On Monday, May 3, NPR celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first broadcast when All Things Considered took to the airwaves on May 3,1971.

All this week, tune in to All Things Considered, weekdays from 4 to 6 p.m., to hear special features that look back on the last half century of NPR reporting.

Our WDIY Board Member of the Month is Doug Dopp. Doug is new to the Board of Directors this year. Not only is he a fan of WDIY and involved in volunteering for the community, he brings his professional experience in engineering and business to the station. Happy to have you with us, Doug! Read more about Doug here.

Monday, 5:44 p.m. during All Things Considered

(Photo Credit: Susan A. Angstadt - Beau Baden & Casey DeCeia, Sherman Street Brewery)

Monday, 6:25 - 6:30 p.m. during Lehigh Valley Arts Salon

The Sound of Metal received six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay (Darius Marder, both categories), Best Actor (Riz Ahmed), Best Supporting Actor (Paul Raci), and Best Sound and Best Film Editing, receiving Oscars for the latter two categories. Paul Willistein of the Lehigh Valley Press reviews the drama.

For this month's first Monday "Decades" theme, you'll hear saxophonists Bobby Watson ('91) and Henry Threadgill (also '91), French horn player John Clark ('81), and guitarist Dave Stryker ('01). Add some vocals from Dee Dee Bridgewater, Cecile McLorin Salvant, and others, plus a not very typical instrument for a jazz recording from Tunisian oud player, Anouar Brahem, and you get the hand-picked two hours that WDIY listeners expect to hear!

Capwell and Fuzzy take the lazy person's way out on Monday's Blues Cruise and program blues, soul, and R&B artists who had birthdays in the past week. And there are some good ones. James Brown, Little Walter Jacobs, Otis Rush, and Frankie Lee Sims. Lots of them and plenty of others this week on Blues Cruise. Fuzzy is bringing cake.

Tuesday, 5:44 p.m. during All Things Considered

WDIY presents Middle School Perspective, a new Youth Media Feature with host Kyra Kelly, an eighth grader who attends Lower Macungie Middle School. Middle School Perspective is a podcast showing the views of middle school students on problems they face. The premiere episode will feature a conversation with fellow student Steal Eisenhart about gender norms and stereotypes.

Hosts: Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield

This week's show: War of the Words

The OTM team takes a close look at how the words we choose can unknowingly condemn people caught up in the criminal justice system. Plus, the costs and complications of working as a journalist while incarcerated. And, the overlooked, self-trained women journalists of the Vietnam War.

This week's Live from Godfrey Daniels features archived sets from Tom Rush ('01), Catie Curtis ('17), Stan Rogers ('82), Paul Rishell and Annie Raines ('18), Guy and Travis Clark ('96), David Bromberg with Skyline ('86), Roy Book Binder ('18) and Pierre Bensusan ('10). Other surprises, too!

This week on Roots After Hours, Doug have Georgia on our minds, so Otis Redding, Willie McTell, and the Black Crowes will be swapping stories. For our Roots Reggae segment of the program, we dig some Ken Boothe - one of the finest vocalists in all of Jamaica. Stay true to your roots!

Wednesday, 5:44 p.m. during All Things Considered

PA primary voting is May 18th, so Marcie Lightwood sat down with Mary Erdman of the League of Women Voters organization here in the Lehigh Valley who recently held the 10th "Running for Local Office" workshop on how to become a political candidate here in the Valley with help from resources to the paperwork process. Marcie then invites Allentown attorney Zachary Cohen to share his experience from a candidate workshop and how it helped shape his run for Lehigh County Judge in the Court of Common Pleas.

Host: Laurie Siebert, CPA, CFP^®, AEP^®

Laurie Siebert welcomes guest David Ellowitch, CFP® to discuss the SECURE Act, new planning around RMDs, non-spouse beneficiaries, and more. Laurie takes listener questions at 610-758-8810 or those submitted early via yourfinancialchoices.com.

Host: Prathysha Kothare 

First, Prathysha talks with Dr. Prasenjit Mitra, Penn State Associate Dean for Research for the College of Information Sciences and Technology about the projects at PSU's Center for Socially Responsible AI. Then, Prathysha invites computer science and engineering professor Dan Lopresti of Lehigh University to talk about the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) and their pursuit of innovative, high-impact computing research that aligns with pressing national and global challenges.

On the next Galactic Travels™, the month-long focus on Argyre Planitia begins. The Featured CD at Midnight will be Soundscapes on Petroglyph Music.

The latest show's playlist (April 29 - show #1252) is available for your inspection.

Host: Manoush Zomorodi

This week's show: Migration

Migration is a part of everyone's history. This hour, TED speakers explore ideas about places we call home — and how these experiences continue to reshape our culture, countries, and species. Featuring Carolyn Freiwald, Isabel Wilkerson, Maeve Higgins, and Sonia Altizer.

Host: Ophira Eisenberg

This week's show: Maria Bamford & Richard Kind — Yogurt Is Gold, Baby

Sierra Teller Ornelas talks Native American representation on her show Rutherford Falls. Maria Bamford and Richard Kind learn about space cheese. Mary Holland & Maureen Bharoocha discuss blue fries.

This week's program will include a truly mixed bag of big band music and swingy vocals. You'll hear upwards of 25 different artists -- including Harry James, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Billy Eckstein, and the Mills Brothers. Steve will have his Moments to Remember segment as well.

A sampling of musicals that take us behind the scenes for a close-up view of the business we call show — and our guides include Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Lauren Bacall and Barbra Streisand.