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All about the cool stuff going on in Pittsburgh! There are a lot of podcasts, or PAWDcasts as you might say in Pittsburghese, but none this focused on what’s happening in Pittsburgh. Co-hosts John Chamberlin and Rachael Rennebeck talk with guests about food, entertainment, current events and, of course, Jagoffs! This weekly podcast is based on the Pittsburgh humor blog, YaJagoff.com.
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Summary: Episode 41 was the very first episode of YaJagoff Late Night from the KDKA-Radio studios! Musician Mark Ferrari, Pittsburgh Pirates alumnus Jason “Grilled Cheese” Grilli and Nick Mancini Hartner joined us….and road through the bumps of a new space. But all enjoyed some Mancini PGH 1.0 Rolls and some Grilli wine! WHAT WAS ON THE BLOG: Blog …
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Summary: The Hear Foundation started with the story of a Black man who was shot five times by a Pittsburgh police officer and paralyzed during a traffic stop that arose from a case of mistaken identity. Leon Ford used that story for social change, police reform, and reconciliation between police and community. The CEO of the Hear Foundation, Cindy …
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SUMMARY: There's a circus coming to Pittsburgh for the very first time but... it's gonna be on the river!!! Emily from RiverLifePGH.org has the deets, regular guest, Kristy Graver, from Pittsburgh Magazine is recapping her Western PA "ice cream tour" and Melinda and Kristian, Melinda and the Night Sky AND Women Who Rock, crush it with a bluesy live…
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SUMMARY: The Celebrity Care Fest will be another backyard showstopper for a great cause thanks to HM3 Partners Independence Fund. Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Melanie Marie Boyer cares to continue awareness and growth for the Latino population and introduces us to the best caramel concoction ever. Th…
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SUMMARY: A Shindig, a legacy of art, and the real life characters behind St. Elmo’s Fire join the jags at Johnny Angel’s Ginchy Stuff. Giovanni Orsini took a break from the Northside Music Festival to croon a tune indicative of Zeppelin. SPONSOR INFO: Thanks to Q92.9 and a special thanks to Peoples Gas, call 811 before you dig into any kind of home…
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SUMMARY: This is it!! The final stop on the 2024 Peoples Gas Porch Tour for Zachary’s Mission. We dodged the rain, had a few cocktails and jammed up the cul de sac around the Hudson house. Ellin from Pittsburgh Hills (TikTok/Instagram), Rob and Patricia Vince, The Pgh DJ Company joined us along with the smooth sound of Chrome Moses. SPONSOR INFO: T…
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SUMMARY: So far, every stop on the Peoples Gas Porch Tour for Zachary’s Mission has had a unique approach. At the Douglass house this week, we had drone video, couch music from Just Those Guys extreme pogo-ing and professional announcer!! This stop in Robinson Township! SPONSOR INFO: Thanks to Q92.9 and a special thanks to Peoples Gas, call 811 bef…
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SUMMARY: The porch owners are rasing the bar this year! Tons of people that swooned over surprise musical accompaniment guest, Johnny Angel, and a jam session that included a world champion pizza dough tosser from Caliente Pizza. Even our fellow podcaster, Eric Dillman tossed some dough! SPONSOR INFO: Thanks to Q92.9 and a special thanks to Peoples…
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SUMMARY: Porch Tour Stop #1 took us to Port Vue.. poolside at the home of Kelli and Rob Komondor. They even did a raffle for a huge mound of Car Hartt items! SPONSOR INFO: Thanks to Q92.9 and a special thanks to Peoples Gas, call 811 before you dig into any kind of home project, it is the law. Check out our where ya at and Jeet Jet videos with our …
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SUMMARY: We are live from the 9th Street Bridge at the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival! SPONSOR INFO: Thanks to Q92.9 FM and a special thanks to Peoples Gas, call 811 before you dig into any kind of home project, it is the law. Check out our where ya at and Jeet Jet videos with our jag braggers Tressa Glover DiGiulio and Monica OnAir. WHAT W…
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SUMMARY: Ummmm, did someone say iconic ep? Scott Blasey of the Clarks closes the non-profit themed show that sums up two amazing events just outside our jag window on Isabella Street. Saturday welcomes the annual Chalkfest with chatter from River Life’s Matt Galluzzo and June 29th will welcome Babesburgh with some babe banter a’la Cat Bruno. The ja…
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SUMMARY: First time ever a resident of the National Aviary has visited the podcast. We have a little “chaos” with Desarae of “Cooking Comedy Chaos” fame and then some delta blues music, Indonesian style! SPONSOR INFO: Thanks to Q92.9 and a special thanks to Peoples Gas, call 811 before you dig into any kind of home project, it is the law. Check out…
