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Humane Society Offers Curbside Adoptions To Connect Pets With Homebodies Apr 02, 2020

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Humane Society of Missouri President Kathy Warnick joined host Sarah Fenske on Thursday’s “Saint Louis on the Air” to talk about the organization's unique effort of partnering pets with families who are currently home-bound while still maintaining social distancing.

How The St. Louis Zoo Is Connecting With The City During The Pandemic Apr 02, 2020

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Host Sarah Fenske talked to Saint Louis Zoo Director Micahel Macek about how the zoo is adjusting to closing its doors to visitors and their #BringTheSTLZooToYou social media updates.

ArchCity Co-Founder Discusses Ferguson Settlement Apr 02, 2020

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On Thursday’s “St. Louis on the Air” host Sarah Fenske talked to Michael-Jon Voss, co-founder and special projects director with ArchCity Defenders, about a nearly $1.7 million settlement of a class action lawsuit against the City of Ferguson, Missouri. The settlement affects more than 10,000 citizens of the area who were charged fees for the issuance of warrants or for failing to appear for a municipal court date in Ferguson.

'We're Going To Be Sacrificing Some Of Them At This Time': Constitutional Rights And COVID-19 Apr 01, 2020

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All those hypothetical questions we love to debate around issues of privacy, freedom and other civil rights? Many of them feel a lot less theoretical these days. The spread of coronavirus — and restrictions placed by the government on the public and private sectors in response — has given these questions a greater sense of urgency. This conversation focuses on COVID-19’s implications for government power and its limits as expressed in the United States’ founding documents.

What It Was Really Like In St. Louis During The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic Apr 01, 2020

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In determining the best guidelines for government action during the COVID-19 outbreak, city leaders and officials are looking at how different metros responded during the 1918 flu pandemic. The general consensus is that because St. Louis implemented more extensive quarantine measures, the area had a lower death rate than other cities in the U.S. Chris Naffziger, who writes about history and architecture for St. Louis magazine, says that while city officials managed to prevent the deaths of thousands during the pandemic of 1918 through 1920, St. Louis’ response to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic wasn't quite what we remember.

The Real Life Madam C.J. Walker and Annie Malone Mar 31, 2020

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The new Netflix series explores the remarkable life of St. Louis washerwoman toward hair care magnate Madam C.J. Walker. It paints a rivalry with another St. Louis entrepreneur, one based in part on Annie Malone. Sarah Fenske talks about the true stories of both women's lives with a panel of experts that includes Walker's great-granddaughter, and biographer, A'lelia Bundles.

Remembering Two Local Residents To Die From Coronavirus Mar 31, 2020

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Every day we report on the number of people who test positive for coronavirus and the number of people who die from it. Behind all of the numbers are personal stories. We talked with the families of Jazmond Dixon and Pete DaPrato. St. Louisan Jazmond Dixon, 31, was the first in the area to die from the coronavirus and Pete DaPrato, 72, of O'Fallon, Missouri, died last week.

How St. Louis' Hill Neighborhood Is Holding On In A Pandemic Mar 31, 2020

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On Tuesday's "St. Louis on the Air" host Sarah Fenske talked to two restaurant owners located in The Hill neighborhood. Following the COVID-19 outbreak, many restaurants had to change their dining models to curbside or delivery when they were forced to shut their doors to the public. Chris Saracino, the president of the Hill 2000 Neighborhood Association and owner of four restaurants, including Chris' Pancake and Dining and Bartolino's Osteria, talked with Fenske about how his businesses are holding up following the pandemic. Larry Fuse, a Hill resident and owner of restaurants Lorenzo's Trattoria and Gelato di Riso also joined the show.

The Ethics Of Care During A Pandemic Mar 30, 2020

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Medical ethicists are trained to confront ethical questions in medicine, and the novel coronavirus raises quite a few. For instance, in China and Italy, there have been reports of hospitals being forced to ration care for COVID-19 patients. This form of rationing care and prioritizing treatment is determined by a hospital’s crisis standards of care guidelines. According to Dr. Kimbell Kornu, an assistant professor of health care ethics and palliative medicine at St. Louis University, hospital administrators and clinical ethicists around the U.S. are preparing their guidelines now, looking back to protocols from the SARS outbreak of 2003 and care in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In this episode, Sarah Fenske talks with Kornu about these and other ethical considerations surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Metro Transit And Taxi Commission Focused On Rider And Operator Safety, Limited Trips Mar 30, 2020

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Host Sarah Fenske talked to Reginald Howard, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 788 about the safety procedures Metro Transit has implemented following the coronavirus outbreak. During the show included audio from Ron Klein, the executive director of the St. Louis Metropolitan Taxicab Commission, who talked about what the local taxi business is doing to ensure clean safety practices for riders. Also included were two callers who voiced their own questions and concerns about public transportation during the pandemic.

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