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Essential news for the St. Louis region. Every weekday, in about 8 to 10 minutes, you can learn about the top stories of the day, while also hearing longer stories that bring context and humanity to the issues and ideas that affect life in the region. Music by Ryan McNeely of Adult Fur.

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    The Gateway podcast from St. Louis Public Radio is a much-needed addition to the podcast world, especially for people living in the St. Louis area. As someone who commutes to work and enjoys staying informed about local news, this podcast has become an essential part of my daily routine.

    One of the best aspects of The Gateway is its ability to provide in-depth and comprehensive coverage of important stories. Unlike daily sound bites or brief news updates, this podcast takes the time to delve into various topics, providing listeners with a closer look at what's happening in their community. The inclusion of interviews and personal perspectives adds depth and personality to each report, making it more engaging and relatable.

    Another positive aspect of The Gateway is its diverse range of topics. From local politics and current events to community issues and cultural highlights, this podcast covers a wide array of subjects that are relevant to residents of St. Louis. This variety ensures that there is something for everyone, making it a well-rounded source of information.

    On the downside, one critique I have for The Gateway is that it can sometimes feel too concise. While each episode spans exactly my commute to work in the morning, I find myself wanting more content after finishing an episode. Sometimes it feels like certain stories could be explored further or expanded upon to provide a more complete understanding.

    In conclusion, The Gateway podcast is a fantastic resource for anyone seeking comprehensive coverage of local news in the St. Louis area. It offers a unique blend of in-depth reporting, diverse topics, and engaging storytelling that sets it apart from other podcasts out there. Despite its occasional brevity, this podcast fills a gap in the market and delivers valuable content for its listeners.



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    Tuesday, July 15 - Ari Shapiro sings in St. Louis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 10:35


    The host of NPR's All Things Considered will weave stories from his memoir into his cabaret show Saturday at City Winery.

    Monday, July 14 - Redefining drought amid climate change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 8:56


    Climatologists are working on how to account for climate change when we think about droughts. Today's normal climate might not be the same as yesterday's.

    Friday, July 11 - Alfred Montgomery's legal fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 9:43


    St. Louis Public Radio's Brian Munoz breaks down the six charges against St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery and updates where things are with Attorney General Andrew Bailey's effort to remove the sheriff from office.

    Friday, July 11 - Alfred Montgomery's legal fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 9:43


    St. Louis Public Radio's Brian Munoz breaks down the six charges against St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery and updates where things are with Attorney General Andrew Bailey's effort to remove the sheriff from office.

    Thursday, July 10 - Backstage at The Muny

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 10:23


    For more than 100 year, St. Louis audiences have attended musical theater productions each summer at The Muny in Forest Park. We go behind the scenes to see what is involved in putting on these intricate productions.

    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - Firefly populations in Missouri

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 9:28


    There are more than 40 species of fireflies in Missouri, but for the last few years people have been concerned about the populations diminishing.

    Tuesday, July 8 - Shakespeare for kids with animal puppets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 9:39


    St. Louis Shakespeare Festival will head to the St. Louis Zoo where actors will perform a kid-friendly adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” …with animal puppets.

    Monday, July 7 - Granite City feels left out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 10:18


    The new Japanese owner of U.S Steel will invest 11 billion dollars in mills and mines across the United States. But it doesn't appear Granite City Works will see any of those dollars.

    Thursday, July 3 - Cote Brilliante Church looks to the future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 10:40


    Cote Brilliante Presbyterian Church is one of several Black churches in north St. Louis destroyed or severely damaged by the May 16th tornado.

    Wednesday, July 2 - The Big Beautiful Bill and Missouri Medicaid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 9:22


    The wide-ranging budgetary package making its way through Congress curbs a key funding mechanism that Missouri uses to help pay for its Medicaid programs.

    Tuesday, July 1 - Tariffs could hurt Midwest ag exports

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 11:14


    China is a major buyer of U-S agricultural specialty products. Some producers worry the on-and-off tariffs with the country could hurt America's reputation as a reliable seller.

    Monday, June 30 - Rolla activists support ICE detainees

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 11:41


    “Abide in Love” is a group of 50 that help detainees with contacting their families and small acts of comfort and kindness as the jail has become part ICE holding facility.

    Friday, June 27 - 8th Ward election and music healing after a tornado

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 15:16


    Tuesday is the special election in the 8th ward and IN UNISON members reflect on how music is helping them post tornado.

    Thursday, June 26 - Returning ancestral lands in the Midwest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 9:44


    Over the past decade, there's been more momentum behind the “land back” movement -- where native tribes try to regain ancestral lands.

