In this episode we speak with architectural historian Michael Allen about the state of historic preservation and the built environment in St. Louis. His work can be found at his new site, Building Culture. 

nextSTL began as the St. Louis Urban Workshop in 2009. Since then, the site has continued to incorporate more voices across more platforms to tell the story, past, present, & future, of St. Louis. Now it’s time to launch the Future Great City podcast.

It’s nextSTL.com in a podcast! In this preview episode we speak with nextSTL contributor Greg Johnson and preview the podcast, sharing thoughts on St. Louis, the website, and what upcoming episodes of the podcast will offer. Get ready for the Future Great City podcast from St. Louis and nextSTL.com!

This may only be a 9-minute preview, but we cover a lot of ground. From chlamydia to literacy, we run through some of the recurring issues and topics in this city and look ahead to what the Future Great City podcast will bring to the local discourse.

nextSTL began as the St. Louis Urban Workshop in 2009. Since then, the site has continued to incorporate more voices across more platforms to tell the story, past, present, & future, of St. Louis. Now it’s time to launch the Future Great City podcast.