description: Good Question
episodes:
- date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 09:55:26 -0500
  description: Why are there two separate Mt. Oliver's south of Pittsburgh? 90.5 WESA's
    Good Question explores how the borough evaded annexation by the city and why they
    aren't looking to change that any time soon.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/07/good_question_mt._oliver_web.mp3
  length: '8937967'
  title: How Mt. Oliver Borough Eluded City Of Pittsburgh Annexation
- date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:24:17 -0500
  description: What happened to the abandoned coal mines in Pittsburgh? As part of
    90.5 WESA's series Good Question, we look into the history of coal mining in the
    city.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/07/final_mp3.mp3
  length: '6756623'
  title: Pittsburgh's Long History With Coal Mining Isn't So Buried In The Past
- date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 04:08:00 -0500
  description: Pittsburgh has a rich nonprofit sector, including hospitals, universities
    and purely public charities. But just how much of the city's assessed real estate
    value is exempt from property tax? 90.5 WESA's Katie Blackley and Patrick Doyle
    explore this topic for our new series, Good Question!
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/07/gq_tax-exempt_for_web.mp3
  length: '7152640'
  title: How Much Of Pittsburgh Property Is Untaxed? (And How Does The City Get Its
    Money?)
- date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 04:29:00 -0500
  description: 'When it comes to Pittsburgh folklore, it''s one of the favorites:
    Is there an underground fourth river? Does it provide water for the Point State
    Park Fountain?  90.5 WESA''s Megan Harris and Margaret J. Krauss explore what''s
    real and what may be a bit exaggerated. '
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/07/for_the_web_mixdown_1.mp3
  length: '4346916'
  title: 'No, You Can''t Kayak Under The Golden Triangle: An Exploration Of Pittsburgh''s
    Fourth River'
- date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 06:40:00 -0500
  description: Are there really three rivers in Pittsburgh? Reporters Megan Harris
    and Reid Frazier talk to water experts for 90.5 WESA's Good Question! series to
    determine if the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio Rivers are, in fact, three distinct
    tributaries.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/07/2_or_3_rivers_for_the_web.mp3
  length: '5412132'
  title: Pittsburgh Boasts A Trio Of Tributaries, But Are There Really Three Separate
    Rivers?
- date: Mon, 08 May 2017 04:30:00 -0500
  description: Many drivers see the colorful belt system signs, but few know how to
    interpret them. For 90.5 WESA's Good Question series, Katie Blackley looks at
    how this rainbow navigation came to be.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/11/colored_belt_system_gq_web.mp3
  length: '6080635'
  title: 'Choose A Color And Buckle Up: Allegheny County''s Belt System Is Low Tech,
    But Navigable   '
- date: Mon, 08 May 2017 04:30:00 -0500
  description: Many drivers see the colorful belt system signs, but few know how to
    interpret them. For 90.5 WESA's Good Question series, Katie Blackley looks at
    how this rainbow navigation came to be.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/07/colored_belt_system_gq_web.mp3
  length: '6080635'
  title: 'Choose A Color And Buckle Up: Allegheny County''s Belt System Is Low Tech,
    But Navigable   '
- date: Mon, 22 May 2017 05:00:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/07/gulls_mixdown_for_web.mp3
  length: '5929924'
  title: Why Are Sea Gulls Suddenly Flocking To The Highland Park Bridge?
- date: Mon, 22 May 2017 05:00:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/07/gulls_mixdown_for_web.mp3
  length: '5929924'
  title: Why Are Sea Gulls Suddenly Flocking To The Highland Park Bridge?
- date: Mon, 29 May 2017 04:16:00 -0500
  description: Lions have long been a part of architecture, but why are they so prominent
    on Pittsburgh's downtown Fourth Ave.? 90.5 WESA's Katie Blackley looks into why
    the street is so special for Good Question!
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/09/web_lions_mixdown_1.mp3
  length: '6909149'
  title: 'Pittsburgh''s Lions: The Stony Eyes Watching Over Downtown'
- date: Mon, 29 May 2017 04:16:00 -0500
  description: Lions have long been a part of architecture, but why are they so prominent
    on Pittsburgh's downtown Fourth Ave.? 90.5 WESA's Katie Blackley looks into why
    the street is so special for Good Question!
