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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 Mia Farrow January 27, 2010 | listen Oscar-Winning actress and humanitarian Mia Farrow starred in more than 40 films such as Rosemary’s Baby and Hannah and Her Sisters. She talks about her work in Darfur, her Hollywood childhood, and her personal connections with the likes of Andre Previn, John Lennon, and Salvador Dali. Past Interviews Robert Reich January 11, 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 Carnegie Hall Kudos February 10, 2010 | listen Backstage after the PSO's Brahms/Mahler concert, Jim gets reactions from CBS News' Bob Simon, legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, concert pianist Byron Janis, and others. After the Concert February 10, 2010 | listen More reactions to the PSO at Carnegie Hall: Mary Persin of the Biava Quartet and her husband, former PSO Resident Conductor Daniel Meyer; PSO VP of Artistic Planning Bob Moir, Connie and Benno Bernt, Music Director Manfred Honeck and his wife Christiane. PSO Tour Extra: Snowed In February 10, 2010 | listen Stranded with the PSO in NYC by the snow, Jim brings us an interview with noted culture critic John Simon, a word from composer Alan Fletcher, and a bit of Mahler from the orchestra's Tuesday night concert at Carnegie Hall.
Past Interviews
@ the Symphony
Conductors, soloists and composers involved in making great Pittsburgh Symphony performances talk about their music. get podcast
New on @the Symphony Benjamin Hochman March 11, 2010 | listen Pianist Benjamin Hochman talks about Mozart's lesser-played Concerto #19, Mozart's cadenzas, developing his Mozart style, his influences such as pianist Edwin Fischer, his studies in Israel, Past Interviews Gianandrea Noseda March 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 Microscopic Opera Company March 4, 2010 | listen Pittsburgh's newest (and smallest) opera company debuts with Milton Grainger's "The Proposal," and the world premiere staging of Jake Heggie's "To Hell and Back." QED's Stephen Baum interviews the MOC's creative team: Erica Olden, Andres Cladera, and Lisa Ann Goldsmith. Past Interviews Time After Time March 1, 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 Benjamin Binder February 5, 2010 | listen Music historian and pianist Benjamin Binder begins a series of Romantic art song recitals at Duquesne University with Schumann's "Myrthen" on Feb. 16, 2010 to mark the composer's bicentennial year. Past Extras Ruzich Recaps Reich January 14, 2010 | 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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