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Monday, Dec. 22 - Scullin in session Dec 22, 2025

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As St. Louis Public Schools continues to develop a plan to consolidate buildings, a student at Washington University has created an exhibit to remember one school that was closed in 2003. St. Louis Public Radio’s education reporter Hiba Ahmad takes us to the exhibit in this report.

Friday, Dec. 19 - Kris Kringle is ready to rock Dec 19, 2025

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St. Louis musicians have historically made their mark on the holidays — now Kris Kringle and the Jolly Jingles are putting their ‘North Pole Rock’ twist on Christmas classics. St. Louis Public Radio’s Brian Munoz hoped to speak with band founder Joe Bubenick about their unique sound, new song, and pandemic-era beginnings. But he wasn’t free. So here’s Kris Kringle instead.

Thursday, Dec. 18 - A farewell for Foxing Dec 18, 2025

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St. Louis band Foxing has grown from indie newcomers into one of the most lauded emo revival bands out of the Midwest. But after more than a decade, the band is saying goodbye, at least for now. St. Louis Public Radio’s Chad Davis went to meet the devoted fans who traveled miles to see one last show, and the guitarist who is grateful for their support.

Wednesday, Dec. 17 - Making homeownership dreams come true Dec 17, 2025

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The St. Joseph Housing Initiative revitalizes vacant properties in underserved St. Louis neighborhoods and renovates them before selling to first-time homebuyers. As St. Louis Public Radio’s Lacretia Wimbley reports, the program is making homebuying dreams come true, one renovation at a time.

Tuesday, Dec. 16 - Rise and rave Dec 16, 2025

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It's a different kind of club going up on this Tuesday: Two Lindenwood University students are creating a new party culture in St. Louis that doesn’t go late into the night, and doesn’t involve any alcohol. St. Louis Public Radio’s Lara Hamdan reports.

Monday, Dec. 15 - Airport chaplains meeting a need, asking for support Dec 15, 2025

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Over the past 40 years, the St. Louis Lambert International Airport chaplaincy has prayed with military families, helped stranded travelers with hotels and supported numerous unhoused people with social services. All through in-kind donations. But as St. Louis Public Radio’s Andrea Henderson reports, chaplains say their finances are slowly drying up.

Friday, Dec. 12 - How choking smog planted a natural oasis Dec 12, 2025

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100 years ago in St. Louis, cold winter temperatures brought an annual blanket of thick smog. The air quality was so bad, St. Louis Public Radio’s Kate Grumke reports it planted the seeds for a famous Missouri institution.

Thursday, Dec. 11 - How and why GBI worked in STL Dec 11, 2025

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In the fall of 2023, 540 St. Louis families were selected to receive $500 a month for a year and a half. The guaranteed basic income program, or GBI, aimed to help low-income residents meet basic financial needs. But halfway through the program, a lawsuit temporarily paused the payments. Then other crises hit. The Midwest Newsroom’s Naomi Delkamiller reports.

Wednesday, Dec. 10 - A better way to field energy Dec 10, 2025

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With the cold weather hitting the St. Louis region in the past two weeks, Illinoisans have been using more natural gas to heat their homes. In the last six years, Ameren has been working to renovate its natural gas storage fields to make them more efficient for the company — and, they say, save customers money. St. Louis Public Radio’s Will Bauer recently toured one of the fields near Freeburg and has this report.

Tuesday, Dec. 9 - A radical response to conspiracy theories Dec 09, 2025

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University of Missouri sociologist Chris Conner has studied and written about conspiracy theories for years. And he says the belief in them is spreading beyond the typical fringe groups — it’s our friends and family, too. He shares why so many Americans are adopting even the most extreme-sounding ideas, and how to respond.

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