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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.