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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.

John Pearce sits down with fellow WDIY host Sally Handlon to talk about her book: Your Journey to Aging Well: Drink, Move, Eat, Sleep, alternative medicine, her WDIY hosting duties and business background, and more.

New Q:LV Host Justan Parker Fields speaks with Corinne Goodwin from the Eastern PA Trans Equity Project and Chloe Cole-Wilson from Project Silk about the importance of equity and inclusion for transgender people, as well as the harmful barriers posed by legislation being proposed or passed in Pennsylvania and across the country.

For Black History Month, Adrian Shanker welcomes Black Lives Matter Lehigh Valley founder Justan Parker Fields to the WDIY studios for a conversation about the intersections of movements for equity and liberation for marginalized communities with shared struggles for inclusion and access.

On the debut episode of Q:LV, Adrian Shanker welcomes the authors of two highly anticipated new queer young adult novels; Brian Zepka (he/him), author of The Temperature of Me and You and Robin Gow (they/ze/he), author of A Million Quiet Revolutions.

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.

Justan Parker Fields welcomes William Sanders, Managing Artistic Director of the Civic Theatre of Allentown for a conversation about local theater and its impact on the community.

Justan Parker Fields welcomes Eric Yoak from the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center and Ariel Torres from Lehigh University’s Pride Center to talk about all things Lehigh Valley Pride.

Justan Parker Fields welcomes Corinne Goodwin, President of the Eastern PA Trans Equity Project back to WDIY to discuss PA Senate Bill 1191, which aims to prevent transgender students from participating in school sports alongside their peers.

Justan Parker Fields brings PRIDE Month to WDIY by talking with Jerry Schmidt, manager of the former Stonewall nightclub in Allentown, and previews Bradbury-Sullivan's Drag Brunch with Eric Yoak (hosting as Christina Vixen).