Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Pittsburgher Just Officially Became Baseball’s Best Hitter
Did you know the best batter in baseball history played for Pittsburgh? Not the Pirates, but our Negro League teams that flourished here before integ…
2 years, 3 months ago
How To Enjoy Pittsburgh’s Rivers This Summer
Our rivers might not be the cleanest — we’re looking at you, Monongahela! — but that doesn’t mean we can’t get out on the water. City Cast Pittsburgh…
2 years, 3 months ago
Win Prizes! Summer Reading for Grownups in Pittsburgh
Summer is here, and it’s the perfect season for curling up in a hammock with a good book. If you need an extra incentive to get started, our county l…
2 years, 3 months ago
Revitalizing Downtown, Shelter Fire & Eat’n Park Turns 75
It’s the Friday news roundup! City leaders are really stoked about landing the 2026 NFL Draft, and they want to spruce up the place before an estimat…
2 years, 3 months ago
Is Heinz Really the Best Ketchup?
Heinz Ketchup has a chokehold on this city. From stadiums and museums to our own home pantries, it’s the ketchup brand on the table and in any good P…
2 years, 3 months ago
Pittsburgh's Dueling Juneteenth Celebrations, Explained
For years now, there’s been a Juneteenth celebration in Pittsburgh – marking the date when the last enslaved people in this country finally learned t…
2 years, 3 months ago
Pitt Protest, Park Love & Tips for Rental Disputes
Our local parks got good marks from a national nonprofit, but they’re throwing us shade in one category. Pro-Palestine protesters were back in Oaklan…
2 years, 3 months ago
Ranking Pittsburgh’s City Pools
Later today, Mayor Ed Gainey is announcing which public pools are opening this summer, and since he’ll be hosting his press conference at Bloomfield …
2 years, 3 months ago
Bus Controversy, New State Slogan & Tips for Tick Season
It’s the Friday news roundup! City Cast contributor Meg St-Esprit joins executive producer Mallory Falk and producer Sophia Lo to break down Pennsylv…
2 years, 3 months ago
Pittsburgh’s Best Coffee Shops From A to (Almost) Z
In a quest to get to know Pittsburgh better, coffee enthusiast and City Cast Pittsburgh founding member Zach Lucas visited a local coffee shop for ev…
2 years, 3 months ago