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Blue City Blues

David Hyde, Sandeep Kaushik

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Twenty years ago, Dan Savage encouraged progressives to move to blue cities to escape the reactionary politics of red places. And he got his wish. Over the last two decades, rural places have gotten redder and urban areas much bluer. America’s bluest cities developed their own distinctive culture, politics and governance. They became the leading edge of a cultural transformation that reshaped progressivism, redefined urbanism and remade the Democratic Party. But as blue cities went their own ...
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St. Louis on the Air

St. Louis Public Radio

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St. Louis on the Air creates a unique space where guests and listeners can share ideas and opinions with respect and honesty. Whether exploring issues and challenges confronting our region, discussing the latest innovations in science and technology, taking a closer look at our history or talking with authors, artists and musicians, St. Louis on the Air brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region.
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Work Talk

New River/Mt Rogers Workforce Development Area

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Work Talk is the official podcast of New Rivers/Mt Rogers Workforce Development Area. The New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Board envisions a region where every business has access to a qualified, job-ready workforce and every citizen in the region has the skills needed to secure meaningful employment, competitive wages, and career advancement through an integrated workforce support infrastructure. To learn more, visit http://nrmrwib.org/
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The Rural Family Lawyer Podcast

Andrew McCormack - Best Wilson Buckley Family Law

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Andrew McCormack is a Senior Associate and Accredited Family Law Specialist with Best Wilson Buckley Family Law. This podcast aims to bring an overview of important family law topics to the public and other practitioners with a focus on matters of interest to those who live in rural and regional areas.
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Welcome to the Live Well Podcast. Dive deep into the heart of regional, remote, and rural communities where we bring to life the tales of personalised care and the magic of staying home while growing older. Meet our local heroes - the caring team members from your very own community 🌐 Each episode aims to empower listeners to stay healthy, active, and connected, no matter where they call home. For additional resources and in-depth understanding of our services, visit www.integratedliving.org ...
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The Hamilton Centre Podcast | Exploring Mental Health & Addiction is for service providers, individuals and family members dealing with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions. In response to the recommendation of the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System (2021), the Centre was established to create a more inclusive and supportive system by promoting integrated care in Victoria, Australia. Our podcast will feature interviews with service providers, individuals ...
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Let's Talk Rural Mental Health

Rural Adversity Mental Health Program

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Each year, one in five of us will experience a mental health problem. Mental health problems are common but they are also treatable. Yet, if you live in the city, you are more likely to access help that if you live in a rural area of NSW. Welcome to ‘Let’s Talk’, a podcast series is hosted by journalist Kia Handley all about mental health in rural and regional Australia. Hear from people who have battled with their mental health, who have been through tragedy and have come out of the other s ...
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Choice and Control

Carers Queensland

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Meet people with disability from across Queensland, and discover their stories, achievements and contributions to their communities. We’re talking to people with disability doing innovative things and reaching for the stars in sport, business, the arts, and every aspect of life. You’ll hear from the inner city, our major regional centres, and our state’s rural areas. Join us as we celebrate Queenslanders with disability and work towards improving access and inclusion for everyone, of all abi ...
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Welcome to REVISE, the ultimate podcast for those ready to ace their Geography GCSE exams! Are you feeling the exam pressure building up like a stack of unread textbooks? Fear not! Join us as we transform daunting topics into digestible, engaging, and easy-to-follow episodes. To see all of Seneca Learning's available content, visit our website https://app.senecalearning.com/
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Bass Coast Shire Council News

Bass Coast Shire Council

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A weekly update from one of Victoria's fastest growing regional areas. Bass Coast has a permanent population of approximately 30,000, which triples in peak holiday season. This show is also broadcast on Community Radio 3mFM (3mfm.com.au) Tuesdays at 8.30am, Thursdays at 4.30pm and Saturdays at 10.00am.
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On the ground in Solomon Islands since 1999, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has earned a reputation as a trustworthy development partner in the collective effort of supporting Solomon Islands in achieving the objectives of the National Development Strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals. As part of the UNDP Multi-Country Office presence in Suva, Fiji, which covers 10 countries in the Pacific Region, UNDP Solomon Islands has a growing portfolio of country-focused inter ...
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Beyond The Rona

