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Pittsburgh Explainer
By Liz ReidNews
Pittsburgh Explainer episodes
- Oct. 10-16 Explained: Misprinted Ballots, Racist Slurs & Pennsylvania WildfiresOn this week's Explainer: WESA’s Lucy Perkins outlines what happened that caused nearly 29,000 misprinted ballots to go out to Allegheny County residents . County elections officials are blaming the error on a third-party vendor.20 min
- Oct. 3-9 Explained: Learning To Read Online, Counting Kids With COVID & Trick-Or-Treating SafelyOn this week's Explainer: Keystone Crossroads' Avi Wolfman-Arent reports that more than a half a million kids in Pennsylvania are learning to read right now. It's a demanding task in normal times, and considered by many to be the most significant event of a child's academic career . Remote learning could exacerbate existing gaps in literacy skills, which can impact a student's grasp of other subject areas.20 min
- Sept. 26-Oct. 2 Explained: Biden’s Train Ride, Learning Hubs & Navigating Loss During The PandemicOn this week's Explainer: Government and accountability reporter Lucy Perkins was there when former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was in town this week, riding an Amtrak train through parts of Ohio and western Pennsylvania.17 min
- Sept. 19-25 Explained: Election Lawsuits, PGH's Columbus Statue & PPS Policing DataThe coronavirus pandemic caused more than one million Pennsylvanians to vote by mail in the June primary, and state officials expect that number to roughly triple in November. With a little over a month until the election, the rules around voting by mail are still in flux, as several lawsuits make their way through the courts.20 min
- Sept. 13-19 Explained: $500 A Month, The Final Civil Saturdays & A Ruling Against WolfAn extra $500 per month will soon arrive for 200 Pittsburgh households . Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said the city will start to make the payments later this year as part of a universal income pilot program. The initiative is funded by philanthropic donors and will go to very low-income families with an emphasis on homes run by Black women.22 min
- Pittsburgh-Based Author Explores 'The Secret Lives Of Church Ladies'Two women, lifelong friends, consummate their yearly hotel-room assignation on the eve of Y2K. A man and a woman, near-strangers, have sex in a car outside the hospice where both their mothers are dying. A woman writes a long letter to her sister, who never knew their wayward father, who just died. A girl grows up understanding, but forbidden to speak about, her mother’s years-long affair with their pastor – and then becomes close to the pastor’s wife and teen-aged son.12 min
- Aug. 29-Sept. 4 Explained: Presidential Candidate Visits, Recreational Weed & Rethinking Land UseBoth President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden were in Southwestern Pennsylvania this week.22 min
- August 22-28 Explained: New Pride Organizers, Columbus Statue's Future & Mail-In Ballot ControversyPittsburgh’s Public Art Commission will soon hold a public hearing on whether to remove the Christopher Columbus statue in Schenley Park . More than 14,000 people have signed a petition asking for the statue’s removal.19 min
- August 17-21 Explained: A Week Of Protest In PittsburghAnti-racist activists faced off with Pittsburgh police in Point Breeze Wednesday night , after talks with Mayor Bill Peduto broke down. Police used chemical agents and other less-lethal crowd control methods, and one person was arrested.20 min
- August 10-14 Explained: Reporters Vote To Strike, Duquesne Responds To Demands & COVID Cases FlattenThis week, Duquesne University held its first press conference in response to the demands of Dannielle Brown, whose son Marquis Jaylen Brown died on campus in 2018.19 min
About Pittsburgh Explainer
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Pittsburgh Explainer ended production on June 28, 2021.Life is busy, and it can be hard to keep up with the news. Every Friday morning, 90.5 WESA's Pittsburgh Explainer brings you the biggest news…
stories of the week in about 20 minutes. Hosted by WESA's Liz Reid, you’ll hear from the reporters who cover politics, education, tech, health, arts and more, and get the real stories behind the headlines.It’s the news you need, in the time you have.Pittsburgh Explainer is hosted by Liz Reid and produced by Katie Blackley. New episodes come out every Friday. Listen on the NPR One app or subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.