Episodes
Tennessee Williams Festival-St. Louis
The award winning Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis overcomes the Covid dilemma of live performance in a creative way. Carrie Houk, executive artistic director and actress Elizabeth Teeter provide a look into the 2020 Fes...
The Soul of an Artist
Think about this. You are a self-trained artist whose art looks like Norman Rockwell. You provide classes for groups of adults and children to help them appreciate art in culture, history, and what/how it speaks. This is t...
BSA: Scout Me In
A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. Find out more about the BSA and what they are doing to create tomorrow's leaders. https://stlbsa.org...
Suicide Prevention
Bart Andrews is Chief Clinical Officer at Behavioral Health Response (BHR) in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Andrews started at BHR as a crisis intervention clinician in 1998, and has dedicated the last 17 years of his life to suic...
Circus Harmony: Balancing Character & Community
Circus Harmony teaches the art of life through circus education. The Balancing Act: Walking the Pandemic Tightrope is an online circus event and a must see. https://circusharmony.org/ https://www.facebook.com/events/745311612...
The Candy Men: The Story of Switzer's Licorice
Oh the wonderful smell of licorice and the giant Switzer's sign along the St. Louis riverfront! Gone but not forgotten! Patrick Murphy describes the journey and struggles of previous generations of his family as they went fro...
Lifewise STL: Changing Lives - Changing Futures
Almost 120 years ago, this group was started and over time has not changed their mission but modified their methods on how to enhance services to those most in need. President and CEO Scott Walker discusses how LifeWise STL ...
Virginia Minor: Forgotten Suffragist
In 1867, two years before Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucy Stone founded their national suffrage organizations, Virginia Minor along with four other women founded the world's first organization dedicated to ...
Women's Suffrage and a Walkless-Talkless Parade
In 1916 St. Louis was host to the Democratic convention and as delegates walked to the St. Louis Coliseum, they encountered a 12 block walkless and talkless parade of suffragists advocating for the voting rights of women. Au...
Denise Thimes: A Voice that is Smooth, Sassy, and Sophisticated
Denise Thimes has a voice that . . . well. She is an actress and vocalist who has performed with Wynton Marsalis, the late Clark Terry, Dr. Billy Taylor, and many more AND performed for many Queens (including the Queen of So...
Joanna Serenko: Life After The Voice
Singer and songwriter Joanna Serenko discusses what she has been doing after The Voice (HINT-new single). She will make an appearance at the St. Louis Teen Talent Competition in August where she received first place in 2019....
R.H. Dick: Painter, Sculptor, & Author Reflecting on Being An America…
Artist, sculptor, and author R.H. Dick takes us back to Paris and the vibrancy he experienced of life there in his book, Utrillo's Children: A Memoir of Paris in 1969. As an artist he has been the recipient of numerous award...
Tracing the Story of Downtown St. Louis
In her updated book "Downtown St. Louis" NiNi Harris provides a rich background of the downtown area of the river city. She uses famous visitors and St. Louisians to tell the story of downtown from the settlement on the river...
Part III: A Historical View of Monuments and Memorials
Dr. Warren Rosenblum, Chair of the History, Politics, & International Relations (HPIR) Department at Webster University in St. Louis provides a historical perspective of monuments as artifacts of history. What are the danger...
Growing Up St. Louis
With over 100 interviews, Jim Merkel compiled a book of memories that takes a walk through time. What was it like to live through COVID-19? Jim recorded that information in his book along with memories of visits to the 1904...