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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 David McCullough April 21, 2009 | listen The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian traces his own history and schooling in Pittsburgh. McCullough previews his next book, titled "Americans in Paris," and mentions favorite past subjects, such as the Brooklyn Bridge. Past Interviews Jane Goodall March 19, 2009 | 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 Kaohsiung Fireworks and Farewell May 21, 2009 | listen Jim Cunningham reports on the final Asian tour concert, which opened the 2009 World Games Stadium with the 1812 Overture and Beethoven's Ode to Joy. We hear from Martin Schebesta, director of the Vienna State Opera Chorus, bass-baritone Greg Baker, and PSO bass trombone Murray Crewe.
Past Interviews Manfred Honeck interview in Kaohsiung May 20, 2009 | listen
@ the Symphony
Conductors, soloists and composers involved in making great Pittsburgh Symphony performances talk about their music. get podcast
New on @the Symphony Manfred Honeck - Part 2 June 9, 2009 | listen The PSO Music Director examines how Mahler devloped his monumental Symphony #2, from its origins as a tone poem to a symphony with chorus on the scale of Beethoven's Ninth. Honeck talks about Mahler's place in Viennese culture, and the philosophy behind his "Resurrection" symphony. Past Interviews Manfred Honeck - Part 1 June 6, 2009 | listen
Around Town
Insights and anecdotes from musicians, dancers, artists, actors and directors, as well as audience response. get podcast
New on Around Town Violinist Eugene Phillips June 18, 2009 | listen Retired Pittsburgh Symphony violinist Eugene Phillips previews his upcoming concert of Haydn, Schoenberg, and Schubert with violinist Roger Zahab, violist Paul Silver, and cellists Lauren and Hampton Mallory on June 20. Free admission. See the QED Cultural Calendar for details. Marvin Hamlisch June 18, 2009 | listen Hamlisch conducts a tribute to Motown and hits of the '50s and '60s, as the PSO Pops marks Hamlisch's 65th birthday. He talks about "Every Little Step," a behind-the-scenes documentary on the revival of "A Chorus Line," and Steven Soderbergh's "The Informant," his first original film score since 1996. Past Interviews
Instant Replay
Hear performances recorded locally in concert or in our studios. get podcast
New on Instant Replay Carnegie Mellon Baroque Plays Bach February 26, 2007 | listen Pianists Samuel Oram and Eric Clark join Carnegie Mellon Baroque directed by Stephen Schultz in the opening Allegro movement of J. S. Bach's Concerto in C Major, BWV 1061. Carnegie Mellon Baroque gives historically-informed performances on modern instruments. Past Interviews John Goldsmith February 1, 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 The Pirates Reader June 24, 2009 | listen Richard Peterson has published two books on Pittsburgh baseball through the University of Pittsburgh Press: Growing Up with Clemente and The Pirates Reader. He writes about the Pirates from 1876 through the opening of PNC Park, the local sports journalists who covered the sport, and his memories at the ballpark. Past Extras Arts Festival Update - June 12 June 12, 2009 | listen
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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