What’s New This Month

New Videos for Spring 2020

A New Leaf–Reimagining Henry Shaw’s Museum

Documentary filmmaker Paul Schankman spent 18 months following the museum’s remarkable rebirth.  “A New Leaf: Reimagining Henry Shaw’s Museum” tells two stories–one, about the painstaking effort to bring Shaw’s museum back to its original glory; and the other about how the building reveals the history of the garden itself, as it grew to become one of the finest in the world.

America’s Health Care Crisis and How to Fix It

Marty Makary, M.D., discusses his book, “The Price We Pay, What Broke American Health Care and How to Fix It.”  Dr. Makary’s breakthrough book documents price gouging by hospitals and sweetheart deals with insurance companies that result in poor treatment and sometimes patient bankruptcy.  His research includes new ideas on how to fix the system, and ways patients can look out for themselves to lower the price they pay.

The Arts and Student Learning–Arts Integration

In this episode of “Talking Teaching,” Tom Tobias, recently retired Arts Education Director for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, shares information about Arts Integration, its distinctiveness from STEAM and Arts Enhancement, examples of it in practice, and why and how it helps student learning.

The Best of Us – 100 Seasons Of Muny Magic

In 2018 the Municipal Theatre of St. Louis, affectionately known as The Muny, celebrated its 100th season of presenting top-notch musical theatre outdoors in St. Louis’ Forest Park.  “The Best of Us: 100 Seasons of Muny Magic” is a tribute to this world-renowned institution.  Featuring dozens of interviews with actors, performers, craftspeople and audience members, and rare glimpses backstage, the film demonstrates that The Muny is a place like no other.

Best Selling Author David Grann Talks About “Killers of the Flower Moon”

In this edition of First Person One on One, best selling author David Grann talks about how he found the story of the forgotten Osage murders that became the basis for his book, “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

Fear Sharks? SLU Researcher Dives In to Discover Why Sharks Don’t Like Freshwater

If fear of sharks is keeping you out of the ocean, a freshwater spot is considered safe. A Saint Louis University shark expert explains the science behind why the vast majority of the world’s hundreds of species of sharks stay out of streams and lakes where we swim.

Karl Luthin–The Wrangler

Located in Central Illinois, Karl Luthin is a full-time veterinarian at Equine Vet Service. When Luthin isn’t taking care of a sick horse, he works as a Hollywood wrangler who handles large breeds of animals in Hollywood.

Kids Rock Cancer

Through its music therapy program, Maryville University provides Kids Rock Cancer free of charge to children and their families.  For a few magical moments, kids undergoing the pain and emotional challenge of cancer treatment have a chance to step away from the daily routine and transform from patient to rock star.  Learn how medicine heals the body and music heals the soul in this documentary narrated by Bob Costas.

New Imaging “Blinks” So You Don’t Miss Proteins Causing Alzheimers and Age-Related Diseases

Tiny amyloids form plaques in the brain and are the main culprits in the progression of Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s diseases, but they can’t be visualized early in the disease progression using conventional microscopic techniques.  However, according to Dr. Matthew Lew, that may all be changing through a new imaging technique he helped develop that will provide diagnosis and treatment at a much earlier stage.

Newberry Medal Winner Erin Entrada Kelly Talks About Her Latest Book “Lalani of the Distant Sea”

In Erin Entrada Kelly’s beautiful novel, “Lalani of the Distant Sea,” we meet mythical creatures, faithful friends and an ordinary girl who braves impossible odds to help the people she loves.  The story, which is Entrada Kelly’s first fantasy novel, was inspired by Philippine folklore and the stories her Filipina mother told her as a child.

The Power of Pig Poop:  Renewable Energy Created from Manure

Imagine if pigs or some wild grass could help you heat your house or fuel your car.  St. Louis-based Roeslein Alternative Energy produces renewable natural gas (RNG) from the anaerobic digestion of swine manure, turning pig poop into power.

The Power of Story in First Person Performance

In her one woman play “Harriet Tubman: An American Hero,” Glynis Brooks brings to life one of the most important figures in American history.  During this program hear from Glynis as Harriet Tubman and also Glynis as writer and actress.

Props to Alaina:  The Art of Airplane Propellers

Alaina Lewis went to college to be a cosmetologist, but her successful business today is quite a departure from that original plan.  She crafts beautiful airplane propellers out of maple, birch, cherry, mahogany and other (sometimes exotic) woods in her workshop outside Rolla, Missouri.

Recipes for Respect:  African American Meals and Meanings

In her book about African American foodways, author Rafia Zafar chronicles the influence of black cooks on the way we eat.  Slaves and recently freed people were highly respected for their talents in the kitchen. Some notable cooks even published cookbooks as far back as the 1800s.  The cookbooks reveal much about the lives of their authors and the relevance of their recipes to this day.

St. Louis Entrepreneur’s Scientifically Backed ‘Vision’ for a Golf Ball is Now Part of PGA Play

Learn how Ray Barrett, along with help from Dr. Carl Bassi from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, turned a realization about how his vision was affecting his golf game into a newly designed golf ball now used on the PGA Tour.

The Story of Chocolate

Meet Brian Pelletier, owner and chief chocolatier at Kakao Chocolate in St. Louis, Missouri.  Learn how chocolate gets from the field to your sweet tooth beginning with the plants that grow the beans through the harvest and refinement process all the way to the final cooking, sweetening, and forming process.

What It’s Like to Be the Production Stage Manager for the “Wicked” Touring Company

Meet David O’Brien, Production Stage Manager for “Wicked” and learn what his job entails and what it takes to bring a touring company into town and perform at the Fabulous Fox Theater in St. Louis.

When Did that Happen? Time

Learn about important events and people in the history of time.