WESA Radio Schedule

Saturday, May 18
Time
Program
12:00 AM
various hosts and newscasters
For more than 80 years, the BBC World Service has been the globe's most comprehensive source for news. No other news organization has a network of international correspondents, reporters and producers to rival the BBC. Whenever and wherever news breaks, the BBC World Service is there.
6:30 AM
Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey
Prosody showcases writers of national and international note as well as local writers. Guests have included U.S. Poet Laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, MacArthur Grant recipients, National Book Award winners, journalists, and musicians. Prosody is produced by hosts Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey.
7:00 AM
Steve Curwood
Living on Earth with Steve Curwood is the weekly environmental news and information program distributed by Public Radio International. Every week Living on Earth brings news, features, interviews and commentary on a broad range of ecological issues.
7:30 AM
Jennifer Szweda Jordan
The Allegheny Front is a radio program covering environmental issues in Western Pennsylvania. The Allegheny Front began in 1991 and continues to serve the community as the most insightful source of local and regional environmental news and information on the radio. The program explores environmental issues affecting the community through stories, interviews, news, and commentaries.
8:00 AM
News, analysis, essays, and features for your weekend, anchored by Scott Simon, NPR's Peabody Award-winning host and correspondent. Hosted locally by Noah Brode.
10:00 AM
Click and Clack and The Tappet Brothers
Intelligent car advice mixed with hilarious stories of automobile mayhem. Hosted by "Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers" Tom and Ray Magliozzi.
11:00 AM
Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! is a weekly hour-long quiz program. Each week on the radio you can test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what's real news and what's made up. Hosted by Peter Sagal featuring Carl Kasell.
12:00 PM
Ira Glass
Peabody and Emmy Award-winning host Ira Glass features documentaries, stories and more about everyday life.
1:00 PM
Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich
Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, the show focuses on topics of a scientific and philosophical nature. The show attempts to approach broad, difficult topics such as "time" and "morality" in an accessible and light-hearted manner and with a distinctive audio production style.
2:00 PM
Jian Ghomeshi
Q, from the CBC, is an energetic daily arts, culture, and entertainment magazine that takes you on a smart and surprising ride, interviewing personalities and tackling the cultural issues that matter.Hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, with his trademark wit and spontaneity, Q covers pop culture and high arts alike with forays into the most provocative and compelling cultural trends.
3:00 PM
Kurt Andersen
The Peabody Award-winning Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, from PRI and WNYC, is public radio's smart and surprising guide to what's happening in pop culture and the arts. Each week, Kurt Andersen introduces you to the people who are creating and shaping our culture. Life is busy, so let Studio 360 steer you to the must-see movie this weekend, the next book for your nightstand, or the song that will change your life.
4:00 PM
Tavis Smiley
Each weekend host Tavis Smiley engages commentators and guests in substantive and provocative discussions on a wide range of topics including: politics, health, finance, sports, technology, and pop culture. An insightful exploration of the issues that matter from fresh, diverse points of view is the show's hallmark.
5:00 PM
Guy Raz
The news doesn't stop on the weekends, so in 1977, All Things Considered expanded to seven days a week with one-hour news magazines weekend evenings. All Things Considered on the weekend is hosted by Guy Raz, NPR's former bureau chief in Berlin and London.
6:00 PM
Mike Plaskett and Dale Abraham
Rhythm Sweet & Hot is a musical variety program that entertains audiences by capturing the essence of musical culture from the 1920s to the 1940s. Listeners hear the well-known, big names of swing but are also able to discover the music of artists whose records "can't be found at the local mall."
8:00 PM
Bob Studebaker and select JazzWorks hosts
Pittsburgh native Bob Studebaker spins the classics and contemporaries of jazz 8pm until midnight every Saturday. Special sets from select JazzWorks hosts.