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Full Court this Week!

January 29, 2025

Thursday, January 30, your Rockin’ Attorney, Eric Jackson Lurie, will kick off Court’s in Session with an interview with Leslie Mandoki, and Tony Carey (Rainbow, Planet P) in advance of the Mandoki Soulmates concert at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame on February 6. Mandoki Soulmates, a superstar collaboration, has been one of the most successful Prog Rock bands of the last decade.

Then, at 9:00 p.m., Eric will be joined in the studio by Rocky Lamonde and Vinny Q of Pittsburgh’s The Borstal Boys! Debuting tracks from their brand new album, Time Bomb, the guys will discuss their mission to bring the best Pittsburgh rock ‘n’ roll to the masses, while joining Eric in spinning their biggest influences on vinyl.

Tune in Thursday, January 30 at 8:00 p.m., with a replay Sunday, February 2 at 10:00 p.m. Don’t miss the excitement on WRCT Pittsburgh, 88.3 FM and streaming at wrct.org!


Not Just Hip; But Tragically Hip!

January 13, 2025

Thursday night January 16, get Hip with your Rockin’ Attorney Eric Jackson Lurie when he is joined on air by Tragically Hip original drummer, Johnny Fay!

The Tragically Hip are one of the most popular bands to ever come from Canada. They are the fourth best selling band in Canadian history with nine #1 albums on the Canadian charts over their 33 year tenure. The Hip are currently being featured on Amazon Prime in a documentary about their final days as a band and the devastating passing of their lead singer, Gord Downey. Johnny Fay will be talking about the band’s history, the new deluxe re-issue of their album Up To Here and their latest single pulled from their archives.

Love the Tragically Hip? Well, make sure you tune in Thursday January 16 at 8 p.m., or for the replay Sunday January 19 at 10 p.m., right here on WRCT 88.3 FM Pittsburgh or streaming at wrct.org.


Film in America

January 7, 2025

We sat down with David Shumway, a Professor of English here at CMU, and talked all about movies!

Professor Shumway discussed current trends, what makes American film unique, and the role of music in movies among many other topics. Tune in if you need recommendations of what to watch or want to hear why you should watch movies multiple times! It was an interesting interview about a fun topic.

Listen to the interview: David Shumway

Archan Das, host, researcher, audio engineer
Riona Duncan, audio editor
Recorded November 18, 2024; WRCT debut January 7, 2025


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