Podcasts
Podcasts
Delaware Humanities releases a new informative podcast each year. Hear from experts on a wide variety of thought-provoking topics that affect Delaware communities and the lives of Americans.
All Delaware Humanities podcasts are produced in partnership with Delaware Public Media.
People and Planet Coming Soon
Stay tuned for our upcoming 2025 podcast People and Planet. This podcast will share perspectives on how Delawareans connect to the environments and cultures around us. Through interviews with indigenous leaders, writers, scholars, and scientists, listeners will hear perspectives on policies, cultural practices, and creative works that bring us closer to the planet we call home.
A More Just Delaware
Delaware Humanities’ 2024 podcast A More Just Delaware highlights pivotal moments and legislation related to hate, prejudice, and the fight for equal rights for all in Delaware from the 1950s to today. Learn about Delaware’s history and current landscape through a series of interviews with Delaware representatives, legislators, tribal leaders, and educators.
Funding for A More Just Delaware has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture initiative. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this podcast do not necessarily represent those of the NEH or Delaware Humanities.
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Episode 6: Tribal Recognition
August 2, 2024
Featuring Chief Dennis Coker, this episode discusses state recognition of the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware.
Episode 5: Healthy Delaware Families Act
July 12, 2024
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.
Episode 4: Marriage Equality
June 7, 2024
Featuring former Delaware state Senator Karen Peterson, this episode focuses on discrimination in the LGBTQ+ community, looking at the lead up to Delaware’s legalization of same-sex marriage in 2013, and what has changed since that moment.
Episode 3: The Crown Act
May 10, 2024
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.
Episode 2: Brown v. Board of Education
April 12, 2024
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.
Episode 1: House Bill 198
March 7, 2024
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.