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“The Pittsburgh Record,” hosted by Adam Shuck, is Postindustrial's first original daily newsletter and podcast. “The Pittsburgh Record” is a short podcast roundup of all the biggest news in Pittsburgh, delivered daily around 4 p.m.


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    1/29/20: Backed by corporate and public funds, “BizTown” opens for Pittsburgh-area school children

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 8:22


    It's Wednesday, January 29, 2020. In today's episode:    * Years in the making, Junior Achievement's “BizTown” opened in South Fayette this week, welcoming hundreds of school children into a mock “town square” populated by regional corporate brands * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/28/20: Peduto tells Washington Post he's “leaning toward” Bloomberg, Buttigieg for 2020 nomination

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 7:25


    It's Tuesday, January 28, 2020. In today's episode:    * In a Washington Post article addressing what it calls a “splinter” in Democratic unity in Pennsylvania caused by fracking politics, Mayor Bill Peduto shares that he's leaning toward an endorsement of either Michael Bloomberg or Pete Buttigieg * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/27/20: Lead and sewage: two updates on Pittsburgh's water

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 10:40


    It's Monday, January 27, 2020. In today's episode:    * The newest round of drinking water sample testing shows that PWSA has dropped below federal action thresholds for lead, while a recently released RAND study shows that Pittsburgh's sewage overflows total billions more gallons of pollution into our rivers than previously thought  * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/24/20: NYT's The Daily drops into Pittsburgh to discuss the swing state politics of fracking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 9:07


    It's Friday, January 24, 2020. In today's episode:    * In today's episode of The Daily, from the New York Times, Pittsburgh and fracking take center stage — in what amounts to an argument for Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/23/20: Turzai announces 2020 retirement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 9:34


    It's Thursday, January 23, 2020. In today's episode:    * Powerful Pennsylvania Republican House Speaker Mike Turzai becomes the latest, and most high profile, legislator to announce retirement in 2020 * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/22/20: More than a dozen state legislators have announced 2020 retirements

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 7:47


    It's Wednesday, January 22, 2020. In today's episode:    * With State Rep. Bill Kortz, an Allegheny County Democrat, announcing he won't seek reelection, the number of Pennsylvania legislators retiring in 2020 now totals over a dozen * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/21/20: Fracking has spread radioactive toxins, a sweeping investigation finds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 7:51


    It's Tuesday, January 21, 2020. In today's episode:    * A newly published Rolling Stone investigation details widespread radioactive contamination caused by the oil and gas industry across the nation. And the Marcellus shale brine waste from our region tests the highest for radioactivity * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/20/20: The late Pittsburgh playwright August Wilson on the legacy of MLK Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 8:46


    It's Monday, January 20, 2020. In today's episode:    * The Paris Review shares an archival recording of August Wilson on the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. at a New York City reading in 1991 * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/17/20: U.S. Steel, Energy Transfer both fined for environmental violations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 6:39


    It's Friday, January 17, 2020. In today's episode:    * This week U.S. Steel was fined over $740,000, and Energy Transfer over $2 million, for violations related to environmental standards * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/16/20: Bloomberg staffs up in Pennsylvania, with a Pittsburgher named state director

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 8:35


    It's Thursday, January 16, 2020. In today's episode:    * Billionaire and former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg has aggressively staffed up in the battleground state of Pennsylvania for his 2020 Democratic nomination bid. A Pittsburgher has been named state director. * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/15/20: City Council to consider Burgess legislation banning “hateful activity”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 7:20


    It's Wednesday, January 15, 2020. In today's episode:    * Legislation sponsored by Pittsburgh Councilman Ricky Burgess would amend the city code of conduct to ban city officials and staff from conducting “hateful activity” * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/13/20: Lamb in New Hampshire, pollution protesters downtown, and a surprise recognition for Bill Cowher

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 8:14


    It's Monday, January 13, 2020. In today's episode:    * We're rounding up local news items from the city of Pittsburgh, our region, and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/10/20: Maryland's governor prepares lawsuit against Pennsylvania

