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Backstory STL is a First Alert 4 podcast dedicated to highlighting local people whose life stories inspired them to make a difference in their community.
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S1E14 Backstory STL #14: Jason Korner
Jason Korner is a criminal defense attorney with his own firm in St. Louis County.
S1E13 Backstory STL #13: Jerry Naunheim
Jerry Naunheim was a photographer at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for 25 years and covered several historical events locally and abroad.
S1E12 Backstory STL #12: John Perkins
This week's guest on Backstory STL is John Perkins. He used crack for decades and struggled to make it by. But through his lows, he found a light. Now, he wants to give back to St. Louis-area youth…
S1E11 Backstory STL #11: Ralph Zuke
Ralph Zuke is on a 2,200-mile bike ride from St. Louis to Calgary, Canada, to raise awareness for the eradication of polio.
S1E10 Backstory STL #10: Julie Smith
Julie Smith is a communications professor at Webster University and author of “Master the Media: How Teaching Media Literacy Can Save Our Plugged-In World.”
S1E9 Backstory STL #9: Dave Walters
Dave Walters started disseminating news he heard on the Police and Fire scanners, eventually gaining 47,000 followers on Facebook. But after years of posting strictly news, he got personal in sharing…
S1E8 Backstory STL #8: Bobby Bostic
Bobby Bostic was incarcerated in Missouri for 27 years. After being convicted of an armed robbery he committed at 16, a judge sentenced him to 241 years in prison - effectively a life sentence. But a…
S1E7 Backstory STL #7: Ed Wheatley
Ed Wheatley is an author whose love for baseball has helped keep a major part of St. Louis history alive. You know about our beloved Cardinals, but what about the St. Louis Browns? Major League…
S1E6 Backstory STL #6: Lindy Drew
This week's guest on Backstory STL is Lindy Drew, co-founder and lead storyteller for Humans of St. Louis.
S1E5 Backstory STL #5: Erica Williams
Erica Williams is a nonprofit leader making her community healthier through food. She changed her career as a paralegal to start an organization called "A Red Circle."
S1E4 Backstory STL #4: Chad Baker
My guest this week is a volunteer wish granter for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He's been granting wishes for about 10 years but his connection to the nonprofit started long before then.
S1E3 Backstory STL #3: Jeff Hastings
This week’s guest on Backstory STL is Jeff Hastings, a 20-year Air Force veteran who runs the nonprofit “The Flagman’s Mission Continues.”
S1E2 Backstory STL #2: Patrick Benson
Patrick Benson is a case manager at the Criminal Justice Ministry in St. Louis. He advocates for those involved in the criminal justice system as well as people struggling with substance use.
S1E1 Backstory STL #1: Pastor Pamela Paul
The inaugural episode of Backstory STL features Pastor Pamela Paul. She started her church, Faith, Hope, and Love, after losing family members to drug overdoses. Her boots-on-the-ground outreach work…
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Backstory STL has published 14 episodes since February 2025, covering topics in News.
Backstory STL is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 48m.
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