Delaware Humanities Podcasts: Recent Episodes
Delaware Humanities
Delaware Humanities provides educational outreach, special projects, and funding opportunities to bring Delawareans together. We connect cultural, educational, and civic institutions statewide to provide public events that enhance our understanding of who we are, where we’ve been, and where we are going as individuals, communities, and citizens of Delaware.
In this episode, writer and nature photographer Leslie Hsu Oh discusses how the natural world shapes her creative process and ways of being, connecting themes of family, Chinese cultural identity, and landscapes near and far.To learn more about Leslie's work, explore the links and articles below:www.lesliehsuoh.comwww.instagram.com/lesliehsuohwww.facebook.com/lesliehsuohwww.facebook.com/lhsuohwww.linkedin.com/in/lesliehsuohTravel and Leisure’s All is Good : Excerpt from forthcoming Fireweed: A Memoir: https://www.lesliehsuoh.com/travel-leisure-all-in-good-time/Published Excerpts from my memoir: Fireweedhttps://www.lesliehsuoh.com/category/fireweed/Alpinist Magazine’s Saying SomethingAlpinist Magazine’s Lost and FoundLatest Vogue article: https://www.vogue.com/article/grief-travelRiverventures: https://riverventures.com/ATTA: https://www.adventuretravel.biz/
A conversation between Mandy Santiago from the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science and Brint Spencer from the Brandywine Zoo, this episode discusses how both sites are working to connect people to the habitats in their backyards and around the world through visitor interpretation.
Featuring Herman Jackson from the Nanticoke Indian Tribe, this episode discusses the deep, meaningful connections between indigenous dance practices and the environment.
Featuring Ed Hale from the University of Delaware’s School of Marine Science & Policy and Morgan Krell from the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, this episode discusses Delaware’s oysters—their history, their importance to our state’s environment and economy, and the ongoing work to bring them back from the brink of extinction.
Featuring Doug Tallamy, UD Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources, this episode discusses the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities.
Featuring former Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee, this episode looks at Delaware’s agricultural history, the importance and impact of sustainable farming, and the future of farming in Delaware.
Featuring Chief Dennis Coker, this episode discusses state recognition of the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware.
Featuring Delaware state Senator Sarah McBride, this episode discusses the recently passed Healthy Delaware Families Act and how that legislation advances equity for workers and families in Delaware.
Featuring former Delaware state Senator Karen Peterson, this episode focuses on discrimination in the LGBTQ+ community, looking at the leadup to Delaware’s legalization of same-sex marriage in 2013 and what has changed since that moment.
Featuring Delaware state Senator Darius J. Brown, this episode looks at Delaware Senate Bill 192 (the CROWN Act), passed in 2021, prohibiting discrimination in the workplace based on hairstyles historically associated with race.
Featuring educator Kathy Trusty, this episode looks at Delaware’s complex history of school segregation and its lasting impact on Delaware’s school system today. This episode complements Delaware Humanities’ 2024 traveling exhibit on the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
Featuring Delaware State Representative Sherry Dorsey Walker, this episode looks at Delaware House Bill 198, passed in 2021, which requires every Delaware school district and charter school serving K-12 students to provide instruction on Black history.
For the fourth and final episode of this podcast series, 2023/1973: In Conversation, Tom Byrne will be joined by Joan DelFattore, author and professor emerita of English and Legal Studies at the University of Delaware. This conversation will explore the change seen in political discourse and how we as a a society receive political information. Joan DelFattore will explain how misinformation occurs, the impact it has on our democracy, and how we can combat these issues without undermining democracy.
This episode of 2023/1973: In Conversation will feature Ed Ratledge, Director of the University of Delaware's Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research. During this discussion with Tom Byrne, Ed Ratledge explores the demographic shifts of Delaware over the past fifty years and the implications these changes have had on our communities.
Dr. Lee and Ms. Brown’s conversation in episode 2 of In Conversation: 2023/1973 addresses health disparities, increase health workforce diversity, and address the social determinants of health and the role of African American female physicians in our healthcare system, particularly within the last 50 years.
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Delaware Humanities. In this episode, current Executive Director Michele Anstine and former Delaware Humanities Board Chair Barbara Benson discuss the stories and histories of Delaware Humanities, in particular how the organization has developed over the past 50 years along with the changing social and cultural landscape of the state and the nation.
Join us in the execution of our A More Perfect Union initiative that explores, reflects on, and tells the stories of our quest for a more just, inclusive, and sustainable society throughout our history in Delaware.
Episode five will focus on Stories & Histories in Delaware and its intersections between our identities and our remaining core concepts:
Culture & Community Health & Environment Media & Democracy
A thank you to RuthAnn Purchase and Haneef Salaam for their time and reflection on the Delaware identity and its intersection with Storytelling and history preservation. Additional thanks to Delaware Public Media for flawless execution of the interview and podcast production.
