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. Charles City-County Library employee, residential developments and politics.

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.

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 for sexually violent predators). Bogan has worked at the paper since 2010.

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, Sk8 Liborius. Kukuljan talks about the impact of the development, and the fire, and the group's plans for the future. Email Steph Kukuljan. Sign up for the Brick City newsletter.

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 peace by choosing not to review an artist previously recorded in a racist rant. Read Johnson's column here. Sign up for The Blender to hear more about the St. Louis music scene.

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.

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 Alexzandria Bell and teacher Jean Kuczka. Police shot and killed the shooter. Find more coverage of the shooting and the aftermath at stltoday.com.  Behavioral Health Response is offering free assistance for those who feel they need to speak to a mental health expert. Call 988 or 314-469-6644. 

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.

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. Heffernan also discusses how she approached interviewing the victims' families to share their stories.

Data reporter Janelle O'Dea joins hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley to discuss the St. Louis-area public pay database. The database, at https://stltoday.com/pay, provides information about government employees' earnings. The project takes O'Dea nine months to prepare, and involves hundreds of Sunshine Law requests. 

This week on the Inside the Post-Dispatch podcast, education reporter Blythe Bernhard discusses a range of education issues with podcast hosts Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller, from a new state law causing concerns for school librarians to changes at St. Louis Public Schools.

Recently, longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch food writer Dan Neman pivoted to retail reporting on our business team. Neman discusses his new beat with podcast hosts Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller, including a few recent stories and columns that resonated with readers.

Reporter Dana Rieck joins hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley to discuss a May traffic stop in O'Fallon, Mo., involving Hazelwood police chief Gregg Hall and the attacks at SSM Health DePaul Hospital.

Podcast hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley pull double duty as the guests, explaining their roles as digital editors for the newsroom. Miller and O'Malley discuss the importance of headlines as well as social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) for helping readers find the paper's work.

Local news editor David Hunn joins hosts Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller to discuss his new role overseeing business and metro news coverage. Hunn has worked at the paper since 2005, and (among other notable work) covered the St. Louis Rams as the team's owners and the NFL worked to move the team to Los Angeles. As former business editor, he has recently overseen recent work showing how long NLF and team leaders planned to move the operation. Hunn also discusses his views of news coverage, and the necessity of getting breaking news online while continuing to work on reporting.

Reporter Jacob Barker joins hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley to discuss the recent federal indictments against former aldermen Jeffrey Boyd and John Collins-Muhammad, former aldermanic President Lewis Reed and former county employee Tony Weaver. 

Alan Achkar joins podcasts hosts Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller to talk about his role as the executive editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Achkar has been with the paper as an editor before, and re-joins the paper after working in Indiana. The trio talk about his goals for coverage, and the importance of digital presence and presentation.

Metro columnist Tony Messenger joints podcast hosts Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller to discuss some recent columns on abortion, guns and homelessness, as well as his role at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He also talks about how he connects with his readers (even the ones who dislike his positions).

Hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley welcome the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's restaurant critic Ian Froeb, who recently wrote his STL100, a list of the best restaurants in St. Louis. The list returned in 2022 after a two-year pandemic hiatus, reflecting the return of the restaurant industry, which suffered from closures and health restrictions during COVID-19. Find the list at stltoday.com/stl100

Hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley are adjusting the podcast schedule; check back next week for a new episode.

Inside the Post-Dispatch hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley chat about the NBC miniseries "The Thing About Pam" with reporter Robert Patrick. The trio then interview Joel Schwartz about his reaction to the miniseries and role in the two trials of Russell Faria.

Hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley talk with reporter Nassim Benchaabane about the St. Louis County Executive race as well as the results of the local election on Tuesday, April 5.

Hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley talk with Brett Barrouquere, the assistant metro editor for public safety and breaking news. Barrouquere leads the team of reporters who cover crime and courts in St. Louis; he discusses his career and work guiding coverage with a focus on crime victims. 

Hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley talk with business reporter Steph Kukuljan about construction projects planned for Clayton, and residents' concerns about changes to their beloved downtown. The three also talk about businesses enticing employees back to working in-person. Liz and Beth also talk about an alderman's traffic stop, and his complaints about the officer.

Hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley talk about the NBC miniseries "The Thing About Pam," based on the Betsy Faria murder, the Louis Gumpenberger murder and Pam Hupp's involvement in both. Reporter Robert Patrick, who covered the Hupp case for years, joins the podcast to discuss the show, the true story and recent books.

Podcasts hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley talk with education reporter Blythe Bernhard about the 50th anniversary of the local school desegregation agreement. Miller and O'Malley also discuss Lenten fish fries, and bring food writer Dan Neman on to chat about how he assembles a map of local fish fries. Neman also tested recipes and wrote about how to make traditional fish fry dishes at home. 

LIz Miller and Beth O'Malley talk with reporter Josh Renaud about his experience finding a security problem with a Missouri state website, reporting the issue and having Gov. Mike Parson accuse him of "hacking" the website. Renaud was the focus of an investigation, but the Cole County prosecutor declined to charge him. Plus, Liz and Beth talk to Josh about his STEM and robotics work with area youth as well as his Star Trek fandom. Liz and Beth also chat about the Loop trolley and the upcoming miniseries about Pam Hupp.

