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Tipping is on the rise across the U.S. and chances are you’ve noticed more businesses asking for a little extra.From fast-food restaurants and coffee shops to self-checkout machines, we’re being asked to tip with just about every sort of transaction.For this week’s edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon talks with Ted Rossman – senior industry analyst at Bankrate – about why tipping has gotten out of hand.

Fentanyl is far from a new crisis, but it’s getting worse.Nationally, fentanyl overdose is among the leading causes of death for Americans ages 18 to 45. In Delaware, the Division of Public Health recently announced Fentanyl was involved in 85% of the state's overdose deaths last year.Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon sits down this week with Katie Capelli – epidemiologist in DPH’s Office of Health Crisis Response – to discuss the growing threat of fentanyl and how it’s being addressed in Delaware.

We’ve recently reported extensively on Delaware’s efforts to address climate change – specifically Climate Change Solutions Act – recently signed by Gov. John Carney. That law puts the state on the path to make zero net additions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by 2050.But the road to reaching that goal is already proving to be a bumpy one with tensions cropping up in numerous areas. One example – the effort to turn some First State farmland into solar farms.Maddy Luria took a closer look at this issue for the Delaware Journalism Collaborative, a partnership of local news and community organizations working to bridge divides statewide. This week, she joins us to discuss this potentially polarizing issue.

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Poor children and adolescents nationwide are participating in fewer sports and fitness activities than their more affluent peers.That’s according to a report out of the Aspen Institute, which finds that access to physical activities for young people in struggling schools is declining while opportunities for those who can afford them are increasing.Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon sits down with Jon Solomon – Editorial Director for the Aspen Institute Sports and Society Program – to learn more about the report’s findings.

Orientation is underway at the new Wilmington University School of Law, marking a new chapter in Delaware’s legal community. Widener University Delaware Law School opened in 1975 and was the First State’s only law school until now.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Tom Byrne talks with the first dean of Wilmington University’s newly created School of Law Phillip Closius about the challenges and responsibilities of leading the state’s second law school.

A year ago, the City of Newark considered selling the historic Newark Passenger Train Station.But thanks to the efforts of the Newark Historical Society, city council members, and local officials, that won't happen.In this edition of History Matters, Delaware Public Media’s Quinn Kirkpatrick caught up with Newark Historical Society President Kaitlyn Tanis for more on the train station’s prreservation.

Arts education has been proven to have an invaluable impact on young students and how they learn. But it’s still largely underfunded and inaccessible to low-income or disenfranchised families.In the First State, the Delaware Institute for Arts in Education is working to make arts education more widely available. To celebrate that work, the Institute is holding a gala to highlight what goes into bringing arts-based learning to K-12 students statewide.In this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon is joined by the group’s executive director A.T. Moffett to preview the gala and discuss their efforts.

The Delaware Division of the Arts recently secured new funding to bolster creative aging programs for adults aged 55 and up in Delaware.DDOA is one of nine state arts agencies awarded funding, which helps the Division meet the creative needs of older adults, especially in underserved communities.In this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Karl Lengel is joined by Division of the Arts’ director Jessica Ball and deputy director Kristin Pleasanton to discuss the funding and what it will do for creative aging programs.

The Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware has become more visible in recent years, especially after receiving official state recognition in 2016.But less visible has been the behind-the-scenes battle over leadership of the tribe, a battle that remains unresolved and is now becoming more public.Delaware Public Media’s Paul Kiefer examines how the tribe got to this point.