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Previously a segment on Lehigh Valley Discourse, WDIY is launching Perspectives with host John Pearce as a standalone 30-minute monthly show this week!

Host John Pearce welcomes listeners to conversations about local and regional history, religion and the humanities including interviews with local professors, experts and religious leaders, plus Lehigh Valley residents sharing their stories and community organizations doing good in our neighborhoods.

John's first episode of Perspectives airs this Thursday at 6 p.m. following All Things Considered, with new episodes airing the fourth Thursday of every month at the same time. Detail for this week's episode are below.

WDIY is excited to premiere another new monthly show this week, Charla Comunitaria with Olga Negrón!

Olga Negrón was the the first elected councilwoman in the City of Bethlehem's history. She has spent years volunteering for several community organizations in the Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania, and now we are pleased that she can count WDIY as one of those organizations.

The Lehigh Valley has seen a Latin influence grow over the past decades, so who better to host a community talk show about the Latin experience than Olga! She takes your ears deep into our local community with interviews of residents, business owners, community leaders and politicians for insight, and understanding of conversations with and about our Latin American neighbors.

Olga's first episode of Charla Comunitaria airs this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. following Perspectives with new episodes airing the fourth Thursday of every month at the same time. Details for this week's episode are below.

Host: Kate Scuffle

From the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival to Civic Theatre of Allentown to the Crowded Kitchen Players, 2021 was filled with many great theater moments despite the challenges of the pandemic. On this week's edition of Lehigh Valley Arts Salon, Kate Scuffle welcomes Paul Willistein and Kathy Lauer-Williams from the Lehigh Valley Press to review the 16th annual ABE Awards that salute some of the best on-stage performances.

Host: Paul Willistein

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

In the lead up to the announcement of the Oscar nominations on Feb. 8, Paul Willistein of the Lehigh Valley Press looks at two more strong contenders. The Tragedy of Macbeth is an update to the Shakespeare classic, directed by Joel Coen and starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. The Power of the Dog is a sprawling Montana western drama, directed by Jane Campion and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst.

Host: Greg Capogna

Host Greg Capogna with the Rider Pool Foundation and Trust's Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas define the backbone organizations that make up the critical components of a collective impact effort in tackling local social determinants of health.

Host: Steve Aaronson

In addition to the usual mix of Golden Age music, the program will include a "stepping out" segment, where group members perform song solos apart from their regular groups. Bob Shane performing a big band version of "Scotch and Soda" is not to be missed!

Host: Rob Reagan

Another great jazz concert with the Branford Marsalis Quartet coming to the Lehigh Valley this Friday, so we'll hear some of his work, plus other renowned saxophonists Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, and John Coltrane. Also on tap: a Thelonious Monk set, some big bands, a few vocal groups, and "Double Takes" on tunes by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Johnny Mandel.

Host: Steve Capwell

A good one. 30 minutes of risque R&B; 30 minutes of more ethereal R&B; and an hour of blues, soul, and R&B. Percy Mayfield, Hammie NIxon, Bullmoose Jackson, Mabel Scott, Irma Thomas, Ray Charles, and quite a few others.

Host: Allen Zinnes

WDIY's week-long celebration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 266th birthday, which began on Sunday's Hearing Voices, continues today on WDIY Classics. Allen Zinnes features works from Mozart including Bassoon Concerto, K.191; Adagio Movement from the Clarinet Concerto, K.622; and Piano Sonata in B-flat major, K.333.

Host: Brooke Gladstone

This week's show: Political Fictions

It’s been over a year since Donald Trump was defeated fair and square in the 2020 election, but polling shows that belief in the Big Lie is as strong as ever. On this week’s On the Media, hear journalists debate how to interview Americans convinced by this dangerous myth. Plus, find out why one political linguist isn’t sure the press can pull democracy back from the brink.

Host: Dave Fry

Host Dave Fry features archived sets from Tom Chapin ('85), Craig Thatcher and Nyke Van Wyk ('20), Townes Van Zandt ('93), Shimersville Sheiks ('76), Patty Larkin ('91), Ellen McIlwaine ('88), Jean Redpath ('80), and more.

