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Speak Up St. Louis

Speak Up St. Louis

By: Quinton Ward + Tre Alexander
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Speak Up St. Louis is a podcast that elevates the diverse voices in our community, broadcasting the shared stories, ideas, and creative contributions of our city’s cultural fabric.© 2026 Speak Up St. Louis Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Episode 81: Heather Beal (St. Louis Visionary Awards Honoree)
    Jun 24 2026

    Quinton sits with Heather Beal, honoree of the St. Louis Visionary Awards for Outstanding Working Artist. She is a certified Dunham Technique instructor, touring worldwide in service as a renowned dancer, choreographer, actress, director, curator, and educator.

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Episode 80: Daniel Puma (Feast Magazine)
    Jun 9 2026

    Quinton sits with Daniel Puma, former associate editor for Feast Magazine in St. Louis.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Episode 79: Dr. Bill Russell (Artist, Architect, Musician, Physician)
    Nov 8 2024

    Dr. Bill’s acute awareness of being “different” inspired him to explore and subvert constructs of gender, sexuality, culture, and individual identity.

    Early influences of folk and fiber art traditions were passed down from his grandmother. He worked on trash trucks, switched trains on the Santa Fe Railroad, made a living as an archaeologist at the Cahokia Mounds, and restored historic architecture throughout St. Louis.

    Dr. Bill holds advanced degrees in physical medicine, acupuncture, and the fine arts including a BFA in Ceramics and Printmaking and an MA in Weaving from Pittsburg State University and an MFA in Multimedia from Washington University.

    Additionally, he studied dance with Katherine Dunham and DeBorah Ahmed, contact improvisation with Sarah Shelton Mann, West African percussion with Mor Thiam, and toured internationally with Gash/Voigt Dance Theater as an installation artist, videographer, and physician.

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    1 hr and 22 mins
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