We speak to filmmaker John Cameron Mitchell. Our panel discusses the mass shooting in Wilkinsburg and gun violence. And, we visit a thriving Wilkinsburg business – Leona’s Ice Cream Sandwiches.

We talk about the gender gap on Wikipedia; the lead crisis in Flint, Mich., and concerns about lead in Pittsburgh; and eat lunch with the Pittsburgh Lenten Fish Fry Map creator.

City Paper podcast talks to Dan Savage about his annual HUMP! film fest, and we get a taste of the Pittsburgh Winter Beerfest.

A Pittsburgh Uber driver tells why he’s disappointed with the company, and crowds line up for the South Side Soup Contest.

The PA state pinball champion is crowned, and a local herb guru offers healing tips for the winter.

This week, artist Ricardo Iamuuri talks about the importance of sound, and in our Sound Bite segment, we head to Dinner Lab for a Harry Potter-inspired menu..

This week, DJ Afterthought shows us around one of the most successful recording studios in Pittsburgh, and in our Sound Bite segment, we head to the Butcher on Butler.

In our second episode, columnist and Sound Bite segment host Celine Roberts takes us to the busy kitchen at Lidia’s Pittsburgh to talk to none other than Lidia Bastianich. We talk with City Paper staff writer Ryan Deto about Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat that is up for grabs. And, CP editor Charlie Deitch goes off about the Republican presidential candidates ahead of the Iowa Caucus.

For our first episode, we speak to Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto about his second year in office and talk politics with City Paper Editor Charlie Deitch. We also visit Smallman Galley in the Strip District for a lesson on vegetable-forward cocktails.