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 6:34


    It's Friday, January 10, 2020. In today's episode:    * Maryland's Republican Governor Larry Hogan is suing Pennsylvania * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/9/20: Doyle, Peduto shun the Green New Deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 7:38


    It's Thursday, January 9, 2020. In today's episode:    * As the activist Sunrise Movement, a youth organization championing the Green New Deal, endorses Sen. Bernie Sanders for president, Congressman Mike Doyle and Mayor Bill Peduto both shun the progressive climate policy * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/8/20: Western PA fracking to star in fossil fuel industry PR push

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 6:36


    It's Wednesday, January 8, 2020. In today's episode:    * Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania are set to play a starring role in a new PR and advertising push from the American Petroleum Institute to defend fracking as the 2020 Democratic primary heats up * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/7/20: Westmoreland County Courthouse evacuated, sheriff's office trashed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 7:26


    It's Tuesday, January 7, 2020. In today's episode:    * The Westmoreland County Courthouse was evacuated due to a bomb threat yesterday, and the newly seated Democratic sheriff later found his office thoroughly trashed * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/6/20: Pittsburgh responds to Trump's assassination of Iranian general Soleimani

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 10:51


    It's Monday, January 6, 2020. In today's episode:    * Hundreds of Pittsburghers gathered at Schenley Plaza Saturday to protest Trump's assassination of Iranian military general Qasem Soleimani and America's ongoing imperialist wars * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    1/3/20: An Allegheny County Council shake-up at the start of 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 8:49


    It's Friday, January 3, 2020. In today's episode:    * Three new progressive members were sworn in to serve on Allegheny County Council yesterday, and the new members promptly held a Council president election with a curious result that marks a shift in how the typically “rubber stamp” legislative body may interact with County Executive Rich Fitzgerald * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    12/20/19: Fracking, steel, Sheetz: Closing out 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 7:21


    It's Friday, December 20, 2019. In today's episode:    * We're rounding up some of the major news items from the city of Pittsburgh, our region, and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    12/19/19: Pittsburgh Public Schools board votes put district funding into question

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 7:24


    It's Thursday, December 19, 2019. In today's episode:    * The Pittsburgh Public Schools board yesterday approved its new budget, but then a subsequent vote to raise the necessary funds for it, by raising property taxes, failed, leaving the district in limbo for now * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    12/18/19: Impeachment protests, flu cases spike, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 5:43


    It's Wednesday, December 18, 2019. In today's episode:    * We're rounding up some of the major news items from the city of Pittsburgh, our region, and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    12/17/19: Giant Eagle prepares to scrap its blue bags, Apple eyeing Oakland move, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 9:40


    It's Tuesday, December 17, 2019. In today's episode:    * We're rounding up some of the major news items from the city of Pittsburgh, our region, and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    12/16/19: 2020 Dems converge on Pittsburgh, and Sanders calls out UPMC

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 9:10


    It's Monday, December 16, 2019. In today's episode:    * The day-long Public Education Forum brought seven 2020 Democratic candidates to town on Saturday. Before his scheduled slot, one candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, visited with workers organizing to form a union and had tough words for their employer, UPMC. * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    12/13/19: Lamb signals support for impeachment, 2020 Dems to converge in Pittsburgh for Education Forum, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 6:06


    It's Friday, December 13, 2019. In today's episode:    * We're rounding up some of the major news items from the city of Pittsburgh, our region, and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    12/12/19: The FBI's pipeline permit investigation of the Wolf Administration spurs shareholder lawsuits

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 10:50


    It's Thursday, December 12, 2019. In today's episode:    * Energy Transfer shareholder lawsuits recently filed in Texas may lead to more detail into the FBI's investigation of Gov. Tom Wolf's DEP permitting for the controversial Mariner East pipeline project * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    12/11/19: Democrats and Trump hash out trade deal, with mixed local labor support

