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Dr. King would have celebrated 93 years on earth a few days ago. We can celebrate his life and legacy with community support, charity, and education. WDIY wishes everyone a happy and productive Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!

Listen for features discussing Dr. King today from NPR on Morning Edition and All Things Considered, plus some special programming throughout the week from WDIY's hosts.

Previously a segment on Lehigh Valley Discourse, WDIY is launching Lehigh Valley Business Beat with host Sally Handlon as a standalone 30-minute monthly show this week!

The Lehigh Valley is booming and every month, Sally will keep tabs on the who, what, when, where, why, and how our area is growing and innovating. Sally will bring business leaders of our community together for conversations about business developments in the area moving forward.

Sally's first episode of Lehigh Valley Business Beat airs this Thursday at 6 p.m. following All Things Considered, with new episodes airing the third 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, Q:LV with host Adrian Shanker!

Listeners may know Adrian as the Executive Director of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown. On Q:LV, he will bring leading-edge conversations about LGBTQ+ culture and community to WDIY listeners each month including interviews that will inspire acceptance and inclusion.

Adrian's first episode of Q:LV airs this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. following Lehigh Valley Business Beat with new episodes airing the third Thursday of every month at the same time. Details for this week's episode are below.

Host: Arnie Lichten

Listen on-demand at our Two-Week Music Show Archive.

Host: Silagh White

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Silagh White proudly hosts Dr. Robert Mayer as they discuss Mayer’s new book, In the Name of Emmett Till: How the Children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle Showed Us Tomorrow. The book follows the little-known stories of the young Mississippians who were galvanized into activism by the horrific murder of Emmett Till. Silagh and Dr. Mayer reflect on this important history that inspired the civil rights movement and how it is taught in schools today.

In the second part of the show, Silagh welcomes Mark Wonsidler, curator of exhibitions and collections at the Lehigh University Art Galleries to talk about their upcoming exhibit: Young, Gifted and Black which showcases works, in a variety of mediums, by emerging artists of African descent, alongside works by established artists who have paved the way for the younger generation.

Host: Paul Willistein

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

With the Oscar nominations to be announced on February 8, Paul Willistein of the Lehigh Valley Press provides insight on three contenders in multiple categories. Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza, about the pains of first love; Ridley Scott's House of Gucci, focusing on the Godfather of the fashion world; and Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tick, Tick … Boom!, a musical about an aspiring composer in New York City who is worried he made the wrong career choice, whilst also navigating the pressures of love and friendship.

Host: Greg Capogna

Host: Steve Aaronson

Host: Rob Reagan

Tune in tonight for everything from piano trios (Kenny Barron, Brad Mehldau, Art Hirahara) to big bands (Orrin Evans, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, WDR [Germany] Big Band) to a live 1977 recording in Berlin from pianist Hal Galper's quintet, featuring Randy and Michael Brecker. All this, plus some vocals in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Host: Steve Capwell

We celebrate the birthdays of Martin Luther King, Jr., Muhammad Ali, Popeye, and blues master Paul Rishell. Plus, music from Steve Gibson & The Red Caps, Pee Wee Crayton, Allen Toussaint, Slim Gaillard, and quite a few others.

Host: Brooke Gladstone

This week's show: A Question of War

Since the insurrection on January 6, warnings of a second American Civil War have been sounded. This week, On the Media explores whether the civil war talk is an alarmist cry, or actually a sober assessment. Plus, hear how the myth of “the Dark Ages” paints an unfair portrait of medieval times.

Host: Dave Fry

Host Dave Fry features archived sets from Psychograss ('93), The Barefoot Movement ('16), Cache Valley Drifters ('81), Dan Hicks ('89), Girls from Mars ('01), Claudia Schmidt ('19), Jay Ungar and Molly Mason ('91), Vance Gilbert (' 17), Rosalie Sorrells ('04), and more.

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

Thursday, January 20 is the 128th birthday of the great American composer, Walter Piston. Piston has remained in relative obscurity, both during his lifetime and after, because he never joined the “avant-garde” of composers of the 20th century, but Martin Richter says Piston's work was highly individualistic, impeccably crafted, and classical in structure. Hear The Incredible Flutist Ballet Suite in the first hour.

It is also the birthday of the short-lived Belgian composer Guillaume Lekeu. Martin Richter will celebrate his birthday in the second hour by playing his final (unfinished) Piano Quartet. Finally, French composer Ernest Chausson celebrates a birthday, who is celebrated in the final work of the program by his Symphony in D, his first large-scale work.

Host: Sally Handlon

Thinking of starting a business? Want your for-profit business to help your community? Listen in to the debut episode of Lehigh Valley Business Beat and learn about “Benefit Corporations” as an option when selecting your business entity. Attorney Ken Charette, shareholder of Fitzpatrick Lentz and Bubba and Peter Krajsa, co-chair and founder of the National Energy Improvement Fund, a certified B Corporation, discuss the opportunities and entity considerations

Host: Adrian Shanker

WDIY is pleased to premier Q:LV, a program that celebrates LGBTQ+ culture and community in the Lehigh Valley, featuring monthly conversations to educate and inspire listeners throughout our region.

For the first episode, host Adrian Shanker welcomes the authors of two highly anticipated new queer young adult novels. Brian Zepka is the author of The Temperature of Me and You, which will be released on January 25, and Robin Gow is the author of A Million Quiet Revolutions, soon to be released on March 22.

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 continues. The Featured CD at Midnight will be Final Theory Volume 2 on Emergent World Records.

You will also hear new music by Jason Blake on Wayfarer Records, by Aperus on Geophonic Records, and by Bernhard Wöstheinrich on Iapetus Music.

Host: Carlos Benjamin

Carlos Benjamin features music by one of the top garage bands, Detroit Cobras, whose lead singer Rachel Nagy recently passed away. She co-founded the band in the 1990s.

Host: Manoush Zomorodi

Our senses can only take us so far in understanding the world. But with the right tools, we can dig deeper. This hour, TED speakers take us through the looking glass, where we explore new frontiers. Featuring:

Host: George Libricz

Host: Karen El-Chaar

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756. In celebration, WDIY's classical hosts will be featuring many of Mozart's works next week. Starting things off will be Karen El-Chaar on our choral music program, Hearing Voices. On this show, Karen will be playing selections from The Magic Flute and Missa Brevis in F Major, KV 192.

Host: Bill Rudman

This week's show: There's a Parade in Town

"Footlight Parade" turns out to be the perfect title for the hour -- because we are going to get you high-stepping in time with the marching bands in such musicals as Hello, Dolly!, Sweet Charity and Barnum, along with a few parades that are a little more offbeat, like Irving Berlin's iconic fashion show from 1919.

1/17/2022

1/22/2022

Ongoing through 3/27/2022

Allentown Art Museum