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

Bird watchers: We want to hear about your best sightings of the year ahead of tomorrow's "St. Louis on the Air" on @stlpublicradio.bsky.social. #birds #birding #STL #Missouri #Illinois #migration #Audubon #birdwatching

Where did you go, and what did you see? 🦅🦉🐦

What insects are you seeing in your neck of the woods this summer? Send us your bug-related questions ahead of tomorrow's @stlonair.bsky.social! 🪲 #STL #Missouri #Illinois #insects #bugs #entomology #summer @entomemeology.bsky.social @stlpublicradio.bsky.social

“I'm on Social Security, so I'm concerned about that,” said Terry Treece, who attended Saturday's #NoKings protest in St. Louis. “Being a veteran, I dislike the idea of having active duty troops come on American soil, detaining American citizens.” #veterans #STL

“I'm here because some people can't be here because they don't have papers — they're scared," said Fernanda Herrejon at Saturday's #NoKings protest in St. Louis. "I'm from here, and I'm scared to walk out to the store because of the color of my skin, and that is not okay." #immigration #STL

Cyclist Sarah Hanly says roundabouts would help curb speeding on #STL roads.

"[On] a street that's fewer lanes [with] traffic circles — the cars roll along continuously at a slightly slower pace, but actually get to their destination faster." www.stlpr.org/government-p... @trailnetstl.bsky.social

More than a half-century after they were recorded, Phương Tâm’s songs can be heard on “Magical Nights: Saigon Surf Twist & Soul.”

Rediscovering her recordings has given her a greater appreciation for them. Back in the 1960s, American songs were always her favorite.

“Now I love Vietnamese music."

“I think it’s very common for immigrants to come to their new country and to start over, to do a reset,” Hannah Ha said of her mother's secret.

“The music now is starting to get recognition because we’re no longer in survival mode. We’re in a time where we want to know more about our past."

“St. Louis would be a very bleak place if it weren't for all the immigrants that helped to shape it,” says St. Louis Irish Arts Director Eileen Gannon. “I absolutely love everything that immigrants have done for St Louis, including my parents.” #STL #Irish #immigrants www.stlpr.org/show/st-loui...

A growing body of research suggests that students benefit from having a teacher of the same race or ethnicity, yet most teachers in the U.S. are white women.

#STL entrepreneur Angelica Harris founded Top Tutors for Us to help Black students succeed. Learn more: www.stlpr.org/show/st-loui...

SLU Prof. Chris Tinson says capitulation by colleges and universities to President Trump's demands may be a losing strategy. @stlpublicradio.bsky.social 📷: @brianmunoz.bsky.social

Listen to the full St. Louis on the Air conversation here or wherever you get podcasts: www.stlpr.org/show/st-loui...

Today on St. Louis on the Air, I take you to one of my favorite spots in #STL — Riley's Pub in Tower Grove East. Join me as we explore St. Louis' Irish music scene and listen to some great tunes ahead of this year's St. Louis Tionól. 🎻☘️ Listen live at noon & 7p: stlpr.org 📷: @brianmunoz.bsky.social

#ChimpCrazy star Tonia Haddix's USDA license was revoked today — banning her from selling primates and operating her roadside #Missouri zoo. #animalwelfare #PETA

"Her continued licensure would be contrary to the purpose of ensuring the humane care and treatment of animals," the court order reads.