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 6:45


    It's Wednesday, December 11, 2019. In today's episode:    * Nationally, at the state level, and locally, organized labor has so far given a mixed response to the new USMCA trade deal from Trump and the Democrats * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    12/10/19: Economic Justice Circle members criticize Pittsburgh's 2020 budget

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 7:38


    It's Tuesday, December 10, 2019. In today's episode:    * At a press conference outside City Council chambers yesterday, economic justice advocates criticized the administration's budgetary priorities and community process * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    12/9/19: The inaugural “Moe Coleman Award” highlights “bipartisanship,” “civil discourse,” and other vague virtues

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 9:36


    It's Monday, December 9. In today's episode:    * In selecting Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and three others as the recipients of the inaugural “Moe Coleman Award,” named for the late founder of Pitt's Institute of Politics, Joe Sabino Mistick and Jim Roddey argue for “civil discourse” and “bipartisanship.” * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    12/6/19: Duolingo becomes a Pittsburgh “unicorn”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 7:55


    It's Friday, December 6, 2019. In today's episode:    * In an arguable Pittsburgh first, locally-based language-learning app company Duolingo has joined the ranks of the “unicorns,” an industry term referencing to their over $1 billion valuation * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    12/5/19: ALCOSAN talks a green game for massive sewage overflow project

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 5:38


    t's Thursday, December 5, 2019. In today's episode:    * PublicSource's Oliver Morrison reports how the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, or ALCOSAN, has been successfully swayed by public outcry to embrace green infrastructure for its massive, EPA-required stormwater overhaul. But rhetoric and execution don't always align. * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    12/4/19: Outgoing Council member Harris strengthens reptile regulations

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 7:01


    It's Wednesday, December 4, 2019. In today's episode:    * After a well-publicized string of loose alligators apprehended in Pittsburgh, Councilwoman Darlene Harris, with just weeks until she's succeeded by Councilman-elect Bobby Wilson, has ensured tighter city regulations for reptile ownership * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    12/3/19: Pittsburgh to host a 2020 Dems public education forum

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 6:18


    It's Tuesday, December 3, 2019. In today's episode:    * One Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, and more announced that Pittsburgh will host a first-ever Democratic presidential forum focused specifically on public education * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    12/2/19: “Preemption,” or, why municipalities can't have nice things

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 8:20


    It's Monday, December 2, 2019. In today's episode:    * In a letter in the Trib, Pittsburgh Councilman Corey O'Connor and Pittsburgh United director Jennifer Rafanan Kennedy call out the state's “cynical preemption law” * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/22/19: Light Up Night, a Pittsburgh tradition dating to 1959, kicks off today

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 9:29


    It's Friday, November 22, 2019. In today's episode:    * Tonight, per tradition, Pittsburgh is ushering in the Thanksgiving holiday with... Christmas season kick-off Light Up Night. But why is it before Thanksgiving? And how did it start in the first place? The Incline explains. * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/21/19: “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” gets its hometown premiere

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 7:05


    It's Thursday, November 21, 2019. In today's episode:    * “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” gets a hometown premiere * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/20/19: Pioneering Penn's Corner Farm Alliance announces its next chapter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 9:16


    It's Wednesday, November 20, 2019. In today's episode:    * As Pittsburgh Magazine's Hal B. Klein reports, pioneering farmers' cooperative and CSA trailblazer Penn's Corner Farm Alliance announced it's dissolving and becoming a division of Paragon Foods * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/19/19: Post-Gazette workers vote “no confidence,” call for byline strike

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 8:26


    It's Tuesday, November 19, 2019. In today's episode:    * In an unprecedented act, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh members working in the Post-Gazette newsroom voted “no confidence” in their editorial and ownership managers, Keith Burris and twins John and Allan Block * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/18/19: A compromised minimum wage plan, a touch-tone phone anniversary, & more

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 6:28


    It's Monday, November 18, 2019. In today's episode:    * We're rounding up some of the major news items from the city of Pittsburgh, our region, and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/15/19: Student loan debt, baby cardigans, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2019 7:34


