Monday, January 13th, 2025 // Interviews,News
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.
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024 // Forbes Avenue,Interviews
In early December, we journeyed a few blocks south of Forbes Avenue to visit with Laura M. Schoch, Senior Plant Procurement, Recording and Design Associate at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Listen to this episode to join our tour of the Phipps collection!
It was a treat to explore the Botanical Gardens all set up for the holidays. Laura talked about the Phipps Holiday Magic Light Show, and she showed us the fall & winter train layout, special holiday exhibitions, and some highlights from Phipps’ permanent collection. Laura also told us about what goes into creating exhibits, maintaining and developing new plants, and how different botanical gardens work together.
Tune in to hear why the Phipps Conservatory is a place you should take visitors to Pittsburgh!
Listen to the interview: Laura M. Schoch
Credits:
Kate Smigie, host, researcher
Richard Gordon, co-host, audio engineer, audio editor
Recorded December 2, 2024; WRCT debut December 24, 2024
Tuesday, December 10th, 2024 // Forbes Avenue,Interviews
On November 11, 2024, we were joined by Christopher Mark Jones, Professor Emeritus of French & Francophone Studies at Carnegie Mellon University, and Marcie Persyn, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Classics Department of The University of Pittsburgh, for a fascinating discussion of language and culture. Since the conversation went on for over an hour, we present it in two episodes of Forbes Avenue.
In Part 2 of our discussion, our conversation covers attitudes people have towards speakers of other languages and other dialects of the same language; linguistic and cultural imperialism; English as a lingua franca, and the times you can’t use it; code-switching and what it can mean; A.I. and machine translation; language and media; and the role of education in language learning. Along the way, you’ll hear how Prof. Persyn might invite you to eat, and what Prof. Jones thinks about “Robobby.”
The entire conversation is spirited and enjoyable: our guests, Prof. Jones & Prof. Persyn, provide valuable insight into how language and cultures interact with each other. Tune in! You’ll be glad you did!
Listen to the interview: Christopher Jones & Marcie Persyn, Part 2
Credits:
Riona Duncan, co-host, co-researcher
Richard Gordon, co-host, co-researcher, audio engineer, audio editor
Recorded November 11, 2024; WRCT debut December 10, 2024
