 insurrection and the way forward for Missouri Democrats. McCaskill recorded the interview at a Kirkwood St. Louis Bread Company, and the conversation came about after Rosenbaum lost a bet with her over Joe Biden's performance in St. Louis County.
The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a project of Freedom of the Press Foundation and Committee to Protect Journalists, has published an overview of a truly remarkable year’s worth of press freedom violations during nationwide protests since the police killing of George Floyd. Building on individually reported accounts of every journalist assault, arrest, damaged equipment, or other press freedom violations, the Tracker aims to provide the definitive telling of the crackdown on journalists that emerged alongside the protests.
As reporters covered the movement, they were subjected to more than 150 arrests or detainments, 580 physical attacks, and 112 incidents of damaged equipment. The phenomenon peaked last summer and has continued into 2021, which has seen two dozen arrests or detainments, nearly three dozen physical attacks, and 9 incidents of damaged equipment.
“To say the past year was a historic chapter in the story of press freedom in the United States would be an understatement. I had to stop using the word ‘unprecedented’ even as we reported out case numbers that were unlike any we’d ever seen,” said U.S. Press Freedom Tracker’s managing editor Kirstin McCudden. “But even after following each case as it developed, pulling together a full year of data paints a picture of American press freedom that is shocking and alarming.”
Valerie Battle Kienzle joins host Sarah Fenske to discuss her fascinating and colorful new book “Ready to Wear: A History of the Footwear and Garment Industries in St. Louis,” recently released by Reedy Press.
Ever since launching the program at Missouri Eastern Correctional Center in Pacific in 2014, Rob Henke and Barbara Baumgartner have been passionate leaders of the Washington University Prison Education Project. Dozens of individuals have taken the program’s Wash U-taught courses while incarcerated, and in the past two years, those efforts have started to pay off in the form of earned college degrees.
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George Floyd’s death one year ago today and the national protests that followed prompted lawmakers in Illinois to pass legislation to address systemic racism. That includes a measure dealing with health care.
Have you ever had Bang Bang Shrimp? It’s a dish popularized by the Bonefish Grill and it’s one of the most popular appetizers on the menu! It’s also not exactly...
“Heartbroken” is the word Missouri state Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch used to sum up what she’s feeling in the wake of the 2021 legislative session. On Tuesday, the Republican from Hallsville learned that legislation she’d hoped would soon open doors for certain nonviolent drug offenders serving decades-long, no-parole terms didn’t make it into the final version of Senate Bill 26.
“Lake Loch Pond Monster,” the creation of independent filmmaker Carolina Diz and actress and creator Brittany Zeinstra, is the winner of this year’s biennial Cinema at Citygarden film competition.
Susan Polgar, the first woman to earn the Chess Grandmaster title by norm and rating, will soon retire from Webster University. She discusses nature vs. nurture, women and chess and her future plans for the championship program she built from scratch
The pandemic forced many small towns to cancel large festivals that they depend on for tourism. The events are returning this year to many communities throughout the Midwest.
The IpsiHand Upper Extremity Rehabilitation System recently received market authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. The device has stroke patients utilize a robotic exoskeleton on their hand and wrist, allowing them to open and close their hand using their minds.
Mike Milton’s new organization will offer diversion from the criminal justice system for an intensive process including both victim and defendant. He and UMSL’s John Nanney explain what inspired it, and how it will work
Soulard Sample Sunday will be postponed from June 6th to July 18th. Our businesses are busy gearing up for a great summer, so Soulard Sample Sunday has been postponed to be combined with the Soulard traditional ‘Bastille Day’ weekend! Enjoy a spring afternoon in the Historic Soulard neighborhood! Over 20 bars and restaurants and other …
The “Second Amendment Preservation Act” could cause serious problems for law enforcement, says St. Louis Interim Public Safety Director Dan Isom. He explains his concerns, which include costly fines for police departments that seek to enforce gun laws
Florissant-based novelist Lyndsey Ellis discusses the 16-year journey to bring her novel to publication, and the St. Louis history that provides a backdrop to its plot.
For nearly a decade, the local band FIRE DOG has been writing songs about endangered species. It even released a concept album. Now band leader Mark Pagano has enlisted area elementary school kids to help the band in its fixation — and the kids have crafted some great lyrics. We play some highlights.
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