Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast

Get More at LVwithLOVE.com! Become a partner or contact us On this special series of the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast, we sat down with candidates running for U.S. House in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District ahead of the May 19, 2026 primary. To keep this fair and useful, every candidate was asked the same core questions. We also reached out multiple times to Congressman Ryan McKenzie’s...

Get More at LVwithLOVE.com! Become a partner or contact us On this special series of the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast, we sat down with candidates running for U.S. House in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District ahead of the May 19, 2026 primary. To keep this fair and useful, every candidate was asked the same core questions. Mark Pinsley is not included because he dropped out. We also reach...

Get More at LVwithLOVE.com! Become a partner or contact us On this special series of the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast, we sat down with candidates running for U.S. House in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District ahead of the May 19, 2026 primary. To keep this fair and useful, every candidate was asked the same core questions. We also reached out multiple times to Congressman Ryan McKenzie’s...

Get More at LVwithLOVE.com! Become a partner or contact us Touchstone Theatre presents Language of Dolls, an original production created and performed by New York City theater artists Lizzie Olesker, Peggy Pettitt, and Louise Smith . The show runs March 5 through March 8, 2026 in Touchstone’s 75 seat theatre on the SouthSide of Bethlehem. Language of Dolls follows three older women friends who com...

Get More at LVwithLOVE.com! Become a partner or contact us We visited Children’s Art Classes in Allentown and spoke with Peter and Andrea Nation about why they built a studio focused on real art fundamentals and skill building for kids. We also talked with their teaching artist about what makes the program different and why it clicks for students. Children’s Art Classes in Allentown offers program...

Get More at LVwithLOVE.com! Become a partner or contact us The Pottsville Maroons were one of the most dominant teams in early professional football, yet their story remains one of the greatest injustices in NFL history. On this episode of the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast, we talk with author and sports journalist David Fleming about the Maroons historic 1925 season, how a small Pennsylvania co...

Get More at LVwithLOVE.com! Become a partner or contact us Various artists will come together at Godfrey Daniels on Thursday, February 19 at 7:00 PM for a special tribute honoring the life and music of Todd Snider. The Todd Snider Tribute is a benefit show featuring musicians sharing Snider’s songs and personal reflections on how his writing shaped their own musical paths. Known for his humor, hon...

Get More at LVwithLOVE.com! Become a partner or contact us On this episode of Off the Record with the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast , we’re highlighting The Chopper Foundation and the work they’re doing to help families access lifesaving veterinary care when money is tight, so people do not have to surrender a pet or make an impossible decision. We’re joined by Sharon, Moreen, and Dr. Lee for a...

Get More at LVwithLOVE.com! Become a partner or contact us On this episode of the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast, we sit down with photographer and storyteller Alison Conklin , the publisher of Bonus Days Magazine , to talk about what it means to keep creating, even in the middle of the hardest seasons of life.   Recorded at Dan’s Camera City, this conversation starts with the way Alison see...

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com Become a partner or contact us David Bennett Cohen is a founding member of Country Joe & The Fish and a keyboard player with deep roots in blues and early rock. He brings the David Bennett Cohen Trio to Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM. Cohen has been a professional musician for more than 60 years, known for inn...

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com Become a partner or contact us Anja Keister is bringing burlesque back to Northampton, and she is doing it with intention. Keister, an award-winning burlesque performer and producer who grew up in Northampton, will return home this Valentine’s Weekend with a live burlesque and variety show at the historic Roxy Theatre. The performance comes after more...

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com Become a partner or contact us On this episode of the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast , we sit down with Allentown born trombonist, composer, arranger, and educator Brody Segan to talk about his original music, his independent label Brodacious Music , and his next big step as a showband musician with Royal Caribbean . Brody has been busy releasing a st...

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com Become a partner or contact us Today I’m joined by NBA and Lehigh Valley legend Jack McCallum , a New York Times bestselling author of “Dream Team” and “Seven Seconds or Less” who spent decades covering the league for Sports Illustrated . I caught up with Jack at WDIY 88.1 FM before he recorded a Something to Say segment to talk...

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com Become a partner or contact us Today we’re getting into the holiday spirit with Meredith Willson’s Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical, coming to Wind Creek Event Center right here in Bethlehem , the Christmas City December 10 – 14! In this episode you’ll hear from three members of the company: first, a visit from Kris Kringle himself; then Hanna...

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com Become a partner or contact us Bethlehem Catholic graduate and Lehigh Valley native Madelyn Dundon is bringing her latest film Hazel to the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at ArtsQuest for three special screenings this December  AND you can find it on streaming soon! Hazel is a survival thriller based on the true story of Hazel Miner, a teenager who tried...

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com Become a partner or contact us This week on the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast, we’re talking with Melissa Smith , corporate wellness coach and founder of Balance and Bloom , a health and wellness coaching company helping women, leaders, and organizations reduce stress, prevent burnout, and rebuild their spark. With the holiday season in full swing, M...

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com Become a partner or contact us The D&L Trail is one of Pennsylvania’s most significant outdoor corridors, stretching 165 miles through five counties and connecting communities along the historic canal and rail routes that once fueled the American Industrial Revolution . To understand the impact of the trail today, we visited Hugh Moore Park in East...

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com Become a partner or contact us This week on the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast , we’re talking with Megan Cara , Clinic Director at Ivy Rehab for Kids in Bethlehem . (more…)

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com Become a partner or contact us The Lehigh Valley’s comedy scene takes center stage this fall with the premiere of Popcorn Pushers: Season 01 , a darkly funny new sitcom from creator Jiah Peck and his production team, Pigeon City . The series follows the eccentric staff of a struggling movie theater secretly owned by loan sharks, inspired by Peck’s real...

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com Become a partner or contact us In this episode of Lehigh Valley with Love , we talk with Dina Kovats-Bernat , Director of Development and Communications for Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley , about what happens when politics stall and how delayed budgets are putting real lives at risk. (more…)

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com Become a partner ! Families and young people are the future of the arts, and no one knows that better than Mark Fitzgerald Wilson , Executive Director of the Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University . Mark joined Zoellner in 2020, bringing an eclectic background as an educator, business professional, and opera singer. Originally from Iowa, he discover...

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com Become a partner ! WDIY is celebrating 30 years of community radio from its home in Bethlehem’s historic Flatiron Building. Since first going on air in January 1995, the station has become a hub for local voices, diverse music, and civic engagement across the Lehigh Valley. We had a chance to sit down with Executive Director Margaret McConnell on the r...

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com Eight-time Grammy winner Ziggy Marley is heading back to Bethlehem for a special night of music and message. On Saturday, September 27, 2025 , Ziggy Marley & Burning Spear bring the Do the Reggae Tour to the Wind Creek Event Center . We had a chance to sit down with Ziggy for a quick conversation ahead of the show, and he talked about everything fr...

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com We sat down with Jane Ervin , Board Chair of The Fund to Benefit Children & Youth, and Bob Black , Event Chair of Pickleball for a Purpose and Chair of St. Luke’s Board. The Fund has been serving the Lehigh Valley for more than 30 years, providing critical support to abused, neglected, and at-risk children — from beds and tables to utility help and...

Get More LVWITHLOVE Content at LVwithLOVE.com We visited The Foundry Recording Studio in Bethlehem to talk with co-directors Jason Wegfahrt and Justin Blackstone. The Foundry was created to be more than a professional recording space. It is also a community hub where musicians, producers, and engineers can work, learn, and connect. In this episode we cover: How the idea for The Foundry began in lo...