    Wednesday, June 25 - A Stuckey's in Rural Missouri is a halal rest stop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 9:49


    A Stuckey's just outside of Rolla is trying to meet the needs of an increasing number of Muslim truck drivers and road trippers.

    Tuesday, June 24 - Building temporary housing and training teenagers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 9:21


    As tornado recovery efforts continue across St. Louis, one person is trying to provide alternative housing for victims while teaching trades to a new generation.

    Monday, June 23 - Area animal shelters are struggling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 9:43


    Housing insecurity and May's tornado are straining St. Louis city and county animal shelters.

    Friday, June 20 - Missouri farmers want health care

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 9:36


    A bill currently on Governor Mike Kehoe's desk would enable the Missouri Farm Bureau to offer its members a health plan. But the policies are not technically insurance and therefore aren't subject to federal Affordable Care Act regulations.

    Friday, June 20 - Missouri farmers want health care

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 10:18


    A bill currently on Governor Mike Kehoe's desk would enable the Missouri Farm Bureau to offer its members a health plan. But the policies are not technically insurance and therefore aren't subject to federal Affordable Care Act regulations.

    Wednesday, June 18 - Strengthening hospital care for sexual assault survivors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 10:58


    Lawmakers have strengthened Illinois' nearly 50-year-old sexual abuse survivors law in an effort to make sure patients get critical care after sexual assault. The changes come after an investigation last year revealed that dozens of hospitals violated that law.

    Tuesday, June 17 - Bullet clinic steps up despite loss in funding

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 10:03


    The Bullet Related Injury Clinic in St. Louis, known as The BRIC, is helping the community heal through acupuncture in the aftermath of the tornado that tore through St. Louis last month. The nonprofit is one of dozens of organizations that lost half of their federal funding just before the storm, but organizers say that isn't stopping them from getting resources to residents who need them.

    Monday, June 16 - It's been a month since a deadly tornado hit St. Louis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 9:15


    Today marks one month since a deadly tornado blew through parts of St. Louis. Since the storm, relief efforts led by the community and organizations have filled a much-needed gap.

    Friday, June 13 - Why is earthquake insurance so expensive in the Missouri Bootheel?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 9:48


    The price of earthquake insurance in Missouri's bootheel has skyrocketed over the last 25 years. There are some possible government solutions to the problem, but the will to implement them is lacking.

    Thursday, June 12 - How this ghost story turned into an opera

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 11:44


    This month the Opera Theatre of St. Louis is producing a new opera by one of the world's most-celebrated living playwrights. Lynn Nottage — the only woman so far to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice — wrote the libretto for “This House” with her daughter, Ruby Aiyo Gerber. The opera looks at African American history through the intersecting powers of memory and place.

    Wednesday, June 11 - The future of KDHX

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 10:25


    A bankruptcy judge approved the sale of community radio station KDHX for $8.75 million to Christian broadcast network Gateway Creative Broadcasting. We sort through the judge's decision, and what happens next.

    Tuesday, June 10 - Trump is "giving out pardons like candy"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 10:26


    The decade-long criminal pursuit of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan finally comes down to this. On Friday, a man once regarded as the state's most powerful politician will be sentenced for multiple corruption convictions. If Madigan gets a long prison term, could his next step be to seek relief from President Trump?

    Monday, June 9 - Trapped under rubble while calls to help went unanswered

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 12:16


    Centennial Christian Church sits in the heart of Fountain Park. It's the lifeline of the north St. Louis neighborhood. But last month, an EF-3 tornado destroyed the 121-year-old church. Three people were trapped inside buried beneath the rubble for nearly two hours. One of them did not make it out alive. Repeated calls from a victim inside Centennial to the city's 911 emergency line went unanswered.

    Friday, June 6 - Hawley pushes Trump on FEMA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 12:22


    Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley called for swift federal help for victims of the May 16th tornado in St. Louis. But President Donald Trump hasn't signed Gov. Mike Kehoe's major disaster declaration request, which would unlock direct aid to St. Louis and St. Louis County residents.

    Thursday, June 5 - A look into legendary house shows in Columbia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 11:18


    You might remember the alt-rock band The All-American Rejects and lead singer Tyson Ritter from their handful of turn of the century hits such as “Dirty Little Secret.” As University of Missouri seniors graduated this spring, the band played the latest in a series of pop-up shows it's been doing at people's houses. We hear what the band, concertgoers and even the police think about this diversion from the current era of arena concerts.

