Emily Woodbury
@emilywoodbury.bsky.social
Senior producer for “St. Louis on the Air” @stlonair.bsky.social on STLPR @stlpublicradio.bsky.social, “We Live Here” editor stlpr.org/podcast/we-live-here | #STL transplant | email: ewoodbury@stlpr.org | web: stlpr.org/people/emily-woodbury
What's the best book you've read this year — and what made it so good? 📚 #STL librarians with @stlpubliclibrary.bsky.social and @stlcountylibrary.bsky.social will join us on @stlpublicradio.bsky.social next week, and we want to include your suggestions in the show! #books #newbooks
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
What's the best book you've read this year — and what made it so good? 📚 #STL librarians with @stlpubliclibrary.bsky.social and @stlcountylibrary.bsky.social will join us on @stlpublicradio.bsky.social next week, and we want to include your suggestions in the show! #books #newbooks
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November’s new-music roundup leans heavily into R&B, with tracks that balance reflection, sensuality and experimentation.
Artists Alexia Simone, Brock Seals, Mahogani Reign and others showcase both St. Louis’ influence and the genre’s evolving sound.
Artists Alexia Simone, Brock Seals, Mahogani Reign and others showcase both St. Louis’ influence and the genre’s evolving sound.
Sensual and rebellious – this month’s new music roundup highlights St. Louis’ take on R&B
November’s new music roundup shows how St. Louis musicians take on the R&B genre.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
November’s new-music roundup leans heavily into R&B, with tracks that balance reflection, sensuality and experimentation.
Artists Alexia Simone, Brock Seals, Mahogani Reign and others showcase both St. Louis’ influence and the genre’s evolving sound.
Artists Alexia Simone, Brock Seals, Mahogani Reign and others showcase both St. Louis’ influence and the genre’s evolving sound.
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What makes a taco “authentic”? 🌮
According to Washington University professor Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado, that’s the wrong question — because the idea of a single authentic taco “doesn’t exist.” From @stlonair.bsky.social:
According to Washington University professor Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado, that’s the wrong question — because the idea of a single authentic taco “doesn’t exist.” From @stlonair.bsky.social:
Why there’s no such thing as an ‘authentic’ taco
Tacos are a modern food, influenced by historical and cultural migrations, says Washington University professor and author Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What makes a taco “authentic”? 🌮
According to Washington University professor Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado, that’s the wrong question — because the idea of a single authentic taco “doesn’t exist.” From @stlonair.bsky.social:
According to Washington University professor Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado, that’s the wrong question — because the idea of a single authentic taco “doesn’t exist.” From @stlonair.bsky.social:
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A new documentary-style play, “Just Human: Transgender Lives in the 2020s,” uses adapted the interview transcripts to explore the joy and fear transgender people and their families face.
Trans voices take center stage in St. Louis play ‘Just Human’
Adapted from dozens of real-life interviews, the play explores the and joy and fear of “transgender life in the 2020s.”
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A new documentary-style play, “Just Human: Transgender Lives in the 2020s,” uses adapted the interview transcripts to explore the joy and fear transgender people and their families face.
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St. Louis’ Right to Counsel program was designed to offer free legal help to renters facing eviction, but its first year has been hampered by limited funding and staffing.
Attorneys say St. Louis program aiming to give people facing evictions free legal aid is in crisis
Members of the Board of Aldermen heard from attorneys and advocates about problems facing the Right to Counsel program at a Wednesday night oversight hearing.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
St. Louis’ Right to Counsel program was designed to offer free legal help to renters facing eviction, but its first year has been hampered by limited funding and staffing.
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NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
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Fear is growing in downstate Illinois as ICE moves into the region. @will-bauer.bsky.social reports: www.stlpr.org/government-p...
‘People just don’t know’: Fear grows as ICE actions move to downstate Illinois
The detention of immigrants in Macoupin and Clinton counties is part of an increasing pattern of Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in central and southern Illinois, Congresswoman Nikki…
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November 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Fear is growing in downstate Illinois as ICE moves into the region. @will-bauer.bsky.social reports: www.stlpr.org/government-p...
