Delaware Humanities Podcasts

In this episode, writer and nature photographer Leslie Hsu Oh discusses how the natural world shapes her creative process and ways of being, connecting themes of family, Chinese cultural identity, and landscapes near and far.

To learn more about Leslie's work, explore the links and articles below:

www.lesliehsuoh.com

www.instagram.com/lesliehsuoh

www.facebook.com/lesliehsuoh

www.facebook.com/lhsuoh

www.linkedin.com/in/lesliehsuoh

Travel and Leisure’s All is Good : Excerpt from forthcoming Fireweed: A Memoir: https://www.lesliehsuoh.com/travel-leisure-all-in-good-time/

Published Excerpts from my memoir: Fireweed

https://www.lesliehsuoh.com/category/fireweed/

Alpinist Magazine’s Saying Something

Alpinist Magazine’s Lost and Found

Latest Vogue article: https://www.vogue.com/article/grief-travel

Riverventures: https://riverventures.com/

ATTA: https://www.adventuretravel.biz/

A conversation between Mandy Santiago from the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science and Brint Spencer from the Brandywine Zoo, this episode discusses how both sites are working to connect people to the habitats in their backyards and around the world through visitor interpretation.

Featuring Herman Jackson from the Nanticoke Indian Tribe, this episode discusses the deep, meaningful connections between indigenous dance practices and the environment.

Featuring Ed Hale from the University of Delaware’s School of Marine Science & Policy and Morgan Krell from the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, this episode discusses Delaware’s oysters—their history, their importance to our state’s environment and economy, and the ongoing work to bring them back from the brink of extinction.

Featuring Doug Tallamy, UD Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources, this episode discusses the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities.

Featuring former Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee, this episode looks at Delaware’s agricultural history, the importance and impact of sustainable farming, and the future of farming in Delaware.

Featuring Chief Dennis Coker, this episode discusses state recognition of the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware.

Featuring Delaware state Senator Sarah McBride, this episode discusses the recently passed Healthy Delaware Families Act and how that legislation advances equity for workers and families in Delaware.

Featuring former Delaware state Senator Karen Peterson, this episode focuses on discrimination in the LGBTQ+ community, looking at the leadup to Delaware’s legalization of same-sex marriage in 2013 and what has changed since that moment.

Featuring Delaware state Senator Darius J. Brown, this episode looks at Delaware Senate Bill 192 (the CROWN Act), passed in 2021, prohibiting discrimination in the workplace based on hairstyles historically associated with race.