Essential Pittsburgh Archives
Summary: Essential Pittsburgh was a daily news and talk show hosted by Paul Guggenheimer and produced by 90.5 WESA until July 2016. It featured community leaders and newsmakers in the arts, sciences, technology, business, health care, government and education.
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Podcasts:
If you’ve ever been told to “take a hike,” that might not be a bad idea. This week travel contributor Elaine Labalme, who tweets about food and travel...
George Takei, who originated the character of Hikaru Sulu on “Star Trek,” joins us in studio. This weekend, Takei will host the PNC Pops "Sci-Fi...
Why is the sound and image of water so soothing to us? Why does being near water improve our wellbeing? And how can this understanding help us make...
It’s been about 2 months since Mayor Bill Peduto has sat down in studio A for his monthly live interview. We catch up with him and his take on the...
Fifty years ago this week, three men who were working for Freedom Summer, a project to register black voters in the South, disappeared. The bodies of...
Community County of Allegheny County Professor Ralph Proctor has just released his latest book Voices from the Firing Line: A Personal Account of the...
Race: Are We So Different? is one of the current exhibits at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. The touring exhibition examines the history of how...
Southwest Pennsylvania is home to 220,000 Veterans, with 97,000 alone living in Allegheny County. After returning from active duty, all Veterans,...
Last Friday night, former Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Chuck Noll died in his home of natural causes at the age of 82. Noll coached the Steelers for...
Pittsburgh's Black Jazz Musicians Union Every Saturday, a group of local musicians gathers in the auditorium of the Homewood Library to carry on...
Sex columnist, author, and lecturer Dan Savage is in Pittsburgh this weekend for HUMP tour, a film festival which has garnered a bit of controversy...
What does President Obama's refusal to meet with President Putin during his recent European trip say about U.S.-Russian relations? Angela Stent is a...
The Smithereens perform tonight as part of the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. In the 80s and 90s, the group was churning out hit songs like ...
Grab the sunscreen, your favorite book and anything else you might need for fun in the sun. This week travel contributor Elaine Labalme suggests...
Coming out can be a difficult process for anyone who realizes that they're lesbian, gay, or transgender. But what are the challenges for LGBT people who...
