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We Live Here

St. Louis Public Radio

A St. Louis-based podcast that keeps it real about race and class .. .for people somewhere on the woke spectrum.

Copyright 2017 St. Louis Public Radio (004038)

A St. Louis-based podcast that keeps it real about race and class .. .for people somewhere on the woke spectrum.

Copyright 2017 St. Louis Public Radio (004038)

Trailer: Environmental Racism

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January 29, 20213min 21sec

In the last two seasons of the show, we have covered the COVID-19 pandemic and the current uprising for Black lives, both of which continue to shape society today. The pandemic and the uprising also raised two major questions, which we’ll be addressing in our new season on environmental racism: How do we achieve a healthy life? And what kind of world do we want to leave for the next generation? These are profound questions for a region that boasts some of the most prestigious hospitals in the nation and is home to residents with some of the worst health outcomes. So in this season, we’ll trace the connection between systemic racism, housing conditions, and health outcomes. But we’ll also highlight the organizers, tenants rights advocates, and urban farmers who are working to improve conditions in their communities. The first episode of the environmental racism season drops on Friday, February 12th, anywhere you get podcasts.