    It's Friday, November 15, 2019. In today's episode:    * We're rounding up some of the major news items from the city of Pittsburgh, our region, and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/14/19: Gov. Wolf, Lt. Gov. Fetterman respond to FBI investigation reports

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 9:30


    It's Thursday, November 14, 2019. In today's episode:    * Gov. Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman provided their first public comments since the AP reported this week that the FBI had opened investigations into the Wolf Administration's Mariner East pipeline project permitting process * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/13/19: The Peduto Administration releases its proposed 2020 budgets

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 9:27


    It's Wednesday, November 13, 2019. In today's episode:    * Mayor Peduto presented his State of the City budget address to City Council yesterday, announcing expanded policing, calling for state oversight of the public school system, and teasing his long-promised “OnePGH” plan * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/12/19: Gov. Wolf, latest to criticize Peduto, defends petrochemical development

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 9:01


    It's Tuesday, November 12, 2019. In today's episode:    * Gov. Wolf, the top Democratic executive in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, has become the latest to push back on Mayor Peduto's petrochemical development comments * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/11/19: Mayor Peduto reflects on the backlash to his petrochemical industry comments

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 10:35


    It's Monday, November 11, 2019. In today's episode:    * Mayor Peduto speaks with local media in depth about the fallout from his surprise comments at the Climate Action Summit — comments that enraged fossil fuel business interests and their boosters, including mayoral allies * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/8/19: A record sales year for the PLCB concerns opponents of the state store system

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 8:39


    It's Friday, November 8, 2019. In today's episode:    * The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has posted record sales figures — and it has private industry and some Republicans questioning the state's “flexible pricing” powers granted in 2016 * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/7/19: Parks tax approved, a divided City Council to take on implementation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 8:43


    It's Thursday, November 7, 2019. In today's episode:    * The new property tax to fund Pittsburgh parks maintenance will head to a divided City Council to hash out implementation * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/6/19: Pittsburgh Election 2019 Round-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 9:44


    It's Wednesday, November 6, 2019. In today's episode:    * We're rounding up the results from yesterday's General Election * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/5/19: Four City Council members oppose Parks Conservancy referendum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 10:17


    It's Tuesday, November 5, 2019. In today's episode:    * Yesterday afternoon, Pittsburgh Council members Gross, Coghill, Kail-Smith, and Harris came out against the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy property tax referendum appearing on city ballots today, joining other critics of the parks funding proposal * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/4/19: Pennsylvania voters have one last day to decide

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 8:40


    It's Monday, November 4, 2019. In today's episode:    * A variety of statewide and local races are poised to bring big change — and there's one day left before Election Day tomorrow. * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    11/1/19: Rich Fitzgerald and the Allegheny Conference defend fossil fuels, blast Mayor Peduto

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 7:09


    It's Friday, November 1, 2019. In today's episode:    * Swift and fierce, pro-fracking Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and corporate-boosting Allegheny Conference CEO Stefani Pashman condemn Mayor Bill Peduto's statement against petrochemical development * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    10/31/19: Peduto's petro position sparks building trades backlash, echoing “blue-green” divide

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 9:51


    It's Thursday, October 31, 2019. In today's episode:    * Mayor Bill Peduto received praise at the Climate Action Summit this week when he came out publicly against further corporate petrochemical growth in Western Pennsylvania. But it also sparked backlash from the organized building trades sector, which has been defending the industry. * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord

    10/30/19: Pittsburgh real estate elite to hold local Biden fundraiser

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 10:33


    It's Wednesday, October 30, 2019. In today's episode:    * A report from The Intercept's Akela Lacy details a high-dollar fundraiser for Joe Biden in Pittsburgh next week, co-chaired by two major real estate executives * And more news items from the city of Pittsburgh and our region   The Pittsburgh Record, from Postindustrial Media, is created by Adam Shuck and edited by Matt Stroud, with music by Phil Ortmann and sound editing by Tim Mulhern.   Subscribe to The Pittsburgh Record email newsletter at postindustrial.com/pghrecord  

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