Local legend, Ed Shockley, singer, songwriter, and producer opens up about his bands from Jack of Diamonds to Vinyl Shockley to the Funsters, living in the heart of the New York City music scene, and coming home to Lewes, which in his heart he never really left and where he doesn’t have to explain what the Doo Dah Parade is or why it’s so wonderful.

Local calligrapher Katy Ackerman, owner of the Lewes Lettering Co., shares how she’s taken the supposed business disadvantages of a small town and turned them into essential assets of a business with national and international reach, the importance of shared priorities in any marriage and family, and not being afraid to pursue your dream.

Tom Sheridan talks about a remarkable life that has given a voice in Congress to so many who otherwise would never have been heard, on becoming one of Washington’s most respected senior political and public policy strategists, and proving even in the murky world of lobbying, that White Hats can be found. And he still found time to write a book, for horses and sailing, and helping guide the Children’s Beach House into a new era. It’s a candid, insightful, and compelling master class on how to have a real impact.

Megan Kee, the creator of the restaurants Bramble and Brine at the Buttery, La Fable, Houston and White Co.,and Delmata Italiano on how she turned her childhood, her family’s history, and her personal vision into four remarkable, fantastical but different dining experiences in Rehoboth and Lewes, Delaware. It’s a story about the power and joy of combining courage, vision, and relentless hard-work. And, she’s not done.

Russ Palmer, founder of Lewes’ July 4th Firework Extravaganza called Go Fourth Lewes! and a respected custom home builder, opens up about living in Lewes, building a life and career in harmony with work and family, and letting your actions speak for you.

Richard Martin doesn’t wait for fish. He dives for them, armed only with a spear gun, knife, and the air in his lungs. For over seven decades, Richard has fished underwater around the country, side by side with sharks, jellyfish, and species ready to fight back. He also helped design, build, and test the spacesuits worn by the astronauts during the Apollo Program. A funny, candid, remarkable reminiscence from a man who grabbed life and yanked it to him, just as he did the fish he caught.

Hai Do continues his remarkable story, about his career in journalism as a photographer, journalist, and manager at UPI, Agence France-Press, Gannet, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. He covered wars, terrorist attacks, World Series, Super Bowls and news around world, before moving to Voice of America, where he is the Chief of the Learning English Division. A former refugee now helping other refugees around the world, Hai’s story is compelling, inspiring saga of a life defined by him, not the barriers he encountered.

Hai Do grew up in the middle of the Vietnam war, escaped Saigon when the city fell, and survived a harrowing journey on an overcrowded boat on the South China Sea. Instead of giving into fear, he used these harsh lessons to forge a life and career that has taken full advantage of all America has to offer. This episode focuses on his life in Vietnam, his family’s courageous escape, and his arrival in the United States. It’s a story of courage, determination and ultimately triumph.