Essential Pittsburgh Archives show

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:

 Pitt Ukrainian Scholar Explains Varied Responses to Russian Conflict | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 592

Ethnomusicologist and anthropologist Adriana Helbig is one of many Pittsburgh residents with Ukrainian heritage. She travels to Kiev each year for...

 Mayor Bill Peduto Responds to Pittsburghers' Transportation Questions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2098

From potholes, to public transit, to bike lanes, the possibilities of transportation reforms in Pittsburgh are endless. As part of a monthly...

 Making Sense of Pittsburgh's Nonsensical Roads | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2420

Pittsburgh’s topography is pretty unique as far as cities go. It's essentially a peninsula surrounded by mountains. And with the city's numerous bridges...

 The Business of St. Patrick's Day in America & Ireland | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 449

From parades to shamrocks and the wearin’ o’ the green you see a lot of people celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Pittsburgh. But how does the U.S....

 Can a Capsule Camera Replace the Colonoscopy? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1375

Colon cancer is the second most common cancer-related death in the U.S. The FDA has approved a new colonoscopy capsule which is a camera in pill form....

 Standardized Testing, Academic Success, and How a Local School Is Getting It Right | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1219

Standardized: Lies, Money & Civil Rights Dan Hornberger has been a high school English teacher for more than twenty years. During these years, his...

 March Madness = Academic Slump For Student-Athletes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 361

Millions of tournament brackets, underdogs, perennial powerhouses, more than $1 billion and basketball make up the spectacle known as March Madness. At...

 Exiled Writer Moniru Ravanipur Shares Insight on Free Speech in Iran | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1609

As a young writer, Moniru Ravanipur, hoped that her writing would keep her alive. But more often than not it caused conflict with the Islamic government...

 What Does Pittsburgh Have In Common with Providence, RI and Copenhagen? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 925

What can small cities learn from each other? This was the question Andy Cutler answered when he created the Smaller Cities Unite program. Cutler is the...

 Meatballs a la Carte with Melissa McCart | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 421

As the polar vortex and extreme cold begin to wane, what’s new in the world of Pittsburgh dining? Food contributor and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette food...

 State Chancellor Has A Perfect Storm of Problems in PA Higher Education | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1336

Declining Enrollments, stagnant state support, and tuition issues are just some of the problems the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education ...

 Finding the Value of Agriculture in Communities of Color | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1160

Today marks the beginning of the 6th annual Kinks, Locks & Twists: Environmental and Reproductive Justice conference. New Voices Pittsburgh: Women...

 5 Reasons Why People Should Go to MLB Spring Training | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 449

This month the call of “play ball” will be heard in ballparks around the country. Fans of the game who want an early look at the boys of summer may want...

 An American Odyssey: Exploring the American Masters | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 353

An American Odyssey: the Warner Collection of American Painting is a new exhibit that has opened at the Frick Pittsburgh. Featuring the paintings of...

 Former Atlanta Falcon Tim Green Weighs in on New NFL Penalty | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 936

Former star linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons Tim Green discussed his latest baseball novel New Kid. He also weighed in on the NFL's proposal to...

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