Join us in the execution of our A More Perfect Union initiative that explores, reflects on, and tells the stories of our quest for a more just, inclusive, and sustainable society throughout our history in Delaware. Episode four will focus on Media and Democracy in Delaware and its intersections between our identities and our remaining core concepts:
Culture & Community Health & Environment Stories & Histories
A thank you to Coby Owens and Rep. Bryan Shupe for their time and reflection on the Delaware identity and its intersection with Media and Democracy. Additional thanks to Delaware Public Media for flawless execution of the interview and podcast production.
Join us in the execution of our A More Perfect Union initiative that explores, reflects on, and tells the stories of our quest for a more just, inclusive, and sustainable society throughout our history in Delaware. Episode three will focus on Health & Environment in Delaware and its intersections between our identities and our remaining core concepts:
Culture & Community Media & Democracy Stories & Histories
A thank you to Emanie Dorival and Dr. David Donohue for their time and reflection on the Delaware identity and its intersection with our Health and Environment. Additional thanks to Delaware Public Media for flawless execution of the interview and podcast production.
Join us in the execution of our A More Perfect Union initiative that explores, reflects on, and tells the stories of our quest for a more just, inclusive, and sustainable society throughout our history in Delaware.
Episode two will focus on the intersections of identity in Culture & Community in Delaware. How does identity impact access? What does an ideal Delaware look like?
Our series will deep dive the four core concepts of Delaware Humanities:
Health & Environment Culture & Community Media & Democracy Stories & Histories
A thank you to Dr. Alison Parker of University of Delaware and Noah Duckett and Julissa Coriano of Orgullo Delaware for their time and reflection on the Delaware identity, culture and community. Additional thanks to Delaware Public Media for flawless execution of the interview and podcast production.
Join us in the execution of our A More Perfect Union initiative that explores, reflects on, and tells the stories of our quest for a more just, inclusive, and sustainable society throughout our history in Delaware. Episode one will focus on the overarching identity of Delaware to lay the groundwork for our subsequent four episodes of our four core concepts:
Environment & Health Culture & Community Media & Democracy Stories & Histories
A thank you to Dr. Anne Boylan of University of Delaware for her time and reflection on the Delaware identity and to Delaware Public Media for flawless execution of the interview and podcast production.
Dr. Marcus Funk discusses diversity in podcasts and podcast listeners, some of the differences between podcasts and more traditional news media, and how podcasts can build community.
Dr. Marcus Funk is an Associate Professor of Mass Communication at Sam Houston State University. His research focuses on community and online journalism and he’s written about the role of podcasts in those settings.
Dr. Amanda Sturgill discusses TV news versus other news mediums, local versus national TV news, and the future of TV news.
Dr. Amanda Sturgill is an Associate Professor of Journalism at Elon University and author of the book "Detecting Deception: Fighting Fake News".
Dr. Alexander Halavais discusses the distinction between search engines as tools versus sources of information, how Google algorithms impact search results seen by users, and the potential future of Google.
Dr. Alexander Halavais is an Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and author of "Search Engine Society" Volumes 1 and 2.
Dr. Pablo Boczkowski discusses the issues traditional print media are facing today, the importance of "brand" for media outlets, how news is filtered through social media, and the potential implications of sponsored content.
Dr. Pablo Boczkowski is a professor in Northwestern University's Department of Communication, founder and Director of the Center for Latinx Digital Media, and co-founder and co-director of the Center for the Study of Media and Society in Argentina.
Dr. Dannagal Young discusses the history of fact checking in US politics, the unique challenges of fact checking in the age of social and digital media, and the best ways to approach correcting misinformation from friends and family on social media.
Dr. Dannagal Young is an Associate Professor of Communication and Political Science at the University of Delaware and a Distinguish Research Fellow at the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Deb Roy discusses how people use Twitter, how it both reflects and drives public opinion, and the role of social media platforms as well as users in regulating conversations and content.
Dr. Roy is a professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Director of the Lab for Social Machines, and Executive Director of the MIT Media Lab.
Dr. David Wilson discusses the history of polling, how polling has changed, the best practices in gathering data, and how the public should approach information in a poll.
Dr. Wilson is the Senior Associate Dean for Social Studies and a professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware.
Charlie Ornstein discusses the role of local journalism as a source of accountability for local governments, how local newspapers cultivate community and trust, and how these publications are responding to ongoing financial struggles.
Ornstein is a deputy managing editor at ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom focusing on investigative journalism, where he oversees its Local Reporting Network.
Dr. Lindsay Hoffman discusses the growth of Facebook as a source of information, how it differs from other social media platforms, and its responsibility regarding larger trends of political polarization in the U.S.
