Host Jean Ponzi presents information, education and conversation with activists and experts on environmental issues and all things "green." Produced in the studios of KDHX Community Media in St. Louis, MO.
Remembering Jay Schober - from the Earthworms Archives
Earthworms' late, dear, zany friend Jay Schober was one hemisphere - with he dearest friend Jim Findlay - of the St. Louis Brain Sandwich, in the early glory DAZE of KDHX.
Honoring Jay, we serve up again this interview, recorded in January 2021, promoting Jay and Jim's memoir, We Never Got To Be Zombies (yet) - 55 Years of Friendship and Fiddling with Fate.
Jay was a kind, gentle, big-hearted bear-hug BIG guy. Missed and beloved by many who knew him, and MANY more who heard him and Jim carry on, on-air, while snacking on braunschweiger and cheeseballs. Rest in Love and Laughter, Jay.
9 Jul 2024
City Sewing Room: Stitching, Teaching, Sharing GREEN
Would you like to learn to: Sew from a pattern? Customize a thrift-store find? Replace a busted zipper? You can do all this and more in a lively, well-stocked compound on St. Louis' near-south side. Welcome to City Sewing Room! (https://www.citysewingroom.org)
Creative Director Rita Hunt shares the what-why-how of this non-profit community sewing center, where adults and kids can take classes and create in professional-grade studios, and you can score great deals on fabric, notions and sewing machines donated to their Makers' Mart. A new Quilting Studio features a state-of-the-art longarm quilting machine and skilled quilter volunteers ready to help you craft your vision in fabric.
Many hands give an ancient art a DIY revival at City Sewing Room and sister locations, like Sew Hope in Florissant, MO (https://www.sewhopestl.com). Well-lit parking and day, evening and weekend hours make fun at City Sewing Room accessible for walk-in and class-registered sewists at all skill and interest levels.
Earthworms host Jean Ponzi discovered this maker-culture gem through the Missouri Recycling Association. We bet you'll take a notion to check it out yourself - and pin it to your activity faves.
Thanks to St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste District for grants augmenting members' support for City Sewing Room.
THANKS to Jon Valley, Earthworms valued Production Pal.
Related Earthworms Conversations: St. Louis Story Stitchers: Artists' Collective Stands Strong (May 2023)
Experienced Goods: Beneficially Circulating GREAT STUFF (November 2022)
Reclaiming Gaia: Artist Jenny Kettler Tangles With ... Plastic (October 2020)
11 Jun 2024
Advocating for Night Sky Darkness
ALAN - Artificial Light At Night - is surging. Light pollution disrupts health for humans and wildlife, wastes energy and money, and blocks out awe-some Universe views. How to flip the switch on this issue? Dark knights arose in 1988 to challenge and turn this offense to Quality of Earth Life.
Today the International Dark Sky Association (https://darksky.org) mobilizes over 193,000 members and supporters through 70+ chapters in 24 countries, who educate and advocate for protecting and restoring nighttime darkness. Dark Sky Missouri (https://www.DarkSkyMissouri.org) is the IDA chapter formed in 2018. Earthworms welcomes chapter founder and former chair Don Ficken, a retired business person, amateur astronomer and ardent nocturnal darkness champion.
Dark Sky MO operates state-wide to measure and report night sky light levels, build awareness, and grow support for light pollution controls, with the public and policy-makers. Lights Out Heartland, one key initiative specific to our region, works to protect migrating birds in ecologically critical months of May and September.
Why should we care about night-light issues? How can we have outdoor lighting that's responsible, healthy, functional and beautiful? You tell it, Don Ficken!
THANKS to Sasha Hay, Earthworms audio engineer and to KDHX Production Pro, Jon Valley.
Related Earthworms Conversations: Illinois Clean Energy Policy - Andy Heaslet on making of a legislative model (January 2022)
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