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/07/web_lions_mixdown_1.mp3
  length: '6909149'
  title: 'Pittsburgh''s Lions: The Stony Eyes Watching Over Downtown'
- date: Mon, 05 Jun 2017 04:48:00 -0500
  description: There are eight lock and dam systems on the Allegheny River, but according
    to maps, they go from two to eight. For 90.5 WESA's Good Question series, Katie
    Blackley explores what happened to Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 1.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/09/web_locks_and_dams.mp3
  length: '7409600'
  title: What Ever Happened To Allegheny River Lock And Dam Number One?
- date: Mon, 05 Jun 2017 04:48:00 -0500
  description: There are eight lock and dam systems on the Allegheny River, but according
    to maps, they go from two to eight. For 90.5 WESA's Good Question series, Katie
    Blackley explores what happened to Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 1.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/07/web_locks_and_dams.mp3
  length: '7409600'
  title: What Ever Happened To Allegheny River Lock And Dam Number One?
- date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 11:00:56 -0500
  description: 'Pittsburgh can get quite noisy between Port Authority buses hurdling
    by, the screeching of the T and a commute surrounded by trucks and thousands of
    other motorists. For our Good Question series, 90.5 WESA''s Alex Popichak set
    off to find the noisiest place in the region. '
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/09/Noisy_Pittsburgh_Web.mp3
  length: '5544098'
  title: 'From Highways To Runways: In Search Of The Noisiest Spot In Pittsburgh '
- date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 09:49:01 -0500
  description: On the corner of Panther Hollow Rd. and Bartlett St. in Pittsburgh's
    Schenley Park, colorful benches seem to guard the intersection. 90.5 WESA's Katie
    Blackley explores where the benches are made and who paints them.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/08/benches_for_web_with_ann_sound.mp3
  length: '4281511'
  title: 'From Shamrocks To Stanley Cups: The Story Behind The Decorated Benches In
    Schenley Park'
- date: Tue, 08 Aug 2017 07:30:55 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/09/tunnels_gq_web.mp3
  length: '6383824'
  title: 'Over The River And Through The Hills: Everything You Never Knew About Pittsburgh''s
    Iconic Tunnels'
- date: Tue, 08 Aug 2017 07:30:55 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/07/tunnels_gq_web.mp3
  length: '6383824'
  title: 'Over The River And Through The Hills: Everything You Never Knew About Pittsburgh''s
    Iconic Tunnels'
- date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 07:04:21 -0500
  description: '90.5 WESA''s Katie Blackley explores the origins and evolution of
    the Pittsburgh accent. '
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/09/for_web_mixdown_1.mp3
  length: '6391454'
  title: 'Redd Up Your Pittsburghese: A Deep Dive Into How Yinz Talk'
- date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 07:04:21 -0500
  description: '90.5 WESA''s Katie Blackley explores the origins and evolution of
    the Pittsburgh accent. '
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/07/for_web_mixdown_1.mp3
  length: '6391454'
  title: 'Redd Up Your Pittsburghese: A Deep Dive Into How Yinz Talk'
- date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 14:57:38 -0500
  description: 90.5 WESA's Good Question! series answers a submission about the first
    African American Pittsburgh City Council member.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/10/paul_jones_web.mp3
  length: '3923117'
  title: Pittsburgh's First Black Councilman Paved The Way For Diversity In City Hall
- date: Fri, 03 Nov 2017 06:20:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/11/pittsburgh_agreement_web.mp3
  length: '5764830'
  title: How The Country Of Czechoslovakia Was Created In Downtown Pittsburgh
- date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 06:59:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/11/slag_monuments_web_1.mp3
  length: '4799947'
  title: Those Strange Structures Along Route 51? They're Mementos To A Bygone Trade
- date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 06:59:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/07/slag_monuments_web_1.mp3
  length: '4799947'
  title: Those Strange Structures Along Route 51? They're Mementos To A Bygone Trade
- date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 10:38:15 -0500
  description: A look at the history of Pittsburgh's public staircases - and local
    efforts to restore them to their former glory.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2017/11/Steps_combo_for_web.mp3
  length: '7981381'
  title: Pittsburgh’s Steps Are A Unique Asset, With An Uncertain Future
- date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 06:54:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/01/skybus_katie_blackley_feature.mp3
  length: '6495777'
  title: What Happened To Skybus? The Futuristic Transit System That Pittsburgh Didn't
    Choose
- date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 06:12:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/01/mcardle_web.mp3
  length: '3184029'
  title: The Scenic P.J. McArdle Roadway, Named For A Politician Who Wanted Another
    Route To Pgh
- date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 06:39:00 -0500
  description: From the history of the street cars to the creation of light rail,
    our Good Question! series looks at the history of public transit in Pittsburgh.
