Inside the Post-Dispatch
Inside the Post-Dispatch
Go behind the scenes at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and hear from reporters and editors on politics, entertainment, features and news stories that impact the St. Louis area.Follow the podcast:
Covering St. Charles County: Ethan Colbert
St. Charles County beat reporter Ethan Colbert joins Beth O'Malley and public safety editor Alex Valentine (who is also his boss) to discuss his coverage of a growing region of the St. Louis area. Colbert's coverage includes articles about concerns some residents raised over the attire of a St. Cha…
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Legal pot, taxes and guns: Kelsey Landis on reporting on St. Louis County government
St. Louis County government reporter Kelsey Landis joins co-hosts Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller to discuss how she reports on the County Council, but avoids boring meeting coverage. Landis discusses several recent topics, including gun control, property tax freezes and smoking in parks.
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Jesse Bogan on how his journalism focuses on 'people who are invisible'
Enterprise reporter Jesse Bogan joins Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller to discuss his work on a variety of stories, including coverage of sales taxes on guns, rural Missouri, All Things New, statewide issues, possible radioactive contamination in Florissant, prisoners and SORTS (a program in Missouri f…
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'This beat is always fresh and new,' real estate and development reporting, as well as Sk8 Liborius
Business reporter Steph Kukuljan, who covers real estate and development in the St. Louis area, joins co-hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley to discuss Brick City, her weekly email newsletter, as well as recent articles. One of those topics was the fire at a historic church turned into a skate park,…
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Kevin C. Johnson on the response to his column about Morgan Wallen
Music critic Kevin C. Johnson discusses the response his recent column, about why he didn't review Morgan Wallen's St. Louis concerts, with co-hosts Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller. Johnson talks about how readers, as well as Wallen's manager, reacted to the column, and how Johnson was protecting his …
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'We do the kind of journalism that comes from caring about the community'
Co-hosts Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller return from a longer-than-expected break to interview public safety editor Alex Valentine about how the team of reporters covers public safety and crime in the St. Louis region.
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Back in the new year
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Reporter Katie Kull on covering the St. Louis school shooting: Inside the Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Katie Kull joins podcast hosts Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller to discuss the coverage of the Oct. 24 school shooting. The shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts and Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience high schools killed two people, student Alexzandri…
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Ian Froeb discusses the return of restaurant ratings and previews offerings at Centene Stadium
Restaurant critic Ian Froeb joins podcast hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley to talk about the return of ratings with his reviews. He also discusses a recent bad review, writing reviews and about some restaurants coming to Centene Stadium when St. Louis City SC begins its first season in the MLS.
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Erin Heffernan discusses St. Louis serial killer case, telling victims' stories
Reporter Erin Heffernan joins hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley to discuss her recent reporting on the 1990 serial murders of four St. Louis women. In the episode, Heffernan details how O’Fallon police department Detective Sergeant Jodi Weber broke the 30-year-old serial killer case wide open. Hef…
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