    Wednesday, June 4 - Roundup pesticide debate continues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 11:04


    One of the many bills that didn't cross the finish line this past Missouri legislative session was one backed by agricultural giant Bayer. The bill would have shielded Bayer from liability in some lawsuits where its herbicide Roundup has been accused of causing cancer. With the end of the regular legislative session, the bill is dead for now. But as St. Louis Public Radio's Evy Lewis reports, it's likely not the last Missouri will hear of the issue.

    Tuesday, June 3 - A jazzy "Hamlet" in Forest inspires surprises

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 11:08


    William Shakespeare's “Hamlet” is the story of a Danish prince who can't decide how to respond to his father's murder. St. Louis Shakespeare Festival's production of the play in Forest Park this month is inspired by the fashion and jazz of mid-20th-Century Manhattan. As St. Louis Public Radio's Jeremy Goodwin reports, the production shows that one of the most famous plays ever written can inspire new sounds and surprises.

    Monday, June 2 - Lawmakers debate funding new stadiums in Mo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 10:40


    Missouri lawmakers are back in Jefferson City for a special legislative session. Gov. Mike Kehoe called for the session last week and specified three things he wanted done. That includes legislation that allows the state to help fund new stadiums for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.

    Friday, May 30 - Getting aid to tornado victims is a slow process

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 15:49


    Missouri's political leaders are united behind getting federal aid to victims of the May 16 tornado. But actually delivering critical assistance to people is often a slow and cumbersome process. Plus: In April, a mother from Kennett (KEN-it), Missouri, attended a routine immigration meeting to renew her documents, which allowed her to work in the U.S. Instead, she was arrested and placed in an ICE jail. Now, her hometown is rallying for her release.

    Thursday, May 29 - Farmers are taking on more debt

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 10:25


    While agricultural incomes are expected to rebound this year, farmers have been taking on more debt lately. Coupled with high costs to run a business, some are worried. It makes it really tough. A look at why loan demand is up — and why some ag economists believe it could be a sign of better things to come.

    Wednesday, May 28 - AI is alrready in classrooms

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 10:33


    Artificial intelligence, or AI, is already in classrooms in states across the country, including Illinois. And teachers are trying to navigate the challenges that AI presents. Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that would create an advisory board to give schools guidance on how to use Artificial Intelligence or AI.

    Tuesday, May 27 - Rebuilding after a tornado without homeowner's insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 10:00


    St. Louis officials estimate that around five thousand homes and other structures were damaged during the deadly May 16th tornado. As people start to rebuild, many are trying to do so without homeowners' insurance.

    Friday, May 23- Welcoming home a soldier after 75 years

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 10:09


    U.S. Army Corporal Frederick Carrino went missing nearly 75 years ago during the Korean War. He was only 18. His family recently welcomed his remains back to St. Louis with a special funeral service in his honor.

    Thursday, May 22 - The Black Rep's historic production "Radio Golf"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 9:29


    There's no parallel in American theater to August Wilson's American Century Cycle … 10 plays that together depict a century of change in one neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The Black Rep's production of the cycle's final play, “Radio Golf,” marks a milestone for the company and its artists.

    The Gateway - Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Telling the tornado story

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 10:16


    When Friday's deadly tornado swept through St. Louis, Gloria Nolan's husband sent her a photo from the front of their home in the O'Fallon neighborhood of north St. Louis. We hear more about Nolan's experience during and after Friday's storm,

    The Gateway - Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Answering questions about measles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 11:14


    Measles was eliminated in the United States 25 years ago. Now, it's back in the news as hundreds of cases are reported around the country. Many St. Louis area residents are wondering how they can stay safe from the contagious virus. Plus tornado coverage continues.

    The Gateway - Monday, May 19, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 13:40


    A powerful EF-3 tornado with winds of up to 150 miles per hour tore through St. Louis -- killing at least five people and damaging up to 4500 buildings. As St. Louisans pick up the pieces, there are still many unresolved issues.

    Friday, May 16 - Missouri legislature adjourns early and passes major items

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 9:02


    Republican Missouri legislators had a productive 2025 session. But tensions flared between Republicans and Democrats in the final days.

    Friday, May 16 - Missouri legislature adjourns early and passes major items

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 9:02


    Republican Missouri legislators had a productive 2025 session. But tensions flared between Republicans and Democrats in the final days.

    Thursday, May 15 - Local band puts the fun in funeral

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 10:53


    St. Louis based metal band Torchlight Parade has been making music that's influenced by two of its founders' day jobs in the funeral industry.

    Wednesday, May 14 - Illinois Governor J.B,. Pritzker's Future

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 13:38


    Even though Illinois Governor J-B Pritzker is being coy about his political future, there's a widening view he'll seek a third term even though he's also eying a 2028 bid for the White House.

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