We In Lewes
The secret of Lewes Delaware is not its beauty, history, or location, but the people who call it home. Join host Kevin McGuiness as he interviews the men and women who have helped shape the character, culture, and charm of what’s been called the best little town in America. If you’re just curious about the fascinating people who live next door or, more globally, how one small city is using its collective creativity, variety, and courage to build hope for the future, our show is for you. And, we promise, no politicians.
Episodes
56 episodes
The Annual Holiday Extravaganza Celebrating This Year’s Guests Armed With Food, Drinks, and a Real Audience
A final episode for the year with a live audience at Kindle Restaurant with guests from our third season including Bill Collick, Dr. Kathy Henn, Jim Semivan, Ed Zygmonski, Dick Bryan, Dr. Kevin Mallinson, Lisa Graff, Hillary Summerbell, Mike Di...
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Season 3
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Episode 55
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35:14
So You Finally Retired - Now What? Bill Hicks, Bob Rabatsky, Jay Donecker, and “Shook” Open Up About Being Retired - The Good, The Bad, and The Wonderful
Four men, each successful in their own right, open up about a life stage that if you’re lucky, is inevitable - being retired. A candid discussion of what they expected, what they learned, the challenges, and the fun of no longer being tra...
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Season 3
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Episode 54
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47:02
Larry Franz - Getting Things Done Whether You’re at the Pentagon, a Union, or a City Bench
Larry Franz has always gotten things done. While working in a factory, he became the local union’s president, used the extra money to pay for college, and negotiated the best CBA his members had ever won. At the Pentagon, one of the...
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Season 3
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Episode 53
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Ft. Miles - WWII Base, Soviet Sub Tracking Station, Bazooka Training Area, or Military Beach Resort? Yes. Ed Paterline takes us behind the scenes at Lewes’ Most Famous Fort
Tucked under sand and towered over by trees inside Cape Henlopen State Park, Ft. Miles was once an active military base from World War II through the Cold War and into the Vietnam War. Ed Paterline, Fort Miles Historical Association Board...
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Season 3
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Episode 52
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Frustrated By The MLB Postseason? Were Your Hopes and Dreams Squashed by the Same Goliaths? You Have an Alternative Right Here in Lewes
18 Major League Baseball Clubs have been sent home, another notch on their annual misery belts. Have your fan dreams been squashed; your hope destroyed, while the usual clubs march on? Ready to give up? Don’t. You can keep hold of your annual ...
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Season 3
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Episode 51
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13:28
There’s Something Special Happening Here - A Look Back to the Start of the Podcast and What Happened. Spoiler Alert - It’s Good
Co-founders Steve Esfandiari, Matt DiSabatino, and Kevin McGuiness were unburdened by knowledge, experience, or a good premise for a podcast when they released their first episode back in May 2023. What they did have was an interesting to...
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Season 3
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Episode 50
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Jenn Wagner - Sculpture, Jeweler, Painter on Having Life Steer You to Your Passion
Jenn Wagner is a local artist working in multiple mediums. She describes herself as a metal worker who also paints and makes jewelry. She attended 12 different schools growing up, as her family moved around the country and the world...
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Season 3
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Episode 49
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Mike DiPaolo - Nationally Recognized, Award Winning Non-Profit Executive on Life and a Career Spent Improving the Community
Mike DiPaolo has spent over 25 years working with non-profits, helping make them and the communities they serve more effective and impactful. He helped steer the Lewes Historical Society into prominence, and today is helping the Delaware ...
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Season 3
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Episode 48
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Hillary Summerbell on Using Her Dyslexia to Help Others with Visual Dyslexia Learn to Read
What would your life be like if you couldn’t read? Think about school, getting a job, so much of your daily life. Hillary Summerbell has dyslexia. She can’t read like most people. Not just books or textbooks. She couldn’t even read road s...
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Season 3
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Episode 47
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53:21
Matt Carter, the Founder and Owner of Quest Adventures - Water by Day, Fire by Night -and Staying True to Who You Are
Imagine a life where your work involves kayaking with dolphins, dressing as you like (shoes and shirts are optional), and only answering to the person staring at you in the mirror. Matt Carter created a career built around what he loves -...
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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Actress, Author, Entertainer, Teacher Lisa Graff on Proving That’s It’s Never Too Late to Have The Career You Wanted When You Were 23
Lisa Graff is well known for creating and performing her own one woman shows based upon her insightful and humorous take on life. Accompanied by musicians Holly Lane and John Flynn, she has created, starred and produced The Benefits o...
