Yinzer Backstage Pass Archives

Boaz Frankel stands with Meadowcroft Rockshelter director Dave Scofield in the middle of their archaeological site.

Discover a 19,000-year-old campfire at Meadowcroft

Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village also is home to a recreation of a Monongahela Indian Village, a frontier trading post from the 1770s and a historic village.

03 Oct 2022

Boaz Frankel interviews a goat at Frick Park

There is more to the goats of Frick Park than you may think

Meet the goats -- and their human caretakers -- from Allegheny GoatScape and find out what they're up to at Frick Park.

26 Sep 2022

Boaz Frankel of Yinzer Backstage Pass stands with Mark Meader in his Squirrel Hill garden.

Yinzer Backstage Pass gets exclusive access to Squirrel Hill’s magical garden

With dozens of little paths and stairways cutting through the property, this Squirrel Hill garden feels infinitely bigger than its footprint.

19 Sep 2022

Duquesne Light Company employee Michelle Antantis point out some features of the Oakland Substation to Boaz Frankel.

How does Duquesne Light connect your home to Pittsburgh’s electric grid?

In this episode of Yinzer Backstage Pass, discover how Duquesne Light Co. moves electricity around the Pittsburgh area.

29 Aug 2022

Boaz Frankel and paleontologist Matt Lamanna walk through a room full of dinosaur bones.

Discover the secret dinosaur bone room at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History

The Big Bone Room at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History functions as something like a library for dinosaur bones.

22 Aug 2022

Boaz interviewed Tim Muldoon in front of a raised bed full of corn on the roof of Pittsburgh's convention center.

Where is the cornfield in the middle of Downtown Pittsburgh?

Discover flowers, vegetables, trees, hops and more -- all on the roof of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

15 Aug 2022

Boaz pretends to interview a dog-like robot and a remote control car in the basement of CMU's Robotics Institute

Meet the robots hiding in CMU’s basement

Meet a snake robot, a canine-inspired quadruped and a fleet of small autonomous cars at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.

08 Aug 2022

Boaz interviews Beekeeper Dan at the Pittsburgh Botanic garden's apiary.

The secret life of bees at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

Beekeeper Joe Zgurzynski let us tag along as he harvested the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden's spring honey and treated the hives for mites.

01 Aug 2022

Boaz Frankel stands outside the Allegheny County Sign Shop.

How does Allegheny County Sign Shop create stop signs?

The Allegheny County Sign Shop feels like a cross between a high school shop class and Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Take a look inside with Boaz Frankel on Yinzer Backstage Pass.

25 Jul 2022

Boaz Frankel speaks with Matt Brown at PNC Park.

What are the secrets of PNC Park? We’ve got a Yinzer Backstage Pass

How does the staff at PNC Park mow those perfect stripes or rake the dirt just right? Find out on Yinzer Backstage Pass with Boaz Frankel.

18 Jul 2022

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