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LaunchCode celebrates 5-year anniversary, continues to chip away at St. Louis’ ‘huge tech shortage’ Oct 10, 2018

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“We’ve got over 1,400 careers that we’ve launched so far in the five years that LaunchCode has been [in St. Louis], but that doesn’t count the people who have taken our training and gotten placed elsewhere,” explains entrepreneur and investor Jim McKelvey.

How to avoid burnout amid emotionally draining work and ‘generally existing in America right now’ Oct 09, 2018

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Ever get the feeling of excessive exhaustion, lack of sleep and motivation from working? Host Don Marsh talks about ways in which people who are invested in emotionally draining work can avoid burnout and practice self-care.

Broadway icon leads Variety’s inclusive ‘Little Mermaid’ show, calls it ‘extraordinary environment’ Oct 09, 2018

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Musical-theater aficionados likely associate four-time Tony nominee Terrence Mann with the original Rum Tum Tugger of “Cats,” Inspector Javert in “Les Miserables” or perhaps one of the titular characters in “Beauty and the Beast.” Now the acclaimed actor is diving into yet another key role – this one on a St. Louis stage that will take him under the sea as King Triton.

‘Adding diversity to the region’: The influence of Hispanic business owners in Missouri Oct 08, 2018

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The Hispanic community in the Missouri region has grown significantly over the past few decades and it's made it's impact on small businesses. In light of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15), host Don Marsh talked to Gabriela Ramirez-Aarellan, business counselor at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in St. Louis and. co-host of DMeToo podcast, photographer Carol Lara and Ness Sandoval, associate professor of sociology at St. Louis University, about the influence of Hispanic businesses on the region.

South-city Columbus statue provokes ‘a serious conversation about the past,’ says Wash U historian Oct 08, 2018

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On Monday's St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh discussed Christopher Columbus’s complex legacy with Peter Kastor, professor and chair of the Department of History at Washington University. Marsh also spoke to Bill Reininger, the executive director of Tower Grove Park, regarding the status of the commission tasked with determining the future of the park's Columbus statue.

Behind the Headlines: What to make of Jason Kander’s decision to end mayoral campaign Oct 05, 2018

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St. Louis Public Radio political reporter Jo Mannies and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jim Craig, director of UMSL’s Veterans Studies program, offer their perspectives on one of the big news stories of the week.

Longtime actor Joneal Joplin 'never looked back' after making shift from New York to St. Louis Oct 05, 2018

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Joneal “Jop” Joplin has lost count of exactly how many roles he’s performed on St. Louis-area stages during his long acting career based in the region. “I know that I’ve done something like 215, 220 shows in St. Louis – 101 at the Rep, 66 at the Muny,” he estimated Friday while talking with host Don Marsh on St. Louis on the Air.

‘The power of your vote’: Boosting voter registration among low-to-moderate-income voters Oct 05, 2018

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Host Don Marsh talks to local organizers of voter registration drives to see how they will try boost voter participation for the Nov. 6 midterm elections.

‘The power of your vote’: Boosting voter registration among low-to-moderate income voters Oct 04, 2018

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Midterm elections are important. But Sandra Moore, former president of Urban Strategies, told "St. Louis on the Air" host Don Marsh that “mobilizing folks to register and vote” is what's most important. She helped organize a voter education and registration drive that seeks to energize women in north St. Louis and north St. Louis County for the Nov. 6 election.

Stephen Sondheim talks childhood, staying ‘step ahead’ of audiences, more ahead of SLU award Oct 04, 2018

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Stephen Sondheim hesitates to settle on a single beginning point from which his now 70-year-long career in musical theater took off. There were the piano lessons he began taking as a young child, something he acknowledges may have “infiltrated” him early on. Then there’s the show he wrote at age 15, a script family friend Oscar Hammerstein gave an unsparing critique. He also credits his enjoyment of films growing up.

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