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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Go Fourth Lewes Fireworks: A Mini-cast with Russ Palmer on the July 4th Lewes Firework Extravaganza
With the July 4th holiday only days away, we wanted to share part of a prior episode with Russ Palmer. He talks about how the town’s fireworks extravaganza got started, how it’s funded, where you can sit and watch, and other key logistical info...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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Jim Semivan: The Nimitz Incident, Pilot Sightings, and the Chris Bledsoe Saga - Examples of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon/UFOs in Our World
Following Episode 38, listeners asked for examples of UAPs - unidentified anomalous phenomena (what we used to call UFOs) - and how they’ve been validated. UAP expert and To The Stars co-founder Jim Semivan returns to provide multiple exa...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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Dr. Kevin Mallinson, PhD, Nurse, and Author on Applying the Lessons Learned as a Firefighter to a Career of Serving and Empowering the Disenfranchised. Part 2
In Part 2, Kevin Mallinson shares how he applied the lessons he learned as a firefighter to a career in nursing. Earning a MSN and a PhD from John Hopkins. He spent much of his career helping find ways to combat the tragic consequen...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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Dr. Kevin Mallinson, PhD, Nurse, and Author on Being the First Openly Gay Fire Fighter in the U.S., Serving the Disenfranchised, and the Power of Asking Questions First. Part 1
Kevin Mallinson joined the Key West Fire Department in the early 1980’s, unaware he would be the first openly gay firefighter in the country. From his first day until his last, Kevin was physically and mentally assaulted, including attemp...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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Dick Bryan on Auctioneering, Real Estate, and Being a Living Part of the History of Lewes
Richard a.k.a. Dick Bryan seems to always have been a key part of Lewes. His life has mirrored the transition of the area, from agriculture to an economy based upon personal services and real estate. He was raised on a farm and late...
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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47:49
Lewes in Bloom Co-Chair Ed Zygmonski on How the 450 Volunteer Strong Organization Made Lewes an Internationally Recognized Site of Beauty
If Lewes has a look, it’s due in large part to Lewes in Bloom, the 450 member non-profit that plants, maintains, and waters 18 public gardens and 9 floral installations around town. Co-chair Ed Zygmonski explains the organizational structure th...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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Part 2: Finally An Answer! Jim Semivan on Whether We Humans Are Alone and Why the Government is So Reluctant to Share What It Knows
Part 2 finally provides answers to whether UAPs - unidentified anomalous phenomena (we used to call them UFOs) - are real and why governments around the world are so unwilling to reveal all they know. Jim Semivan, a decorated former CIA officer...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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55:52
Part 1: Jim Semivan, Former CIA Officer and Co-Founder of To The Stars. There’s A Lot More Going On Than We Think
Part 1 is not a CIA tell-all or a rehashing of what happened, when and where. Jim's too much of a pro for that. He worked for 25 years at the Central Intelligence Agency’s National Clandestine Service. At the time of his retirement he was a mem...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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42:52
Dr. Katherine “Kathy” Henn, Professor, Osher Lecturer, Historian, Mahjong Instructor and Always Seeing Opportunities Not Obstacles
Dr. Kathy Henn was a professor at Keane University where she taught courses in philosophy, religion, medical ethics, and global and American History. That alone should be an indication of the breadth of her intellectual curiosity. Since moving ...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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50:26
Bill Collick, Awarding Winning Football Coach, Educator, Community Leader on the Power of We
William “Bill” is a legendary Cape Region icon, educator and mentor. Whether it’s being a record setting coach, educator, dean of students, trustee of local organizations, or mentor, he is the embodiment of Jackie Robinson’s adage - “A life is ...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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56:04
Chris Rausch, Owner and Publisher of the Cape Gazette
Chris takes us behind the scenes to explain what it takes to make the Cape Gazette not only a respected cornerstone of the Lewes Community but one of the few local newspapers in the United States whose subscription base is growing. He explains ...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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56:33
The Second Annual Holiday Extravaganza Celebrating This Year’s Guests - Food, Drinks, and a Real Audience
A final episode for the year with a live audience at Kindle Restaurant with guests from our second season including Lee Ann Wilkinson, Ed Shockley, Richard Martin, Dr. Krista Griffin, Hai Do, Katie Ackerman, Dr, Chris Degnon, Brian and Megan Ke...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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33:47
Season 2 - Episode 32: Shorebreak founder Josh Barr on following the advice to “get a little creative”, starting a business, and creating success in the millennial generation
.Having grown up in Lewes, Josh shares what led to his opening the first and still only clothing store in Lewes catering to men and the route he took to build a successful business whose worth is far more than just its financial success. It’s a...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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45:28
Season 2 - Episode 31: Megan and Brian Kellman, owners of Lewes Cycle Sports on the Power of Believing in Yourself, Believing in One Another, and Pursuing Your Dream
Megan and Brian decided to leave the D.C. area, buy a store (something they had never done), sell, rent and repair bikes (something they had never done), and build a business (once again, something they had never done). Sounds like a risky plan...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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50:06