Episodes

  • Friday, November 1 - Campaign finance and leaving Illinois

    Friday, November 1 - Campaign finance and leaving Illinois
    Nov 1 2024
    A Midwest Newsroom investigation looks at outside money trying to influence ballot initiatives and Madison County is one of several downstate counties voting on exploring leaving Illinois.
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    16 mins
  • Thursday, October 31 - Saving a spooky native beetle

    Thursday, October 31 - Saving a spooky native beetle
    Oct 31 2024
    As trick-or-treaters get their costumes ready, scientists are working to save a spooky native bug whose numbers have plummeted. St. Louis Public Radio's Kate Grumke reports.
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    15 mins
  • Wednesday, October 30 - MO's Amendment 3

    Wednesday, October 30 - MO's Amendment 3
    Oct 30 2024
    Missouri was the first state in the country to ban most abortions after the fall of Roe v. Wade. But next week, voters will decide whether to place abortion rights protections in the state constitution. St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum has more on the high stakes over Missouri’s Amendment 3.
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    12 mins
  • Tuesday, October 29 - Hawley and Kunce pitch vastly different messages

    Tuesday, October 29 - Hawley and Kunce pitch vastly different messages
    Oct 29 2024
    Missouri’s U.S. Senate race between Democrat Lucas Kunce and Republican incumbent Josh Hawley is arguably the most competitive, and combative, statewide contest this year. As St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum reports, Kunce and Hawley are pitching strikingly different messages in the campaign’s final stretch.
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    11 mins
  • Monday, October 28 - Has the craft brewery bubble burst?

    Monday, October 28 - Has the craft brewery bubble burst?
    Oct 28 2024
    St. Louis has a reputation as a beer town, but in the past few months, a handful of local breweries have filed for bankruptcy, indicated they’re closing, or both. Craft breweries across the country are facing headwinds. St. Louis Public Radio’s Eric Schmid explores how that's playing out locally.
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    10 mins
  • Monday, October 28 - Has the craft brewery bubble burst?

    Monday, October 28 - Has the craft brewery bubble burst?
    Oct 28 2024
    St. Louis has a reputation as a beer town, but in the past few months, a handful of local breweries have filed for bankruptcy, indicated they’re closing, or both. Craft breweries across the country are facing headwinds. St. Louis Public Radio’s Eric Schmid explores how that's playing out locally.
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    10 mins
  • Friday, October 25 - The issues impacting the MO gubernatorial race

    Friday, October 25 - The issues impacting the MO gubernatorial race
    Oct 25 2024
    There are 11 days until the November 5th election., when Missourians will choose 5 statewide positions, including the governor. Several ballot initiatives – including a question on overturning Missouri’s abortion ban – could be an influence on who wins the governor’s race. St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Kellogg reports on the contest.
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    11 mins
  • Thursday, October 24 - St. Louis ballot items + Chuck Berry rocking across genres

    Thursday, October 24 - St. Louis ballot items + Chuck Berry rocking across genres
    Oct 24 2024
    In addition to federal and statewide races, voters in St. Louis will cast their ballots on three changes to the city charter. St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann will break them down. Plus, Chuck Berry did much to define what rock n’ roll sounds like. But a new tribute project shows that his songs can translate to any genre. St. Louis Public Radio’s Jeremy Goodwin shows how you never can tell how far a good song will go.
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    17 mins