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Outside My Window: a Bird Watcher's View of the World with Kate St. John
WQED's computer guru Kate St. John is also an avid birder . . . and blogger!
Winter Trees: Hophornbeam or Ironwood - (posted: 02/22/2012)
No matter how you look at it this tree has confusing names. My Winter Tree Finder calls it ironwood (it doesn't even list the hophornbeam name ) but as I learned last weekend ironwood is an alternate name for at least two other trees.
Iron... more Snowy Owl Fights Red-Tailed Hawk - (posted: 02/21/2012)
While cruising the Internet I found a website by Paul Griffin who photographs birds near his home in Wichita Kansas.
Just like the rest of the U.S. Kansas has seen an influx of snowy owls this winter. On February 8 Paul Griffin was watching... more - See all posts -
Rick Sebak's Blog
WQED TV producer and PITTSBURGH Magazine back-page writer writes about his current work and assorted other things
Looking for the Vale of Cashmere! - (posted: 01/15/2012)
My friend and sometimes editor Matt Conrad sent me an email today and said some folks on reddit.com were posting questions about how to find the ruins of the Vale of Cashmere that we showed in our recent IT'S PITTSBURGH program called NORTH PARK VS.... more Proposing BREAKFAST SPECIAL 2! - (posted: 01/06/2012)
Yes we're working on a PBS proposal for a sequel of sorts called BREAKFAST SPECIAL 2 REVENGE OF THE OMELETS. We're hoping to get enough funding from our friends in Virginia (that's where PBS has its headquarters in suburban DC) to edit the remai... more - See all posts -
Chris Chat: a blog about food and family
with Chris Fennimore
FEBRUARY SOUP OF THE MONTH - (posted: 01/20/2012)
Yes that is a heavy wooden spoon standing straight up in a batch of chili. That's the kind of "stick to your ribs" consistency I like in a bowl of hearty beef chili. I guess it is not technically a "soup" but it is my Fenbruary entry in the seri... more SUNDAY SAUCE - (posted: 01/17/2012)
This kitchen tool is as much a part of my childhood as Coney Island and Davy Crockett. The Foley Food Mill was put to use every Sunday morning to grind the plum tomatoes for Gram's Sunday Sauce. It breaks down the tomatoes and removes the seeds s... more - See all posts -
WQED-FM
PSO Tour Blog
with Jim Cunningham
Berlin on 9/11 - (posted: 09/11/2011)
SPECIAL NOTE The Pittsburgh Symphony's 9 11 commemorative performance of Mahler's Fifth Symphony at the Berlin Philharmonie is now available for viewing on demand thanks to American Public Media.
Podcast Tour Finale and 9 11 ceremony in Berlin... more Beethovenfest in Bonn - (posted: 09/10/2011)
Podcast Beethovenfest 2
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The city where Beethoven was born has been putting together a festival in his honor since 1876 when Franz Lisz... more - See all posts -
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