New year, new-ish podcast. Welcome to Inside the Post-Dispatch podcast, where editors and reporters share deep dives into local news every Wednesday. In today's episode, reporter Bryce Gray chats with hosts Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller about his biggest story of the month so far: St. Louis will soon have two area codes.

 Gov. Mike Parson had a lot to say about Medicaid expansion, the state budget and job creation Wednesday as part of his annual State of the State speech. But the ongoing pandemic made the annual event anything but normal. With multiple lawmakers testing positive or isolating after coming in contact with a person who has the deadly virus, House leaders forced Parson to move the speech out of the traditional venue of the House and into the Senate, where members could practice social distancing more easily. Parson vowed the last-minute change, which caused a stir under the Capitol dome, would not detract from his message:  “Missouri has seen some difficult days in the past 200 years, from the Civil War and the Great Depression … women’s suffrage and civil rights … to the COVID-19 crisis and countless other hardships. But through it all, Missouri has prevailed,” Parson said.

Post-Dispatch reporter Joel Currier talks with the police chief about gun violence in the city as part of a Post-Dispatch series on the topic.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch digital editor Amanda St. Amand and reporter Robert Patrick talk with Aisha Sultan about what it is like to participate in a trial of Janssen’s coronavirus vaccine.

In the final days of the 2020 race for governor, Mike Parson is pushing freedom while Nicole Galloway says incumbent governor “has failed.” Post-Dispatch reporter Kurt Erickson and Jack Suntrup look at the two candidates and what they’re telling voters.

Features reporter Valerie Schremp Hahn and online editor Beth O’Malley discuss their love for local history and cemeteries, discussing the graves of famous St. Louisans and how epitaphs can tell a story about someone.  

Join reporters Nassim Benchaabane, Jack Suntrup and Kurt Erickson​ as Inside the Post-Dispatch looks the race for Missouri governor, the battle for the 2nd Congressional District and Amendment 3.  ​

In this interview, Democratic Secretary of State candidate Yinka Faleti responds to questions by editorial page editor Tod Robberson and editorial writer Kevin McDermott  about incumbent Jay Ashcroft’s  controversial four-year tenure and explains why voters should choose him on Election Day.  

Incumbent Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft responds to questions by editorial page editor Tod Robberson and editorial writer Kevin McDermott about some of his more controversial decisions that might cause voters to question whether he deserves another term.

Because of the pandemic, the way you vote may be different on Nov. 3. Reporter Mark Schlinkmann looks at absentee and mail-in voting procedures; Schlinkmann and Jeremy Kohler also look at some of the candidates and propositions on the St. Louis and St. Louis County ballots.

Aisha Sultan talks about what her family experienced after her husband contracted a severe case of Covid and she was infected with a milder case.  

Political Fix Edition  - Post-Dispatch reporters Jack Suntrup and Kurt Erickson discuss the recent extra legislative session on violent crime, what it means for St. Louis, and how Gov. Mike Parson fared.

Jefferson City reporter Jack Suntrup, St. Louis City Hall reporter Mark Schlinkmann and editorial writer Kevin McDermott sit down to discuss the March 10 Democratic presidential primary in Missouri, as well as the state of play of politics in Missouri this election cycle.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board members Tod Robberson and Kevin McDermott interviewed Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar by phone on Wednesday morning, Feb. 26, only hours after Democratic presidential contenders squared off for their latest televised debate. This Inside the Post-Dispatch episode is a slightly edited version of that interview.

Post-Dispatch reporter Bryce Gray and classical music critic Sarah Bryan Miller talk with new St. Louis Symphony Orchestra music director Stéphane Denève about the differences between the job in Europe and the United States, about Denève's first season with the SLSO, about outreach efforts, and why Powell Hall needs a pipe organ.

This week's host, Bryce Gray, discusses the murder investigation saga surrounding Pamela Hupp with reporter Robert Patrick, and Beth O’Malley, who helped with coverage and has been intrigued by the case, as many have. After pleading guilty last week, Hupp, a St. Charles County woman, will spend life in prison for the 2016 murder of a mentally disabled man. But her story also includes ties or unanswered questions related to a 2011 murder of one of her friends, and the 2013 death of Hupp’s mother.

This week's host, Bryce Gray, speaks with reporters Kim Bell and Christine Byers about charges emerging in the abduction and murder of 9-year-old Angie Housman, who disappeared from the suburb of St. Ann in November 1993.

Talking with this week's host, David Hunn, reporters Jeremy Kohler and Jacob Barker discuss the indictment of former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger and the fallout after.

Post-Dispatch metro columnist Tony Messenger talks about his Pulitzer-prize winning series on rural Missouri courts that use fees to perpetuate the cycle of poverty.

This week's host, David Hunn, speaks with Treasurer Tishaura Jones - City of St. Louis

This week's host, Bryce Gray, speaks with crime reporter Christine Byers to break down her recent story about "Who investigates after police shootings in St. Louis?" — a seemingly simple question with answers that, apparently, are anything but. As she found, it's "almost anyone's guess" about who handles that aspect of police oversight in St. Louis, despite reforms geared toward transparency and consistency that were adopted more than four years ago.

The fifth annual edition of the STL 100 is here! It's a list of the best restaurants in St. Louis, and there's a new No. 1 this year. Post-Dispatch restaurant critic Ian Froeb talks about compiling the list, and designer Josh Renaud and photographer Hillary Levin give insight on making that list accessible to our readers through search options and photos. To see the full list, go to graphics.stltoday.com/apps/stl100-2019/