Stay ConnectedPeople around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, know the word “gumbands.”It’s a regionalism, a somewhat wacky word that some call an example of “Pittsburghese.” A gumband is simply a rubber band, and we all know those words too, but we also often have a bit of pride in our exclusive Pittsburgh vocabulary.
WQED’s longtime producer Rick Sebak is the host, and he works closely with podcast creator Rich Capaldi who has been producing at WQED since 2017.
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Bill Tippins has written two novels set in the Stone Age in a territory that may seem familiar to readers from Western Pennsylvania. Intended for YA (Young Adult) readers, the books focus on a boy named Tioga and his best friend Kopi as they take on several difficult quests near where the Allegewi River and the Angry River meet to form the Great River.
Bill has a website about the books: tiogaandkopi.com/
Both books are available on Amazon.com:
The Battle For The Emperor’s Skull
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Support GUMBANDS: donate.wqed.org/wqed/gumbands
More GUMBANDS: www.gumbands.org
More from Rick Sebak:
NEBBY: Rick Sebak's Tales of Greater Pittsburgh: wqed.org/nebby
Pittsburgh History Series: wqed.org/watch/pittsburgh-history-series
Follow Rick on social:
Instagram: @ricksebak
Facebook: Rick Sebak
Twitter: @rickaroundhere
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GUMBANDS is brought to you by WQED Pittsburgh and made possible by the Buhl Foundation.
Sarah McAlee makes soups. A wide variety of soups from chowders to bisques to gazpachos and noodle-y broths. She started by selling to friends from her home on Pittsburgh’s North Side in 2018, mostly through her Instagram account @brothomnger, but the number of her hungry fans have grown steadily since then. You can now get quarts of her tasty creations at Thyme Machine on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield.
On this episode, GUMBANDS host Rick Sebak asks her about her soup business and her former work as a funeral director in the South Hills. Lots of good stories.
Broth Monger Instagram: @brothmonger
Thyme Machine Pgh Instagram: @thymemachinepgh
Newsletter: brothmailer.brothmonger.com
Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer on WQED’s NEBBY (includes Anthony Badamo making pizza but no Sarah!)
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Support GUMBANDS: donate.wqed.org/wqed/gumbands
More GUMBANDS: www.gumbands.org
More from Rick Sebak:
NEBBY: Rick Sebak's Tales of Greater Pittsburgh: wqed.org/nebby
Pittsburgh History Series: wqed.org/watch/pittsburgh-history-series
Follow Rick on social:
Instagram: @ricksebak
Facebook: Rick Sebak
Twitter: @rickaroundhere
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GUMBANDS is brought to you by WQED Pittsburgh and made possible by the Buhl Foundation.
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