Laughter being the best medicine, it seemed only natural that the Pittsburgh “YaJagoff” podcast would bring you some, and music too.

“YaJagoff LIVE!” begins Wednesday night at 7:30 via the podcast’s Facebook page. It kicks off a series of four streaming events running through April 15.

“Each time when we do our podcast, which is typically audio only, we’ve asked ourselves ‘should we be

This hashtag is intended to be food for thought.

Amanda Narcisi, chief editor of BOLD Pittsburgh, a local media outlet, collaborated with bloggers and influencers to create a social media presence to promote area restaurants.

Through her blog, podcast, YouTube and social channels, she is urging people to use #mypghtakeout when posting photos of food on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

As a kid, Sean Koon dreamed of having a career in radio like Howard Stern. But Koon set that goal aside when he realized how much work was involved. 

“I found out [that] to be Howard Stern, you have to earn it,” says Koon, who now lives in Elizabeth borough. “And I thought, 'well, I’m not going to do drive time in Sheboygan playing country music.'”

More than thirty podcasts will be represented at the free to attend Pittsburgh Pod Con in Lawrenceville’s Spirit ballroom on September 30th from 5 to 10 pm on International Podcast Day.  The event, presented by podcast network Sorgatron Media, streaming radio company The River’s Edge and sponsored by Sidekick Media Services, will allow Pittsburghers to introduce themselves to a variety of Pittsburgh podcasts. 

If you really like music, don’t be the person running the music festival — especially in its inaugural year.

“It was so crazy, I only saw one song the entire festival,” says Brian Crawford, the Millvale resident who launched the inaugural Millvale Music Festival last year, attended by more than 5,000 people.