Perspectives
Fourth Thursday of every month, 6:00 - 6:30 PM
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 Valley residents to share their stories, and spotlights community organizations doing good in their neighborhoods.
Latest Episodes
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John 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. -
John 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.
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John Pearce welcomes Judit Garger and Becky Tacca from The Literacy Center in Allentown to talk about the nonprofit's language, education and workforce development programs.
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John Pearce welcomes Joe Garrera, Executive Director of the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum and a passionate historian, to discuss the history and importance of Black History Month.
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John Pearce welcomes Lenape descendant and cultural educator Carla Messinger to talk about Native American influences and contributions to sports - particularly football.
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John Pearce welcomes Dr. John Kincaid from the Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government to talk about the need to educate young people about the federal, state and local governments.
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John Pearce welcomes Carla Messinger, a Lenape descendant and Director, Cultural Educator, Consultant and Preservationist at Native American Heritage Programs, for a conversation about the many facets and contributions of Native Americans
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John Pearce welcomes professor and author Dr. James Higgins for a discussion about the history of medicine, epidemics and pandemics, and health in Pennsylvania.
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John Pearce welcomes Alisa Dupuy - along with Martha Washington, Catherine the Great, and Vera Atkins - to talk about bringing notable "ladies of history" to life.
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John Pearce welcomes historian Martha Capwell Fox to talk about her personal involvement from childhood in the Lehigh Valley silk industry. She takes us from the 1880s to the 1960s, covering a period of time during the 20th century when even small towns were home to a silk mill.
