Link To His Book: Gen X Pittsburgh: The Beehive and the ’90s Scene
Dave’s book, “Gen X Pittsburgh: The Beehive and the ’90s Scene” can be found at a bunch of different book stores throughout the city, including White Whale and Cards Unlimited, as well as at Barnes and Noble and on Amazon. Links to purchase it can be found below.
Amazon: get it here
Barnes & Noble: get it here
Arcadia Publishing: get it here
White Whale Bookstore: get it here
Dave’s Upcoming Events/Readings
Dave has several events and readings in the coming weeks. Locations and dates of these events are listed below, as well as any info available for the event. For more up-to-date info on where Dave will be, make sure to follow his socials listed below.
May 6th: Dave will be at Beth El Congregation of the South Hills on May 6th. Their website can be found here.
June 6th: Dave will be at the Bethel Park Library on June 6th. The event page can be found here.
PCNTV “PA Books” Show: “PA Books” is a weekly program on PCN that features an hour-long conversation with authors of newly published books on topics unique to Pennsylvania. Dave will be recording an episode in the near future, so check back here or on their website here for more info about when that will be released.
Connect With Dave
Dave is currently a staff writer for The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, an independent multimedia Jewish news organization serving Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Jewish community. Their website can be found here, and if you want to read any of Dave’s articles, they can be found here. Dave can also be found on both facebook and instagram, links to both are below.
Dave’s “Talk Pittsburgh” Segment
During this episode, it was mentioned that Dave was recently featured on the KDKA segment “Talk Pittsburgh”. If you are interested in watching the clip featuring Dave, it can be found here.
His Bands: Architects of the Atmosphere and Centrale Electrique
During this episode, Dave’s bands are briefly mentioned. If you are interested in listening to music from either of them, they can be found at the links below.
Architects of the Atmosphere: listen here
Centrale Electrique: listen here
Difference Between a College and a University
In the U.S., the words “college” and “university” are commonly used interchangeably, but they are in fact quite different. In many parts of the world “college” refers to a school that is attended by students at a high school level, whereas the word “university” is used to describe what is typically thought of when thinking about higher education. This can make it confusing for international students who are looking to study in the U.S. Below are some of the main differences between colleges and universities.
Colleges are usually smaller, with smaller class sizes and student populations, and typically focus on a specialized field of study. They offer certificates, associate and/or bachelor’s degrees, and are typically attended for two to four years. There are different types of colleges to serve varying student populations and interests, including community colleges, liberal arts colleges, and vocational colleges or trade schools.
Universities are four-year institutions that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees. They are larger than colleges; typically enrolling tens of thousands of students across undergraduate and graduate levels, and are therefore usually the home of specialized institutions like law and medical schools.
Source: Forbes
Definition of Organic Food
In terms of food, “organic” refers to food that is grown and produced without using synthetic chemicals such as pesticides and artificial fertilizers. To be considered organic, it also cannot contain any genetically modified components or have been exposed to irradiation.
Source: Better Health
Tommy Chong Jail Sentence for Marijuana
During this episode, we discuss the chronicles of the DEA raid on several Pittsburgh weed/drug paraphernalia shops during the early 2000s, one of which involving actor Tommy Chong. Chong ended up being sentenced to nine months in prison and fined $20,000. The raid was part of “Operation Pipe Dreams” and "Operation Headhunter," which resulted in raids on 100 homes and businesses nationwide that day and indictments of 55 individuals. There is a documentary called “a/k/a Tommy Chong” that goes in depth about the whole raid and the aftermath and sentencing of the individuals involved. The documentary can be rented on Amazon and Youtube, as well as watched for free on Tubi. Links to watch are below.
Super High Me Movie
During this episode, Chris mentions the movie “Super High Me”. This film is a documentary about the effects of smoking cannabis that plays on the 2004 documentary “Super Size Me”. Directed by Michael Blieden, the documentary stars comedian Doug Benson as he avoids cannabis for a cleansing period and then smokes or otherwise consumes cannabis every day for 30 days in a row. If you are interested in watching this movie, it can be purchased on Amazon here.
Source: Wikipedia
Is Weed A Gateway Drug?
The gateway drug theory states that so-called “soft drugs” provide an apparently safe psychoactive experience that makes naive users more open to experimenting with other, harder drugs. While the gateway drug theory was widely accepted when it was first introduced, it has not really held up in further research. There are several factors that determine whether someone is likely to develop a drug problem, and while marijuana has been proven to prime the brain for enhanced responses to other drugs, it's hard to say whether or not it is solely responsible for individuals developing addictions to harder drugs. While most people who develop severe problems with hard drugs had early experiences with marijuana, research shows that most people who use marijuana will not go on to use these harder substances. This leans more towards the idea that other factors, such as an individual’s environment, or even a genetic link are more at fault for the development of hard drug use.
Sources: National Institutes of Health, Verywell Health, Boardprep Recovery, and GoodRx
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