Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 // Interviews,News
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!
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