Beyond The Rona

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Beyond The Rona is recorded in Logan, Queensland on Yuggera country. This series features interviews with people from Logan and the greater Brisbane area and looks at what life has been like through the pandemic and how we're preparing and planning to rebuild our communities. Despite the focus on Logan, the series covers broad issues concerning all of Queensland - the kind of universal issues that affect us all but through the lens of Queensland's most ethnically & ecologically diverse worki ...
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Can we as humans and other living beings learn to live together, in difference? Can we create a future that actually has a future? Join Sophie Krier and Erik Wong in their search for alternative perspectives, for radical imaginations, for a world in which many worlds can thrive. A search for something that is already present: the pluriverse is all around us. Wong and Krier have adopted a perspective put forward by Arturo Escobar in his book Designs for the Pluriverse: Radical Interdependence ...
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Transport for the North Podcast

Transport for the North

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The Transport for the North Podcast is your bite-size guide to everything that is happening across the North of England, all in one place. We will keep you updated on the latest transport and business developments in our region, so make sure you join us to hear the most recent news. Give us a follow to stay up to date! https://transportforthenorth.com/news/podcast/
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Missouri lawmakers will return to Jefferson City on Monday to take part in a high-stakes special session. Gov. Mike Kehoe wants legislators to pass state relief for tornado victims, some unfinished capital improvement projects, and an incentive package to keep the Chiefs and the Royals in Missouri. Missouri State Sen. Brian Williams, D-University C…
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Effects of the deadly tornado that hit St. Louis earlier this month are raising legal questions for people impacted by the disaster, from negotiating with insurance companies and landlords to obtaining federal aid. There are also legal implications in the city’s failure to sound its tornado siren as the storm gathered strength on May 16. Those topi…
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In late April, Carol Mayorga -- a resident of Kennett, Missouri, a rural town in the state's Bootheel area -- went to St. Louis to renew her employment authorization documents at a routine check-in with immigration officials. She was detained, and shackled, and is now held at the Greene County jail in Springfield, Missouri. She faces deportation to…
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In the aftermath of the May 16 tornado in St. Louis, social media feeds have been filled with photos of the devastation, lists of ways people can help, and pleas for folks to protect any bricks that may have fallen off their homes and businesses: “Don’t let them come and take your bricks.” And for good reason — a pallet of bricks sells for about $2…
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Water surplus and deficit are determined by the balance between water availability and the needs of an area's population, agriculture, and economy. A surplus indicates water security, where supply exceeds demand for drinking water, while a deficit signifies water insecurity, where demand outstrips supply. Demand is influenced by population size, de…
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On May 15, 2025, Tenelle Winmore had one of the best days of his life — he had just graduated with his Masters of Art in Teaching from St. Louis University. The next day, he watched a peach tree get pulled out of his backyard from an EF3 tornado. The storm tore through areas of St. Louis County, St. Louis and the Metro East — including the Fountain…
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Researchers at Saint Louis University are seeking volunteers for 10-day stays at “Hotel Influenza,” the nickname for an unusual testing facility run by Saint Louis University. The facility is designed to give researchers a rare, controlled look at how viruses affect the human body. Participants will be getting paid close to $3,500 to be infected wi…
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In this episode, we discuss food surplus & food deficit. Global food dynamics are characterised by a stark contrast between nations with food surpluses and those facing food insecurity. While countries like China, India, and the USA are major food producers, several nations, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, struggle with providing enough…
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The episode outlines various strategies aimed at diminishing the global development gap. These strategies encompass financial aid and debt relief to alleviate economic burdens, alongside fair trade initiatives designed to ensure equitable compensation for producers. We also highlight the significance of intermediate technology for localised improve…
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In Segment 1, Nicholas County Commission President Craig Chapman opens our show by sharing some of the things coming to Nicholas County, such as broadband opportunities, tourism and a solar project coming to an abandoned strip mine. In Segment 2, Pastor Brad Davis returns to IWVP to give an update on relief response efforts from the flooding that h…
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Brit Lockhart started jazz fusion band Ish Ensemble in 2016. Its creation came from love for St. Louis’ local music scene and putting its musicians first. He shares his method of creating music, collaborating with fellow artists and choosing just the right venue for a performance. According to Lockhart, it boils down to doing what feels right. Ish …
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Female rappers are dominating the charts, including St. Louis’ very own Diamond Smith — better known by her stage name Big Boss Vette. The writer and rapper behind hits like “Snatched” and “Pretty Girls Walk” reflects on her St. Louis roots, her fast-growing career and the lessons she’s learned along the way.…
