PodCounty

PodCounty

PodCounty brings you the stories of those making an impact in the First County and the First State.

  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    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 personal project into a social media following in the millions.

    3 December 2024, 11:45 pm
  • 38 minutes 22 seconds
    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 podcast.

    29 May 2024, 6:00 am
  • 26 minutes 9 seconds
    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 Success" funding model for public and private partnerships.

    15 May 2024, 6:00 am
  • 36 minutes
    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 setting up a legal recreational market while implementing the law's social equity provisions and ensuring medical marijuana shops and users aren't overlooked.

    1 May 2024, 6:00 am
  • 32 minutes 10 seconds
    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 county programs with property taxes.

    16 April 2024, 6:00 am
  • 24 minutes 44 seconds
    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.

    3 April 2024, 6:00 am
  • 36 minutes 3 seconds
    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 "digital" and "analog" EVs and the future of the electric vehicle industry.

    20 March 2024, 6:00 am
  • 35 minutes 34 seconds
    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 and violence reduction in a multidisciplinary fashion by improving neighborhoods from the ground up and providing youth mentorship and skills. The initiatives are part of New Castle County's ARPA projects, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.

    6 March 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 25 minutes 51 seconds
    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!

    16 May 2023, 7:15 pm
  • 30 minutes 52 seconds
    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.

    4 April 2023, 7:26 pm
  • 45 minutes 23 seconds
    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 professional musician with being a dad. 

    22 February 2023, 10:58 pm
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