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
Mario Pino has a superpower. He worked the Strip in Vegas, playing trumpet for people like Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Diana Ross, Tom Jones and Paul Anka. He’s worked on Broadway in shows including Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, Annie, and Legally Blonde. And then, correctly assessing the shrinking market for musicians, he became a software engineer, a skill he taught himself. And now, he sculpting.&nbs...
Anita, the co-owner of La Baguette French Bakery with her husband, Ludovic, takes us behind the scenes of the highly popular bakery, which brings a delicious slice of France to the Lewes area. Their success was never guaranteed, but they proved that they had exactly what it takes - a willingness to work hard, joy being with people, undeniable talent, and a love for one another that is at the core of all ...
A retired corporate executive turned community changemaker, Mike is the Executive Director of Tharros Village—an organized, self-governed community offering real solutions for people experiencing homelessness: food, shelter, healthcare, and transportation. When taxes are low, often so are government services. Mike and a network of local churches and dedicated volunteers have stepped up to fill the gap, r...
Has Lewes Delaware shaped Dennis Reardon's life, or has Dennis shaped the life of Lewes? After more than eight decades, it's hard to tell. In this episode, Dennis takes us back to his boyhood summers on Lewes Beach, an idyllic stretch of coast tucked between two working fish factories. As he grew up and built a career as a lawyer, helping create legal procedures still in use in Delaware, Lewes was transforming into ...
Stephanie Boright, the owner of Coastal Cottage Renovations, didn’t start by working at a construction site. She started working on the filming of JFK which led to an incredible array of production work on shows and films like The West Wing, NCIS, Spy Game, Armageddon, Transformers, and X-Men the Last Stand to name but a few. Steph explains that if you can handle a movie set, with hundreds waiting on you...
Maureen Botti Eschbach, the owner of the beloved Lewes boutique, Aquamarine, has been empowering her customers for almost 21 years, helping them find the perfect outfit to wear for any occasion. In a hilarious, irreverent, and entertaining episode, Mo shares the unusual yet somehow perfect road she took that has enabled her to help thousands of customers be excited about what they’re wearing. It&rs...
Richard is a respected non-profit champion and a successful entrepreneur …..at the same time. That’s right, a true unicorn. His inspiring story is a testament to faith, commitment, and family. He shows that our best chance to turn adversity into a strength, whether its in life, career or business, always starts the same way - standing back up. As Richard explains, it’s not easy, ...
Sue Keller's Images of Simplicity pays tribute to the work of famed poet Gilbert Bryan, whose life was defined in part by his experience teaching high school in Lewes. Half of the book is his poetry, accompanied and enhanced by Sue's photography. The other half is a poignant, candid account of three intertwined lives - Gilbert’s, her father’s, and her own - and the town that brought them toget...
In the second part of his two-part interview, Dr. Jay Donecker talks about the lessons he learned being elected for two four terms as mayor of a small town, the first person ever to be elected who was not born there. It’s a fascinating discussion of the art of leadership, the value of political availability, not talking like a politician, and learning how to listen and to whom. And, perhaps most importan...
Paul Sparrow loves to tell stories, a love that started in elementary school and has taken him to Television, the Newseum in Washington, D.C., the FDR Presidential Library and Museum, to authoring a landmark book on the War of Words between FDR and Charlies Lindbergh. A fascinating, candid, inside look at the state of the news business, how we got to where we are, and why it should matter to all of us.
In the first part of a two-part interview, Dr. Jay Donecker shares how he used what he learned as a local veterinarian in North Carolina to become a respected clinical researcher, part of a US team sent to England to help combat Hoof and Mouth disease, and play a role in creating a warning system for bioterrorist attacks on the nation’s food supply. The previous government system was based on mailing letters. ...
One month, he was traveling the world, taking care of large institutional clients and their executives, while leading a consulting company he co-founded. A month later, he’s helping a young girl learn how to catch her first fish or enabling a family to create a lifelong memory on the water. Matt explains the unusual journey he’s taken to build a new adventure company that takes advantage of the bea...
Ron delivers an absolute master class on some of the most critical topics facing our society today. He breaks down the nuances of free speech, the responsibilities we hold as citizens, and the power of writing to shape a community. But it’s not all constitutional law and civic duty. You won't want to miss the wild story of how he actually won a date on national television. It is the perfect blend of deep...
Our Fourth Season kicks off with a special guest, the indefatigable Mary Alice Kelly, the Committee chair of Lewes 250, an organization charged with celebrating the legacy of the American Revolution and how it continues to shape the Lewes community, the First Town in the First State. A former music industry executive, active member of the DAR, and avid historian, Mak, as she’s known to her friends, opens up ab...
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 DiPaolo, Matt Carter, Jenn Wagner, Ed Paterline, Bill Hicks, Bob Rabatsky, Jay Donecker, and Shook. A funny, personal, irreverent conversation among 18 people sitting around a b...
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 traditionally employed. All have found a way to give back. All are busy; all are doing what they like. And, yes, all are still laughing, which isn’t a real surp...
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 toughest bureaucracies in the country, generals relied upon him to navigate through all the egos and red tape and make their plans happen. Now retired, from his b...
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 Member, takes us through the fort’s storied history and how a determined group of volunteers, mostly retired, turned an abandoned piece of history into a remarkable mus...
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 fixation with failure and still root for a winner - the Lewes Vintage Base Ball Club. They play by 1860s rules. Nine players. Nine innings. Three outs. No glove...
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 town filled with interesting people. They hoped that would be enough. At least they got that right. A candid look back at what they learned, who’d be listening, and ...
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