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Victoria Wyeth, grandchild of Andrew Wyeth, great-granddaughter of N.C. Wyeth, and the niece of Jamie Wyeth, is giving a lecture on her family’s famous artwork and the Biggs Museum of American Art’s exhibit “The Wyeths: Three Generations.”For this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Karl Lengel spoke with Victoria Wyeth about her unique perspective of her family’s work and her talk at the Schwartz Center for the Arts.

The pandemic has changed a number of things but maybe nothing more than the way we communicate.Many aspects of life have returned to some version of pre-COVID normal, but videoconferencing and Zoom calls have become a new norm and recent studies find that constantly seeing ourselves on screens has some downsides.Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon talks with Emily Hemendinger – Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus – about the so-called ‘Zoom effect’ and how to navigate appearance satisfaction.

The Biden Administration announced last week substantial federal grants to create a series of “hydrogen hubs,” with the goal of seeing these hubs produce three million metric tons of hydrogen annually.One of the proposed hubs selected to receive funding is the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub. It’s receiving $750 million to bring together various governments and business interests in Delaware, Southeast Pennsylvania, and South Jersey to create a hub with the promise of creating jobs while combating climate change.This week, contributor Jon Hurdle reports on the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub and its potential impact.

Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, Bank of America, FedEx, and Walmart are five of the nation’s largest and most profitable companies.Each originated from the rural South and have transformed the global economy and climate.In his new book “Country Capitalism: How Corporations from the American South Remade Our Economy and the Planet,” Bart Elmore – an environmental historian at Ohio State University – explores the history of these five corporations and how they continue to shape our world.In this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon is joined by Elmore to learn more about the companies and what their impact looks like today.

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Abraham Lincoln is regarded as one of the best presidents in U.S. history, but in his new book “Differ We Must,” NPR's Morning Edition co-host Steve Inskeep reminds us the 16th president needed more than the wise and eloquent words he’s remembered for to meet the challenges of his time; Lincoln was also a deft politician.With an eye on partisanship and division in present-day American politics, Inskeep writes about a series of 16 encounters Lincoln had with people who disagreed with him, and how he navigated and utilized those encounters even if he didn’t win someone over.In this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Tom Byrne sits down with Inskeep to discuss his new book and what we can learn from these 16 Lincoln encounters.

Arden-based artist Jill Althouse-Wood uses diverse and distinctive paintings to describe the journey she believes many people have undertaken in recent years.Her work is now being featured in the Delaware Division of the Arts “Award Winners XXIII exhibit,” which showcases a wide variety of art, literature, and music from local artists.In this week’s edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Karl Lengel is joined by Althouse-Wood to learn more about her work.

Some see offshore wind as a vital part of Delaware reaching its goal of zero net additions of greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere by 2050. However, Gov. John Carney’s administration has taken a cautious approach to utilizing offshore wind, citing cost concerns.This week, contributor Jon Hurdle reports on those cost concerns and the complicated conversation Delaware is having about offshore wind’s place in its net-zero emission plan.

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