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St. Louis County Councilwoman Rita Days is not sugarcoating the county’s financial situation.
The county is facing a roughly $80 million budget hole. “I cannot explain how dire it really is,” she told @stlonair.bsky.social.
The county is facing a roughly $80 million budget hole. “I cannot explain how dire it really is,” she told @stlonair.bsky.social.
St. Louis County has ‘dire’ budget trajectory, Council Chairwoman Days says
The Bel-Nor Democrat spoke about the county’s budget problems and an uproar over the county animal shelter on the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
St. Louis County Councilwoman Rita Days is not sugarcoating the county’s financial situation.
The county is facing a roughly $80 million budget hole. “I cannot explain how dire it really is,” she told @stlonair.bsky.social.
The county is facing a roughly $80 million budget hole. “I cannot explain how dire it really is,” she told @stlonair.bsky.social.
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An NPR piece on Trump-era protest songs, covering Jesse Welles, Jensen McRae and Mon Rovia.
There's a new generation of folk protest singers on TikTok
Amid a 24-hour news cycle and personalized algorithms, a wave of young artists are reviving bold, plainspoken protest music that cuts through the noise.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
An NPR piece on Trump-era protest songs, covering Jesse Welles, Jensen McRae and Mon Rovia.
Dances of India's 48th annual performance kicks off tonight, including the premiere of Nartana Premachandra's original dance-theater production "Nine Jewels: Music, Art, & Splendor in the Court of Akbar the Great." ✨ www.stlpr.org/show/st-loui... #STL #dance #Indiandance @stlpublicradio.bsky.social
Dances of India St. Louis brings the story of a 16th-century king to new audiences
Emperor Akbar's court invited scholars, artists and spiritual leaders from around the world. Nartana Premachandra’s new theater production portrays his court through classical Indian dance and song.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Dances of India's 48th annual performance kicks off tonight, including the premiere of Nartana Premachandra's original dance-theater production "Nine Jewels: Music, Art, & Splendor in the Court of Akbar the Great." ✨ www.stlpr.org/show/st-loui... #STL #dance #Indiandance @stlpublicradio.bsky.social
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JUST IN: St. Louis looks likely to spend $14M in Ram's interest on winter sheltering in the wake of a housing crisis kicked off by the May tornado. @kavahnmansouri.bsky.social
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St. Louis Aldermen approve $14M in winter sheltering funds amid post-tornado housing crisis
The Board of Aldermen sent the three bills to the mayor’s desk after fast-tracking the legislation that will inject nearly $14 million worth of interest from Ram’s settlement funds and funds from the…
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November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
JUST IN: St. Louis looks likely to spend $14M in Ram's interest on winter sheltering in the wake of a housing crisis kicked off by the May tornado. @kavahnmansouri.bsky.social
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Nearly 20,000 people once called Mill Creek home before it was razed in 1959.
A new exhibit, “Black Metropolis,” brings back what residents remember: a tight-knit, entrepreneurial, multiclass Black community.
A new exhibit, “Black Metropolis,” brings back what residents remember: a tight-knit, entrepreneurial, multiclass Black community.
Mill Creek exhibition presents a ‘Black Metropolis’ before its 1959 destruction
City leaders portrayed Mill Creek as a slum before it was bulldozed in 1959. For Vivian Gibson and Malaika Horne Wells, it was home.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Nearly 20,000 people once called Mill Creek home before it was razed in 1959.
A new exhibit, “Black Metropolis,” brings back what residents remember: a tight-knit, entrepreneurial, multiclass Black community.
A new exhibit, “Black Metropolis,” brings back what residents remember: a tight-knit, entrepreneurial, multiclass Black community.
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A 16th-century emperor’s lessons on division and unity take center stage in St. Louis.
Dances of India brings Emperor Akbar’s story to life in “Nine Jewels: Music, Art & Splendor in the Court of Akbar the Great” — on stage this weekend in Creve Coeur.
