We In Lewes - The Podcast

07/18/2025

Our most recent podcast features Lisa Graff. When talking about her books for young adults, as well as her articles published locally and nationally, Lisa said “Every athlete, every human being has foibles, and they have strengths. It’s okay to write about the things that you're struggling with because it allows the person reading to say, ‘Oh my gosh, she feels that way? Maybe it's okay for me to feel that way as well.’”

Listen in and learn more at bit.ly/WIL-Graff.

For more info about Lisa, her shows, and her work visit bit.ly/LJ-Graff. Special thanks to our funding partner Kindle Restaurant

07/15/2025

Lisa Graff, featured in episode 45 of our podcast, is well known for creating and performing her own shows based upon her insightful and humorous take on life. Accompanied by vocalist Holly Lane and pianist John Francis Flynn, she has created, starred, and produced "The Benefits of Aging… Uncensored," "Secrets to a Long Marriage and Other Myths," and "Chicago is My Kind of Town," to name a few.

Listen in and learn more at bit.ly/WIL-Graff.

For more info about Lisa, her shows, and her work visit bit.ly/LJ-Graff. Special thanks to our funding partner Kindle Restaurant.

07/02/2025

What’s perfect for a gray, rainy day? Listen to the latest We in Lewes podcast as Russ Palmer talks about the town’s fireworks extravaganza, where you can sit and watch, and other logistical information. After all, the 4th is just 2 days away! Visit weinlewes.com.

Photos: gofourthlewes.org

06/24/2025

OK, some of what you need to know! Listen as Russ Palmer discusses how the town’s fireworks extravaganza got started, how it’s funded, where you can sit and watch, and other key logistical information. Visit weinlewes.com.

Photos: gofourthlewes.org

06/11/2025

Here’s your chance to hear Kevin Mallinson in person! Kevin was featured in episodes 41 and 42 of We in Lewes. As part of the Historic Lewes Speakers Series, Kevin will discuss his book “Alarm in the Firehouse” and the verbal and physical homophobic assaults he endured while in the Key West Fire Department (unknowingly becoming America’s first openly gay professional firefighter).

To listen to the podcasts, visit bit.ly/WIL-Mallinson-2.

For more info on the event, visit
https://www.historiclewes.org/event/historic-lewes-speaker-series-alarm-in-the-firehouse-workplace-discrimination/

Historic Lewes Speaker Series – Alarm in the Firehouse! Workplace Discrimination In the early 1980s, Kevin Mallinson, an openly gay man, joined the Key West Fire Department. Over the subsequent

05/31/2025

Episode 42 of We in Lewes is part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Kevin Mallinson, PhD and is now available at bit.ly/WIL-Mallinson-2.

Mallinson took the lessons he learned as a fireman to a career as a working nurse and professor, earning an Associates Degree in Nursing from the Florida Keys Community College, his BSN from the University of Miami, and both his MSN and PhD in Nursing from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. The second episode of Mallinson’s podcast focuses on his work with LGBTQ+ communities; persons with or at risk for HIV; the Nurses SOAR (Strengthening Our AIDS Response) program in Lesotho, South Africa, and Eswatini, also known as the Kingdom of Swaziland; and lessons learned from his Fulbright Scholarship in Southern Africa.

Pic is Dr. Mallinson orienting American nursing students in Swaziland. (Photo: Jennie Farnsworth)

05/23/2025

In the early '80s, Kevin Mallinson was hired by the Key West Fire Department, unknowingly becoming the first openly gay professional firefighter in the U.S. To force him out of the department, Kevin became the target of unrelenting homophobic assaults. However, never backing down from who he was, he learned to disarm his attackers with intelligence, humor, and a commitment to non-violence.

Episode 41 of We in Lewes features Dr. Kevin Mallinson, PhD and is now available at bit.ly/MIL-Mallinson.

Kevin’s book, “Alarm in the Firehouse: A Memoir of America’s First Openly Gay Professional Firefighter,” is available at Browseabout Books in Rehoboth, biblion in Lewes, and at the Lewes Public Library. Please help support local independent bookstores by purchasing this book at Browseabout or biblion. Online sources and digital versions are tempting; however, supporting local brick and mortar shops helps to preserve our vibrant main streets. Order your book at bit.ly/BB-Mallinson.

05/13/2025

Episode 41 of We in Lewes features Dr. Kevin Mallinson, PhD and is now available at bit.ly/MIL-Mallinson. Kevin discusses his experiences being the first openly gay firefighter in the country. After joining the Key West Fire Department in the early 1980s, Kevin became the target of unrelenting homophobic assaults, including attempts that could easily have ended in his death. Never backing down from who he was, he learned to disarm his attackers with intelligence, humor, and an ironclad commitment to non-violence.

Kevin’s book, “Alarm in the Firehouse: A Memoir of America’s First Openly Gay Professional Firefighter,” is available at Browseabout Books in Rehoboth, biblion in Lewes, and at the Lewes Public Library. Please help support local independent bookstores by purchasing this book at Browseabout or biblion. Online sources and digital versions are tempting; however, supporting local brick and mortar shops helps to preserve our vibrant main streets. Order your book at bit.ly/BB-Mallinson.

04/29/2025

Episode 40 is live! Listen as Richard (Dick) Bryan discusses his life in Lewes, one that has has mirrored the transition of the area, from agriculture to an economy based upon personal services and real estate. Visit bit.ly/WIL-Bryan

04/19/2025

Come tell us what you love about Lewes. Or what you love about We in Lewes, the Podcast. Or both! Our mobile studio will be set up from 10-2 today outside at Half Full on Second Street in Lewes. And while you’re there, visit the Lewes Tulip Sale at Bank Street Plaza benefiting Lewes in Bloom.

04/18/2025

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04/09/2025

Episode 39 has just released and features Ed Zygmonski discussing the history of Lewes in Bloom and what it takes the 450-member non-profit to plant, maintain, and water 18 public gardens around Lewes.

Lewes in Bloom Co-Chair Ed Zygmonski discusses how a volunteer organization made Lewes an internationally recognized site of beauty