PodCounty

PodCounty

The stories of the people of the First County & First State.

  1. 12/03/2024

    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.

    1h 14m

  2. 05/29/2024

    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.

    38 min

  3. 05/15/2024

    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.

    26 min

  4. 05/01/2024

    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.

    36 min

  5. 04/16/2024

    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.

    32 min

  6. 04/03/2024

    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.

    25 min

  7. 03/20/2024

    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.

    36 min

  8. 03/06/2024

    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.

    36 min
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The stories of the people of the First County & First State.

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  • Creator
    PodCounty
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
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    PodCounty