    90.5 WESA's Katie Blackley reports.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/02/pat_gq_for_web.mp3
  length: '6694351'
  title: How Pittsburgh Transit Evolved From Horse-Drawn Streetcars To The Modern
    T
- date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 06:39:00 -0500
  description: From the history of the street cars to the creation of light rail,
    our Good Question! series looks at the history of public transit in Pittsburgh.
    90.5 WESA's Katie Blackley reports.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/11/pat_gq_for_web.mp3
  length: '6694351'
  title: How Pittsburgh Transit Evolved From Horse-Drawn Streetcars To The Modern
    T
- date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:48:00 -0500
  description: Hear about an underground tunnel system in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville
    neighborhood, as part of our series, 90.5 WESA's Good Question!
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/02/arsenal_web_mixdown_1.wav_.mp3
  length: '6147852'
  title: How A Lawrenceville Tunnel Was Rumored To Moved Ammunition During The Civil
    War
- date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 04:33:00 -0500
  description: 'How did the city decide that there would be 90 neighborhoods? Will
    there ever be more? 90.5 WESA''s Good Question investigates. '
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/04/90_neighborhoods_web.mp3
  length: '6197833'
  title: 'Why Does Pittsburgh Have 90 Neighborhoods? '
- date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 04:33:00 -0500
  description: 'How did the city decide that there would be 90 neighborhoods? Will
    there ever be more? 90.5 WESA''s Good Question investigates. '
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/07/90_neighborhoods_web.mp3
  length: '6197833'
  title: 'Why Does Pittsburgh Have 90 Neighborhoods? '
- date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 04:33:00 -0500
  description: 'How did the city decide that there would be 90 neighborhoods? Will
    there ever be more? 90.5 WESA''s Good Question investigates. '
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/08/90_neighborhoods_web.mp3
  length: '6197833'
  title: 'Why Does Pittsburgh Have 90 Neighborhoods? '
- date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 06:37:00 -0500
  description: 90.5 WESA's Katie Blackley reports on the history of Pittsburgh's Armstrong
    Tunnel.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/04/armstrong_web.mp3
  length: '3696579'
  title: Why Does The Armstrong Tunnel Have A Curve?
- date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 15:58:43 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/03/katie_meyer_gq.mp3
  length: '5981891'
  title: What Would Downsizing Pennsylvania's Legislature Actually Do?
- date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 09:48:26 -0500
  description: For our Good Question! series, 90.5 WESA's Kathleen J. Davis reports
    on what happened to Pittsburgh's Red Light District.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/04/red_light_district_gq_mixdown_for_web_0.mp3
  length: '6353013'
  title: '''People Were Afraid To Come Downtown'' When Pittsburgh Had A Red Light
    District'
- date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 09:48:26 -0500
  description: For our Good Question! series, 90.5 WESA's Kathleen J. Davis reports
    on what happened to Pittsburgh's Red Light District.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/07/red_light_district_gq_mixdown_for_web_0.mp3
  length: '6353013'
  title: '''People Were Afraid To Come Downtown'' When Pittsburgh Had A Red Light
    District'
- date: Thu, 03 May 2018 06:40:00 -0500
  description: For our Good Question! series, 90.5 WESA's Kathleen J. Davis investigates
    how many deer live in the Allegheny Cemetery.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/05/deer_gq_mixdown_1_web.mp3
  length: '2802033'
  title: 'Deer Among The Dead: A Look At The Bucks And Doe Calling Allegheny Cemetery
    Home'
- date: Thu, 03 May 2018 06:40:00 -0500
  description: For our Good Question! series, 90.5 WESA's Kathleen J. Davis investigates
    how many deer live in the Allegheny Cemetery.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/07/deer_gq_mixdown_1_web.mp3
  length: '2802033'
  title: 'Deer Among The Dead: A Look At The Bucks And Doe Calling Allegheny Cemetery
    Home'
- date: Thu, 10 May 2018 06:01:00 -0500
  description: 90.5 WESA's Adelina Lancianese profiles Pittsburgh's longest-running
    family-owned business, Weldins, a stationery store Downtown.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/05/weldins_adelina_lancianese_feature_web.mp3
  length: '6444686'
  title: It’s The Personal Touch That’s Kept Pittsburgh’s J.R. Weldin Co. In Business
    For 166 Years
- date: Thu, 17 May 2018 07:34:29 -0500
  description: Ever feared you might not be able to merge onto a Pittsburgh-area highway?
