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The Green - October 20, 2017

Listen to this week's edition of The Green or individual stories below:

Former Vice President Biden and Ohio Gov. John Kasich shared the stage at the University of Delaware this week to talk about the partisan divide in politics and the erosion of civil discourse. We take an in-depth look at what Biden and Kasich covered during their event with UD Associate Communications professor Dannagal Young.

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Delaware Public Media's Tom Byrne interviews UD Associate Professor of Communication Dannagal Young.

Delaware is among the states significantly affected by the nation’s opioid epidemic. 308 people died from overdose in the First State last year, and the total this year is up to 182.  Delaware Public Media's Nick Ciolino looks at how the opioid crisis is affecting the First State and what’s being done with Div. of Public Director Dr. Karol Rattay.

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Delaware Public Media’s Nick Ciolino interviews Director of Delaware's Public Health Dr. Karyl Rattay about the opioid crisis in the First State.

This week's Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media's Kelli Stelle takes us to The Brandywine River Museum of Art to check out its latest exhibit, a new immersive video exhibition called Dylan Gauthier: highwatermarks 

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Delaware Public Media's Kelli Steele interviews Brandywine River Museum of Art Artist in Residence Dylan Gauthier and Museum director Tom Paydon.

NASA scientists announced earlier this week they have detected what happens when two neutron stars collide.  In a galaxy far away, two neutron stars collided to create ripples in space and time. For this week’s Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Katie Peikes spoke with University of Delaware professor Judi Provencal - the resident astronomer at Delaware’s Mt. Cuba Observatory  - about what this discovery means.

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Delaware Public Media’s Katie Peikes interviews University of Delaware professor Judi Provencal, resident astronomer at Delaware’s Mt. Cuba Observatory.

Tom Byrne has been a fixture covering news in Delaware for three decades. He joined Delaware Public Media in 2010 as our first news director and has guided the news team ever since. When he's not covering the news, he can be found reading history or pursuing his love of all things athletic.
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