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Speaking Volumes Podcast

Speaking Volumes is a weekly conversation on books and reading with some of the people who make news in Pittsburgh. The program airs on 90.5 FM Mondays during Morning Edition, and Wednesdays during Essential Pittsburgh.

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Kevin McMahon
May 21, 2012
By Josh Raulerson

Josh Raulerson covers the highbrow-lowbrow split with Pittsburgh Cultural Trust President & CEO Kevin McMahon.
James Gibson
May 10, 2012
By Josh Raulerson

Rabbi James Gibson puts in long hours in his book-lined study at Temple Sinai, poring over scripture and theological texts. But, as he tells Josh Raulerson, he's also an avid reader of spy novels and contemporary history.
CLP Director Mary Frances Cooper
Mary Frances Cooper
May 7, 2012
By Josh Raulerson

Mary Frances Cooper, President and Director of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, loves the heft and texture of a good book. But, as she tells Speaking Volumes, Cooper also sees a bright future for libraries and readers through digital publishing.
Ted Pappas
April 20, 2012
By Josh Raulerson

Ted Pappas, Artistic Director of Pittsburgh Public Theater, talks books with Josh Raulerson.