Dr. Hoffman is an Associate Professor of Communications at the University of Delaware. She is also the Associate Director of UD’s Center for Political Communication and Director of the Center’s National Agenda series.
Dr. Thomas Leitch discusses the origins of, the questions of bias and authority within, and how to approach using Wikipedia. These questions and their answers can be applied to other sources of information to help us reflect on how and why we use and rely on them.
Dr. Leitch is an English professor at the University of Delaware, where his primary focus is on film studies. He is the author of the 2014 book Wikipedia U: Knowledge, Authority, and Liberal Education in the Digital Age.
Michele Anstine discusses the origins of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the "Democracy and the Informed Citizen" initiative behind the "A Matter of Facts" podcast, and the misconceptions about the value of the humanities in everyday life.
Michele Anstine is the Executive Director of Delaware Humanities. Previously, Ms. Anstine was the Assistant CEO and Chief Program Officer for the Delaware Historical Society.
Dr. Susan Schneider discusses misconceptions about Artificial Intelligence, questions about and concerns for the future, and how these issues are intricately tied to philosophy.
Dr. Schneider is an Associate Professor at the University of Conneticut, a faculty member in the Ethics and Technology Group at the Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, and currently a Distinguished Scholar at the U.S. Library of Congress.
Dr. Caroline Janney discusses the history of Civil War monuments, the past and present debates surrounding them, and the importance of community engagement with history.
Dr. Janney is Director of the John L. Nau II Center for Civil War History at the University of Virginia and author of "Burying the Dead but Not the Past: Ladies’ Memorial Associations and the Lost Cause" and "Remembering the Civil War: Reunion and the Limits of Reconciliation".
Christine Alois and Shana Payne discuss the state of Delaware's K-12 education system, including its challenges, triumphs, and the importance of collaboration.
Christine Alois was named the state Department of Education's Deputy Director last summer after 24 years in the Caesar Rodney School District. Shana Payne has served as the state Education Department's Director of Higher Education since 2013.
Can professional, evidence-led, fair-minded journalism survive in this era of political polarization and active international propaganda campaigns on social media? The evidence so far is that it can. From unearthing the facts that sparked the #MeToo movement and exposing the abuse scandal at USA Gymnastics, to investigative reporting that have forced free-spending cabinet officials to resign, professional reporters in diverse newsrooms have responded to the populist moment and the attacks on their credibility by demonstrating the enduring importance of a free press.
Steve Coll, Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism and twice a Pulitzer Prize winner, will discuss the press’s sources of durability and strength as well as its failings and vulnerabilities on Thursday, October 18 at 6:30 PM for the 2018 Delaware Humanities Annual Lecturer.
Dr. John Logsdon discusses the politics of Apollo 11, the future of space exploration and NASA, the concept of a "Space Force", and the best sources for space news.
Dr Logsdon is professor emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, a faculty member of the International Space University, and previously held the Charles A. Lindbergh chair in Aerospace History at the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum.
Photograph courtesy of NASA.
In this episode of "A Matter of Facts", Pulitzer Prize nominated photojournalist Jim Graham and host Nancy Karibjanian take a critical look at the state of photojouralism, and if we can truly believe what we see in the news. Locally, many know Graham's work from his time on the staff at the News Journal, but he has also shot for the Associated Press, Washington Post, Vanity Fair and the New York Times.
This episode features a conversation with investigative journalist and University of Delaware professor McKay Jenkins.
His latest book, Food Fight: GMOs and the Future of the American Diet, focuses on the contentious national debate over the safety, politics, and environmental implications of genetic engineering and industrial food. And in this edition of A Matter of Facts, host Nancy Karibjanian discusses the issues his book raises and more.
Ofri is a physician at New York’s Bellevue Hospital, the oldest public hospital in country, and a faculty member at the NYU School of Medicine. She’s also co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Bellevue Literary Review, the first literary journal developed in a medical setting. She’s written extensively about medicine and the doctor-patient relationship – and her latest book What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear focuses on communication between doctors and patients.
Facebook, Twitter, 24/7 news channels, talk radio, citizen journalism, fake news, real news, audiences are drowning in an overwhelming overload of information. Clearly a guidepost is needed to identify what is a trustworthy and a reliable source of news and information.
A new podcast– A Matter of Facts - will delve into this topic and we bring you the first episode this week.
It’s hosted by Nancy Karibjanian and this installment features Joan DelFattore, who holds a PhD in English and a MS in clinical psychology, and is professor emeritus of English and Legal Studies at the University of Delaware. DelFattore is currently exploring how we decide what we believe and what we don’t and how we react when our beliefs are challenged. Her research is for a book called "How We Think".