5483 - In new St. Louis film, the monarch takes a back seat to its food source: Mead’s milkweed
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5483 - In new St. Louis film, the monarch takes a back seat to its food source: Mead’s milkweed
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St. Louis on the Air creates a unique space where guests and listeners can share ideas and opinions with respect and honesty. Whether exploring issues and challenges confronting our region, discussing the latest innovations in science and technology, taking a closer look at our history or talking with authors, artists and musicians, St. Louis on the Air brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region.
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Published23 Jul 2026
Duration25:39
Episodes
5483-
In new St. Louis film, the monarch takes a back seat to its food source: Mead’s milkweed
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23 Jul 2026
5482-
New sci-fi short could be the start – or end – of AI-generated films at Cinema St. Louis festivals
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23 Jul 2026
5481-
Southern Illinois is now home to one of few university-based Samoan language courses in the U.S.
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23 Jul 2026
5480-
Using esports, a St. Louis foundation aims to help gamers score scholarships and careers
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22 Jul 2026
5479-
More than 100 voices in harmony carried a St. Charles barbershop chorus to its 6th championship
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22 Jul 2026
5478-
Train fans cheered Big Boy across Missouri, celebrating the last and biggest of its kind
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21 Jul 2026
5477-
St. Louis Lambert Airport's Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge prepares for takeoff after 16 years
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21 Jul 2026
5476-
Pop quiz! Can you name St. Louis’ pop culture royalty?
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20 Jul 2026
5474-
In Missouri's flash floods, two rescuers lost their boat. It didn't stop them
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17 Jul 2026
5473-
How the arrival of stereo changed the way we experience sound
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17 Jul 2026
5472-
Wyclef Jean will reply to your post-MATI DM
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17 Jul 2026
5471-
The Opera Bell Band’s ‘A Salute to Corn’ showcases their commitment to fun with a side of science
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16 Jul 2026
5470-
Genre bending songs from St. Louis artists you need to hear
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16 Jul 2026
5469-
Why young St. Louis shoppers opt for vintage over fast fashion
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15 Jul 2026
5468-
Musical shape-shifter Jon Batiste opens big St. Louis music festival
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15 Jul 2026
5467-
What St. Louis can — and can’t — expect from juvenile curfews
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14 Jul 2026
5466-
Mosquitoes are thriving in St. Louis. Here’s how to stop them without nuking your ecosystem
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13 Jul 2026
5465-
SIUE scholar’s new book explores cultural and literary impact of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘Black Panther’
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13 Jul 2026
5464-
Missourians will decide on Aug. 4 whether to make some constitutional amendments harder to pass
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10 Jul 2026
5463-
Missouri’s parks and farming enthusiasts hoping for another big sales tax reauthorization
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10 Jul 2026
5462-
'You're not a dictator,' says St. Charles County executive as Republican primary heats up
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10 Jul 2026
5461-
How St. Louis turned a WashU undergrad into Trackstar the DJ — and led to a successful hip-hop career
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09 Jul 2026
5460-
How ‘skullduggery and shenanigans’ may have led to Kirkwood Electric’s $15.6 million deficit
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09 Jul 2026
5459-
In ‘The Small Stuff,’ WashU’s Ian Bogost makes the case for life’s little pleasures
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08 Jul 2026
5458-
St. Louis says goodbye to some restaurants — and welcomes new ones
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07 Jul 2026
5457-
How St. Louis chef Loryn Nalic honored Bosnian traditions on her way to a James Beard Award
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07 Jul 2026
5456-
WerQfest returns with beat battle and ‘intentional’ focus on femme artists
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06 Jul 2026
5455-
Mill Creek exhibition presents a ‘Black Metropolis’ before its 1959 destruction
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06 Jul 2026
5454-
Marking the sizzling history of fried chicken, from KFC to Korea
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02 Jul 2026
5453-
250Connect from StoryCorps is putting strangers together to tell a story of America
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02 Jul 2026
5452-
Then ICE arrived: Inside the rural Illinois traffic stop that upended 3 immigrants' lives
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02 Jul 2026
5451-
Inside the Veiled Prophet’s ‘rancid’ past, a St. Louis author searches for meaning
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01 Jul 2026
5450-
Early Intervention therapies help kids. But Illinois pays providers less than other states
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30 Jun 2026
5449-
In St. Louis, U.S. vs. Bosnia is a match between two ‘home’ teams
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30 Jun 2026
5448-
Outgoing WashU scholar says support for humanities is vital for students in the AI age
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30 Jun 2026
5447-
What would make St. Louis roadways safer? Advocates and residents weigh in
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29 Jun 2026
5446-
What Jennifer Lopez taught Jason Rosenbaum about being a Missourian
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26 Jun 2026
5445-
Missouri Children’s Division launches overhaul of child abuse investigator roles
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26 Jun 2026
5444-
Jackson County court decision expands abortion access throughout Missouri
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26 Jun 2026
5443-
A cave-in collapsed part of downtown St. Louis nearly two weeks ago. Here’s what’s going on now
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25 Jun 2026
5442-
"Meet Me" — Drawing lines with mid-decade redistricting
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25 Jun 2026
5441-
Bid for commander pay raise evokes raw feelings among St. Louis’ police and firefighters
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12 Jun 2026
5440-
Missouri officials want federal money to rebuild St. Louis. But Congress will need to act
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12 Jun 2026
5439-
Power your summer playlist with these new tracks by St. Louis musicians
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11 Jun 2026
5438-
Emerson Magaña’s ‘Tequila Time’ is a celebration of home, nature, women and tequila
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11 Jun 2026
5437-
How St. Louis won the bid to host the 2028 U.S. Olympic marathon trials
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10 Jun 2026
5436-
Sapphic dating show ‘Closet Space’ sparks joy and connection in Missouri’s queer community
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10 Jun 2026
5435-
Dog attacks seem to be on the rise in St. Louis. Here’s why — and how to stay safe
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09 Jun 2026
5434-
These Black St. Louis authors want to fire kids up about reading and writing their own stories
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08 Jun 2026
5433-
The Missouri town that inspired ‘Tom Sawyer’ celebrates his 150th birthday