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St. Louis on the Air conversation about news that Cigna will buy St. Louis-based Express Scripts Mar 09, 2018

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Host Don Marsh talks with Saint Louis University's Stephen Howard and UMSL Chancellor Tom George about health insurance giant Cigna agreeing to purchase the St. Louis-based pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts.

St. Louis native Cory Finley makes directorial debut with psychological thriller ‘Thoroughbreds’ Mar 08, 2018

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The first-time film director took a quick break from a busy opening week to talk about the movie with St. Louis on the Air producer Evie Hemphill. Finley also discussed what he remembers most about growing up in St. Louis and where he’s headed next as a storyteller.

The challenge of feeding an increasing global population in a warmer, wealthier world Mar 08, 2018

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Host Don Marsh talked with guests in advance of a panel discussion Thursday night at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center called, "The Future of Food in a Wealthier, Warmer World."

Lessons for fragmented St. Louis: Pittsburgh expert shares insights on regionalism Mar 07, 2018

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David Miller is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh and the organizing force behind CONNECT, an alliance of Pittsburgh and 40 surrounding municipalities. He talked with St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh about how what matters isn't the number of governments within a given region, but how they work together.

Winter Opera St. Louis modernizes, sets Italian comic opera ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’ on The Hill Mar 07, 2018

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Host Don Marsh talked with three singers in Winter Opera St. Louis' final production of the season, "L’Elisir d’Amore."

Artist residency space in north St. Louis County expanding reach Mar 06, 2018

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Paul Artspace’s Mike Behle and David Johnson, both artists in their own right, share a passion for providing other creative people with opportunities that will help them succeed in their endeavors. They joined St. Louis on the Air producer Evie Hemphill to talk about a new international partnership, the gift of time and space, pickles and more.

‘Learning to listen’: Former NPR CEO Ken Stern’s journey through the political spectrum Mar 06, 2018

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Host Don Marsh talked with former NPR CEO Ken Stern about his book "Republican Like Me: How I Left the Liberal Bubble and Learned to Love the Right."

A tale from The Story Collider: Andrew Oberle Mar 05, 2018

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Oberle recounted his survival of a near-fatal attack by chimpanzees, along with his experience along the road to recovery, during a Story Collider event this past fall. The piece also aired on Monday’s St. Louis on the Air.

Getting a ‘like’ on Facebook won’t make you happy, says Wash U psychologist Mar 05, 2018

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Are we as happy as we appear to be on social media? On Monday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh explored that question and others in conversation with Tim Bono, a faculty member at Washington University. The psychologist’s new book “When Likes Aren’t Enough: A Crash Course in the Science of Happiness” draws on scores of happiness-related studies conducted with college students and other adults throughout the world.

A real-life Indiana Jones discusses field work – and what Hollywood gets right, wrong Mar 02, 2018

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In his 25 years as a terrestrial and underwater archaeologist, Chris Begley has explored everything from prehistoric caves in Missouri to the legend of a lost civilization in Honduras. Along the way, he’s earned not just a Ph.D. but a reputation as “a real-life Indiana Jones. But on Friday, he downplayed the more daring aspects of his own adventures during a conversation with St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh.

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