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PodCounty
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PodCounty brings you the stories of those making an impact in the First County and the First State.
Episodes
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Episode 40: Accidentally Wes Anderson
Wally and Amanda Koval are the travel enthusiasts behind Accidentally Wes Anderson. The Sallies and St. Elizabeth's graduates join PodCounty to talk about their debut New York Times Best-seller, their new sequel and book tour, and the adventures they've had as they've accidentally grown a…
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Episode 39: Benjamin Wagner
New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer interviews former Benjamin Wagner in this episode of PodCounty. Wagner discusses his experiences leading MTV News, Facebook's "Trending" service and journalism project and moving to Delaware with his wife where he's now produced and movie and hosts his own...
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Episode 38: Nurse-Family Partnership
New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer speaks with Kirsten Olson, the CEO of Children and Families First, and New Castle County Land Use General Manager, and former Director of Economic Development, Char Patibanda about the county's unique Nurse-Family Partnership support and the "Pay For…
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Episode 37: Rob Coupe
New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer speaks with Rob Coupe, the Commissioner of the Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner, and the person in charge of implementing Delaware's marijuana legalization legislation. County Executive Meyer and Commissioner Coupe discuss the challenges to...
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Episode 36: Vacant Spaces to Livable Places
County Executive Matt Meyer speaks with the leaders of New Castle County's Vacant Spaces to Livable Places initiative. The program has transformed dozens of vacant houses from blights on neighborhoods dragging down property values to livable homes enhancing their neighborhoods and supporting…
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Episode 35: Adriana Camacho-Church
New Castle County librarian Adriana Camacho-Church discusses the inspiration for her first book, her path to becoming a librarian and author and discusses her upcoming book due out in May in this episode of PodCounty.
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Episode 34: Evolve
New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer interviews Tesla's former head of global service and the CEO and founder of Evolve Auto, John Sweigart in this episode of PodCounty. John discusses Evolve's mission as a third-party repair and maintenance company for electric vehicles, the different between...
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Episode 33: Project SEED
New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer interviews New Castle County Economic Development Director C.J. Bell, retired NCCPD Lt. Gerald Tatum and attorney Jordan Perry as they discuss New Castle County's Building Better Communities initiative and Project SEED, which aims to address crime prevention...
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Episode 32: Blood Bank of Delmarva
New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer speaks with Blood Bank of Delmarva Vice President of Operations Emily Cunningham in the latest episode of PodCounty. Listen to learn all the different ways you can make a difference by donating blood!
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Episode 31: Food Bank of Delaware
Food Bank of Delaware President and CEO Cathy Kanefsky joins PodCounty to discuss the Food Bank of Delaware's recent expansion in Milford, the need in the community, and the programs the Food Bank offers outside of feeding those in need.
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Episode 30: Stephen Kellogg
Recording artist, songwriter and author Stephen Kellogg joins PodCounty before his performance at The Queen with Matt Nathanson on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Stephen shares his memories of touring with Delaware legend George Thorogood, insights from a life on the road and balancing life as a...
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Episode 29: Bud Martin
Delaware Theatre Company's Executive Director, Bud Martin, joined PodCounty to discuss his lengthy career in the theatre ahead of his retirement. Martin's final show will be "One Man, Two Guvnors," playing now. To find tickets, visit https://www.delawaretheatre.org/one-man-two-guvnors
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Episode 28: A-10 Women’s Basketball Tournament
The A-10 Women's Basketball Tournament is coming back to Wilmington at The Chase Fieldhouse from March 1-5th. To learn more about the tournament or purchase tickets, visit: https://atlantic10.com/sports/2022/8/8/WBB23.aspx
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Episode 27: Nester
Brendan Kennealey, formerly the president of Salesianum School, joins PodCounty to talk about his new platform, Nester. Nester is a site for homeowners and prospective home buyers that can give insights into the long-term costs of home ownership based on individual home factors.
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Episode 26: Black Angels Over Tuskegee
Thaddeus Daniels, David Roberts and Layon Gray join PodCounty to discuss their play, "Black Angels over Tuskegee" which is playing at the Delaware Theatre Company through October 30, 2022. The play brings to life the stories of the Tuskegee Airman, an all-Black squadron that featured some of the...
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Episode 25: BMW Championship
From August 16-21st the PGA Tour's top 70 golfers will find themselves at Wilmington Country Club for the BMW Championship in the penultimate tournament of their quest for the FedEx Cup. We talk with local tournament chair Tom Humphrey about how Wilmington was selected for the tournament by the...
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Episode 24: Michael Scuse
Delaware's Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse joins PodCounty for our latest episode! Secretary Scuse is serving his second stint as the Secretary of Agriculture for the State of Delaware after previously serving from 2001-2008. He was also the undersecretary for the federal Department of...
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Episode 23: Tom Carper
Delaware's senior U.S. Senator, Tom Carper, joins PodCounty to discuss his undefeated election streak, his career as Delaware's Treasurer, Congressman, Governor and Senator, his service in Vietnam, and the war in Ukraine.
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Episode 22: Tyler Hill
Former DMA baseball star and Wilmington Blue Rocks hero Tyler Hill joins PodCounty for a wide-ranging podcast where we talk about life in the minor leagues, Tyler's journey through professional baseball, his passion for coaching, and Tyler shares his hot takes on everything from proposed changes…
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Episode 21: Chris Coons
U.S. Senator Chris Coons joins PodCounty and shares his experience with AmeriCorps, his start in politics with the New Castle County Government, bipartisanship in the U.S. Senate and other stories from his career in politics.
