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TalkShoe: the Pittsburgh podcast platform that helped invent live audio

TalkShoe quietly pioneered live audio communities years before podcasting went mainstream. The Pittsburgh-based platform has a longer legacy than most people realize.

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Cigarette butt litter is Pittsburgh's most overlooked pollution problem

Cigarette butts are the single most collected item in urban cleanups worldwide, and Pittsburgh's riverfronts, sidewalks, and green spaces are no exception. Here's why this overlooked pollutant matters more than most people realize.