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Spotlight: Autonomous Vehicles Mini City, Guinness World Records & Bee Populations

Autonomous vehicles mini city, Guinness World Records, bee populations, Vietnam War Veterans, and a Celtic folk song.

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Spotlight Celebrates 314 Day

Spotlight celebrates 314 Day with stories about what makes our city unique.

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Spotlight: Letter Press, the Power of AI and The Comfort of Crows

Letter press history, early aeronautic competition, the power of AI, The Comfort of Crows, art exploring the American Dream and helping women become successful.

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Spotlight: Black Cowboy History, Cat & Human Heart Health and a Walt Disney Animator

Black cowboy history, the Eads Bridge, cat and human heart health, Walt Disney Animator, woven cloth from Nigeria, and Grammy-winning Blues legend Bobby Rush.

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Spotlight: Abraham Lincoln, Bloody Island and COVID Air Monitor Detector

Celebrating President’s Day with Abraham Lincoln, White House seamstress Elizabeth Keckley and George W. Bush’s personal photographer Eric Draper.

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Spotlight: Valentine’s Day 2024

In this week’s episode, we celebrate Valentine’s Day with an unlikely romance between two supposed enemies, inside the love story of President Grant and his wife brought to life through a treasure trove of love letters, take your Valentine to a tropical paradise filled with colorful blooming orchids at the Missouri Botanical Garden, snuggle up with your pets this Valentine’s Day to support your health, see beautiful roses that can last a lifetime, why bug love can turn deadly, and fall in love with Jane Monheit.

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Spotlight: Selma on Stage, Antiracism in the Workplace & COVID Breathalyzer Test

In this week’s episode, the world premiere of a stage adaptation of the movie “Selma” opened at the Black Rep in St. Louis; a look at the life of lawyer and activist Margaret Bush Wilson; a Washington University professor writes a book about how to fix racial inequality in the workplace; a breathalyzer test for COVID, RSV and the flu developed in St. Louis thanks to a 3.6 million dollar grant; a solo show celebrating the 65-year career of an STL artist; a group hopes to inspire young black girls to pursue STEM.

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Spotlight: Getting Creative with AI, Alzheimer’s Agitation Drug Discovery & Maple Sugaring

In this week’s episode, students get creative producing digital art with AI, a St. Louis musician whose legacy is kept alive through his diary, a Saint Louis University researcher finds help for agitation associated with Alzheimer’s with a new FDA approved treatment, why the New York Times book review called this book of short stories one of the best of 2023, inside a interactive art exhibit created for dogs and their people, and a sweet story about Missouri maple syrup and a family who makes it.

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Spotlight: Violinmaker, Spirits Expedition & Inspiring Educator

In this week’s episode, fine dining in a casual setting, how this local restaurant made it into The New York Times; one woman’s journey to complete Missouri’s craft distillery adventure and what she earned at the end; the rich history of St. Louis rowing; the Saint Louis Science Center’s hands-on exhibit about engineering and architecture; how one local STEM educator inspires her students; and meet a man who hand crafts beautiful violins.

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Spotlight: MLK in STL, Neon Greens, and The DOPE Show

In this week’s episode, a hobby born during the pandemic that grew from a small farm to a new restaurant; in November of 1960, more than 2,000 people gathered in St. Louis to hear Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr speak; the stories of black Missourians who made tremendous achievements despite racial discrimination; an artist reruns to his hometown for a special exhibition of his work; a school with no required curriculum, no homework, no tests, & no grades; and a community development hub with the aim to change lives.

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