Listen, St. Louis with Carol Daniel

Linda Grandberry-Shelton has been a homeowner and resident in the Ville neighborhood for 40 years. This historically black neighborhood in St. Louis City was one of the communities that was hit by the EF-3 tornado on May 16th, and Linda's family home was completely destroyed.

In this episode, Carol goes into the community to speak with Linda about what happened that day, how it has affected her family, and how they are moving forward.

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Dr. Mati Haltshwayo Davis resigned from her position as the City of St. Louis's Director of Health just days after the 2025 mayoral election. She was appointed by Tishaura Jones during the pandemic in 2021 after making her mark nationally as an infectious disease physician. On this episode, she sits down with Carol Daniel to talk about her time working for the city of St. Louis, why she resigned, and more.

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In this special three-part series, Carol sits down with three outgoing St. Louis City officials: former Mayor Tishaura Jones (accompanied by her father Virvus Jones, a former St. Louis City Comptroller and alderman), former Director of Health Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, and former St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) President & CEO Neil Richardson. In these candid conversations, Jones, Richardson, and Davis talk about their time in office, the challenges they faced, and what's next for them and their careers.

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Tishaura Jones was the first Black woman to serve as mayor of St. Louis City. She lost reelection last spring to Cara Spencer. She and her father, Virvus Jones, a former comptroller and alderman, joined Carol Daniel to reflect on her time in office.

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In this special three-part series, Carol sits down with three outgoing St. Louis City officials: former Mayor Tishaura Jones (accompanied by her father Virvus Jones, a former St. Louis City Comptroller and alderman), former Director of Health Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, and former St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) President & CEO Neil Richardson. In these candid conversations, Jones, Richardson, and Davis talk about their time in office, the challenges they faced, and what's next for them and their careers.

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What were your thoughts on this exit interview? Let us know at ninepbs.org/listenstlouis.

#stlouis #government

Neil Richardson is now the former President and CEO of the St. Louis Development Corporation, having mutually agreed to part ways with the organization and Cara Spencer.

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In this special three-part series, Carol sits down with three outgoing St. Louis City officials: former Mayor Tishaura Jones (accompanied by her father Virvus Jones, a former St. Louis City Comptroller and alderman), former Director of Health Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, and former St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) President & CEO Neil Richardson. In these candid conversations, Jones, Richardson, and Davis talk about their time in office, the challenges they faced, and what's next for them and their careers.

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What were your thoughts on this exit interview? Let us know at ninepbs.org/listenstlouis.

#stlouis #development

This special episode of "Listen, St. Louis with Carol Daniel" was filmed in front of a live audience at the Missouri History Museum. In this hour-long reflection on the resilience and strength of African Americans, Carol Daniel sat down with three guests:

Cicely Hunter, public historian at @MissouriHistory, on how St. Louis's Black community showed resilience in the face of great adversity even after the troops informed the last enslaved persons in the U.S. of their freedom.

Linda Simms, President of the St. Louis African American History and Genealogy Society, on how more African Americans are doing the research to determine their ancestry beyond slavery.

Tandra Taylor, PhD, expert on African American culinary history from @siueweb, on food as a cultural impact for those who came out of slavery.

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St. Louis Author, Educator and Historian Jett Thomas, stopped by Listen St. Louis with Carol Daniel to talk about access to voting and voting history after the release of his book " Guardians of the Vote: History, Heroes, and the Legacy of Voting Rights - 1960s v. Today."

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Bold Spoon Creamery is an ice cream brand started by St. Louisan Rachel Burns. On this episode, Rachel tells Carol how and why she left her corporate career to make ice cream that is now sold across the region.

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According to the Local News Initiative at Northwestern University, the loss of local news has a grave effect on democracy. It can lead to a lack of civic engagement and accountability, political polarization, and misinformation.

Carol discusses the importance of local media with The Marshall Project's managing editor, Marlon Walker, after the announcement of the new St. Louis Bureau.

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Ronnie Amiyn joins us again to continue his conversation about how he went from causing harm in his community to healing his community by helping other men do the work.

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In this episode, Carol discusses serious mental illnesses with a husband, father, and substitute teacher in East St. Louis, Curtis Pearson. He was been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia in his young adult years. He talks with us about how he navigates life with this mental illness and how to overcome everyday mental obstacles that most people around him may not understand.

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This discussion was inspired by Nine PBS's Mental Well-Being initiative. For more information, visit www.ninepbs.org/mentalwellbeing

Support is provided by Bank of America, The Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation, and The Cigna Group Foundation. Additional community engagement support from BJC HealthCare. In partnership with Behavioral Health Response. #mentalhealth #mentalillness