Spotlight Delaware Podcasts

Spotlight Delaware is pleased to share two podcast series with you. "Beyond the Headlines" will take you inside the story and into the minds of our reporters, sharing insights beyond what shows up on our website and in our newsletters."Delaware Newsmakers" provides you with longform, conversational interviews with key figures in the First State.

Spotlight Delaware Podcasts is a news podcast hosted by Spotlight Delaware, with 65 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Spotlight Delaware Democratic Attorney General Primary Debate

  Aug 19, 20261h 19m

  Spotlight Delaware hosted a debate Aug. 18 in Wilmington for the three Democrats vying for the party's nomination in the Sept. 15 primary election. Incumbent Attorney General Kathy Jennings faced challengers Dwayne Bensing, the former legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware, and Patty Rickman, a domestic abuse survivor turned advocate and author. Each candidate answered a dozen questions from Editor in Chief Jacob Owens around criminal prosecution, civil rights litigation and public transparency of law enforcement over the course of more than an hour of conversation.

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  A look at Delaware's recreational marijuana market after one year

  Aug 11, 202612 minS3

  Spotlight Delaware reporter Julia Merola joins the "Beyond the Headlines" podcast to discuss her reporting on the first anniversary of Delaware's recreational marijuana market opening. Merola and host Olivia Marble discuss why there are still no new standalone recreational marijuana shops in the state a year after regulators awarded dozens of licenses, why state revenues were flatter than anticipated and what it's like to report on a subject that you're not that familiar with.

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  How Delaware is responding to the data center boom

  Jul 24, 202632 minS3

  After several months, we're pleased to have Olivia Marble back on the podcast to discuss data centers and Delaware's energy market, and there's been a whole lot happening on that front in recent months. She recently wrote an article summarizing the Delaware General Assembly's efforts this year legislating around data centers and energy. We'll talk more about that, as well as how the governor and Delaware's counties are wrestling with the issues as well.

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  Episode #13

  The Long Last Hours of the 153rd Delaware General Assembly

  Jul 9, 202619 minS3

  In June, deputy editor Tim Carlin stopped by "Beyond the Headlines" to give a preview of what to look for in the final weeks of the 2026 legislative session in Dover. In this episode, Spotlight's other deputy editor, Karl Baker, discusses exactly what happened. He shares how the Spotlight team tried to cover the hectic final days, the process for prioritizing what is of consequence in the "mountain" of bills and overall themes for the end of session. [NOTE: The podcast was recorded before Gov. Meyer vetoed a controversial expansion of Dover's Legislative Hall from the state's capital spending bill .] Hosted by Director of Community Engagement David Stradley Spotlight Delaware articles connected to this episode: Delaware lawmakers work late to pass Bond Bill, other reforms Lawmakers pass bills to limit energy price hikes, regulate data centers

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  Episode #12

  Covering Breaking News

  Jun 25, 202621 minS3

  Spotlight Delaware typically doesn't cover a lot of breaking news. But on June 16th, our team jumped into action when a shooting occurred at ChristianaCare's Wilmington Hospital around 3:30 in the afternoon. Editor-in-Chief Jacob Owens joins the "Beyond the Headlines" podcast to discuss how the team covered this major event in Delaware's biggest city and the unique considerations around reporting on breaking news. Jake also shares why Spotlight hasn't done as much breaking news coverage as other media outlets – and whether that might be changing. Hosted by Director of Community Engagement David Stradley Spotlight Delaware article connected to this episode: Suspect identified in ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital shooting

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