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The Carbolic Smoke Ball Report airs every Friday — mornings with Jim Krenn and Randy Baumann, afternoons with Sean McDowell — on Pittsburgh’s top-rated radio station, 102.5 WDVE.

Listen live each week right here, or sample past shows by clicking the links below.

October 3, 2008  |  VP Debate, Palin’s Sugar, Harry’s Horse

September 26, 2008  |  Blaine, The Amish, Larry King Live 

September 19, 2008  |  Ocho Cinco, John-John, and Monica

September 5, 2008  |  McCain Arrested, Obama Tested

August 22, 2008  |  Mao, McCain, and Bigfoot

August 15, 2008 |  Favre Retires Again, Mr. Blackwell Lists

August 8, 2008  |  Favre, Obama, and the Holy Cheeto

August 1, 2008  |  Olympic Terror, California Quake

July 25, 2008  |  Obama’s Renouncement, McCain’s Essay

July 11, 2008  |  A-Rod’s Divorce, Jesse Jackson’s Apology

July 3, 2008 |  Carbolic Smoke Ball’s Salute to America

June 27, 2008 |  McCain’s Prize, Peter Pan’s Puberty

June 20, 2008 |  U.S. Open Secrets, Obama & Mamas

June 13, 2008 |  Shuttle Mission, Ed McMahon’s House

June 6, 2008 |  Big Brown, Campaign Hate Speech

May 30, 2008 |  McCain’s Health, Hockey Supremacy

May 23, 2008 |  Saint Spock, Same-Sex Marriage

May 16, 2008 |  Sinatra Stamp, Hillary Movie

May 9, 2008 |  Clinton Fundraising, Miley Cyrus Photos

April 25, 2008  |  Pope’s Visit, Flintstones Bird’s Death

April 18, 2008  |  Political Bombshells, Robert Frost

April 11, 2008  |  Obama’s Miracle, Olympic Torch

March 28, 2008  |  Sniper Fire, Eliot Spitzer

March 21, 2008  |  Mrs. Dolly Llama, GOP Primaries

March 14, 2008  |  St. Patty’s Day, Casino Crime

March 7, 2008  |  JLo, Big Ben, Jesse Jackson

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December 21, 2007 |  A Carbolic Smoke Ball Christmas

  • About Carbolic

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    Carbolic on Air

    The Carbolic Smoke Ball Report airs every Friday — mornings with Jim Krenn and Randy Baumann, afternoons with Sean McDowell — on Pittsburgh’s top-rated radio station, 102.5 WDVE. Listen to the broadcasts here, and sample the archives here.


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    The Carbolic Smoke Ball Page publishes every Monday in the Trib p.m., the afternoon edition of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Read this week's copy here, and browse our archives here.


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    Tim Murray, Founder/Editor-in-Chief
    Bob Haas, Editor
    Chad Hermann, Editorial Director
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    Todd Shaffer, Staff Writer
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    Timothy Stefko, Illustrator
    The Voice, Radio Correspondent
    The Mayor, Radio Personality
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    The Hon. Judge Rufus Peckham, Founder Emeritus

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