    You're not alone. As part of 90.5 WESA's Good Question! series, Katie Blackley
    looks into just why the region's on-ramps are so short.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/05/on_ramps_web.mp3
  length: '6183835'
  title: Drivers, You're Not Alone. Pittsburgh Really Does Have Frustrating And Short
    On-Ramps
- date: Thu, 24 May 2018 05:57:00 -0500
  description: 'What are the city''s highest and lowest elevation locations? 90.5
    WESA''s Katie Blackley reports for our Good Question! series. '
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/05/gq_elevation_for_web.mp3
  length: '6629187'
  title: Pittsburgh's Elevation Extremes Reflect The Region's Topographical Timeline
- date: Thu, 24 May 2018 05:57:00 -0500
  description: 'What are the city''s highest and lowest elevation locations? 90.5
    WESA''s Katie Blackley reports for our Good Question! series. '
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/07/gq_elevation_for_web.mp3
  length: '6629187'
  title: Pittsburgh's Elevation Extremes Reflect The Region's Topographical Timeline
- date: Thu, 31 May 2018 08:55:40 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/06/fort_croghan_web.mp3
  length: '5654977'
  title: 'One Quiet Pittsburgh Neighborhood Is Home To A Civil War Fort '
- date: Thu, 07 Jun 2018 05:21:00 -0500
  description: 'For 90.5 WESA''s Good Question! series, Kathleen Davis explores how
    water is measured in Pittsburgh''s three rivers. '
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/06/river_depths_gq_mixdown_web.mp3
  length: '6906636'
  title: How Deep Are Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers? Fort Pitt Bridge’s Secret Room Holds
    The Answer
- date: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:44:28 -0500
  description: A screen on a roof in downtown Pittsburgh was a mystery to a Good Question!
    listener. 90.5 WESA's Katie Blackley investigates what the billboard is doing
    there.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/06/sign_of_light_web.mp3
  length: '6056859'
  title: How A Colorful Glowing Billboard Helped Create An Identity For Pittsburgh's
    Cultural District
- date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 06:03:00 -0500
  description: Drivers heading east toward Bloomfield might catch a glance at an empty
    concrete space near the entrance to Bigelow Boulevard. For 90.5 WESA's Good Question!
    series, Katie Blackley looks at why the ramp was never finished.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/07/ghost_ramp_web_0.mp3
  length: '3915817'
  title: Abandoned Ghost Ramps Aren't Scary, But They Are Evidence Of Pittsburgh's
    Ambitious Past
- date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 06:07:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/07/oakland_streets_for_web.mp3
  length: '6196190'
  title: Topography And Annexation Shaped Mismatched Pittsburgh Streets
- date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 07:04:52 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/07/web_mix.mp3
  length: '6111642'
  title: How Many Crystals Hang Above Patrons In Two Downtown Theater Chandeliers?
- date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 05:30:00 -0500
  description: 90.5 WESA's Kathleen J. Davis explores the life of Queen Aliquippa
    for this week's Good Question!
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/08/web_queen_aliquippa_mixdown_music_bed.mp3
  length: '6629649'
  title: Who Was Queen Aliquippa, The Namesake Of Beaver County’s Largest City?
- date: Tue, 07 Aug 2018 07:09:51 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/08/inclines_web.mp3
  length: '6174593'
  title: The Rise And Fall Of Pittsburgh's Inclines
- date: Tue, 07 Aug 2018 07:09:51 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/12/inclines_web.mp3
  length: '6174593'
  title: The Rise And Fall Of Pittsburgh's Inclines
- date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 04:40:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/08/giant_eagle_feature.mp3
  length: '5218566'
  title: Giant Eagle Doesn't Monopolize Pittsburgh's Grocery Scene, So Why Does It
    Feel Like It?
- date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 04:40:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/09/giant_eagle_feature.mp3
  length: '5218566'
  title: Giant Eagle Doesn't Monopolize Pittsburgh's Grocery Scene, So Why Does It
    Feel Like It?
- date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 04:40:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/10/giant_eagle_feature.mp3
  length: '5218566'
  title: Giant Eagle Doesn't Monopolize Pittsburgh's Grocery Scene, So Why Does It
    Feel Like It?
- date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 04:40:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/11/giant_eagle_feature.mp3
  length: '5218566'
  title: Giant Eagle Doesn't Monopolize Pittsburgh's Grocery Scene, So Why Does It
    Feel Like It?