Host: John Dodds

Host John Dodds has powerful new tracks from Blue Note artists Makaya McCraven and Immanuel Wilkins, Bolero meets Mambo on a new album from Songon, and TWO tracks from the Le Coq Allstars. One that starts the show may surprise you.

Host: Doug Ashby

This week on Roots After Hours, we take the late night train to Georgia and celebrate some fabulous roots music. We'll run into Blind Willie McTell, Little Richard, Otis Redding, REM, and the B-52's from Athens, and the Black Crowes too! At midnight we're in Jamaica with the Paragons, and some sweet vocal harmony groups.

Host: Lucille Kincaid

Lucille Kincaid will celebrate Mozart's birthday with selections including Sonata for 2 Pianos in DM, K 448; Sinfonia Concertante in EbM for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra, K 364; "Finale [Allegro]" from Concerto in CM for Flute and Harp, K 299; and "Heigh-Ho" from the movie Snow White in the style of Mozart.

Host: Laurie Siebert

Laurie Siebert is looking ahead to tax return preparation and will cover what you need to know. Laurie will take listener questions during the show over the phone at 610-758-8810 as well as in advance and during the show via yourfinancialchoices.com.

Host: Deejay Byg Fury

Don't miss WDIY's newest music show which premiered earlier this month. Deejay Byg Fury brings you a live DJ set every Wednesday night, blending classic hip-hop, funk, soul, vintage throwbacks, exclusives, scratching, and more.

Host: Martin Richter

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756. To celebrate his 266^th birthday, Thursday’s WDIY Classics host, Martin Richter, will present four of his works.

First, the program-opening overture is a late one by Mozart: The Overture to The Marriage of Figaro. That is followed by another late work, the final Haydn Quartet nicknamed “Dissonance”.

The second hour includes an earlier piano sonata, not one of Mozart’s most well-known works, but the third hour (and the program) concludes with his final symphony, the famous “Jupiter” symphony.

Édouard Lalo was also born on January 27 in 1823. His 199^th birthday is also celebrated on Thursday at the beginning of the second hour with his popular Symphonie Espagnole.

Host: John Pearce

Perspectives with John Pearce introduces his new program with guests Judith Dickerson, Director of Cops 'n' Kids of Easton and Lt. Dan Bonham of the Easton Police Department as they talk about the mission of connecting kids to the community through literacy.

Host: Olga Negrón

WDIY is proud to premier Charla Comunitaria with Olga Negrón, who takes your ears deep into our Lehigh Valley neighborhoods through interviews and community conversations which build insight and understanding of our Latin American neighbors.

Host: Bill Fox

The Special Focus for January is Palancar. Palancar is Darrell Burgan from Dallas, Texas. Not only is he an electronic ambient musician but he founded an internet radio station, some net labels, and a company that provides exotic music soundware. He has collaborated with many artists and hosts an internet radio program on RadioSpiral.

On the next Galactic Travels™, the month-long focus on Palancar concludes. The Featured CD at Midnight will be Yurushiiro on Emergent World Records.

You will also hear new music by Filter-Kaffe on Manikin Records, by George Wallace on AirBorn Music, and by Jimmy Behan on Audiobulb Records.

Host: Karen El-Chaar

Host Karen El-Chaar continues WDIY's birthday celebration of Mozart with more of his works including Divertimento in B flat major , KV 240; Les petits reins, KV 299b (ballet music); and potentially a surprise of some instrumental versions of selections from The Magic Flute.

Host: George Libricz

Host: Manoush Zomorodi

This week's show: Dave Eggers — Writing for a Better Future

Fiction can serve as a window into multiple realities—to imagine different futures or understand our own past. This hour, author Dave Eggers talks tech, education, and the healing power of writing.

Host: Bill Rudman

This week's show: Let's Personify

Songs from Broadway and Hollywood that literally come alive thanks to the age-old device of personification — and believe us you'll know it when you hear it, from "Ol' Man River" to "Luck Be a Lady."

1/29/2022

Ongoing through 3/27/2022

Allentown Art Museum