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SUMMARY: Cue the gameshow music for the Sprankle family to tell Family Feud stories and their family business, and Chef D talks the business of culinary and hotel expansion a ’la the Joinery. The jags welcomed Caite Miller from Pittsburgh Magazine to remind us about the Pittsburgh Wine and Spirits show and THEY ARE...musicians Jaaye from PSU. SPONS…
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SUMMARY: Might be the loudest, out-of-hand YaJagoff Late Night episode yet! We had Bacardi Rum, unbelievable jazz/swing music, talked mental health assistance for middle-schoolers, talked Karaoke Kabaret and the 412 Dos from the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. Everyone sings us into the breaks! Junk drawer gifts were incredible again! SPONSOR INFO…
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SUMMARY: Allegheny Regional Asset District's James Santelli stops by to give John and Rachael the scoop about the upcoming RAD Summer Staycation. Nick Paradise of Peoples Gas gives us the lowdown on how they practice sustainability year-round and about their current initiatives with local orgs. The mission of Bistro to Go Cafe & Catering includes b…
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SUMMARY: We are celebrating Strawberry Pretzel Jell-O Salad on Sunday and Augusta from Kemi’s Kitchen and Jen Gregg from Isaly’s brought us their concoctions. Gina Masciola from WQED brought the story board concept coming May 1 while the Jags sipped on some Limoncello courtesy of Lucky Sign Spirits. Liz Berlin puts the entertainment cherry on top o…
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SUMMARY: This week’s YaJagoff Late Night has the head of everything at the Pittsburgh Airport Authority, Christina Cassotis. Local musician and businessman, John Vento updates us on Yinzerfest, cook and podcaster, Doug Heilman drops by with a “teasing tasting” of his entry into the Strawberry Jello Pretzel Salad Standoff and singer/songwriter Bia D…
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SUMMARY: Daisy Jade sits on the couch to relive her role as a reporter on American Rust and ends up being the focal point of six degrees of separation to our other guests. Emilio Cornacchione of Izzazu talks about Ecolution, which Daisy will emcee, and the Northland Library reminds us of their Great Gatsby Garden gala on April 20, which Daisy chair…
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SUMMARY: This episode is “easy like an Easter weekend!” Pittsburgh Magazine’s Kristy Graver is talking the Burgh’s best burgers, Katie Dudas is prepping for 4-1-2 Day with the 412 Thrive Gala and Jason Peterson takes us easily into the podcast end with his acoustic guitar and George-Harrison-like voice! Jack Daugherty from the PDP delivers this wee…
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SUMMARY: Kelley Jeanne drops her single ‘Who Says’ on April 4, Ryan Douglass built it and the kids keep coming to his annual Field of Dreams clinic on April 13 this year, and Jared Bachar of Visit Pittsburgh is gearing us up for TRAF and PRIDE in May. Lots of dates and do’s! SPONSOR INFO: Thanks to Q92.9 and a special thanks to Peoples Gas, call 81…
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SUMMARY: The Jags welcome Burgh Bus staple, Chrissy Costa, and neighbor Mara Rago who walked us through a powerful documentary over a 20-year span. Then John and Rachael caught up with the crew from Semper Gratus entering their eighth year of good will and gearing up for the Shamrock Shuffle’s double event day. Thankfully the soothing sounds of ‘Ol…
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SUMMARY: This episode is a podcast full of more culture than a bowl of yogurt. Anthony Marshall from the Steamfitters Local 449 talked about motivating kids to be motivated...and to want more from life. Nanci Goldberg, founder of Ketchup City Creative and artist, Adam Masava, a visiting artist from Nairobi, Kenya, discuss his life, philosophy, and …
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SUMMARY: The Jags gathered some of Pittsburgh’s best sustainable guests including CEO of Sustainable Composites, Don Morrison, some Awesome Pittsburgh peeps, for real because they are called Awesome Pittsburgh, and Inez, recording artist and producer who wows us with her vocals. Plus, get in on the Pizza Passport with Made in PGH. SPONSOR INFO: Tha…
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Team YaJagoff faced off against Team Pittsburgh Today Live at the Peirce Studio in the Pittsburgh Cultural District. The game was Name That Tune, YaJagoff! The crowd was great! The singing was.... well... everyone gets a trophy style. The winners were the 2 nonprofit organizations for whom the teams were playing... 412 Thrive and the Greater Pittsb…
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SUMMARY: Everyone gathered at 5000 McKnight Road again..a HUGE audience crowd enjoyed pizza and cocktails while the jags talked to one of their regs Josh Axelrod, Features Writer at the PG, Virginia Linn, Editor of Pittsburgh Magazine, THEEEE Purely Pittsburgh attorney Mitch D-U-G-A-N and a truly unique concept musician Ben Orrvick AKA The Kahone C…