- date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 04:40:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/12/giant_eagle_feature.mp3
  length: '5218566'
  title: Giant Eagle Doesn't Monopolize Pittsburgh's Grocery Scene, So Why Does It
    Feel Like It?
- date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 07:48:00 -0500
  description: 'Boulevard of the Allies was designed to honor the men and women who
    served in WWI, but not all of the planned memorials made it into the final plan.
    For our Good Question! series, 90.5 WESA''s Kathleen Davis reports. '
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/08/blvd_web_0.mp3
  length: '5828439'
  title: Boulevard Of The Allies Isn’t So Much A Memorial To War Heroes As The End
    Of The Streetcar
- date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 05:27:00 -0500
  description: 'Take a trip through the now-closed West View Park with amusement park
    historians and Pittsburghers who remember visiting. The latest in our Good Question!
    series where we investigate what you''ve always wondered about Pittsburgh. '
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/08/west_view_for_web.mp3
  length: '11368107'
  title: 'Ride The Dips And Cut A Rug At Danceland: Remembering West View Park'
- date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 05:27:00 -0500
  description: 'Take a trip through the now-closed West View Park with amusement park
    historians and Pittsburghers who remember visiting. The latest in our Good Question!
    series where we investigate what you''ve always wondered about Pittsburgh. '
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/03/west_view_for_web.mp3
  length: '11368107'
  title: 'Ride The Dips And Cut A Rug At Danceland: Remembering West View Park'
- date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 04:15:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/09/40th_street_web.mp3
  length: '6135326'
  title: The Colorful Seals On The 40th Street Bridge Are A Nod To American Colonial
    History
- date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:39:55 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/09/birds_for_web.mp3
  length: '6168719'
  title: Flocks Of Black Birds Are Darkening Pittsburgh Skies, But It's Not A Bad
    Omen
- date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:11:15 -0500
  description: 'One street in Pittsburgh''s northern neighborhoods and borough changes
    names five times, even though it''s technically contiguous. For our Good Question!
    series, Katie Blackley explores what''s behind all those changes. '
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/09/gq_streets_web.mp3
  length: '6036582'
  title: What's In A Name? How One Street Came To Have Five Of Them
- date: Tue, 09 Oct 2018 06:01:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/10/gq_billboards_web.mp3
  length: '6968656'
  title: Pittsburgh Almost Had The Most Billboards In The Country
- date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 12:32:21 -0500
  description: 90.5 WESA's "The Confluence" for Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/11/confluence_for_web_11-20.mp3
  length: '57910666'
  title: 'Infrastructure Grades Are In: Pennsylvania Passes, But Only Barely '
- date: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 07:07:41 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/11/east_busway_web_mixdown_1.wav_.mp3
  length: '6229330'
  title: The Making Of Pittsburgh's East Busway
- date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 04:44:00 -0500
  description: The exhibits at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History represent only
    a small portion of the museum's collection.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/11/natural_history_museum_good_question_web.mp3
  length: '6496346'
  title: What's Behind The Scenes Of The Carnegie Museum Of Natural History?
- date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 04:44:00 -0500
  description: The exhibits at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History represent only
    a small portion of the museum's collection.
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  length: '6496346'
  title: What's Behind The Scenes Of The Carnegie Museum Of Natural History?
- date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 12:04:32 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/12/fire_horns_web.mp3
  length: '5884072'
  title: 'Bells, Horns & Sirens: The History And Distinct Sound Of Pittsburgh-Area
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- date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 07:04:51 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2018/12/native_american_story_for_web.mp3
  length: '8612680'
  title: 'Who Lived Here First? A Look At Pittsburgh’s Native American History '
- date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 07:22:44 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/01/gq_metal_rings_for_web.mp3
  length: '5792241'
  title: 'Large Rings On The Rivers Are A Reminder Of The Once-Bustling Wharfs '
- date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 07:22:44 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/02/gq_metal_rings_for_web.mp3
  length: '5792241'
  title: 'Large Rings On The Rivers Are A Reminder Of The Once-Bustling Wharfs '
- date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 07:22:44 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/03/gq_metal_rings_for_web.mp3
  length: '5792241'
  title: 'Large Rings On The Rivers Are A Reminder Of The Once-Bustling Wharfs '
- date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 07:22:44 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/04/gq_metal_rings_for_web.mp3
  length: '5792241'
  title: 'Large Rings On The Rivers Are A Reminder Of The Once-Bustling Wharfs '
- date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 06:00:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/02/pizza_gq_for_web.mp3
  length: '5304955'
  title: 'Does Pittsburgh Have Its Own Style Of Pizza? An Exploration Of The City''s
    Pies '
- date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 07:08:41 -0500
  description: What happened to Pittsburgh's Chinatown? 90.5 WESA's Kathleen Davis
    finds out.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/02/chinatown_web.mp3
  length: '7209844'
  title: What Happened To Pittsburgh's Chinatown?
