Sally Handlon welcomes Sam Malriat, Organic Crop Consultant at Rodale Institute and State Representative Ryan Mackenzie of the 134th District to discuss the business of agriculture, and the support offered to our region and state’s number one industry ..read more

Alan has a blockbuster program with Congresswoman Susan Wild responding to the recent Supreme Court decision affecting abortion rights, ever-present climate change events and how the infrastructure bill would benefit the Lehigh Valley. Then, Alan talks with Jeffery Clements, founder and president of American Promise , a movement to overturn Citizens United and reclaim democracy from big money and global corporations ..read more

John Pearce shares a few stories of local history, including the history of Bethlehem Steel in Chile with Dr. Cory Fischer-Hoffman, Professor of International Studies at Lafayette College . Then, John features the history of the Schwenkfelders with Candace Perry, Curator of the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center in Pennsburg, PA ..read more

Sally Handlon is joined by Margeaux Petruska, a senior at Lehigh University and Devon Jewell, a junior at Moravian Academy, who participate in the Alliance for Sustainable Communities – Lehigh Valley , a non-profit organization which provides internships focused on climate action and climate justice. They have met with developers, contractors, policymakers, and school officials to develop guidance on the importance of fully integrating climate awareness and action into our Lehigh Valley community ..read more

Host Sally Handlon is joined by local economist and WDIY’s Economic Pulse host Dr. Kamran Afshar to discuss Lehigh Valley economic cycles and trends, as well as the lessons businesses can take from 2020 as they emerge from the pandemic year ..read more

Alan Jennings focuses on affordable housing this episode with guests Dan Farrell, Director of the Allentown Housing Authority, Jonathan Strauss, a young developer focused on affordable rental housing, and David Evans, Executive Director of the Housing Association and Development Corporation, a non-profit developer for home ownership in Allentown ..read more

Karen El-Chaar welcomes Terence Houck, District Attorney for Northampton County to talk about human trafficking and how local residents can help spot it, plus the movement to defund the police. Then Karen chats with Caitlin Mercier, Watershed Specialist and Lauren Hopek, Environmental Educator and Outreach Coordinator with the Lehigh County Conservation District about riparian buffers and their local environmental impact on our drinking water and waterways ..read more

John Pearce sits down with renowned Lehigh Valley poet and teaching artist Marilyn Hazelton who recalls her family's history from Ellis Island to Erie, and talks about how she discovered journaling as a way to work through the anxiety, confusion, and stress of the pandemic ..read more

Sally Handlon welcomes David Dunn, program manager for Urban Made and Bridgeworks , to share information on Allentown Economic Development Corporation’s (AEDC) history, projects and current programs - Urban Sites , Urban Made, and Bridgeworks, a manufacturing and business incubator ..read more

Sally Handlon welcomes Susan Bianchi, owner of Intrinsic Health Systems , who reveals an approach to understanding how to use your own resistance for increased, lasting flexibility and mobility ..read more