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SUMMARY: Caleb Kopta brought charisma and chords along with his borrowed guitar to strum his already popular song, Outta My Head, that drops on Feb,23. Nodding along to the song was retired Steeler, author and extraordinary human being, Arthur Moats who read us the best junk drawer keepsake ever. KDKA morning anchor, Lindsay Ward shared her love fo…
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SUMMARY: It was six degrees of Kevin Bacon Pittsburgh style! The Cheese Queen, whose family cornered the grocery market with the McGinnis name, is doing the same for cheese and charcuterie, and she just may be adding some new fall honey to her boards. Ryan Rust, who is also premiering his documentary, Hive, at the Lindsay Theater on Feb.4 brought q…
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SUMMARY: A Daughter’s Promise takes on a whole new meaning with Trib Live veteran writer Joanne Harrop, trust us you will need a tissue or two, as well as a glass or two of wine. Luckily The Indian Somm educates us on how to select, enjoy and even vacuum seal your wine of choice. Jeremy and Angie from Discover the Burgh joined us in the studio to t…
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SUMMARY: What do you get when a longtime newspaper publisher and an ice cream entrepreneur hit the jag couch? Some great Pittsburgh stories from Lawrenceville to Squirrel Hill to Singapore. Plus, Matt of Music of Koz, entertained us with his newest single and revealed his berfday show coming up at Club Cafe. SPONSOR INFO: Thanks to Q92.9 for giving…
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SUMMARY: The Museum of Illusions has become THE next Pittsburgh place to visit, and Stacy, the Director of Sales and Marketing, tells the jags its back story. Michelle Parolini brought the first Row House to Pittsburgh and motivates us to use 86 percent of our core, AND see the new Boat Boys movie, while Allante Walker of Talk Pittsburgh gifts the …
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SUMMARY: First Night headliner Lyndsey Smith plays a little Name That Tune while the Platelets perform from the Steel City Q-Bicles. Enjoy a first ever interview with broadcaster turned media trainer, Sheila Hyland, and legendary plant man Doug Oster, gives us his ‘deer’ John list, all this week on YaJagoff Late Night. SPONSOR INFO: Thanks to Q92.9…
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SUMMARY: The Cultural Trust’s Sarah Aziz brings a few sets of fireworks, a parade and even a fairytale tree to First Night in the Cultural District, while Leslie Bonci brings the balance of eating and indulging a bit over the holidays. Take a listen to the Other Bugs own Nick Bellini who just released an album at Thunderbird Café this month. SPONSO…
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SUMMARY: What do you get with an iconic news anchor, a movie star and a polka band? Not one of Matt Light’s comedy bits....but a hell of a Late-Night Show! Welcome zoo-loving Sally Wiggin, RMU Executive Director and Slapshot movie star Dave Hanson, comedian extraordinaire Matt Light, and the YaJagoff polka house band, the Palastro Brothers from the…
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SUMMARY: Ten days of giveaways and the ultimate feast of seven fishes ring in the holiday season, with some music from Samantha Sears! Oh, we play Pick-ett with our first tasting of Crumble Cookies. SPONSOR INFO: Thanks to Q92.9 for giving us a studio and a special thanks to Peoples Gas, call 811 before you dig into any kind of home project, it is …
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SUMMARY: It’s a thankful kind of Thanksgiving episode this week. We get to meet a special person in Rachael’s life. Sara Booz was Rachael’s mom’s live liver donor! We also get to meet Tony Caliguire who has been diagnosed with pancreatic and liver cancer. He’s been the subject of the Time with Tony vids and Cat Tedder treats us to her sound before …
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#YaJagoff Late Night 5 Presented by Rohrich Automotive SUMMARY: Lisa Cunningham is using her City Paper experience at the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and sharing her expertise new GPAC intern Soren De-Niz in the form of spreading the word about the resources GPAC has for other artists and art communities. Lee Terbosic is magic royalty and no st…
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SUMMARY: Regular RAD (Regional Asset District) friend, James Santelli, joined us to announce that public feedback is OPEN on the 2024 RAD budget, plus new Lifetime Channel star from the 412, Steve Hofstetter stopped by. The jags finally got to execute the Kenny Pickett routine, and Too Foul doubled as a musician and taste tester of Mancini’s pepper…
