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Je suis Marxiste, tendance Groucho.

12-3 Saturdays on WRCT-FM #Pittsburgh and Tube City Online Radio #McKeesport.

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Thank you to everyone who listened on Wednesday night to our NYE show!

Remember, our survey of the top 55 songs of '65 was scientifically calculated and then sealed in a mayonnaise jar on Funk & Wagnalls' back porch:

#oldies #radio #1965
WRCT 9OO TOP 55 OF l965 ======================= * * AS HEARD ON THE JAY THURBER SHOW * * l. Downtown - Petula Clark 2. Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs 3. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'-- The Righteous Brothers 4. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - Four Tops 5. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones 6. My Girl - The Temptations 7. This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & The Playboys 8. Help! - The Beatles 9. Can't You Hear My Heartbeat - Herman's Hermits lO. Help Me, Rhonda - The Beach Boys ll. You Were On My Mind - We five l2. King of the Road - Roger Miller l3. I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher l4. The Birds And The Bees -- Jewel Akens l5. Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds l6. Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire l7. Crying In the Chapel - Elvis Presley l8. Stop! in the Name of Love - The Supremes l9. Hang On Sloopy - The McCoys 2O. Unchained Melody - TheRRighteous Brothers 2l. Shotgun - Junior Walker And The All Stars 22. The Game of Love - Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders 23. The Name Game - Shirley Ellis 24. I'll Never Find Another You - The Seekers 25. I Feel Fine - The Beatles
January 2, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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Reuters quoted the #grok chatbot as if it was the #x spokesperson.

I asked my toaster if it thought that was good journalism, and it referred all further inquiries to my washing machine, which could not be reached for comment […]
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January 2, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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Allergen warning
Lid of a bakery box from Panera says "MADE WITH LOVE"
January 1, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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"Here's to the New Year — may she be a damn sight better than the old one."
Harry Morgan as Col. Potter in "M*A*S*H"
January 1, 2026 at 6:04 AM
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If you're reading this, that means our 1965 Dodge Dart time machine has arrived and we're parked outside of Skibo Hall at Carnegie Tech on Dec. 31, 1965! Are you listening?

WRCT 88.3FM or streaming online at http://www.wrct.org

Here on the Tech campus, it's 900 […]

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fear the buzzin' half-dozen of a Slant-6 Dodge Dart
January 1, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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NEW YEAR'S EVE BLAST!

At 9 p.m. Dec. 31, I'll be taking over WRCT 88.3FM and we're going to pretend it's Dec. 31, 1965, and we're back on 900 AM. Glorious lo-fi monaural sound!

From then until 12:30, I'm going to count down the top rock songs of 1965 […]

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A man stands next to a car with a sign on it that says "WRCT 900 On The Dial Radio Carnegie Tech." The car is a 1950s Chevrolet and the photo is black and white
December 31, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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I kept getting ads all day for Microsoft Copilot. The ads depicted Copilot doing things like ... incremental bidding in a contract negotiation. Or writing an email. Literally the lowest-skilled tasks imaginable.

Who needs or wants this? And aren't those ads […]

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Microsoft CoPilot logo
December 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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I was supposed to be in Detroit this weekend touring Greenfield Village and The Henry Ford — which is why yesterday's show was pre-taped. Instead I'm stuck at home with a bad chest cold.

I'm still feeling better than any Pittsburghers who drove to Cleveland to see the latest Steelers suck-fest.
a 2020 dumpster fire
December 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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I guess this means he'll get renewed for another season
The King's message tops Christmas Day TV ratings
December 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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I just wanna apologize to everyone who knows me, or met me, or wanted to meet me

#sctv #merrychristmas
Johnny LaRue has more talent in this little finger than in ... this other finger
December 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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FLASH! Santa on Way—and He's Flying in a Sleigh!
Flash! Santa on Way—and He's Flying in a Sleigh! Sun-Telegraph WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1952
December 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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RE: https://union.place/@jaythurbershow/115772608018277472

I woke up this morning wondering what I drunk-skeeted last night but actually it deserves a boost.

