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  • Legal Roundtable takes on secrecy, scandals and public accountability

    Legal Roundtable takes on secrecy, scandals and public accountability
    Dec 18 2025
    A Missouri senator facing accusations of assault. A St. Charles judge hauled before a disciplinary panel to explain why he dressed up as Elvis Presley. In both cases, the public figures at the center of these separate scandals sought secrecy to keep their behavior out of the public eye — however, their legal maneuvers are now in the spotlight. In this December edition of the Legal Roundtable, our panel of expert attorneys discusses St. Charles Judge Matthew Thornhill, State Senator Steven Roberts, and more.
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    50 minutos
  • Kris Kringle and the Jolly Jingles bring holiday cheer to St. Louis with a new single

    Kris Kringle and the Jolly Jingles bring holiday cheer to St. Louis with a new single
    Dec 18 2025
    The countdown is on. In just one week, Santa Claus will spread Christmas cheer across the world to those on his Nice list. But in St. Louis, Santa, aka Kris Kringle, performs with his band, the Jolly Jingles, at their annual Christmas Extravaganza. They play a medley of traditional Christmas music — and originals — infused with gospel, rock and roll and ska. Kringle sat down with STLPR’s visuals editor Brian Munoz to discuss his music, his special brand of holiday joy and the band's new single “Egg Nog: North Pole Rock and Roll.”
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    13 minutos
  • ‘Where are you from?’ elicits complex answers. A new portrait series at STL airport explores them

    ‘Where are you from?’ elicits complex answers. A new portrait series at STL airport explores them
    Dec 17 2025
    In a new portrait series displayed at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, St. Louis-based painter, illustrator, and photographer Cristina Fletes-Mach explores the complex challenge of responding to the question: “Where are you from?” She shares where themes of migration and identity have been part of her personal experiences, why maps are incorporated into the portraits, and what makes an international airport — inherently an in-between space — a fitting venue to show this series of paintings.
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    13 minutos
  • The 12 restaurants we’ll miss most that closed in the St. Louis region in 2025

    The 12 restaurants we’ll miss most that closed in the St. Louis region in 2025
    Dec 17 2025
    St. Louisans deeply mourn restaurants lost across the region. Maybe it’s because we have an exceptional restaurant scene supported by a relatively low cost of living and ready access to locally farmed produce. Maybe we’re just a sentimental bunch. Whatever the reason, we reflect on the restaurants we lost this year and trends within the St. Louis food scene. We also share what we’re looking forward to in 2026.
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    25 minutos
  • WashU professor explores the power and privilege of seeing from above in new book

    WashU professor explores the power and privilege of seeing from above in new book
    Dec 16 2025
    On September 10, 1910, Thomas Scott Baldwin flew over St. Louis, thrilling 200,000 onlookers along the Mississippi River. That moment of early flight — and many others — is at the heart of Edward McPherson’s new book, “Look Out: The Delight and Danger of Taking the Long View.” The Washington University professor writes about aerial photography, long-distance mapping and how seeing from above shapes power, privilege and perspective. The book is rooted in St. Louis, relaying stories about the Mississippian people in present-day Collinsville and the aerial surveillance of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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    50 minutos
  • New plaque will mark notorious St. Louis slave prison site near Busch Stadium

    New plaque will mark notorious St. Louis slave prison site near Busch Stadium
    Dec 15 2025
    A notorious "slave pen" in the heart of St. Louis trafficked thousands of men, women and children in the years before the Civil War. In January, a new plaque will be unveiled near its original location, now a parking garage across from Ballpark Village and Busch Stadium. Kenneth Winn, a former Missouri archivist and author of the plaque’s inscription, shares the history of the slave pen and its owner Bernard Lynch. Also, reporter Rocky Kistner discusses the years-long effort to place the memorial and his own family's experience in acknowledging an ancestor's ownership of enslaved people in St. Louis.
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    29 minutos
  • U.S. Figure Skating Championships brings two-time champ Bradie Tennell to St. Louis

    U.S. Figure Skating Championships brings two-time champ Bradie Tennell to St. Louis
    Dec 15 2025
    Two time figure skating champion and 2018 Olympic team bronze medalist Bradie Tennell has come to St. Louis to compete in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. An ankle injury in 2023 forced Tennell to take a step back from the sport. She said she used that time to rediscover the joy of figure skating. Now rejuvenated and prepared for the competition, Tennell discusses her figure skating career and her expectations for the upcoming championships.
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    22 minutos
  • What Dick Durbin’s retirement means for Illinois politics in 2026

    What Dick Durbin’s retirement means for Illinois politics in 2026
    Dec 12 2025
    After more than 40 years in Congress, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s decision not to seek reelection in 2026 has set off a crowded and high-stakes Democratic primary in Illinois. Capitol News Illinois statehouse reporter Brenden Moore joins the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air to talk about the race and the candidates vying to succeed Durbin.
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    16 minutos