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Pittsburgh Speakers Series
Before each speaker visits Heinz Hall as part of the Pittsburgh Speakers Series, they do a brief telephone interview with WQED FM's Jim Cunningham. get podcast
New on Pittsburgh Speaker Series Greg Mortensom April 29, 2010 | listen Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea and founder of the Central Asia Institute and Pennies for Peace, answers questions submitted from the audience at the Pittsburgh Speakers Series on April 28, 2010. Mortenson has forged relationships with the tribal leaders in Afghaistan and Pakistan to establish girls' schools and foster literacy. He has also advised the US government in how to work with the people of this region at the grass-roots level. Past Interviews David Brooks March 31, 2010 | listen
Pittsburgh Symphony on Tour
Jim Cunningham reports daily at 8:30 am and 5:30 pm from the PSO's domestic and international tours. get podcast
See a slideshow of the PSO's Spring 2007 West Coast Tour with Jim Cunningham.
New on PSO Tour Tour Postscript May 31, 2010 | listen Back home in Pittsburgh, Jim Cunningham looks back on the PSO 2010 European Tour, with comments recorded in Ljubljana with PSO musicians and board members, and Music Director Manfred Honeck. He also gives a taste of Ljubljana, Slovenia, including a meeting with the grandson of mid-century PSO Music Director Fritz Reiner.
Past Interviews Of Brahms and Bartok in Budapest May 29, 2010 | listen
@ the Symphony
Conductors, soloists and composers involved in making great Pittsburgh Symphony performances talk about their music. get podcast
New on @the Symphony PNME Concert 04 July 26, 2010 | listen Kevin Noe previews the season finale of the PNME, including one of Chris O'Riley's Radiohead transcriptions, David Lang's Sweet Air, David Skidmore's Requiem for Percussion, Frederick Rzewski's Lost and Found (whose score demands nudity), and David McGowan's Radiance. Past Interviews Manfred Honeck on Beethoven's Ninth June 4, 2010 | listen
Around Town
Insights and anecdotes from musicians, dancers, artists, actors and directors, as well as audience response. get podcast
New on Around Town PNME Concert 03 July 19, 2010 | listen Executive Artistic Director and conductor Kevin Noe talks about the July 23rd & 24th concerts built around György Ligeti's 11-movement Musica Ricercata. Interspersed will be works by David Stock, David Skidmore, Thierry de Mey, Emmanuel Sejourn, and Kevin Noe himself. Past Interviews Pappas directs "Art" at the Public June 11, 2010 | listen
Instant Replay
Hear performances recorded locally in concert or in our studios. get podcast
New on Instant Replay Pittsburgh Traffic & Weather December 15, 2009 | listen From the Heinz Chapel Choir's 2009 holiday concerts, here is director John Goldsmith's modern take on Pittsburgh winter driving, set to old Anglican church melodies. Past Interviews Carnegie Mellon Baroque Plays Bach February 26, 2007 | listen
Morning Show Extras
Miscellaneous interviews and features (some only available online) and treasures from the Classical QED 89.3 archives. get podcast
New on Morning Show Extras Arts Festival Update - Art of Technology June 9, 2010 | listen Coordinated by the Pittsburgh Technology Council, The Art of Technology contains ingenious interactive works from Pittsburgh pop painter Burton Morris, CMU's cute Keepon robot, Terry Gilliam-like assemblages of vintage parts, a Pittsburgh map made of working circuits, and a printed circuit where the chips themselves were inked to leave an image on paper. Arts Festival Update - Artists Market June 9, 2010 | listen Over 300 artists display their works at the festival. A second wave of artists provides a new experience on festival's Wednesday midpoint. We'll meet a watercolor artist who found a taste for the bizarre, a photographer who travels the world to highlight forgotten peoples and places captured in breathtaking color, and the creator of the festival's official poster. Past Extras
Tech Nation
Dr. Moira Gunn hosts Public Radio's Tech Nation, where she has conducted over 2,000 interviews with space pioneers and cyber-novelists, venture capitalists and genetics researchers, teachers and technophobes. website
Composers Datebook
This daily two-minute program is designed to inform, engage, and entertain listeners with timely information about composers of the past and present. get podcast
The News from Lake Wobegon
Each week, Keillor shares with listeners the latest news and views from the little town where "all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average." get podcast
The Writer's Almanac
Each day, The Writer's Almanac features Garrison Keillor recounting the highlights of this day in history and reads a short poem or two. The Writer's Almanac is produced by Prairie Home Productions and presented by American Public Media. get podcast
Speaking of Faith
American Public Media's Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett is public radio's weekly conversation about religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas. Speaking of Faith does not always have religion itself as a subject. Week after week, it grapples with themes of civic life -- asking how perspectives of faith might distinctively inform and illuminate our public reflection. The Speaking of Faith podcasts contain each week's program in its entirety and is updated every Thursday. get podcast
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