Blinders Off

A podcast exploring the past, present and weirdness of St. Louis. Listen at or subscribe via the Hyperurl.

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@STLCityTalk

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@GerryConnolly64 Happily.

Part 1:
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Part 2:
https://t.co/RvYxA5jD7M

Our whole show by episode:
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[Jacob Kirn @Jacob__Kirn]

New effort aims to revive Lambert privatization through a public vote https://t.co/CsMhLG8XQ5 via @stlouisbiz

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@GerryConnolly64 Pink Llyod

[Missouri History Museum @mohistorymuseum]

An audible roar from the fire could be heard on city streets. #OnThisDay in 1849 St. Louis went up in smoke. Director of Library and Collections, Christopher Alan Gordon, joined the hosts of @blindersoffSTL to discuss the "appalling calamity."

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@GerryConnolly64 @ProvelAndChaos What do you think is or has been missed or overlooked by local media?

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@STLCityTalk It's also quite unlikely all bodies were transferred from the area before it became a park.

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Learn how the Vandeventer neighborhood earned it's name AND discover the amazing James Milton Turner if you don't know him already. #stl #stlouis #saintlouis #79neighborhoods https://t.co/YGcjkdCA6N

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@GerryConnolly64 @flystl Proudly proclaiming the benefits of privatization to a near empty room.

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@McPherSTL @SaintLouCo @lonesometoast Can't imagine how he'd handle a pandemic...

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Let us know how you're handling or dealing with COVID-19. Or just vent. Please stay home. Fight to stay alive.

[STL Not For Sale @STLNFS]

Contact @LydaKrewson (314-622-3201, [email protected]) & BOA @PresReed (314-622-4114, [email protected]) to demand @STLCityGov provide shelter & hygiene facilities for the unhoused. The public's health depends on all of us taking care of each other to fight #COVID19.

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When you're researching the Board of Freeholders process and get... camel toe ads? 😕

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A firestorm annihilated St. Louis in 1849. Our city was never the same. Learn what happened in our latest episode. #stl #stlouis #greatfireof1849 https://t.co/ytijHZHsGu

[Ted Drewes @RealTedDrewes]

We are less than 24 hours away from the start of our 91st season. Like this tweet if you’re excited and let us know what flavors you’re most excited for. See you tomorrow morning at 11am! #thewaitisfinallyover #happy

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New neighborhood episode is out! This time it's Midtown. But how well do you know Midtown? We explore Midtown's old boundaries and test our knowledge with a quiz. #midtown #stl #79neighborhoods #rangtangle https://t.co/qHc25bUOcl

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@73_Carondelet Can we donate some hair for a ponytail wig?

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Work on every episode usually results in weird phrases or words that may or may not make it into an episode. The latest are: "Fatal bacon" and "Rangtangle" #fatalbacon #rangtangle

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@GerryConnolly88 @stlbizkukuljan @stlbizlkonczal And if you're following Mapping Decline data, really the central corridor has been recycled over and over decade after decade.