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Episode 20: Cynthia Primo Martin
Cynthia Primo Martin joins PodCounty to discuss her new book, "The Handbooks for Nonprofit Leadership: Recruiting, Training and Engaging Trustees of Color" and her career in the nonprofit and corporate worlds. Cynthia has worked throughout her career to diversify corporate and nonprofit leadership.
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Episode 19: Nicole Majeski
Nicole Majeski was sworn in as the 11th Secretary of the Delaware Department of Transportation on January 13, 2021 where she leads an organization responsible for 90% of the state’s transportation network. Before joining the state, Nicole worked for New Castle County Government for seven years,...
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Episode 18: Ray Didinger
Ray Didinger is a Philadelphia sports journalism legend and member of the NFL Hall of Fame having covered the Philadelphia Eagles for print publications for 25 years before moving on the NFL Films and rolls in broadcasting with 94WIP and NBC Sports Philadelphia. In addition to his years writing…
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Episode 17: Matt O'Donnell
6ABC Action News Anchor Matt O'Donnell joins PodCounty for a wide-ranging interview on journalism, his life and current events. O'Donnell, a 1994 graduate of the University of Delaware, has been a member of the 6ABC morning show anchor team since 2004, and an 6ABC journalist since 1996. O'Donnell...
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Episode 16: Kathy Canavan
Kathy Canavan started her career as a true-crime writer in the 1970's, covering the gentlemen bandit case for The News Journal over a long and eventful career in journalism. After stepping away from newspapers, she stumbled into a story on the "ordinary" people who surrounded Lincoln in the hours...
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Episode 15: First State FC
Announced as the newest expansion team for the National Premier Soccer League in 2019, First State FC debuted in the league's Keystone Conference in May with their first home game held at Abessinio Stadium in Wilmington. Club President Dave Holloway and Head Coach Abdul Faisal Chibsah (Chibsah…
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Episode 14: Ivan Thomas
The talk of the town, Mr. DETV, Ivan Thomas joins PodCounty to share the story of his rise to one of Wilmington's leading media moguls. After losing everything in the Great Recession, Thomas built DETV from the ground up with the mission of shining a light on the positive things happening in...
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Episode 13: Dr. Jackie Jenkins
New Castle County's Chief Human Resources Officer, Dr. Jackie Jenkins, joins PodCounty to discuss a wide range of topics from the importance of Human Resources, her first book and plans for more, and her life and career before joining the New Castle County Government 15 months ago. Dr. Jenkins...
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Episode 12: Ruth Lytle-Barnaby
Ruth Lytle-Barnaby is the President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Delaware, but she's also a survivor of COVID-19, beating the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in mid-May. Ruth joins PodCounty to share what it's like to fight COVID-19, what happens when you test positive, and share how...
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Episode 11: Dr. Meghan Walls
Dr. Meghan Walls is a pediatric psychologist in the Division of Behavioral Health at Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, she is also serving on Governor Carney's task force for reopening and returning students to school safely as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Walls joins PodCounty...
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Episode 10: Keith Law
Keith Law, senior baseball writer for The Athletic, joins PodCounty to talk all things baseball. We discuss the prospects for an MLB season during the COVID-19 pandemic, minor league baseball contraction, the MLB draft, Keith's path through the MLB universe, his new book "The Inside Game," and…
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Episode 9: Dr. Amy Cheng Vollmer
Dr. Amy Cheng Vollmer joins New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer for a special live taping of PodCounty, to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Amy Cheng Vollmer has been a professor at Swarthmore College since 1989 where she teaches microbiology and biotechnology.
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Episode 8: Dr. Timothy Dowling
University of Delaware Director of Student Health Services Dr. Timothy Dowling joins PodCounty to discuss the COVID-19 outbreak and dispel myths about the virus with host Kyle Grantham and County Executive Matt Meyer. This is the first live broadcast episode of PodCounty, which was streamed live…
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Episode 7: Fred Comegys
If you're a Delawarean there's a good chance Fred Comegys has taken your photo. For over 50 years Fred worked at The News Journal, working his way from errand boy to the most well-known photojournalist in Delaware and one of the premier newspaper photojournalists in the country in the 1970's.…
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Episode 6: Jack Markell
Jack Markell joins PodCounty to discuss his time as governor of Delaware, bringing the state through the worst financial crisis to hit the country since the Great Depression, biking across the country and what led him to politics after a successful career in telecommunications after joining…
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Episode 5: Lisa Blunt Rochester
When Lisa Blunt Rochester was elected in 2016 she became the first woman and first person of color to represent the State of Delaware in Congress. She joins PodCounty to talk about the importance of family, finding purpose after the loss of her husband Charles Rochester, and what's been lost as...
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Episode 4: Bebe Coker
Bebe Coker has had worked behind the scenes throughout her decades in Delaware to shape education policy in the state. She's been a friend, mentor and sounding board for countless Delaware leaders, including former vice president and presidential candidate Joe Biden. Now in her 80's, she hasn't...
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Episode 3: Sarah McBride
In 2016, Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender person to deliver a speech at a major political convention when she spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, but she had already accomplished so much before then. Sarah served on Jack Markell's campaign team, interned…
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Episode 2: Penrose Hollins
New Castle County's longest serving councilman shares what led him to pursue office in Delaware over 30 years ago, his efforts to fight the apartheid in South Africa, his time on Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign, his work to change Delaware from a caucus to a primary state and his commitment...
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Episode 1: Ken Boulden
How old do you have to be to get married in Delaware? What's the shortest time between marriage and divorce the New Castle County Clerk of the Peace has seen? What does a Clerk of the Peace do? We talk to Ken Boulden to find out the answer to these questions and more in the first podcast produced...
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