Patricia Sheridan talks with singer Marilyn McCoo

This week on 'SportsNOW,' Dan Gigler, Jerry Micco and Gene Collier talk about the Pirates postseason, Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia football and Steelers vs. Carolina.

Country music critic Rich Kienzle reviews Brad Paisley's "Moonshine in the Trunk."

Post-Gazette movie editor Barbara Vancheri talks about "When The Game Stands Tall," "If I Stay," "Calvary" and other new releases.

In this week's Tuned In podcast, media writer Maria Sciullo joins TV writer Rob Owen to discuss the Emmys and long-running TV shows that are coming to an end.

This week on 'Tech Talk,' the PG's TechMan Ced Kurtz and Laura Schneiderman talk about digital spying and James Bamford's in-depth interview with Edward Snowden.

This week on 'Varsity Xtra,' Mike White and Terry Shields talk about the teams and their picks for the PIAA championship games in Hershey this weekend.

Jack Allison is back. Part 2 of a talk with the director of many shows at Pittsburgh CLO, most recently "It's a Grand Night for Singing" at the CLO Cabaret. He talks with senior theater critic Chris Rawson. Part 1 was posted last Nov. (link: http://media.post-gazette.com/podcasts/20121120rawson_allison1.mp3 ).

Steelers beat writers Ed Bouchette and Gerry Dulac talk about Steelers new offensive coach Todd Haley.