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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
FAQs about Perspectives:How many episodes does Perspectives have?The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.
May 24, 2024Symbols in Pennsylvania Dutch Culture with Greg Huber | PerspectivesJohn 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....more29minPlay
April 26, 2024Examining a Prolific Writer with Rev. Nick Melazzo and Rev. John Heinsohn | PerspectivesJohn 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....more31minPlay
March 29, 2024Incorporating Women's History Into Everyone's History with Jill Youngkin | PerspectivesJohn Pearce invites Jill Youngkin of the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum to talk about some trailblazing women from history whose impact on the world is too often forgotten....more32minPlay
February 23, 2024Four Perspectives of Our First President with Jeffrey Finegan | PerspectivesJohn Pearce is joined in the studio by Jeffrey Finegan, the author of the "I Knew George Washington" book series, to celebrate the first U.S. President's birthday....more31minPlay
January 26, 2024Connecting Through Service with Peter and Kathleen Dent | PerspectivesJohn Pearce talks with Kathleen and Peter Dent about their experience with Kenya Connect, an organization working to bring education to children in rural Africa....more31minPlay
December 29, 2023Exploring "Nones" and "Dones" with Rev. Sue Pizor Yoder | PerspectivesJohn Pearce sits down with Reverend Sue Pizor Yoder to discuss her co-authored book analyzing many young people's shift from finding meaning in religion to finding it in other ways....more30minPlay
November 24, 2023Sharing the Voices of Native Women with Carla Messinger | PerspectivesOn a special Thanksgiving episode, John Pearce welcomes Carla Messinger, a descendant of Lenapes, to give voice to Native American women throughout history and discuss Native heritage....more31minPlay
October 27, 2023The Fries Rebellion with Beth Clausnitzer and Ruthy Cruz | PerspectivesJohn Pearce talks with Beth Clausnitzer and Ruthy Cruz about their work on the film "The Fries Rebellion," about the historic event that had a big impact on the Lehigh Valley....more30minPlay
September 29, 2023Sharing Stories of the Steel with NMIH's Andria Zaia and Guillermo Lopez | Charla ComunitariaAurea Ortiz speaks with Andria Zaia from the National Museum of Industrial History and Guillermo Lopez about the history of Bethlehem Steel, preserving community stories, and the upcoming Steel Weekend & Steelworkers Reunion 2023....more29minPlay
September 29, 2023'We Walk Because They Walk': CROP Hunger Walks with Matt Piszel and Rev. Dianne Kareha | PerspectivesJohn Pearce sits down with Matt Piszel and Rev. Dianne Kareha to talk about the upcoming CROP Hunger Walks on Oct. 8 in Bethlehem and Oct. 22 in Allentown....more30minPlay
FAQs about Perspectives:How many episodes does Perspectives have?The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.