Introducing Cement City: I Think I Like You

Cement City

Audacy | Cement City Productions

Documentary, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.8 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Two journalists stumble into a dying rust belt town with a Smog Museum and a mayor named Piglet… and not a whole lot else. They have one burning question: What’s it like to live here? In a town left for dead. But it’s not dead. Donora, PA will not go down without a fight. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Did you know that there is actually a band, a local Pittsburgh band called
0:06.7	Denora? They were driving down the highway and they seen the sign for
0:10.6	Denora and they said, hmm that sounds like a really cool name.
0:14.0	What's that? I love that band.
0:17.0	I think I liked you. I'm sure I'm sure I do.
0:21.0	I don't remember the other words to it.
0:24.0	A few years ago, I pulled off the highway into a dying town I'd never heard of.
0:30.0	It was just one of those exit signs.
0:32.0	I'd always whiz pass on my way to someplace else and I was curious
0:35.8	I brought my friend Aaron she brought our microphone. We came here with one burning
0:40.4	question. What's it like to live here in a dying town?
0:44.0	See, that's what we really don't need.
0:45.9	I'm not buying a house, honey.
0:47.3	Well, that's why I'm asking you.
0:48.4	And then suddenly, I'm buying a house.
0:50.5	I'm buying a house.
0:51.8	I think I like you. I'm Gee Marie Laskis.
0:55.0	Welcome to D'Anore, Pennsylvania.
1:00.0	Population 4,650.
1:02.0	So what did you just say about it's what?
1:03.6	It's the home of champions.
1:04.6	Denor's the home of champions.
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