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In 2003, Laura Carney’s 54-year-old father Mickey was killed in an auto accident. In 2016, Carney, a Delaware native, found a list written by Mickey titled “Things I Would Like to Do in My Lifetime!”Mickey had completed only a handful of the 60 items on the ‘bucket list’, so Laura decided to finish it for him. From skydiving and surfing in the ocean to meeting the president and corresponding with the pope, Laura spent six years completing the list. Now she’s detailing her adventures in her new book "My Father's List: How Living My Dad's Dreams Set Me Free."For this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon met Carney at her book reading at Barnes & Noble in Wilmington to discuss her story.

Last week, the EPA finalized its Renewable Fuel Standard rule and this latest version of the rule could mean a significant increase in costs for smaller independent refineries, like PBF Energy’s Delaware City Refinery.To comply with the rule, refiners must either blend biofuels into their products or purchase Renewable Identification Numbers to make up for their limited capacity to blend. But as the EPA’s blending requirements rise, so does the number of credits refineries need and that drives up the price of credits.This week, contributor Jon Hurdle reports on the EPA’s final Renewable Fuel Standard rule and its impact on the Delaware City Refinery.

The Delaware Division of the Arts is set to showcase the work of 17 artists who were awarded fellowships out of a group of more than 100 people.Titled “Award Winners XXIII,” the exhibit uniquely features a wide variety of art, including folk art, literature, visual arts, and music.In this week’s edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Karl Lengel caught up with a few of the exhibit’s artists – B. Proud, TAHIRA, and Lauren E. Peters – to learn more about their work.

There’s a plethora of research out there today that shows a strong correlation between the quality of a person’s childhood and how they fare both mentally and physically as an adult.But the nature of how these childhood experiences affect us when we’re older is nuanced.That’s according to licensed marriage and family therapist Vienna Pharaon, who says it isn’t just those who experienced trauma as kids who might carry what she calls “origin wounds” into adulthood. Pharaon actually says that all of us have some version of these wounds that shape our understanding of ourselves and our worldview.For this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon sat down with Pharaon to talk about origin wounds and she explores them in her debut book “The Origins of You: How Breaking Family Patterns Can Liberate the Way We Live and Love.”

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AM radio once dominated the airwaves.That is, before it was overtaken by FM radio, and even more so in recent years by Sirius XM and streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music.But as various automakers began announcing plans this year to remove AM radios from new vehicles, it raised concerns about how it’ll affect those who still use and rely on its signal.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon talks with Noah Arceneaux – radio historian and professor of the media studies program at San Diego State University – about the history of AM radio, its prevalence, and its value in today’s world.

This time a year ago, state lawmakers backing a bill to give legal force to Delaware’s plan to respond to climate change were regrouping after the bill stalled late in that session.This year, those lawmakers are taking a victory lap after the Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act passed.Contributor Jon Hurdle reports this week on why the Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act was successful this time around and what’s in the final version of the bill.

The Delaware Division of the Arts is rolling out a portal that could revolutionize the way artists and groups connect across the First State.The refreshed ‘Delaware Artists Roster’ showcases artists from around the state who are available to perform, present, or exhibit in Delaware and the wider mid-Atlantic region.In this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Karl Lengel chats with Delaware Division of the Arts’ director Jessica Ball, artist programs and services officer Roxanne Stanulis, and marketing and communications program officer Andy Truscott about the new portal and its potential.

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Katelyn Sewell started surfing when she was eight years old. Over time, it grew from something she just did with her father to a full-blown passion, so much so that Sewell competed in the National Scholastic Surfing Association championships in June.But her road there was anything but normal. During Sewell’s senior year of high school, she developed various debilitating health issues and eventually landed at Nemours Children’s Hospital, where she was diagnosed with a rare condition called lymphangiectasia and received two life-saving surgeries.For this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Quinn Kirkpatrick sits down with Sewell and Dr. Deborah Rabinowitz – an interventional radiologist at Nemours Children's Health – to learn more about Sewell’s story and the lymphatic system.