Mike Sauter
@mikesauter.bsky.social
VP Broadcasting at Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting (WYEP/WESA). Radio nerd. Former clerk at a Woolwoorth pet department.
All opinions my own.
All opinions my own.
RIP, Diane Keaton.
I'm going to rewatch Reds, Love & Death, and season 2 episode 15 of Twin Peaks in her honor.
I'm going to rewatch Reds, Love & Death, and season 2 episode 15 of Twin Peaks in her honor.
October 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
RIP, Diane Keaton.
I'm going to rewatch Reds, Love & Death, and season 2 episode 15 of Twin Peaks in her honor.
I'm going to rewatch Reds, Love & Death, and season 2 episode 15 of Twin Peaks in her honor.
Introducing the "veggie berger!"
WOW! The European Parliament just voted to BAN the words 'burger' and 'sausage' when used in sustainable plant-based alternatives. HUGE win for the meat and dairy lobby in the EU, and lots more confusion for consumers if this goes through. Insane!
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...
European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’ - European Vegetarian Union
Brussels, 8 October 2025 European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive This Wednesday the Members of the E...
www.euroveg.eu
October 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Introducing the "veggie berger!"
33 years ago today (in 1992), I saw both Del Amitri and Gin Blossoms for the first time, at Irving Plaza in NYC.
cloaca-melodia.blogspot.com/1992/10/del-...
cloaca-melodia.blogspot.com/1992/10/del-...
Del Amitri, Gin Blossoms
All the concerts I've ever attended, presented in blog form. Made by radio DJ Mike Sauter--mainly for himself but feel free to poke around.
cloaca-melodia.blogspot.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
33 years ago today (in 1992), I saw both Del Amitri and Gin Blossoms for the first time, at Irving Plaza in NYC.
cloaca-melodia.blogspot.com/1992/10/del-...
cloaca-melodia.blogspot.com/1992/10/del-...
35 years ago tonight, I went to see World Party at The Ritz on West 54th Street in NYC. Opening the show was Jellyfish.
World Party, Jellyfish
All the concerts I've ever attended, presented in blog form. Made by radio DJ Mike Sauter--mainly for himself but feel free to poke around.
cloaca-melodia.blogspot.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
35 years ago tonight, I went to see World Party at The Ritz on West 54th Street in NYC. Opening the show was Jellyfish.
Roll call! Who got raptured?
September 26, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Roll call! Who got raptured?
Day 2 of WYEP's Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far), as voted by listeners. We're up to #884, which is "Wild God" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Wow!
WYEP counts down the Best Songs of the 21st Century (so far)
WYEP listeners voted throughout the summer for their favorite songs from the past quarter-century, and the final list is ready to unveil. WYEP’s Best Songs of the 21st Century (so far) begins on Tuesd...
www.wyep.org
September 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Day 2 of WYEP's Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far), as voted by listeners. We're up to #884, which is "Wild God" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Wow!
WYEP listeners voted for their favorite songs from 2000-2025 and we're playing them back right now. Currently on #1057 as I write this (Ingrid Michaelson, "Maybe")....
WYEP counts down the Best Songs of the 21st Century (so far)
WYEP listeners voted throughout the summer for their favorite songs from the past quarter-century, and the final list is ready to unveil. WYEP’s Best Songs of the 21st Century (so far) begins on Tuesd...
www.wyep.org
September 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
WYEP listeners voted for their favorite songs from 2000-2025 and we're playing them back right now. Currently on #1057 as I write this (Ingrid Michaelson, "Maybe")....
20 years ago tonight was the P.L.E.A.S.E. benefit concert in Mellon Arena for Katrina relief efforts. Donnie Iris, The Clarks, Rusted Root and more from the Pittsburgh music scene, along with some former Steelers players like Franco Harris and Louis Lipps, coming together for a good cause.
Rusted Root, Donnie Iris, The Clarks, Joe Grushecky, Bill Deasy, Poverty Neck Hillbillies, Good Brother Earl, B.E. Taylor, Margot B., Crave
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA..... The P.L.E.A.S.E. Benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina relief. my credential from the show "P.L.E.A.S...
cloaca-melodia.blogspot.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
20 years ago tonight was the P.L.E.A.S.E. benefit concert in Mellon Arena for Katrina relief efforts. Donnie Iris, The Clarks, Rusted Root and more from the Pittsburgh music scene, along with some former Steelers players like Franco Harris and Louis Lipps, coming together for a good cause.
Doesn't 1 Thessalonians 4:17 say that the raptured people get stuck in the air?
September 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Doesn't 1 Thessalonians 4:17 say that the raptured people get stuck in the air?
39 years ago tonight, I went to see Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers at The Haunt in Ithaca, NY
cloaca-melodia.blogspot.com/1986/10/jona...
cloaca-melodia.blogspot.com/1986/10/jona...
Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers
The Haunt, Ithaca, NY..... Such a great concert. Richman was performing as a trio with the Modern Lovers, and that really made this perform...
cloaca-melodia.blogspot.com
September 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
39 years ago tonight, I went to see Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers at The Haunt in Ithaca, NY
cloaca-melodia.blogspot.com/1986/10/jona...
cloaca-melodia.blogspot.com/1986/10/jona...
I wonder if Billy Squire ever thinks, "Please, please don't let me die from a stroke."
September 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I wonder if Billy Squire ever thinks, "Please, please don't let me die from a stroke."
"why you keep move, Sun patch??"
September 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"why you keep move, Sun patch??"
I love how cats can fall asleep with their heads up off a surface so that they look like they're staring off and re-examining their life choices.
September 14, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I love how cats can fall asleep with their heads up off a surface so that they look like they're staring off and re-examining their life choices.
It's pretty disconcerting when one's phone begins playing Heaven 17's "Crushed By the Wheels of Industry" of its own accord. It was sitting on a table, no one touched it.
September 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It's pretty disconcerting when one's phone begins playing Heaven 17's "Crushed By the Wheels of Industry" of its own accord. It was sitting on a table, no one touched it.
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But none for kitty
August 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
But none for kitty
Reposted by Mike Sauter
The daughters of Hermann Göring's aide - who refused for years to talk with art-theft investigators - put their home in Argentina up for sale, and GUESS WHAT.
Old master painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentinian property listing
Dutch newspaper AD says it has traced Giuseppe Ghislandi’s Portrait of a Lady to house near Buenos Aires
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The daughters of Hermann Göring's aide - who refused for years to talk with art-theft investigators - put their home in Argentina up for sale, and GUESS WHAT.
Wikipedia just made it official. They're going to automatically add "• podcaster" to everyone's occupation to save editing time.
August 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Wikipedia just made it official. They're going to automatically add "• podcaster" to everyone's occupation to save editing time.
I'm about to yell at these cicadas to shut up
August 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I'm about to yell at these cicadas to shut up
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This is now out in the world, and it would mean a lot if you checked it out, and if you enjoy it, maybe spread the word! Thanks for your time! :)
My new standup special Positive Reinforcement premieres TONIGHT at 8pm eastern time on Blonde Medicine’s YouTube channel. I’m really proud of this hour and grateful to all the people who helped make the special happen.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvN...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvN...
June 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This is now out in the world, and it would mean a lot if you checked it out, and if you enjoy it, maybe spread the word! Thanks for your time! :)