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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 32 episodes available.
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
August 25, 2023Rev. Sherry Blackman and the 'Tales of a Truck Stop Chaplain' | PerspectivesRev. Sherry Blackman joins John Pearce to talk about her book, REV-IT-UP: Tales of a Truck Stop Chaplain....more31minPlay
July 28, 2023The Impact of Pandemics and 'Soft Racism' with Dr. James Higgins | PerspectivesJohn Pearce welcomes back Dr. James Higgins, a professor of history at Rider University specializing in the history of medicine....more31minPlay
June 23, 2023Dr. Tracy Hill and 'The Dog Who Wanted to Go to Church' | PerspectivesJohn Pearce chats with psychologist Dr. Tracy Hill of Mediation and Custody Evaluation Services in Bethlehem about her career, as well as her new book, "The Dog Who Wanted to Go to Church."...more30minPlay
May 26, 2023Asylees, Parolees, and World Refugee Day: Jessica Entwistle and Kate Woodward | PerspectivesJohn Pearce welcomes Jessica Entwistle from the Refugee Community Center and Kate Woodward of Bethany Christian Services for a conversation about refugees and World Refugee Day....more30minPlay
April 28, 2023Dr. Scott Gordon and the History of Enslavement in Bethlehem's Moravian Settlement | PerspectivesJohn Pearce welcomes Dr. Scott Gordon, a Professor of English at Lehigh University to discuss the history of enslavement in the Moravian settlement of Bethlehem in the mid-to-late 1700s....more29minPlay
FAQs about Perspectives:How many episodes does Perspectives have?The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.