- date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 07:08:14 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/03/arb_web.mp3
  length: '5967372'
  title: When Driving Pittsburgh’s Major Roadways Was ‘An Experience,’ Complete With
    Picnic Stops
- date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 05:48:00 -0500
  description: Listen to this story.
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  length: '6328711'
  title: Pittsburgh-Based Duolingo Aims To Make Language Learning Available To Everyone
- date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 05:20:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/04/jones_printing_for_web.mp3
  length: '5387849'
  title: Jones Printing Presses On For More Than 70 Years
- date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 04:34:00 -0500
  description: For 90.5 WESA's Built in PGH series, An-Li Herring reports that, while
    Edgar Snyder might be the region's most famous attorney, he is more of a businessman
    than a legal practitioner.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/04/edgar_snyder_an-li_herring_feature__web_.mp3
  length: '5670053'
  title: Edgar Snyder Credits Legal Advertising, Other Smart Business Decisions With
    Firm’s Growth
- date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 04:53:00 -0500
  description: A Gibsonia-based manufacturer produces a type of bed that keeps kids
    from wandering at night.The Safety Sleeper looks a lot like a tent that fits over
    a…
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/05/safety_sleeper_web.mp3
  length: '6294546'
  title: Pittsburgh-Area Mom Who Has Son With Special Needs Created ‘Safety Sleeper’
    Bed Out Of Necessity
- date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 05:36:00 -0500
  description: Before Pittsburgh became the Steel City, the region was known for glass
    manufacturing.Just 30 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Jeannette was once home to…
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/04/jsg_web.mp3
  length: '6484052'
  title: Jeannette Specialty Glass Pivoted While Other Nearby Manufacturers Closed
- date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 04:36:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/04/carnegie_for_web.mp3
  length: '5687119'
  title: CAR-Nuh-Gie Or Car-NAY-Gie? Depends On Where You're From
- date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 05:21:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/04/dairy_web.mp3
  length: '6443834'
  title: 'Bottling And Home Delivery Help Beaver County Dairy Grow As Milk Industry
    Struggles '
- date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 12:43:23 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/04/good_question_weather_mixdown_final.mp3
  length: '5223066'
  title: 'Pittsburgh Vs. Seattle: Which City Actually Has More Cloudy Days?'
- date: Mon, 13 May 2019 04:03:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/05/helicopters_for_web.mp3
  length: '6240334'
  title: How Medical Helicopters Soared Into Pittsburgh And Changed Emergency Services
- date: Fri, 31 May 2019 07:29:17 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/05/fountain_gq_web.mp3
  length: '6324483'
  title: A Look At North Park’s ‘Fountain Of Youth’ And The Region’s History Of Water
    Features
- date: Fri, 31 May 2019 07:29:17 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/06/fountain_gq_web.mp3
  length: '6324483'
  title: A Look At North Park’s ‘Fountain Of Youth’ And The Region’s History Of Water
    Features
- date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:58:49 -0500
  description: Where were Pittsburgh's Underground Railroad stops? Listen to this
    story to find out.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/06/webunderground_railroad_cuts_mixdown.mp3
  length: '6879336'
  title: Pittsburgh's Underground Railroad History Sheds Light On City's 'Militant
    Abolitionist Community'
- date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 04:17:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/06/runs_for_web.mp3
  length: '5846134'
  title: Why Are There So Many 'Run Roads' In The Pittsburgh Region?
- date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 04:17:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/07/runs_for_web.mp3
  length: '5846134'
  title: Why Are There So Many 'Run Roads' In The Pittsburgh Region?