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Public safety policy reformer Lisa Daugaard won a MacArthur Genius Award in 2019 for her work creating the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program, which has become a much touted national model for progressive criminal justice reform. . The idea is to help low-level homeless offenders arrested for crimes like shoplifting by connecting the…
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As a tornado swept through St. Louis on Friday, traffic stood still on Interstate 170 near Berkeley after a handful of drivers parked underneath an overpass. Experts have long warned motorists not to do so during storms, but the idea that it’s a safe practice persists. National Weather Service meteorologist Kevin Deitsch and AAA spokesperson Nick C…
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The tornado that tore a path through St Louis on May 16 has sparked ongoing community relief efforts on the city’s north and west sides. Three organizers of that effort, Kayla Reed, Aaron Williams and Ohun Ashe, share their experience and takeaways as they work with hundreds of volunteers to distribute aid, clear debris, and reach people who are st…
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Local restaurants are working with World Central Kitchen to provide thousands of meals to people impacted by the EF3 tornado that hit the St. Louis area on Friday, May 16. Kate Dozier, a St. Louisan and member of the World Central Kitchen Chef Corps, shares how World Central Kitchen assembles and deploys its disaster response teams. Tom Schmidt, co…
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When Ruby Leigh stepped onto “The Voice” stage in 2023, she got all four chairs to turn during her blind audition. Just 17 at the time, Leigh went on to finish as runner-up on the NBC singing competition. But her journey started long before reality TV, in the tiny town of Foley, Missouri, population 100. Leigh talks about her journey as a self-taug…
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In this episode, we discuss regional and global developments in the UK. To address regional disparities, the UK government has pursued devolution, empowering Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland with their own policy-making abilities, and established enterprise zones offering financial benefits to businesses in specific areas. An initiative known …
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During a state funeral at the Missouri State Capitol on Tuesday, former U.S. Senator and Governor Kit Bond was remembered as a dedicated public servant who forged bipartisan ties. Bond died last week at the age of 86. STLPR’s Jason Rosenbaum talked with people who worked closely with Bond over his more than four decade public service career.…
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A lawsuit that accused St. Louis running an “unspeakably hellish” jail has ended in a $4 million settlement. Pending a judge’s approval, the settlement would allow at least 16,000 people who were jailed in the now-demolished Workhouse jail to file a claim. ArchCity Defenders Executive Director Blake Strode and Inez Bordeaux, a former Workhouse deta…
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In this episode, we discuss UK transportation and the north-south divide. UK transport infrastructure has seen improvements, primarily concentrated around London. This includes the development of smart motorways and the new Elizabeth line, alongside London's extensive existing transport network and status as a global travel hub. However, a north-so…
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On Friday afternoon, an EF3 tornado with winds topping out at 152 mph inflicted serious damage on about 4,400 St. Louis-area buildings, including homes, businesses, churches and schools. Dozens of people sustained injuries and five people lost their lives. STLPR reporter Chad Davis shares what he's heard from officials, community leaders and reside…
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The 2025 session ended last week and lawmakers endorsed many of Gov. Mike Kehoe’s priorities. That included placing a state board in charge of the St. Louis Police Department and sending $50 million to help fund K-12 scholarships that could go toward private schools. The session also included the passing of contentious GOP-led efforts to repeal Pro…
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This episode examines how economic shifts are reshaping the UK's environment and rural communities. The decline of UK manufacturing has reduced domestic pollution, yet consumption patterns mean environmental impacts may have simply shifted overseas. Conversely, innovations in building technology and industrial processes offer opportunities for grea…
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In Segment One, West Virginia Senator Jim Justice calls in to share his reaction on the NIOSH employees' return to work. He says while he loves that 100 employees are getting their jobs back, there are still a lot more who are still out of work. In Segment Two, West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner stops by to talk about the importance of vo…
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As a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for the last 25 years at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Carson knows what makes an excellent photograph. But AI is getting better and better at that, too. Carson, a 2025 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University, has spent much of the past year on leave from the paper studying the collis…
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Vocalist and songwriter Brianna Brown — known on stage as Be.Be the Neosoul, has performed on many St. Louis stages during her singing career. By day, she’s the artistic director at her alma mater Central Visual and Performing Arts High School. Next Tuesday, she’s hitting the stage at the Sheldon Concert Hall for something of a full circle moment. …
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Since 1975, the Focal Point has played a critical role in promoting and shaping St. Louis’ folk, roots, jazz, blues and world music scene. As the nonprofit celebrates its 50th anniversary with a year-long series of special concerts, we hear from musicians, volunteers and fans who have supported the organization from its humble beginnings — operatin…
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