Saturday, April 18th TV listings for PBS (WQED) Pittsburgh, PA
Firing Line With Margaret Hoover New
Margaret Hoover leads interviews and debates.
The Open Mind Why Whales Matter
Behavioral neuroscientist Eduardo Mercado talks about his discovery of whale songs and their social implications.
QED Cooks Food Traditions
America's Test Kitchen A Tale of Two Pastas
Handmade pasta with mushrooms and sausage; stone-ground flour; pasta with creamy lemon-Sichuan peppercorn sauce.
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television Favorite Forgotten Cakes
Hot milk sponge cake; broken phyllo baklava cake; invisible apple cake.
Lidia's Kitchen A Warm Welcome
Shaved artichoke, spinach and mortadella salad; spaghetti with garlic and oil; skillet ricotta mini meatlovaes.
Relish King Cake and Bundt Cake
The buttery French king cake and rich tunnel of fudge American Bundt cake.
Cook's Country Cajun Cooking
The rich culinary traditions of New Orleans; preparing rillons; Cajun meatball fricassee.
Life Unearthed With Ariel Waldman Antarctica: Life at the Edge
Following Ariel Waldman's solo expedition through Antarctica's extreme environments as she documents the thriving microscopic wildlife beneath the ice.
Papa Ray's Vintage Vinyl Roadshow Blues for the 21st Century
American music is heavily laced with the DNA of the blues.
MotorWeek 2026 Nissan LEAF New
Road testing the Nissan LEAF; the Volvo EX30 electric crossover.
The American Woodshop Kitchen Plank Stool
A sturdy and functional stool designed for kitchen use, with a triangular seat and hickory legs.
Woodsmith Shop Two Garden Projects
A lattice work tower is perfect for climbing plants; a cedar gate forms the perfect entry point for a garden.
This Old House Suburban Victorian: Everything Old Is New Again
Relocating and rebuilding the original built-in China cabinet in the dining room; installing bathroom sconces; prepping the front door for a new mortise lock.
This Old House Suburban Victorian: Let It Show
The renovation of the 1890s Victorian wraps up; touring the house, including its new back extension; the location of the next project is revealed.
Ask This Old House Hang Shades; Steep Landscaping
Installing top-down bottom-up shades to block the outside view for a tiny guard dog; the anatomy of toilet tanks, common failures and how to fix a running toilet; landscaping a steep front yard.