No Rain Date

Welcome to Episode 44 of No Rain Date, your weekly podcast featuring local news and interviews from the Saucon Valley and beyond. This week Saucon Source publisher and host Josh Popichak is joined by Alan Jennings, Executive Director of the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley (CACLV). Throughout the course of a career spanning nearly four decades, Jennings has been an organizer, a champion for social justice and a crusader against poverty and systemic racism. As he prepares to retire in May, we asked him to talk about the challenges CACLV has faced as well as the organization’s many accomplishments; for example, the creation of Second Harvest Food Bank. Josh has our news roundup, which includes some exciting local food scene developments.

Don’t forget that No Rain Date is available for download on iTunes,  Spotify,  iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Deezer, Tunein, Pocket Casts, Google Podcasts and other apps, in addition to Saucon Source. Each episode features local news highlights, timely information and interviews with people who are making a difference in our community. To learn more about the podcast, suggest an interview subject or share feedback, please email

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Welcome to Episode 43 of No Rain Date, your weekly podcast featuring local news and interviews from the Saucon Valley area and beyond. This week, publisher and NRD host Josh Popichak is joined by Amy Zanelli, a candidate for district judge in Fountain Hill and West Bethlehem, Lehigh County. If Amy’s name sounds familiar, it’s like because she has been a member of the Lehigh County Board of Commissioners for the past several years. In our interview, Amy talks about what led her to become active in local politics–and how politics should be kept out of the courtroom. Pennsylvania’s primary election is Tuesday, May 18, and the last day to register to vote in it is May 3. As always, Josh has a roundup featuring the latest local headlines from another busy news–and weather–week.

Don’t forget that No Rain Date is available for download on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Deezer, Tunein, Pocket Casts, Google Podcasts and other apps, in addition to Saucon Source. Each episode features local news highlights, timely information and interviews with people who are making a difference in our community. To learn more about being a guest, suggest an interviewee or share feedback, please email

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Welcome to Episode 42 of No Rain Date, your weekly podcast featuring local news and interviews. This week, publisher and NRD host Josh Popichak is joined by Kimberly Levitt of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center to discuss their new public health campaign “Mammograms Can Be A Lifesaver” and how it’s designed to help equalize access to breast cancer screenings in the Lehigh Valley. Our second guest this week is Emma Ackerman, an ensemble member and general manager of Touchstone Theatre in Bethlehem. Emma shares what the past year has been like for the 40-year-old community theater, which due to COVID-19 has adapted in order to safely entertain audiences. As always, Josh has a roundup of the latest local headlines from another busy news–and weather–week.

Don’t forget that No Rain Date is available for download on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Deezer, RadioPublic, Tunein, Google Play and other apps, in addition to Saucon Source. Each episode of No Rain Date features news, information and interviews with people who are making a difference in our area. To learn more, suggest a guest or share feedback with us, please email

Welcome to Episode 41 of No Rain Date, your weekly podcast featuring local news and interviews. This week, publisher and NRD host Josh Popichak is joined by Phil Kochsmeier, owner of Maple Street Woodworking in Hellertown. A Saucon Valley native, Phil learned his craft while living in Cedarville, Ohio, where he opened his first store. Now a master woodworker and entrepreneur, he discusses his dual passions for furniture-making and selling lumber in a chat you’ll find both informative and inspiring. As always, Josh has a roundup of the biggest headlines from another busy news week.

Don’t forget that No Rain Date is available for download on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Deezer, RadioPublic, Tunein, Google Play and other apps, in addition to Saucon Source. Each episode of No Rain Date features news, information and interviews with people who are making a difference in our area. To learn more, suggest a guest or share feedback, please email

Welcome to Episode 40 of No Rain Date, your weekly podcast featuring local news and interviews. This week, publisher and NRD host Josh Popichak is joined by Corinne Goodwin, Executive Director of Eastern PA Trans Equity Project. The organization provides services and offers financial assistance for things like making a legal name change to transgender and gender-diverse Pennsylvanians in an eight-county region. As always, Josh has a roundup of the biggest headlines from another busy news week.

Don’t forget that No Rain Date is available for download on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Deezer, RadioPublic, Tunein, Google Play and other apps, in addition to Saucon Source. Each episode of No Rain Date features news, information and interviews with people who are making a difference in our area. To learn more, suggest a guest or share feedback, please email