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Behind the Headlines: How Berkeley residents are reacting to Ferguson-Florissant School District's redistricting plan Dec 07, 2018

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St. Louis Public Radio reporters Chad Davis and Ryan Delaney talk to Don Marsh about what the Ferguson-Florissant School District's redistricting plan means for Berkeley residents.

Doctor, former insurance exec and think-tank rep join talk show, debate future of U.S. health care Dec 06, 2018

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Until a few years ago, Wendell Potter frequently crafted arguments against the idea of the U.S. government becoming more involved in health care. "I wrote a number of speeches for my CEO and delivered some myself that the government should get out of the way and let the free market work its magic in health care," the former Cigna executive says. "I came to realize the free market doesn’t work in health care like it does in other sectors of the economy … and that’s one of the reasons why we saw so many people who were uninsured and now a growing number of people who are underinsured." Potter discusses the status of advocacy efforts toward universal health care as well as the opposition at regional and national levels in this episode of St. Louis on the Air. Patrick Ishmael, director of government accountability for the Show-Me Institute, and Dr. Ed Weisbart, chair of the Missouri chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program, also participate in the conversation.

What’s climate change doing to the region? STLPR reporter, Missouri Sierra Club director explain Dec 06, 2018

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St. Louis Public Radio's science and environment reporter Eli Chen and John Hickey, director of the Missouri chapter of the Sierra Club, join host Don Marsh to talk about how climate change is affecting the state, as well as what is being done to try and prevent its most harmful effects.

Scholars highlight impact of early adversity on developing brain, implications for criminal justice Dec 05, 2018

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Neuroscience experts Anneliese Schaefer, Deanna Bartch, Elizabeth Scott and Susan Appleton join host Don Marsh to discuss how neuroscience can help non-scientists understand the impact of early adversity on developing brain.

‘This was not justice’: Author details grim, ongoing legacy of Fugitive Slave Act ahead of St. Louis visit Dec 05, 2018

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On Wednesday's St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh spoke with Andrew Delbaco, author of "The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War."

Longtime STLPR political reporter, disability rights advocate remember George H.W. Bush Dec 04, 2018

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St. Louis Public Radio’s Jo Mannies joins host Don Marsh to remember the late George H.W. Bush, the 41st U.S. president. Marsh and Mannies reflect on their experiences as reporters during Bush’s time in politics as well as the former president’s legacy, successes and failures.

HIV PrEP program thrives in St. Louis, makes ‘tools to end the epidemic’ widely accessible Dec 04, 2018

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On Tuesday's St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh spoke with guests working on research, treatment and advocacy for HIV/AIDS in honor of World AIDS Day.

Close associate of Jimmy Carter discusses some parallels between Carter, Bush ahead of Wash U event Dec 03, 2018

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U.S. diplomat and attorney Stuart Eizenstat recently published a 1,024-page book on the one-term presidency of Jimmy Carter, for whom he served as a chief adviser, and he's headed to St. Louis this week to talk about it. But in conversation with host Don Marsh on Monday’s St. Louis on the Air, Eizenstat also offered some thoughts on another one-term presidency he observed closely – that of George H.W. Bush, who passed away just a few days ago.

4 years in, NCADA’s substance-related counseling program is helping hundreds of St. Louis-area teens Dec 03, 2018

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In the midst of a nationwide opioid epidemic among U.S. adults, one organization in the St. Louis region is seeing some more positive trends among younger people when it comes to substance use.

STLPR's Ashley Lisenby discusses indictment of 4 St. Louis police offers with host Don Marsh Nov 30, 2018

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St. Louis Public Radio reporter Ashley Lisenby goes behind the headlines on this week's news concerning the assault of an undercover officer during protests related to the Jason Stockley court ruling in 2017.

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