Dances of India brings Emperor Akbar’s story to life in “Nine Jewels: Music, Art & Splendor in the Court of Akbar the Great” — on stage this weekend in Creve Coeur.
Dances of India St. Louis brings the story of a 16th-century king to new audiences
Emperor Akbar's court invited scholars, artists and spiritual leaders from around the world. Nartana Premachandra’s new theater production portrays his court through classical Indian dance and song.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A 16th-century emperor’s lessons on division and unity take center stage in St. Louis.
Dances of India brings Emperor Akbar’s story to life in “Nine Jewels: Music, Art & Splendor in the Court of Akbar the Great” — on stage this weekend in Creve Coeur.
Dances of India brings Emperor Akbar’s story to life in “Nine Jewels: Music, Art & Splendor in the Court of Akbar the Great” — on stage this weekend in Creve Coeur.
Pet food pantries and affordable veterinary clinics aim to keep families and pets together, though St. Louis animal shelter leaders say more support is needed as residents face housing constraints and financial hardship. #STL #foster #rescue #dogadoption #catadoption @stlpublicradio.bsky.social
Housing and financial instability have put St. Louis animal shelters in crisis mode
Pet food pantries and affordable veterinary clinics aim to keep families and pets together, though animal shelter leaders say more support is needed as residents face housing constraints and financial...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Pet food pantries and affordable veterinary clinics aim to keep families and pets together, though St. Louis animal shelter leaders say more support is needed as residents face housing constraints and financial hardship. #STL #foster #rescue #dogadoption #catadoption @stlpublicradio.bsky.social
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Two years after St. Louis shelters faced a crisis of overcrowding, the situation has worsened.
On @stlonair.bsky.social, shelter leaders say stricter breeding laws and community support are urgently needed.
On @stlonair.bsky.social, shelter leaders say stricter breeding laws and community support are urgently needed.
Housing and financial instability have put St. Louis animal shelters in crisis mode
Pet food pantries and affordable veterinary clinics aim to keep families and pets together, though animal shelter leaders say more support is needed as residents face housing constraints and financial...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Two years after St. Louis shelters faced a crisis of overcrowding, the situation has worsened.
On @stlonair.bsky.social, shelter leaders say stricter breeding laws and community support are urgently needed.
On @stlonair.bsky.social, shelter leaders say stricter breeding laws and community support are urgently needed.
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Healthcare premiums are expected to skyrocket for people who are enrolling in ACA plans. Some parts of southern Illinois will see their rates more than double if Congress doesn’t extend tax subsidies.
Are you changing your coverage or going without because of big rate increases?
Are you changing your coverage or going without because of big rate increases?
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Healthcare premiums are expected to skyrocket for people who are enrolling in ACA plans. Some parts of southern Illinois will see their rates more than double if Congress doesn’t extend tax subsidies.
Are you changing your coverage or going without because of big rate increases?
Are you changing your coverage or going without because of big rate increases?
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Sixty years tall — and still the pride of St. Louis. Happy birthday to the Gateway Arch! 🎉
Here’s a history of how it was built:
Here’s a history of how it was built:
The Gateway Arch was completed 60 years ago. Here’s a history of how it happened
Ahead of the monument’s 60th anniversary, historians are taking note of the Gateway Arch's part in the fight for civil rights in the U.S.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sixty years tall — and still the pride of St. Louis. Happy birthday to the Gateway Arch! 🎉
Here’s a history of how it was built:
Here’s a history of how it was built:
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Jonathan Pulphus was a sophomore at St. Louis University when Michael Brown Jr. was killed.
In his new book, he reflects on leading protests during the Ferguson Uprising. On @stlonair.bsky.social, Pulphus talks about the need for student activism.
In his new book, he reflects on leading protests during the Ferguson Uprising. On @stlonair.bsky.social, Pulphus talks about the need for student activism.