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SUMMARY: Two Joshes, a Do-Good leader, and a soulful entertainer bring out the best of Pittsburgh on YaJagoff Late Night! Pens Play-by-Play announcer, Josh Getzoff, and our movie and entertainment connoisseur from the PG, Josh Axelrod join us along with Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank VP of Marketing, Brian Gulish, accompanied by the soulful…
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SUMMARY: Thanks to Kate Clemons, creator/owner, Wendy Whittick, local movie historian, Ryan from Fueled By Hops and former AGT contestant, Morgan Gruber for “breaking bread AND scones with us! SPONSOR: Get the BEST experience of customer service and maintenance of your Rohrich Advantage at the service center on West Liberty Avenue. Visit RohrichHon…
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SUMMARY: There’s a place called Ketchup City Creative and we caught up with some pretty awesome peeps there including the creator, Nancy Goldberg, Yinzer Ghost, regular Leslie Bonci, artists Corey Ochai and Grant Catton and singer/songwriter Andrew Bicsey. SPONSOR: Get the BEST experience of customer service and maintenance of your Rohrich Advantag…
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SUMMARY: On this episode every guest has a big .. no wait.. huge heart! From the Café Momentum mission, to breast cancer survivors who support each other with dragon boat racing, 3 nurses bounded by CPR.. one of whom as the patient, Kyle Holbrook, world famous muralist and the awesome singer/songwriter Craig Veltri. SPONSOR: Get the BEST experience…
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SUMMARY: Turkeys and emus and pigs.. oh my! And goats and cats and chickens too! All part of this episode from the Hope Haven Animal Sanctuary with owner Karen Gibson, Melissa Rayworth of Kidsburgh, Gavin Deming of Allegheny Goatscape and great “sanctuary music” from Danny Rectenwald! SPONSOR: Get the BEST experience of customer service and mainten…
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SUMMARY: The gang went to the Pittsburgh Irish Festival again this year. If you missed, it no worries. This podcast is a good recap of Irish history, the festival and... some new things like an Irish Pub on Wheels and a new Dubliner Irish Whiskey celebrating the Steelers ninety-year anniversary. SPONSOR: Get the BEST experience of customer service …
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Summary: This year, the 4 porch locations collected more than any previous year. Therefore, all 4 couples were invited to the demo kitchen at Vangura to celebrate with a wonderful charcuterie tray, wine, comradery and a porch tour trivia game. The winning couple also received Penguins tickets from Pitt Ohio. SPONSOR: Get the BEST experience of cust…
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Summary: Good times, good food and good drinks at G’s on Liberty this episode. Kyle who is crushing his personal Instagram page with Pgh pics, Jared Bachar, CEO ofVisit Pittsburgh and musician/songwriter Kate Denman hung out with us at what usta-be.. Alexander’s in the Bloomfield area! You should see it now. What was on the blog? Lantern Flies Burg…
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Summary: Earlier this year, 3 of the YaJagoff Podcast episodes one Golden Quill Awards from the Western Pennsylvania Press Club. This is not a popularity contest. Winners are judged by peer review. A Golden Quill is the Super Bowl of journalism awards. This year, the Los Angeles Press Club did the judging. This episode is a mashup of those 3 Golden…
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Summary: The final stop of the ’23 Porch Tour had us hanging out with the home owners, Ken and Mickey, musicians Al and Al, Caleb from the “Making a Martini Podcast, Rob Vince of Zachary’s Mission and on of our faves, THE “real” Rob Rossi! Ken and Mickey’s dog, Blue, made a splash too.. in their pool! Prizes from Mary Mac Bakehouse, Cookie Cookie I…
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#YaJagoffPodcast: A little hang out at a cool space in Allentown…Brandon from the Little Giant recording studios was very welcoming to the jags as well as Matt Koz, our episode musician and one of our favorites James Santelli from the Regional Asset District. What was on the blog? Giant Eagle #PeterParkers Worst#PeterParkers Pic ever? Call 811 befo…
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Summary: In between a morning rain and a late afternoon rain, we sandwich in an awesome podcast on Jay and Ethan’s patio. We had discussions of tomato growing, weather patterns with Doug Oster and Ray Petelin, roller derby with Towanda Woman, awesome brownie talk with Jay and met a Women Who Rock contest winner, Melina Bowser. Prizes from Mary Mac …
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Summary: The gang went to hang out, behind the scenes, literally... in a park are behind the studio, of Pittsburgh Today Live. Krista, Teddy, Jeff, and Sean Collier hang out and then Mark Ferrari, singer/songwriter and Journey, the Executive Director of the National Comedy Center join us! What was on the blog? The new Mount Washington Beer Sign... …
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