- date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 12:22:58 -0500
  description: 90.5 WESA's "The Confluence" for Friday, June 21, 2019
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/06/confluence_for_web_6-21.mp3
  length: '57278406'
  title: Michael Silverstein Brings A Taste Of The Strip District To Fox's 'MasterChef'
- date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 07:19:36 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/08/web_fifth_avenue.mp3
  length: '2472366'
  title: Remnants Of Houses Along Fifth Avenue Are Reminders Of A 1964 Landslide
- date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:38:41 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/08/car_donation_for_web.mp3
  length: '5536989'
  title: Here’s What Happens When You Donate A Car To A Nonprofit
- date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 08:52:24 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/08/panthers_for_web.mp3
  length: '5878625'
  title: Before Pitt, Real Panthers Once Prowled Around Pittsburgh
- date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 07:18:16 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/09/piano_for_web.mp3
  length: '5949496'
  title: Pittsburgh Has A Long History Of Talented Piano Players
- date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 08:22:33 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/10/turnpike_for_web.mp3
  length: '6303701'
  title: The Pennsylvania Turnpike Laid The Groundwork For Today's Interstate Highway
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- date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 04:36:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/10/gq_bellefield_web.mp3
  length: '5896575'
  title: 'Historic Bellefield Tower Demonstrates Balance Of Preservation And Progress '
- date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 06:00:00 -0500
  description: Brunot Island is inaccessible by car, but it once held auto races.
    Listen to the history of this 129-acre island.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2019/12/brunot_island_for_web.mp3
  length: '6265904'
  title: Brunot Island Once Hosted Explorers, Automobile Races And Now, Lots Of Wildlife
- date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 04:20:00 -0500
  description: ''
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2020/02/briilliant_for_web.mp3
  length: '5806182'
  title: Carp Fishing And Eating Popcorn Under The Brilliant Viaduct Over Washington
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- date: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 04:06:00 -0500
  description: generic
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  length: '6000517'
  title: 'Aqueducts, Inclines And Mules: How The Pennsylvania Canal Changed The Commonwealth'
- date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 07:33:36 -0500
  description: generic
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2020/06/protests_web.mp3
  length: '5900025'
  title: Today's Protests Remind Some Pittsburghers Of The Riots After MLK's 1968
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- date: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 07:53:18 -0500
  description: generic
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2020/07/hospital_history.mp3
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  title: Pittsburgh’s Long Been A City For Medical Innovation
- date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 07:35:16 -0500
  description: generic
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2020/07/pgh_left_for_web.mp3
  length: '5475298'
  title: How The Pittsburgh Left Became Embedded In City Driving
- date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 12:32:33 -0500
  description: generic
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2020/08/panthers_for_web.mp3
  length: '5878625'
  title: Before Pitt, Real Panthers Once Prowled Around Pittsburgh
- date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 06:06:00 -0500
  description: generic
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  length: '5297577'
  title: Why Does Frick Park Have Fire Hydrants?
- date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 12:00:35 -0500
  description: 90.5 WESA's The Confluence for Monday, November 30, 2020
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  title: ' Administrators Reconsider Usual Academic Assessment In Light Of Pandemic '
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  description: generic
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  length: '6244648'
  title: The Road That Helped Make Pittsburgh Possible
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  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wesa/audio/2020/12/Confluence-web-20201210.mp3
  length: '26601902'
  title: Pitt Vaccine Researcher Finds COVID-19 Vaccine Data 'Very Promising'
- date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 05:30:00 -0500
  description: Pirates games are a staple for many city residents. Learn how the team
    earned their name, how many balls are used at each game and if hot dogs launched
    into crowds are edible.
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- date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 05:30:00 -0500
  description: And was there ever a beacon on Beacon Street? We answer your questions
    about the hilly East End community.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s360/audio/2022/07/squirrel-hill-for-web.mp3
  length: '6529993'
  title: How did Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood get its name?
- date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0500
  description: Welcome back to 90.5 WESA’s Good Question! podcast. We’re thrilled
    to launch season two and bring you even more stories about Pittsburgh history
    and culture. Our first episode highlights city staples. We’ll visit the mind behind
    the colorfully painted benches in Schenley Park; we’ll look into how the Pirates
    got their marauding moniker and the team’s trendsetting past; and, why do locals
    say “Carnegie” when the rest of the country has a different pronunciation?
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  length: '17637446'
  title: Pronouncing ‘Carnegie,’ Schenley bench art, and the origins of the Pirates’
    name
- date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0500
  description: Turn right where the Isaly’s used to be! Sound familiar? Pittsburgh
    loves to remember things that aren’t there anymore. For this episode, we learn
    about actual panthers that once roamed this region and how they live on at Pitt
    and throughout Oakland; we travel to the woods of Stanton Heights to find the
    remnants of a Civil War fortification; and we ride the dips at old West View Park.(The
    Good Question! Podcast is sponsored by Baum Boulevard Automotive, Eisler Landscapes,
    and the CPA firm Sisterson and Company.)
