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Greg Capogna, along with Becky Bradley and Matt Assad of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission host an exclusive interview with PennDOT Deputy Secretary of Planning Larry Shifflet, who takes listeners on a deep dive of the recently-signed infrastructure bill.

Greg Capogna and co-hosts Becky Bradley and Matt Assad from the LVPC welcome attorney and municipal law expert Gary Asteak to discuss the ins and outs of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.

Greg Capogna, along with Becky Bradley and Matt Assad from the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission welcome Paul Carafides to discuss the BuildLV Report and its details about traffic logistics, the Lehigh Valley's environment, road conditions and quality of life.

Greg Capogna welcomes Becky Bradley, Matt Assad and special guest Jill Seitz from the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission to talk about the 2021 BuildLV Development Report and its importance to the future of our region.

Greg Capogna, Becky Bradley and Matt Assad welcome PennDOT District 5 Executive Mike Rebert to talk about the draft Transportation Improvement Program, infrastructure investment, and the local impact on Lehigh Valley projects and residents.

With the recent spate of mass shootings throughout the nation, Dr. Batts welcomes a conversation about gun violence in America and Pennsylvania with CeaseFirePA Executive Director Adam Garber, the Commonwealth’s leader in advocating for an end to gun violence and Freedom School Director Katarah Jordan, who provides an educator's perspective on this deadly issue.

Dr. Hasshan Batts brings another tough, important topic to listeners’ ears – Islam, and what it means to be Muslim in the Lehigh Valley – through conversations with Shaykh Mohammad Elshinawy from the Islamic Education Center of Pennsylvania, and Monerra Laila Hosin about unjust stigmas and stereotypes, Islam's peaceful reality and the holy month of Ramadan.

Dr. Hasshan Batts sits down with Ivan Watson from the Watson Organization and Clayton Mitchell from Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals to talk about the work being done in Philadelphia to overcome neighborhood violence and reduce recidivism within the criminal justice system.

For Black History Month, Dr. Batts brings focus to the personal history of two mothers, Jeani Garcia and Movita Johnson-Harrell, who share their stories of tragic family loss due to violence and incarceration that can be traced to the social determinants of law enforcement, the legal system, and justice.

Dr. Batts is back for a timely and important conversation about what mental health and mental illness really are with NAMI Lehigh Valley's Leo Rooney and Darnell Scott.