This one’s a two-fer!  The Darlings are joined by Claris Park, who is portraying the role of Sir Hugh Evans in this month’s production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, and David Stradley, Delshakes’ Producing Artistic Director.  We get some sneak peeks of the show and Emily and David battle it out to see who is Delaware’s preeminent Shakespearean scholar.

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To continue their summer reading themed month, the Darlings are joined by local author David Teague and chat about local open mics, being a pantser and becoming a plotter, writing with a partner, and what it’s like to be an author in a small community.

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Emily and Dara finally get to geek out on an entire episode about libraries.  New Castle Public Library mavens Sara and Nicole dish on summer reading recommendations, upcoming programming, and all the great work our public libraries are doing in the community.

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The Darlings are joined by the oft name-dropped Lisa P.  The ladies catch up on Delaware news (we’re looking at you Kono and Dogfish), summer festival plans, and gripping true crime podcasts.

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go from a 5,500 SF Delaware home to a 500 SF RV traveling the country?  Jenn & Keith, known as the Empty Nest Nomads, took to the road last year and are hitting 42 of the 50 states, trying to find their next home.

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The Darlings took a field trip to Dover with stops at Style Encore, House of Coffi, and Bel Boutique.  At the chicest recording studio yet, The Loocke, SamanthaStyled and SincerelySteele join the ladies to talk blogging, fashion, and all things Dover.

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The Darlings are joined by Hot Breakfast!, the premier acoustic Delaware dork-rock power duo of Jill Knapp and Matt Casarino.  The duo tells us how they met, how they became Hot Breakfast!, and we even play a little Denny’s or Delaware Local? game with them.

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This episode the Darlings are joined by Rick Hidalgo, a local artist and owner of RH Gallery in Hockessin.  He gives all the behind the scenes details of putting together two shows at the DE Contemporary – “Blackout,” a show of his own work, and “The Fire Theft,” a show of 13 other artists’ work Rick curated.

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This episode’s a classic!  Emily tells bad jokes, Dara laughs anyway, Laura Wilburn of Urban Bike Project tells us about growing up biking in DE and then getting involved in a nonprofit and committing to a car-free lifestyle, and Nutmeg is appalled when she finds out she shares a birthday with the Delaware Museum of Natural History’s Dude the Museum Cat.

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Unpaid Intern Nutmeg is back in the studio welcoming Mike Mekailek, who has degrees in chemistry, art history, music (general!), and voice & opera. He works in patron relations for the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, plays organ, sings baritone, and is allergic to grapes, so we share some beer with him.

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