The Confluence

Kevin Gavin

4.5 (25)
DAILY NEWS

The Confluence ended production on Friday, August 4th. WESA thanks Kevin Gavin, Marylee Williams, Laura Tsutsui and everyone who has played a part in the program’s seven years of service.The Confluence blended reporting from the WESA newsroom with one-on-one interviews and roundtable conversations about issues important to our region.

08/04/2023

Gainey administration plans months of community activities to help curb violence

On today’s episode of The Confluence: We speak with Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey about the latest in his Plan for Peace, his administration’s new Office of Equal Protection, and his thoughts about the now-public staffing study of the city’s police force.

30 min
08/03/2023

County Executive candidate Joe Rockey’s top priorities include reducing crime, bringing jobs

On today’s episode of The Confluence: The jury has reached a sentencing verdict in the trial of the man who carried out the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting in 2018; we speak to Joe Rockey, the Republican nominee running for Allegheny County Executive; and the city is looking to change how it uses funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.

23 min
08/02/2023

County Executive candidate Sara Innamorato’s top priorities include housing, addressing disparities

On today’s episode of The Confluence: We speak to Sara Innamorato, the Democratic nominee running for Allegheny County Executive; and we revisit the author of “100 Things to Do in Pittsburgh Before You Die” for an update three years since the pandemic.

23 min
08/01/2023

Pa. state budget stalemate may be easing, senators could get called back this month

On today’s episode of The Confluence: There seems to be slight movement in the budget stalemate, with Senate Republican leaders indicating they might return in August instead of September; local Republicans have nominated Erin Connolly Autenreith to run for the 21st House District seat left vacant by the resignation of Sara Innamorato; and Point Park University’s Board of Trustees has appointed Chris Brussalis as the university’s ninth president.

23 min
07/31/2023

NASA will carry CMU-made MoonRanger to search for lunar ice

On today’s episode of The Confluence: CMU is sending a rover the size of a suitcase to the moon, we talk about this and other robotic ventures happening in the region; and where business and development stand in the Strip District.

23 min
07/28/2023

Pennsylvania looks to new school funding formula, but the timeline is unclear

On today’s episode of The Confluence: Pennsylvania Senate Republican leaders have decided not to appeal to the state Supreme Court a ruling that the state’s education funding system violates the state constitution. We ask a panel of education experts where the state’s school funding policies could go next.Today’s guests include: Ron Cowell, founder and senior fellow at the Education Policy and Leadership Center; Michael Griffith, senior researcher and policy analyst at the Learning Policy Institute; and Matthew Kelly, assistant professor of education at Pennsylvania State University.The Confluence, where the news comes together, is 90.5 WESA’s daily news program. For those who have enjoyed listening to the show, find more episodes of The Confluence here, or wherever you get your podcasts.

23 min
07/27/2023

Allegheny County jail inmates have long waits for mental health care

On today’s episode of The Confluence: An Allegheny County Jail inmate died over the weekend while he was awaiting transfer to a state mental health facility; the oldest housing development in the city just received a federal grant to revitalize and develop the property; and the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania is calling for official recognition from the commonwealth.

23 min
07/26/2023

New study finds bacterial test helps pediatricians limit overprescribing antibiotics for sinusitis

On today’s episode of The Confluence: A new study looks at how doctors could prevent the over-prescribing of antibiotics for a common childhood illness, sinusitis; the small Pittsburgh suburb of Etna is leading the state with innovative protections for animals; and three exhibits currently showing in Pittsburgh investigate the dangers Black Americans have historically faced while driving across the U.S., and how they have endured.

23 min

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25 Ratings

Sad to See it Go

07/31/2023

Falloutguy78

I really enjoyed this. The day’s episode would come out a little before I typically leave for work and it is the exact length of my commute. I will miss having daily, local NPR stories keeping me informed.
Gaslighting around the extremist threat

03/20/2021

StopMovingAndListen

Please broaden your advertising for “studying extremism” at Pitt and CMU to include WHY we still have school shootings. It makes me sick that tons of money is now going into the “extremist threat” when that attack on the Capital was just a matter of Capital Police not doing their job. How much money do we have to spend on homeland security to simply get them to do their job? We spend trillions on all these boogey men home and abroad. Just stop promoting this culture, the media is supposed to call out the gaslighting corporate state.
Good content, poor audio

12/18/2018

GBizzle065

The WESA sound engineer needs to learn how to set the sound level on par with the rest of the podcasts out there. Needing to turn the volume up to listen, only to get blasted by whatever podcast is next. Easy fix.

The Confluence ended production on Friday, August 4th. WESA thanks Kevin Gavin, Marylee Williams, Laura Tsutsui and everyone who has played a part in the program’s seven years of service.The Confluence blended reporting from the WESA newsroom with one-on-one interviews and roundtable conversations about issues important to our region.

Creator

Kevin Gavin
Years Active

2017 - 2023
Episodes

22
Rating

Clean
Show Website

The Confluence

The Confluence

Gainey administration plans months of community activities to help curb violence

County Executive candidate Joe Rockey’s top priorities include reducing crime, bringing jobs

County Executive candidate Sara Innamorato’s top priorities include housing, addressing disparities

Pa. state budget stalemate may be easing, senators could get called back this month

NASA will carry CMU-made MoonRanger to search for lunar ice

Pennsylvania looks to new school funding formula, but the timeline is unclear

Allegheny County jail inmates have long waits for mental health care

New study finds bacterial test helps pediatricians limit overprescribing antibiotics for sinusitis

Sad to See it Go

Gaslighting around the extremist threat

Good content, poor audio

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The Confluence

Episodes

Gainey administration plans months of community activities to help curb violence

County Executive candidate Joe Rockey’s top priorities include reducing crime, bringing jobs

County Executive candidate Sara Innamorato’s top priorities include housing, addressing disparities

Pa. state budget stalemate may be easing, senators could get called back this month

NASA will carry CMU-made MoonRanger to search for lunar ice

Pennsylvania looks to new school funding formula, but the timeline is unclear

Allegheny County jail inmates have long waits for mental health care

New study finds bacterial test helps pediatricians limit overprescribing antibiotics for sinusitis

Ratings & Reviews

Sad to See it Go

Gaslighting around the extremist threat

Good content, poor audio

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