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Season 2018

  • S2018E01 An American Story

    • March 15, 2018

    The history of the Montiers, a trailblazing Philadelphia family who were among the first African-American landowners in Pennsylvania.

  • S2018E02 The Me to We Story

    • April 24, 2018

    Explore the career of this trailblazing chef, and her impact beyond the White Dog Cafe.

  • S2018E03 Ben Bradlee on Radio Times

    • October 29, 2018

    Veteran journalist Ben Bradlee joins Marty Moss-Coane to discuss his new book, The Forgotten, which argues that a single Pennsylvania county delivered the Presidency to Donald Trump.

  • S2018E04 Debate for the U.S. Senate from Delaware

    • November 2, 2018

    Senator Tom Carper debates 3 opponents who are on the November 2018 ballot. The debate takes place at Theater N in Wilmington on October 30th.

  • S2018E05 Delaware's Joe Biden

    • November 19, 2018

    Through a series of interviews and archival WHYY news footage, examine the connection between Joe Biden, who represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate for 36 years, and the first state.

Season 2019

  • S2019E01 Stacey Abrams In Conversation With Marty Moss-Coane

    • April 9, 2019

    In front of a live audience, rising political star and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams talks with Radio Times' Marty Moss-Coane about her political career and background.

  • S2019E02 A Delaware Town Hall

    • May 15, 2019

    WHYY's Mark Eichmann and Shirley Min speak with Delaware Governor John Carney, Education Secretary Susan Bunting, and Secretary for Health and Social Services Dr. Kara Odom-Walker about issues facing the first state. Recorded at Frazier's restaurant in Dover.

  • S2019E03 Rebound from Murder Town

    • June 27, 2019

    After years of rampant gun violence in Delaware’s largest city, a 2014 Newsweek article dubbed Wilmington, “Murder Town, USA." A new police chief and a change in tactics has reduced crime from 2017’s historic level. Explore the city’s progress working to Rebound from Murder Town.

Season 2020

  • S2020E01 Where is Wilmington High

    • February 14, 2020

    Wilmington High, the last traditional public high school in Delaware’s largest city, closed its doors 20 years ago. Since then, most city high school students have largely been bused to schools located miles outside the city. We look at the unique challenges for education in Wilmington and explore a question many have posed: Where is Wilmington High?

  • S2020E02 The Future of Public Safety, Part 1

    • June 17, 2020

    The Memorial Day death of George Floyd at the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has set off protest around the globe. 'Police, Reimagined: The Future of Public Safety' is a four-part community conversation series that attempts the to answer the question: Can you reduce funding for police, and limit their role in communities, while ensuring public safety for all communities?

  • S2020E03 The Future of Public Safety, Part 2

    • June 24, 2020

    Mark Tyler (Pastor, Mother Bethel A.M.E Church), Keir Bradford Grey (Chief Public Defender, Defenders Association of Philadelphia), Hans Menos (Executive Director, Philadelphia Police Advisory Commission), and Erika Almiron (Activist/Former Executive Director, Juntos) join Community Engagement Editor Christopher Norris to discuss defunding the police & the future of public safety.