Description

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.

Hosted by JB Anderson (Gaslight Studios) and Anthony Bartlett (Acclimate), it’s where civic hospitality meets the creative economy, and where candor, humor, and curiosity take center stage.

What It Is

• A civic storytelling show that treats St. Louis like a mixtape: not the headlines, but the margins.

• Part cultural anthropology, part neighborhood diary, part kitchen-table debate.

• A lens on how cities really work — through food, music, migration, culture, and contradictions.

What It’s Not

• Not boosterism.

• Not a Chamber of Commerce pitch.

• Not just another “what’s happening in town” calendar.

Why It Matters

• For locals: It validates what they’ve always known — that the real city lives between the headlines.

• For newcomers: It decodes the quirks, contradictions, and hidden gems of St. Louis.

• For civic leaders: It reveals the stories that actually shape retention, belonging, and reputation.