Nevertheless: Don't drink and toot, kids
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I just got home from an extremely boozy dinner with a trans woman friend of mine who's unemployed and having trouble finding a new gig, and I'll tell you what I told her: That's bullshit, because trans people are some of the most resourceful people I know. Any company would be smart to hire them.
December 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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DID YOU KNOW?

In Pittsburgh and other parts of Western Pennsylvania, it's traditional on Christmas Eve for Santa Claus to come down the chimbley.

#yinzer #pittsburgh
Santy Claus
December 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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I just got home from an extremely boozy dinner with a trans woman friend of mine who's unemployed and having trouble finding a new gig, and I'll tell you what I told her: That's bullshit, because trans people are some of the most resourceful people I know. Any company would be smart to hire them.
December 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Keep the U.S.S. Defiant's name out of your mouth, son
The USS Defiant is the name of two starships in the Star Trek media franchise, most notably featured in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Benjamin Sisko is the Starfleet officer placed in charge of Deep Space Nine.
December 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Announces Plans for New ‘Trump Class’ Battleships

#USPol #crazytrain
Top: Bugs Bunny drops an anvil Bottom: Trump Class battleship illustration, as released by the White House.
December 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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I appreciate the confidence of the Ford Motor Company that they think this car is going to last until well into the 23rd Century. Maybe with regular oil changes and if I keep up with the rustproofing. I don't think I'm going to be around to drive it, though.

I […]

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A car clock allows the user to set the date to the year 2254
December 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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It's just not Christmas until Divine (John Candy) sings "Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me."

And those Juul Haalmeyer Dancers!

#sctv #cancon #comedy
December 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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It's my final Sunday Night Oldies Party of 2025 tonight at Arsenal Lanes in Lawrenceville. Rock out to hits from the '50s, '60s and '70s from 9 p.m. to midnight. $13, 21-older

https://www.arsenalbowl.com/specials

#pittsburgh
Homer Simpson celebrates bowling
December 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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I just went to the window and threw up the sash ... I shouldn't have eaten so much sash! Join me from 12 to 3 p.m. today for your favorite Christmas and Hanukkah #oldies (and a few newies, too) — WRCT 88.3FM http://www.wrct.org and Tube City Online #radio - […]

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A 1960s Santa Claus plays with toy trains and a helicopter while drinking a Coke
December 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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"The difference between garland and tinsel is that Merrick Tinsel would have gotten a conviction." —Seth Meyers

#USPol #merrickgarland
Seth Meyers, wearing a shirt that says "Jackals," in a reference to his "Corrections" viewers
December 20, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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I went back and listened to Marc Maron's interview with Rob Reiner and I'd forgotten how little preparation Maron did before an interview. "So you've got a coupla Oscars, right?" 😬
December 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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“The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was unanimous.’ That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.” - Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
December 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Hive mind: I'm thinking about bringing back my New Year's Eve broadcast, where at 9 p.m. Dec. 31 we pretend it's 1965 at WRCT and I play the top 40 along with vintage commercials and news.

Anyone interested? It's a lot of work but I sort of miss doing it.

#radio #pittsburgh #retro #1960s #wrct
In a photo from the 1960s, a person wearing headphones adjusts the dials on a radio mixing board. A sign says "Radio Carnegie Tech WRCT 900 on the dial"
December 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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New cartoon for Print, the #pittsburgh East End newspaper: Three kinds of Pittsburgh snow jobs

#ai #cartoon
First panel: A man drives a snow plow truck Second panel: A woman shovels a sidewalk Third panel: Two politicians say, "The future of A.I. is in Western Pennsylvania!" Caption: Three kinds of Pittsburgh snow jobs Jay Togyer cartoon for Pittsburgh Print www.jaythurbershow.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM