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Listen to Last Week's Musikfest Artist Features |
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Monday, 1 - 4 p.m.
Arnie Lichten features a couple of new singles you'll hear on today's Blend - Dora Jar doing "Bumblebee", and Lissie with "Night Moves". We've got R&B, doowop, country, jazz, and even more.
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Monday, 6 - 6:30 p.m.
Silagh White welcomes ASO Composer in Residence Chris Rogerson, Music faculty Kirk O'Riordan (Lafayette College) and Tom Maher (Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts), and emerging composer Ava Bloomfield. They talk about the Allentown Symphony's Composer Consortium that supports new orchestral works, with a focus on the compositional process for the musicians involved. The Composer Consortium faculty represent university and high school music programs as well as young and amateur composers from the listening area.
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a landmark achievement in stop-motion animation directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp. Jenny Slate, who co-wrote the screenplay with Fleischer-Camp, voices Marcel, a hermit crab shell with a mind of his own. Paul Willistein of the Lehigh Valley Press reviews the comedy-drama film.
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Monday, 6:30 - 7 p.m.
Greg Capogna and Edward Meehan of the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health welcome Colin Groth, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Development at StriveTogether, to talk about the importance of programs and initiatives that focus on a “cradle to career” perspective and how it ties into the social determinants of health.
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Monday, 9 - 11 p.m.
Bill Dautremont-Smith returns to Milestones, filling in for regular host Rob Reagan. Trumpet players will be featured in this edition, spanning the last seven decades, from late-fifties Miles Davis to new material from Jaimie Branch, Kirk Knuffke and Matthew Halsall, as well spanning three continents. One trumpeter/cornetist featured will be Ron Miles, who passed away earlier this year, and perhaps was best known for his superb sideman work with Bill Frisell and trance bluesman Otis Taylor
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Tuesday, 6 - 7 p.m.
This week's show: Reading the Room
An old threat has returned to classrooms across the country — and it’s made of pages and ink. On this week’s On the Media, hear what it means to ban a book, and who has the right to choose what kids learn. Plus, meet the student who took his school board all the way to the Supreme Court in the 80s.
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Tuesday, 7 - 9 p.m.
Norm Williams features a special spoken word piece by Steve Whitaker on John Gorka's early days in the Lehigh Valley. Also, archives from Tim O'Brien ('84), Bill Miller ('05), Patty Larkin ('91), Bakithi Kumalo ('19), David Bromberg ('86), Brittany Ann Tranbaugh ('22), Jazz Mandolin Project ('96), Rory Block ('16) and more.
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Tuesday, 11 p.m. - Wednesday, 1 a.m.
Roots After Hours revels in the afterglow of great Musikfest performances, so our show will be live Roots cuts from all kinds of key artists like Lucinda Williams, Bob Dylan, Alex Chilton, the Stones, Steve Earle, Muddy and the Wolf, and a healthy shot of Otis Redding. Roots Reggae at midnight will have live songs from Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Jimmy Cliff and more!
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Wednesday, 6 - 7 p.m.
This Week's Topic: Retirement Benefit Options.
Listeners can call in with questions on this topic or other general finance topics during the show at 610-758-8810. Listeners can also submit questions during the show or anytime in advance at yourfinancialchoices.com.
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Thursday, 6 - 6:30 p.m.
Sally Handlon welcomes Dr. Kristann Heinz, a family medicine doctor practicing functional and integrative medicine, to share insight on “the power of food.” Dr. Heinz has undertaken a research project this summer on “food deserts” and how to seek out nutritional options in these areas of limited fresh food. Listen in to hear the research results and gain some insight on the role of functional medicine.
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Thursday, 6:30 - 7 p.m.
Lehigh Valley Pride is just around the corner! On this episode of Q:LV, Justan Parker Fields welcomes to the studio Eric Yoak, Major Events Manager at the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center and Ariel Torres, newly-promoted Associate Director at Lehigh University’s Pride Center and one of this year’s Lehigh Valley Pride Grand Marshals. Together, they talk about planning for Pride, advocating for the LGBTQIA+ community, what Pride means to them, and more.
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Thursday, 11 p.m. - Friday, 1 a.m.
The Special Focus for August is Origo Sound. Origo Sound, founded by Harald Lervik in 1990, is a Norwegian label focusing on various subgenres of electronica. The company merged with the Estonian retailer Planet Origo in 2007. In 2013, Origo Sound was re-established as an independent, Norwegian record label.
On the next Galactic Travels™, the month-long focus on Origo Sound continues. The Featured CD at Midnight will be Nanotopia by Circular.
You will also hear new music by Vic Hennegan on Alien Tribes Records and by Thaneco and DASK on the Wave imprint of SynGate Records.
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The total number of jobs in the Valley rose above its pre-pandemic high in June.
Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
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Friday, 7 - 9 p.m.
Join Little George and The Old Guy are wandering around folk music and beyond. They’ll spin some newer and not so new selections from the likes of The Grateful Dead, The Band, Wilco, Nick Franclik and Bob Dylan. Listen for some artists that recently performed at Musikfest and probably a polka.
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Saturday, 5 - 7 p.m.
Our new Blue Moon Cruising rotating host Johnny B. is back for his second show, playing some blue (not blues) songs, with a bit of Elvis, and some early songs from Burt Bacharach. See you then, kids!
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Sunday, 9 - 10 p.m.
This week's show: "1951 on Stage and Screen"
The best of the year including Broadway's The King and I and Hollywood's An American in Paris.
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Latest Features from WDIY |
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Civic Theatre of Allentown
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Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley
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This Sunday's Member Ticket Giveaway |
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Hey WDIY members, check out the events we're giving away tickets for this Sunday, August 21! Watch your email Sunday at noon for your chance to enter.
- Allentown Art Museum's preview of the New American Galleries on Saturday, August 27
- The Double Trouble Tour with Julia Scotti and Anita Wise at The Emmaus Theatre on Saturday, August 27
- KU Presents: Jonathan Burns Flexible Comedy at Kutztown University's Schaeffer Auditorium on Sunday, August 28
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If you are a WDIY member who has contributed at least $60 for the year or you are actively supporting WDIY as a Sustaining Member, you are eligible for WDIY's Member Ticket Giveaway! If you are not receiving this member benefit on Sundays, please email shamusm@wdiy.org.
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