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How the quest to make Augusta the next Napa has left some residents uneasy Nov 03, 2021

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Augusta is seeing a big increase in economic development. While it seems like a positive change for the small St. Charles County town, some residents worry that too much is happening too quickly.

While the world shouts, Zadie Smith wants to whisper in your ear Nov 03, 2021

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British-born writer Zadie Smith comes to town this week as the 54th recipient of the St. Louis Literary Award. She discusses everything from death, anger and the COVID-19 pandemic to her first foray into writing a historical novel.

Teens seeking abortions in Illinois won’t need parental notification in 2022 Nov 02, 2021

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The Illinois legislature has repealed parental notification laws for abortion — one of the state’s last abortion restrictions. An abortion provider discusses why she pushed for the repeal, and how it will affect her practice.

How a Clayton-raised filmmaker landed Scorsese for her feature debut ‘The Oratorio’ Nov 02, 2021

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After growing up in the St. Louis area, Mary Anne Rothberg wound up in New York City, in the advertising industry. But in recent years, she’s shifted to documentary films — and her very first feature-length one features Martin Scorsese on camera.

For 54 years, SLU’s literary award has connected big-name writers and St. Louis audiences Nov 02, 2021

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Since 1967, the St. Louis Literary Award has brought heavy hitters to town, including Shelby Foote, Eudora Welty and Chinua Achebe. Executive director Ted Ibur discusses the award’s history and what it’s like to deal with writers such as Margaret Atwood and Stephen Sondheim.

We need to talk about mental health and college kids, Wash U psychiatrist says Nov 01, 2021

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Washington University’s Dr. Jessi Gold says the COVID-19 crisis has been particularly hard on college students, and yet they are often not part of the conversation about pandemic impacts. Gold joins us for a look at what is happening on campus — and what can be done.

‘Recovering engineer’ Charles Marohn has a few ideas for St. Louis Nov 01, 2021

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The Strong Towns founder and former engineer discusses what his former profession gets wrong, what makes streets safer and why St. Louis is, in one key way, a “tragedy” — albeit one that could still be fixed.

In St. Louis, a search for solutions as drivers keep killing pedestrians Oct 29, 2021

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Pedestrian deaths have spiked in St. Louis in recent months. Tiffanie Stanfield and Xandi Barrett discuss what they’re each doing to prevent such traffic violence.

Substitute teachers are in short supply. Missouri hopes it's found a solution Oct 29, 2021

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STLPR's new education reporter, Kate Grumke, discusses her first story for the station that takes a look at how the state of Missouri is trying help alleviate the short supply of substitute teachers and meet demand.

Get in the Halloween spirit with this recitation of Poe’s ‘The Masque of the Red Death’ Oct 29, 2021

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Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” is a most appropriate tale for Halloween during the pandemic. This audio version is recited by historical interpreter Anne Williams with production and sound design by Aaron Doerr.

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