Under The Arch
ArchCity Defenders and Action St. Louis present the premiere collaborative podcast, "Under The Arch." Your hosts Blake Strode, Executive Director of ArchCity Defenders, and Kayla Reed, Director of Action St. Louis, explore the issues facing our community and the people working to transform them.
Podcasting since 2019 • 56 episodes
Under The Arch
Latest Episodes
Under the Arch | S5 Ep. 8: "Mike Brown Forever: Ferguson 10-Year Anniversary Special"
St. Louis’s political landscape has transformed dramatically over the past decade. The city is home to a vibrant, radical organizing network that is hard to find anywhere else in the country. Jails have closed, reparations commissions have been...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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Under the Arch | S5 Ep 7: "Diversity and Activism on College Campuses"
In this episode of "Under the Arch," we speak with law professor and activist Justin Hansford about the challenges college students face in today's political climate. Hansford unpacks the evolving role of universities in fostering activism and ...
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Episode 7
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Under the Arch | S5 Ep 6: "Artists of the Movement"
How does our creativity ignite the soul of social movements and turn our visions into reality? This week, come along for a dive into the intersection of social change and creative expression with two St. Louis natives using art to fight for acc...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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Under the Arch | S5 Ep. 5: "What's Next for the Workhouse" ft. Inez Bordeaux
After emptying the notoriously hellish Workhouse jail in June of 2022, the City of St. Louis promised the community would decide what happens to the site and the land around it. It established a committee of people impacted by the jail to surve...
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Under the Arch | S5 Ep. 4: "The Power of Workers" ft. Jeremy Al-Haj
Picket lines are in the headlines. Recently, there’s been a surge of energy and attention on the labor movement, particularly union strikes. But at the same time, worker unionization is at an all-time low. This week, we ask: what’s the current ...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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