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:

 Rebecca Harris Travels to Washington With a Focus on Small Business | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 599

The bad weather currently blanketing the northeast did not keep our intrepid business contributor, Rebecca Harris from making it to the nation's capital...

 For Victims of Violence, Memorials Built to Last | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 363

How We Grieve: This the first in an occasional series exploring the ways people express their feelings in the aftermath of a death. Some memorials to...

 In 2013, Words Matter in Sports, But Profanity is Unavoidable | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 905

In a recent op-ed for the Associated Press, sports journalist John Affleck, examines modern sports culture and language. As evident from the title of...

 Black and White Festival Focuses on Holiday Diversity | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 698

A decade ago, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre embarked on a yearly event called the Theater Festival in Black and White, which pairs black directors with...

 Making Child Abuse Easier to Define in Pennsylvania | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 990

The Pennsylvania Senate could be voting on legislation this week to overhaul the state's child abuse laws. Three Senate committees have advanced six...

 Pittsburghers Pay Tribute to Nelson Mandela | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1931

As the world pays tribute to former South Afican President Nelson Mandela, two Pittsburghers share their personal remembrances with us. Brenda Berrian...

 Ending Street Harassment in Pittsburgh | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1022

Street harassment is a public form of sexual harassment that many people have witnessed, experienced, or engaged in. For the most part, women are told...

 Rules of the Road & Off-Road for ATVs & Dirt Bikes in Pittsburgh | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1740

Off-road riding on ATVs, and dirt bikes can be a great form of recreation for people of all ages. But with recent reports of these vehicles being driven...

 Museums in Washington D.C. Have More to See This Fall | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 703

With summer heat a distant memory, plenty of free museums and not a lot of travel time required – it’s a great time to visit our nation’s capital....

 Everlasting Holiday Television Classics with Joe Wos | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 796

A Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and How the Grinch Stole Christmas are holiday television staples. They are aired every single...

 Vanished: The Missing Men of WWII | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 527

In his new book, Vanished: the Sixty-Year Search for the Missing Men of World War II, author Wil S. Hylton recounts the story of a group of missing WWII...

 New WWII Memorial Reflects Pittsburgh in Glass & Steel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1513

This Friday, Southwestern Pennsylvania World War II memorial will be unveiled on the North Shore. Larry Kirkland, the artist behind the project says it...

 Ambassador Peter Tomsen on a Regional Way Forward for Afghanistan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1268

As the year draws to a close, many Americans are looking forward to 2014, the year we're scheduled to withdraw combat forces from Afghanistan, ending...

 Millennials Driving the Business of Tattoos | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 633

Tattoos were once the domain of sailors and bad guys in movies and television. Over the past two decades the art of inking has increased. Tattoo parlors...

 The Jewish 20th Century Through the Experiences of One Family | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 786

David Laskin is a Seattle based writer and author of the award-winning book, The Children’s Blizzard. In his latest work, The Family: Three Journeys...

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