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s360/audio/2022/09/final-s2e2-really.mp3
  length: '24742789'
  title: Pittsburgh’s panthers, Civil War fort remnants, and a trip to West View Park
- date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0500
  description: If you’ve spent any time in Pittsburgh, you’ve likely been on or near
    its three rivers. Follow along with WESA’s Good Question podcast as we walk along
    the riverfront trails and remember the bustling wharfs that once occupied the
    space; take a dive into how river depth is measured; and, did you know the groundwork
    for the creation of the country Czechoslovakia took place in Downtown Pittsburgh?(The
    Good Question! Podcast is sponsored by Baum Boulevard Automotive, Eisler Landscapes,
    and the CPA firm Sisterson and Company.)
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  length: '20384457'
  title: Downtown wharfs, river depth, and the history of Czechoslovakia’s creation
    in Pittsburgh
- date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0500
  description: From streetcars to scenic Sunday drives, this episode looks at the
    transit projects that continue to shape our region. Episode four explains why
    the 40th Street Bridge has colorful seals; how the East Busway was routed and
    what led to those decisions; and we take a trip along Allegheny River Boulevard,
    complete with picnic pull-offs with picturesque views.(The Good Question! Podcast
    is sponsored by Baum Boulevard Automotive, Eisler Landscapes, and the CPA firm
    Sisterson and Company.)
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  length: '19165927'
  title: The East Busway’s history, 40th Street colorful seals, and the scenic Allegheny
    River Boulevard
- date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0500
  description: 'Pittsburgh’s East End has some of the city’s largest parks, historic
    buildings and has long been home to trailblazers in city government. We’ll visit
    Squirrel Hill and answer some of your questions about the community’s past; we’ll
    hear the stories of two firsts in Pittsburgh City Council: Paul Jones, the first
    Black councilor, and Irma D’Ascenzo, the first female councilor; and we’ll walk
    through Frick Park, where old fire hydrants pop out of the woods.(The Good Question!
    Podcast is sponsored by Eisler Landscapes, the CPA firm Sisterson and Company
    and Baum Boulevard Automotive.)'
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  length: '20144340'
  title: The history of Squirrel Hill, Frick Park fire hydrants & the first Black
    and female City Councilors
- date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 05:30:00 -0500
  description: Even if you live outside of the city’s limits, the U.S. Postal Service
    will still recognize Pittsburgh, based on ZIP codes and established routes.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s360/audio/2022/10/zip-codes-web.mp3
  length: '5626922'
  title: Why boroughs outside of Pittsburgh can still use the city’s name on mail
- date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 05:32:00 -0500
  description: The West End neighborhood has an enchanting name. Learn why it was
    given such a moniker, and how the community’s evolved over the years.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s360/audio/2023/06/fariywood-web.mp3
  length: '6627649'
  title: How did Pittsburgh's Fairywood neighborhood get its name?
- date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 05:35:00 -0500
  description: A building along the Ohio riverfront trail seems blighted, but actually
    has a history connected to a prominent Pittsburgh industrialist. The land on which
    it stands could one day be the site of a Ferris Wheel.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s360/audio/2023/07/web-annealing.mp3
  length: '2525169'
  title: What’s the story behind the vacant building on the Ohio riverfront trail?
- date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 05:35:00 -0500
  description: The massive Mellon Institute in Oakland has long been a staple of industrial
    research. Local folklore suggests there’s a mystery column buried nearby — is
    it true?
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s360/audio/2023/11/mellon-institute-web.mp3
  length: '6396465'
  title: The history of Pittsburgh’s Mellon Institute — and the mystery of the extra
    buried column
- date: Mon, 08 Jan 2024 05:33:00 -0500
  description: During the Great Depression, a work-based program helped fix Pittsburgh
    infrastructure, build new schools, hospitals and highways.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s360/audio/2024/01/wpa-web.mp3
  length: '7732822'
  title: How the Works Progress Administration helped build Pittsburgh
- date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:32:00 -0500
  description: Good Question! askers want to know why North Versailles and Mt. Lebanon
    are pronounced differently than the places for which they’re named.
  filename: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s360/audio/2024/09/lebo-versailles-web.mp3
  length: '7119197'
  title: Why does Western Pa. have unusual pronunciations for North Versailles and
    Mt. Lebanon?
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