Perspectives

By WDIY 88.1 FM

John Pearce welcomes listeners to conversations about local and regional history, religion, and the humanities through interviews with professors, experts and religious leaders. He also invites Lehigh... more

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How many episodes does Perspectives have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.

Perspectives episodes:

January 23, 2025 "Things Happen Very Fast": The Next Pandemic with Dr. Lindsay Burt | Perspectives
John Pearce sits down with Dr. Lindsay Burt of Muhlenberg College to answer a common question in today's world: will we see another pandemic, and what could it look like?
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28min
December 26, 2024 A Building Full of History with Jill Youngken and Joe Garrera | Perspectives
John Pearce welcomes Jill Youngken and Joe Garrera of the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum to talk about curating historically valuable items, Joe's retirement, and more.
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30min
November 28, 2024 Something Worth Buzzing About: Beekeeping with Rev. John Heinsohn and Chadwick Oxford | Perspectives
John Pearce talks with Rev. John Heinsohn and Chadwick Oxford about their experiences with keeping their own beehives containing thousands of honeybees.
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29min
October 25, 2024 "Everybody's There Because They Care": College Counseling with Dr. Eric Rosenthal and Dr. Maribel Diaz | Perspectives
John Pearce sits down with Dr. Eric Rosenthal from NCC and Dr. Maribel Diaz from Moravian University to talk about counseling at the college level and why it's important.
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31min
September 27, 2024 Walking for Hunger with Dianne Kareha, Steve Simmons, and Abby Goldfarb | Perspectives
John Pearce welcomes Dianne Kareha, Rev. Steve Simmons, and Abby Goldfarb to talk about this year's Crop Hunger Walks in Allentown and Bethlehem.
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31min
August 23, 2024 "Poor Mother Earth": How the Planet We Know Is Changing with Dork Sahagian | Perspectives
John Pearce is joined by Lehigh University Professor Dork Sahagian to talk about how the Earth is being changed by global warming and what solutions still exist.
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29min
July 26, 2024 Baseball Buddies: The Sport's Past and Present with Steve Aaronson | Perspectives
John Pearce talks with Steve Aaronson, a fellow WDIY host and baseball aficionado, about all things baseball, from its earliest days to its present rule changes and his fondest memories of the sport.
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30min
June 28, 2024 Rhythm of Life: A History of Lehigh Valley Newspapers with Dr. James Higgins | Perspectives
John Pearce welcomes Dr. James Higgins to talk about newspapers in the Lehigh Valley, starting at their earliest point in history as something that would be unrecognizable as a newspaper today.
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31min
May 24, 2024 Symbols in Pennsylvania Dutch Culture with Greg Huber | Perspectives
John Pearce sits down with Greg Huber, a barn and house historian, to talk about barn markings, hex signs, and other familiar symbols you might see around the rural roads of Pennsylvania.
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29min
April 26, 2024 Examining a Prolific Writer with Rev. Nick Melazzo and Rev. John Heinsohn | Perspectives
John Pearce talks with Rev. Nick Melazzo and Rev. John Heinsohn about their love for the prolific author C.S. Lewis, what drew them to his books, and some of his ideas that impact them the most.
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31min

FAQs about Perspectives:

How many episodes does Perspectives have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.