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Olga Negron chats with Marigny Pellot from the Puerto Rican Cultural Preservation about Puerto Rican history, pride, and the upcoming Puerto Rican Parade and Festival. Then, she welcomes Norman Bristol Colón of the Pennsylvania Latino Convention to preview the celebration, which is coming to Allentown in late September.

Olga Negrón wants to shake up the SouthSide of Bethlehem for spring with the flavor of the Latin community, talking about the upcoming ¡Fiesta Latina! celebration with organizers Margarita Gonzalez-Rivera and Olga Torres.

Olga Negrón hosts a bilingual program featuring Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk and Communications Manager Genesis Ortega, and together they discuss Matt's path to mayor, his plans for the future of Allentown and its Latin American community, Genesis's position, and more.

Olga Negrón welcomes Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds and Director of Equity and Inclusion Janine Santoro, to talk about Janine’s newly created position, first term initiatives for Bethlehem and Latin American neighborhoods and the city's overall quality of life.

On the first episode of Charla Comunitaria, Olga Negrón welcomes Victoria Montero, Executive Director of the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley, where many Latin American immigrants begin their journey to make a home here in the Lehigh Valley.

Laurie Hackett sits down with Tom Harrington from Valley Youth House to talk about the nonprofit's role in supporting youth, then welcomes Marlene Beers from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania about their Take the Lead Event, cookie sales and more.

Laurie Hackett talks with Rob Brooks of Phantoms Charities about the organization's health and fitness programs, then chats with Rebecca Bodnar and Jill Wheeler, who partner on the Community School at Central Elementary.

Laurie Hackett welcomes Margaret McConnell from The Literacy Center to take a closer look at the organization and its literacy programs, then chats with Anita Paukovits of The Children's Home of Easton about their goals for guiding, supporting, and encouraging children to believe in themselves.

Laurie Hackett welcomes Peter Castagna from the Miller-Keystone Blood Center to talk about the importance of donating blood for those in need, then chats with Katarah Jordan from the James Lawson Freedom School about charter school education benefits and preventing summer learning loss.

Laurie Hackett is back to take a closer look at Lehigh Valley-area nonprofits, and the subjects of the arts and the outdoors, with ArtsQuest CEO Kassie Hilgert and Chris Kocher, President of the Wildlands Conservancy.