Ferguson organizer offers a blueprint for student-led activism in his new book
Jonathan Pulphus shares the lessons he learned as a young community organizer, reflects on what makes student activism distinctly powerful and offers advice for young activists today.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Jonathan Pulphus was a sophomore at St. Louis University when Michael Brown Jr. was killed.
In his new book, he reflects on leading protests during the Ferguson Uprising. On @stlonair.bsky.social, Pulphus talks about the need for student activism.
In his new book, he reflects on leading protests during the Ferguson Uprising. On @stlonair.bsky.social, Pulphus talks about the need for student activism.
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BREAKING: The St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education voted Friday to fire Superintendent Millicent Borishade during a closed session.
Borishade told STLPR that she was not given a cause for her termination. www.stlpr.org/education/20...
Borishade told STLPR that she was not given a cause for her termination. www.stlpr.org/education/20...
St. Louis Public Schools fires Superintendent Millicent Borishade
The board voted to end its contract with Superintendent Millicent Borishade who has held the top role for just over a year.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
BREAKING: The St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education voted Friday to fire Superintendent Millicent Borishade during a closed session.
Borishade told STLPR that she was not given a cause for her termination. www.stlpr.org/education/20...
Borishade told STLPR that she was not given a cause for her termination. www.stlpr.org/education/20...
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A packed gym in south St. Louis heard from local immigrant rights advocates.
The town hall focused on defending communities that could face stepped-up immigration enforcement.
The town hall focused on defending communities that could face stepped-up immigration enforcement.
St. Louis immigrant groups want people to start preparing for a potential influx of federal agents
Community members gathered Monday at a town hall to learn ways to protect themselves against a potential influx of ICE agents and National Guard members in St. Louis.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A packed gym in south St. Louis heard from local immigrant rights advocates.
The town hall focused on defending communities that could face stepped-up immigration enforcement.
The town hall focused on defending communities that could face stepped-up immigration enforcement.
St. Louis isn’t experiencing the bright yellow, orange and red fall colors that it has in years past. Instead, green leaves are turning straight to brown. The culprit: heat and drought. #STL #fall #autumn #leaves #horticulture #trees @stlpublicradio.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social
St. Louis trees will be more brown this autumn. Here’s why
“The leaves may drop sooner, and the coloration may not be as vibrant,” says horticulturist Daria McKelvey.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
St. Louis isn’t experiencing the bright yellow, orange and red fall colors that it has in years past. Instead, green leaves are turning straight to brown. The culprit: heat and drought. #STL #fall #autumn #leaves #horticulture #trees @stlpublicradio.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social
Stop scrolling and add "Listers" to the top of your watch list. Seriously. It's so well done! And it's available to watch now, for free, on YouTube. 🐦 #STL #birds #birding #birders #birder #BigYear @stlpublicradio.bsky.social
I can't wait to see what Owen and Quentin Reiser do next.
I can't wait to see what Owen and Quentin Reiser do next.
A smoke sesh inspired Collinsville brothers' hit documentary on competitive birdwatching
Owen and Quentin Reiser spent a calendar year traveling across the U.S. to identify as many bird species as possible.
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October 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Remnants of the South Shore raid and interviews with residents who lived through it reveal some hints, including a mysterious map of the building found in the complex and make-shift door stickers that took inventory of occupants in some units. trib.al/MSrUVTL
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before that night.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Remnants of the South Shore raid and interviews with residents who lived through it reveal some hints, including a mysterious map of the building found in the complex and make-shift door stickers that took inventory of occupants in some units. trib.al/MSrUVTL
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A man has died while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after being transferred to the Ste. Genevieve Detention Center. 
This is the second death of an ICE detainee Missouri this year.
This is the second death of an ICE detainee Missouri this year.
A second man dies in ICE custody at a Missouri detention center
This is at least the 15th ICE detainee death nationwide and the second in Missouri this year, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's website.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A man has died while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after being transferred to the Ste. Genevieve Detention Center. 
This is the second death of an ICE detainee Missouri this year.
This is the second death of an ICE detainee Missouri this year.