A weekly talk show about people in the Mon Valley area of Pittsburgh

A weekly public affairs show about McKeesport and the Mon Valley, produced in cooperation with WEDO (810) and WZUM (1550).

Two Rivers, 30 Minutes for 6-25-2021

06-25-2021

Guest: Author and West Mifflin native Brian Butko

Topic: Butko discusses his book "Kennywood: Behind the Screams."

How discussed: What does the field of "commercial archeology" include? What can we learn from so-called "pop culture" of the 20th century? Why is Kennywood a cultural icon and how was it important to the development of the Pittsburgh area?

Original airdate: 7-8-2016 https://www.brianbutko.com/about

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