St Louis city and county have hired dozens of contact tracers to track down people who have come into contact with those who have tested positive for coronavirus. But there are still staffing shortages, along with a lack of cooperation and a sense of mistrust from the public.
Thirteen years ago, acclaimed journalist Alan Weisman both envisioned and researched the idea of a worldwide disease that would decimate our species - and change the course of our impacts on all other Earthly life. What was he thinking?
Today, like so many of our kind, Weisman is sequestered in one place, envisioning work he was planning to do - on a new book about hope for all this - while sitting out 2020, in the company of his fellow humans.
Alan Weisman's first guest stop with KDHX Earthworms celebrated his 1998 report on sustainable technology in a remote Brazilian burg: Gaviotas, A Village to Change the World. In 2013 his book Countdown: Our Last Beast Home for Future on Earth and KDHX Earthworms were both honored with Global Media Awards by the Population Media Center. On our goes-around-comes-around planet, this conversation explores our pandemic present,through a spirit of common perseverance.
THANKS to Andy Heaslet, Earthworms engineer, with assistance from Jon Valley and Andy Coco.
With the 2020 presidential election less than a month away, St. Louis Public Radio correspondent Jason Rosenbaum breaks down the differences between absentee and mail-in voting, shares the deadlines to apply for either method and discusses why sending materials ASAP is the best way to make sure that your ballot counts.
Patrick Murphy discusses his book "Candy Men," which tells the story of Switzer Licorice Co. His great-grandfather co-founded the company, which made candy in St. Louis for more than a century.
St. Louis Cardinals fans and baseball lovers everywhere are mourning the loss of legendary pitcher Bob Gibson, who died Friday at the age of 84. Gibson is the second Cardinals great to pass away in the space of a month. Gibson’s longtime teammate Lou Brock, 81, died Sept. 6.
St. Louis artist Cbabi Bayoc has a new installation of paintings hanging at the former Greyhound Station on Cass Avenue. The colorful artwork of black lives is inspired by the recent protests against police violence.
Missouri Botanical Garden horticulturist Susie Ratliff has worked at the center's Climatron since 1997. She'll share tidbits about the geodesic dome's iconic history and all the care that goes into its living collection.
Throughout the pandemic, the Nine Network has been featuring local teachers teaching on a show called “Teaching in Room 9.” This fall, the PBS affiliate has actually increased from two to three hours a day. One local teacher explains how she learned to teach for TV.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Nicole Galloway joins St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jaclyn Driscoll to talk about some of the key issues in the closely watched contest against Gov. Mike Parson.
Many parents are debating if their children should trick-or-treat during the pandemic. Some are coming up with alternatives, including leaving goodie bags at the end of driveways instead of the traditional ringing of doorbells on Halloween night.
St. Louis native and comedian Nikki Glaser explains how her living situation, which involved a move back home to stay with her parents, is actually fueling her creativity. Host Sarah Fenske talked with her in July.
In 1948, Harry S Truman looked like a sure loser. He’d inherited the presidency soon after becoming Roosevelt’s vice president, and the media quickly concluded he was in over his head. So how did this quote “little man from Missouri” pull off the political upset of the century? Author A.J. Baime talks about the election in his book, “Dewey Defeats Truman.”
Dajae Williams is a rocket scientist. The native St. Louisan is a quality engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Los Angeles, California. The 26-year-old turns turns daunting math and science theories and formulas into hip hop songs. Producer Lara Hamdan talked with Williams in May about how she’s educating kids by building a bridge between science, technology, engineering, math — and hip-hop.
Voters in Missouri will decide next month whether to place term limits on more state offices. They already exist for the Governor and Treasurer. Some believe they help reduce the number of career politicians. Others say they could do the opposite.
Emily Paul encouraged her boyfriend to kill his son. She's serving four months in prison but could serve 10 years if she violates probation. Her case raises interesting legal questions. She was miles away when it happened. Is pressuring someone to do something in a text message enough to net a long prison sentence? Our Legal Roundtable panelists discussed that case and others.
David Lenihan is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where the GOP candidate talked with St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum on his candidacy for the 1st District Missouri Senate seat.
Lenihan is running against Democratic state Rep. Doug Beck in the district that takes in parts of unincorporated south St. Louis County, Crestwood, Maplewood and Webster Groves. That part of St. Louis County has typically been competitive.
Some young Black people are preparing to vote in their very first presidential election. We’ll hear some of their thoughts on why it’s important to go to the polls.
How do diseases jump from animals to humans? And is there anything we can do to stop them? A Washington University professor explains the problem — and some possible solutions.
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