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Country artist Matt Jordan reps the Midwest with ‘Heart of the Heartland’ Mar 01, 2022

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Eureka native Matt Jordan talks about making a name for himself in the country-rock genre and going against the grain by emphasizing his Midwestern roots.

Forest ReLeaf is bringing back St. Louis’ tree canopy — and focusing on new neighborhoods Mar 01, 2022

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The nonprofit organization Forest ReLeaf has distributed tens of thousands of free trees around St. Louis. Executive director Meridith McAvoy Perkins explains how it’s removing barriers to make it easier for underserved neighborhoods to plant and sustain more trees.

Fontbonne’s new Center for Bosnian Studies preserves history for new generations, scholars Feb 28, 2022

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Since 2006, Fontbonne University has sought to record oral histories from survivors of the Bosnian War. Now the Bosnian Memory Project has a new name, a permanent home and an expanded mission. Director Adna Karamehic-Oates and Srebrenica massacre survivor Behedin Piric discuss the importance of preserving this history.

Monica Butler wants to save gospel music history by bringing a hall of fame to St. Louis Feb 28, 2022

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Monica Butler says gospel music history is being lost. To salvage it, she wants to open a gospel music hall of fame on the site of a historic Central West End church. She discusses her inspiration for the project and her reaction when fire broke out in the church last fall.

Smaller-brained birds shrink in response to climate change, Wash U study finds Feb 25, 2022

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In the past four decades, smaller-brained birds have been shrinking, but a Wash U study finds that’s less true of their bigger-brained counterparts. Study co-author Justin Baldwin shares what’s driving the changes, as well as his passion for birds both as a researcher and bird watcher.

How a Kirkwood octogenarian became an international money mule Feb 25, 2022

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After Glenda Seim, 81, became the victim of a Nigerian scam artist, she herself victimized others. Seim was sentenced in federal court yesterday after pleading to two felonies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracy Berry and journalist Ryan Krull discuss online scams and the heartbreaking details in Seim’s case.

How the Missouri Botanical Garden is helping save a critically endangered agave plant Feb 25, 2022

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The Agave pelona is nearly extinct, thanks to its extremely limited native habitat and threats from humans. One is in bloom now at the Missouri Botanical Garden, offering a once-in-decades opportunity to shore up the species’ future.

Employee misconduct, SNAP program and Missouri’s gun law draw lawsuits Feb 24, 2022

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The Legal Roundtable discusses how companies could face liability over their employees’ actions — even when the employees aren’t on the clock. The panel also digs into a new lawsuit against the state’s administration of federal SNAP benefits and lawsuits challenging Missouri’s new gun law.

SLU vaccine researcher works to get ahead of future epidemics Feb 23, 2022

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As COVID-19 cases drop in the St. Louis region and across the U.S., researchers are wasting no time in the development of vaccines for other emerging diseases. SLU researcher Dr. Sarah George discusses vaccines in the works now and answers listener questions about antibodies, boosters and public health precautions.

‘I knew what she was capable of’: Joel Schwartz on the evil of Pam Hupp Feb 23, 2022

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Pam Hupp is now a suspect in three murders (and has been convicted of one). Defense attorney Joel Schwartz discusses the long road to exonerate his client Russ Faria and bring attention to the O’Fallon, Missouri, woman now charged with killing Faria’s wife.

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