Living St. Louis
Season 19
Nine PBS's longstanding, magazine-style series has proudly showcased the people and places of the region since 2004.
Where to Watch Living St. Louis • Season 19
10 Episodes
- January 3, 2022E1
January 3, 2022St. Louis's first brewpub, Schlafly, opened 30 years ago, bringing about today's proliferation of local craft beer makers. Also: the year in review, a much-needed training program for truck drivers, and Sonny Fox, the TV executive who got his start at Nine PBS, is remembered. - January 24, 2022E3
January 24, 2022A working replica of Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Car visits SIU-Edwardsville. A pilot project is underway in Jefferson County to rebuild the confluence of Calico Creek and the Big River. A look at in-demand job of dental hygienist and the training received at St. Louis Community College's Dental Hygiene Program. William Inge began seriously writing while working at a St. Louis newspaper. - January 31, 2022E4
January 31, 2022The St. Louis Zoo and Missouri Department of Conservation report continued success in the efforts to save the Ozark Hellbender salamander from extinction. Gene Dobbs Bradford reflects on his musical journey. The Boys and Girls Club of St. Louis is working to teach students "soft skills." Arts and Faith St. Louis commissioned a local poet and a choreographer to create an original performance. - February 7, 2022E5
February 7, 2022The entertainer, war hero, and activist was given France's highest honor, induction into the Pantheon in Paris. St. Louis' first TV station went on the air in February 1947. Helen Stephens won a gold medal in track at the 1936 Olympics, but the success of the Fulton, Missouri native was complicated by her brief meeting with Adolf Hitler and questions about her gender. - February 21, 2022E6
February 21, 2022Topics covered include World War 2, Battle of the Bulge, Fashion, A History of the Footwear and Garment Industries in St. Louis, Dancing, Activism, and Choreography. Interviewees include Eugene Ganz, Gene Ganz, Don Green, Marvin Korte, Elmer Potzmann, Stewart Piper, Valerie Battle Kienzle, Katherine Dunham, Sally Bliss, and Retta Jane. - March 21, 2022E7
March 21, 2022Silent film's Florence Lawrence's personal appearance in St. Louis in 1910 is considered the start of movie stardom in America. In South St. Louis, there is a small museum filled with tiny things. When a maker of self-watering planters needed to increase production, she turned to a local startup that is making a name for itself in the growing field of 3D printing. - March 28, 2022E8
March 28, 2022A local trainer at Got Your Six Support Dogs explains why it takes so much time and money to train service dogs for those experiencing PTSD. In 1872, St. Louisan Virginia Minor tried unsuccessfully to register to vote, and she and her husband took her case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The renowned architect Gyo Obata died in early March at the age of 99. - April 18, 2022E9
April 18, 2022Topics include The Loop, Delmar, Cortex, Non-profits, Bosnia, Genocide, Business Development, USS St. Louis, Navy, Bi-State, Loop Trolley Company, Delmar DivINe, Behavioral Health Response, Kingshighway Development, Center for Bosnian Studies, Fontbonne University, and the Bosnia Memory Project,. - May 2, 2022E10
May 2, 2022The new Ste. Genevieve Museum Learning Center features dinosaur models built by Guy Darrough. When the pandemic forced a local singer to stop touring, she decided that making coffee for people would be good for her. Thirty years ago, St. Louis' first brewpub opened after overcoming legal obstacles. Every spring, trainers at the St. Louis Zoo get sea lions ready for daily performances.