{"name":"B-Side STL Podcast","short_name":"B-Side STL Podcast","theme_color":"#ffffff","start_url":"/","display":"standalone","background_color":"#fff","description":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>B-Sides STL is the podcast that digs into the overlooked, unpolished, and unexpected sides of city life — the B-tracks that tell you more than the glossy singles ever could.</span></p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Hosted by </span><span>JB Anderson</span><span> (<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/gaslightstl/\">Gaslight Studios</a>) and </span><span>Anthony Bartlett</span><span> (<a href=\"https://www.acclimate.city/\">Acclimate</a>), it’s where civic hospitality meets the creative economy, and where candor, humor, and curiosity take center stage.</span></p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>What It Is</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>A civic storytelling show that treats St. Louis like a mixtape: not the headlines, but the margins.</span></p>\n</li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Part cultural anthropology, part neighborhood diary, part kitchen-table debate.</span></p>\n</li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>A lens on how cities really work — through food, music, migration, culture, and contradictions.</span></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><span>What It’s Not</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Not boosterism.</span></p>\n</li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Not a Chamber of Commerce pitch.</span></p>\n</li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Not just another “what’s happening in town” calendar.</span></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><span>Why It Matters</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>For locals</span><span>: It validates what they’ve always known — that the real city lives between the headlines.</span></p>\n</li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>For newcomers</span><span>: It decodes the quirks, contradictions, and hidden gems of St. Louis.</span></p>\n</li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>For civic leaders</span><span>: It reveals the stories that actually shape retention, belonging, and reputation.</span></p>\n</li>\n</ul>","icons":[{"src":"https://deow9bq0xqvbj.cloudfront.net/image-logo/21379136/B-Side-FINAL-LOGO_300x300.png","sizes":"300x300","type":"image/png"}]}