WRCT proudly presents Anatomy of the Ear, Friday through Sunday, November 14 – 16! This year’s schedule is packed with a variety of music you don’t want to miss!

During our Anatomy of the Ear celebration, 51 WRCT hosts will take turns spinning tracks from some of their favorite music genres; each hour will feature a different musical genre!

So, tune in to 88.3 FM from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. Friday through Sunday (and early Monday) for hour-long musical blocks of the genres you love mixed with ones you never knew you were missing: From Australian Psych Rock and Bolero to Old School Gabber and Crypto Folk! Tune in as our DJs come together to showcase the unique variety that WRCT has to offer. What new genres will you discover?

Thanks very much to Spirit, Piada, Sidecar, and Spak Brothers for underwriting this year’s Anatomy of the Ear!

Don’t miss it! All happening November 14 – 16 (well, into the wee hours of the 17th, too!) on 88.3 FM, Pittsburgh, or streaming from this very website!

This week on WRCT’s Forbes Avenue, we visit the current exhibition at the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, located on the fifth floor of the CMU Hunt Library — a hidden gem on the CMU campus, open to both the CMU community and the general public.

The fall 2025 exhibition features the work of Costa Rican botanist and artist Rafael Lucas Rodríguez Caballero. Senior Curator Carrie Roy and Archivist Nancy Janda spoke with us about “Rafa’s” art; the role of botanical illustration in science; and other fascinating topics and issues in botany, art, and science — did you know there’s an extinct sea snail named after Mick Jagger?

Listening to this episode may inspire you to visit the Hunt Institute’s current exhibition: The Art and Science of Rafael Lucas Rodríguez Caballero. The illustrations of some of the orchids are spectacular. The exhibition is available 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays (except for November 27 and 28) through December 17.

Listen to the episode: Carrie Roy and Nancy Janda

Kate Smigie, researcher and interviewer
Richard Gordon, recording engineer, audio editor
Recorded: September 30, 2025
WRCT debut: November 11, 2025

Get ready for Anatomy of the Ear, an annual event where WRCT DJs take over the airwaves to play hour-long sets of their favorite genres all weekend long. Tune in to Anatomy of the Ear this Friday through Sunday, November 14 to 16, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m., right here on WRCT Pittsburgh.

Regular WRCT programming will return Monday morning November 17.