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Host: Silagh White
Monday, 6 - 6:30 p.m.
Join host Silagh White in a special program celebrating the creative life of long-time LV Arts Salon host, actor, director, and mentor George Miller. Our guest this evening is George's wife and LV Arts Salon host, Kate Scuffle. We listen to archives of George's contributions to radio and special stories that honor a man who touched many lives in the Lehigh Valley, Galway Ireland, and around the world.
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Host: Paul Willistein
Angelina Jolie returns to the action movie genre with Those Who Wish Me Dead, in which she portrays a Montana firefighter who must save a teenage murder witness pursued by twin assassins. Paul Willistein of the Lehigh Valley Press reviews the thriller.
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Host: Greg Capogna
Monday, 6:30 - 7 p.m.
Host Greg Capogna talks with Mark Napierkowski, Development Director of the Mercy School for Special Learning in Allentown about a big event happening June 3rd. Then, Greg welcomes Alex Michaels, President and CEO of Discover Lehigh Valley, who shares how Lehigh Valley travel and tourism is on the rebound with upcoming events and exhibits.
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Host: Steve Aaronson
Monday, 7 - 9 p.m.
Today is Bob Dylan's 80th birthday and tonight's program will celebrate. You will hear from the man himself -- and from litany of artists who were influenced by him and covered his music. Those featured will include Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Richie Havens, Peter, Paul and Mary -- and Pete Seeger.
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Host: Bill Dautremont-Smith
Tuesday, 1 - 4 p.m.
At 3 p.m., host Bill Dautremont-Smith talks with musician Ed McKendry and producer and recording engineer Phil Joly about Ed's just-released solo album Blue Steps that they co-produced.
Ed was one of the guitarists in the award-winning Air Products corporate band "The Difference", and on this new solo album recorded during the pandemic, Ed plays just about all the instrumentation and sings on a set of his original compositions. Phil Joly is a Grammy-winning recording engineer who was the chief engineer at the famed Electric Lady studios in NYC who has recently returned to the Lehigh Valley and set up his own studio. We'll talk about the production of this new album and listen to selected tracks, as well as exploring a little of each of their backgrounds.
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Tuesday, 5:44 p.m. during All Things Considered
Host: Marcie Lightwood
With the anniversary of George Floyd's death Tuesday, May 25th, Marcie Lightwood with WDIY News takes a look at the Lehigh Valley Justice Institute, an organization that aims to promote a re-imagined justice system for the Lehigh Valley featuring Executive Director Joe Welsh and Board President Marvin Boyer.
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Host: Brooke Gladstone
Tuesday, 6 - 7 p.m.
This week's show: How It Started, How It's Going
A year and a half into the pandemic, we still don’t know how it began. This week, a look at how investigating COVID-19’s origins became a political and scientific minefield. Plus, how a mistake of microns caused so much confusion about how COVID spreads. And, making sense of the "metaverse."
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Host: Dave Fry
Tuesday, 7 - 9 p.m.
Dave Fry presents archived sets from Anais Mitchel ('07), David Mallett ('18), April Verch ('07), The Austin Lounge Lizards ('00), Ruthie Foster and Cyd Cassone ('00), Susan Werner ('20), Kim Wilson's Blues All-Stars ('20), and Frog Holler ('17). Other surprises, as well.
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Host: Doug Ashby
Tuesday, 11 p.m. - Wednesday, 1 a.m.
Roots After Hours this week wraps up our Memphis in May with one of the city's most talented raconteurs -- Alex Chilton and his career with the Box Tops, Big Star, and his many moods of solo records. Plus, a nod to Ardent studios where many greats have recorded (The Replacements, ZZ Top, Alex, etc). Roots reggae happens at midnight with Peter Tosh bringing the fire to the party, and we'll celebrate Bob Dylan turning 80!
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Host: Laurie Siebert, CPA, CFP®, AEP®
Wednesday, 6 - 7 p.m.
On this week's edition of Your Financial Choices, Laurie Siebert welcomes guest hosts Rodman Young, CPA/PFS, CFP® and Jaclyn Cornelius, CFP®, EA will discuss: Pension Options. Rod and Jackie can take your questions live on the air at 610-758-8810, or address those submitted via yourfinancialchoices.com.
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Host: John Pearce
Thursday, 6 - 7 p.m.
John Pearce welcomes Dr. Bryon Grigsby, 16th president of Moravian College and Seminary, who shares the process behind the recent announcement that Moravian College will soon become Moravian University, and how that change benefits the historical learning institution.
John then hosts Adrian Shanker and Kristen Leipert who explain a cooperative venture between the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBTCommunity Center and Muhlenberg College with the LGBT oral history project's first collection "Stories from LGBT Older Adults in the Lehigh Valley."
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Host: Bill Fox
Thursday, 11 p.m. - Friday, 1 a.m.
The Special Focus for May is Argyre Planitia. That's Stefan Voß of Hannover, Germany. The music of Argyre Planitia leans toward the darker edges of ambient and includes drones and experimental sounds. The main focus is on sounds. Melody and rhythm play only a minor role.
On the next Galactic Travels™, the month-long focus on Argyre Planitia concludes. The Featured CD at Midnight will be Echoes from the Past.
You will also hear new music by Loren Nerell on Soundquest Music, by Steve Roach on Projekt Records, by Akikaze on Groove Unlimited, and by Quiet Noise on Audiobulb Records.
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Host: Carlos Benjamin
Friday, 1 - 4 p.m.
Carlos Benjamin brings new music to The Blend on Friday from Tony Joe White, The Bamboos, Los Lobos, Rosanne Cash, Tavern Tan, Flatlanders, as well as Ana Popavic who plays Briggs Farm Blues Festival. Artists from other upcoming performance venues and festivals will also be featured.
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Host: Manoush Zomorodi
Friday, 6 - 7 p.m.
This week's show: Breathe
Breathing is essential to life. And lately, the safety of the air we inhale, or the need to pause and take a deep breath, is on our minds a lot. This hour, TED speakers explore the power of breath. Featuring: freediver Tanya Streeter who completed a record-breaking dive of 525 feet—in one breath, mindfulness expert and Headspace co-founder Andy Puddicombe, journalist Beth Gardiner, activist Yvette Arellano, anatomy professor and researcher Emma Schachner, and embedded researcher of olfactory heritage Caro Verbeek.
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Host: Jeff Biro
Friday, 9 - 11 p.m.
Jeff Biro will have mini-features on three artists:
- Andy Kirk - early swing era band leader
- T. Bone Walker - guitarist and rhythm and blues legend (not necessarily a jazz guy, but Jeff thinks he deserves a little fuss)
- Cladio Roditi - jazz trumpeter
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Host: Ophira Eisenberg
Saturday, 10 - 11 a.m.
This week's show: Ryan O'Connell -- The Real Housewives and the Olsen Twins
The star of Netflix's Special Ryan O'Connell discusses writing about his cerebral palsy, Kenice Mobley and Rohan Padhye know their Who songs, and Micah Stock and Beth Stelling play a game about Ohio.
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Host: Bill Rudman
Sunday, 9 - 10 p.m.
This week's show: Tailor Made
In this hour, some of Broadway and Hollywood's finest songwriters keep the special needs of 17 stars in mind -- from Jolson to Liza Minnelli.
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Latest Features from WDIY |
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Community Events from WDIY Partners |
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• Saturday, May 29, 2021
• 7:30 - 9 p.m.
• Livestream concert from Miller Symphony Hall. On Demand viewing available after the premiere.
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