WDIY Headlines
This week's highlights include a look at ordinary residents' action during the Revolution, a driving tour of regional landmarks, and a concert that brings history to life.
February 16 - 22, 2026
Read about WDIY's progress and challenges in 2025, from our programming growth and local impact to our finances and 30th anniversary celebrations.
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On the next Galactic Travels™, the month-long Special Focus on Dino Pacifici continues. The Featured CD at Midnight will be 'Longing' by Dino Pacifici on Scorpio Rising Music.
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Lindsay Watson welcomes Danielle Adams-Wiltshire of Queensuite Coach to explore her path to building community here in the Lehigh Valley.
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Kevin James plays a man headed for heartbreak when his bride doesn't show up to their wedding in Rome, setting him up for a solo Italian vacation.
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Margaret McConnell and co-host Samantha Shaak welcome Dick Orlemann and Missy Wise, members of the first cohort of LVHN's ICT method, a series of trainings that encourages communities to share wisdom.
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Kate Scuffle welcomes James DePietro and Jack Dickerson, two of the artists featured in the upcoming exhibition 4 Realist Painters at the Bethlehem Rotunda Gallery.
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Trump announced his plans to close the Kennedy Center entirely for two years "for Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding." The announcement came after many prominent artists canceled existing scheduled appearances.
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A surprising new study shows that baby chickens react the same way that humans do when tested for something called the "bouba-kiki effect," which has been linked to the emergence of language.
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U.S. speedskater Jordan Stolz had a lot of hype accompanying him in these Winter Olympic Games. He's now got two gold medals, one silver, with one event to go.
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An NPR reporter covering the Olympics in Milan takes us on cultural side quests, to a hospitality house and a candy store.
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"Consciousness is under siege," says author Michael Pollan. His new book, A World Appears, explores consciousness on both a personal and technological level.