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Justin Hankins to continue as first alternate; Austin Zimmerman and Josh Wendt to begin serving a two-year term.

The Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) chose two new directors and re-confirmed Justin Hankins of Omaha as First Alternate at its annual meeting this summer.

Third graders from Jefferson Elementary wrote an original libretto with support from Opera Theatre of St. Louis.

Cha talks about preparing for her debut episode with the production team, why St. Louis is now home, and how she hopes to connect with listeners throughout the metro region.

Celebrate 50 years of St. Louis Public Radio with us on October 8th in the Public Media Commons.

Edgar Allan Poe is best known for works like “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” During the pandemic, we bring you another Poe classic that’s frightening and spooky.

“I pulled up ‘ Song Exploder,’ and my friend said, ‘Dude, this is so badass,’ and I’m like, ‘I know,’” Doerr recalled. Aaron Doerr New episodes of "Songs Out Loud" drop every other Tuesday. The next is due out April 20. When he admitted to wishing he could work for the popular podcast, which in each episode dissects a single song in conversation with those who created it, his friend suggested he take steps in order to do so. But Doerr laughed and noted that he already had, to ...

“I pulled up ‘ Song Exploder,’ and my friend said, ‘Dude, this is so badass,’ and I’m like, ‘I know,’” Doerr recalled. When he admitted to wishing he could work for the popular podcast, which in each episode dissects a single song in conversation with those who created it, his friend suggested he take steps in order to do so. But Doerr laughed and noted that he already had, to no avail. “And [my friend] said, ‘Do your own,’ and I thought, ‘Well, maybe I should,’” D...

Originally published on April 2, 2021 4:30 pm Last week marked the end of Wauneen Rucker’s nearly 40-year-long journey in pageants. Crowned Mrs. Missouri last September, Rucker represented the state in the Mrs. America Pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada last month. And while she didn’t win, Rucker has plenty to be proud of. After starting in pageants at age 14, the 57-year-old St. Louisan became the second-ever Black Mrs. Missouri. She is also the first to win the title over age 50. She com...

Originally published on March 11, 2021 5:23 pm Manufacturers who depend on rubber for their product typically source the rubber from Asia, where most of the world’s natural rubber is harvested. But an 8-year-old St. Louis company wants to change that. “The world’s supply of natural rubber is at risk,” said David Woodburn, the CEO of Edison Agrosciences. “Ninety percent of it or so comes from Southeast Asia … not only from the same plant species, but really, clones of [the] exact sa...