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Beach renourishment: ecological necessity or government handout to the wealthiest of Florida's property owners?Former Florida governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham passed away in the spring of 2024 at the age of 87. Joining us on this episode to
Ron DeSantis: junkie.Our subject this episode is the fabulous Mar-a-Lago estate on Palm Beach. We discuss it's history from Marjorie Merriweather Post through Donald Trump and what makes the mansion/private club special. Les Standiford, author
The state's Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson wants to sell off public lands to farmers and ranchers.This week's subject is Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, first chairwoman of the Seminole Tribe in Florida. Our guest is Patsy West, co-author of T
Could golf courses hold a solution for conservation in Florida? Tampa Bay is surprising young, and shallow, and NOT the name of a city. Our guest this episode is Evan Bennett, author of "Tampa Bay: The Story of an Estuary and Its People."
Our episode begins with a $400 million mystery in the state budget.Folklorist and musician Robert Stone joins us. He helped bring the steel guitar music popular in the House of God and Church of the Living God communities in South Florida and a
Former Florida governor Bob Graham wasn't born an environmentalist, he became one.Our guest this episode is New York Times best-selling author, TIME magazine 100 most influential people for 2024, Gainesville resident, and now bookstore owner La
We begin this week's episode remembering former Florida governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham who passed away recently.Our guest is Marty Fleischman who worked in the Jai-Alai industry across Florida for more than 40 years. He explains how the s
Did you know there's oil drilling in Florida? Now you do.Our guest for this episode is archaeologist and professor in the anthropology department at USF Nancy Marie White. White researches ancient Indigenous people and cultures in the Florida P
Journey along with Craig to Gilcrest Blue Springs.Our subject today is a giant of 20th century activism and equal rights: A. Philip Randolph. Randolph helped push through federal equal employment legislation, had a hand in integrating the Ameri
Craig has a vision for the Museum of Florida History.Few people recognize the name Hamilton Disston. Our guest this episode, Josh Ginsberg, explains why Disston is essential to a complete understanding of Florida's history.
The Florida legislature has appropriated $25 million to study a problem it already knows the causes of and solutions for.Everyone knows Orlando for Disney, even though the theme park isn't inside the city limits, but there's a lot more to the M
The Florida legislature has appropriated $25 million to study a problem it already knows the causes of and solutions for.Everyone knows Orlando for Disney, even though the theme park isn't inside the city limits, but there's a lot more to the M
The Florida legislature is sacrificing outdoor workers to climate change.Read Florida corporate and government watchdog Jason Garcia's outstanding "Seeking Rents." The great Dave Barry joins the show this episode. His humor column ran from 1983
When does "permanent" have an expiration date? When the term is applied to a conservation easement in Florida.Our guest is Florida historian and author Robert Redd who's written numerous books on Florida, including two on the state's role in th
The Florida legislature is attempting to solve climate change by ignoring it.Florida is the epicenter of right wing efforts nationally to ban books, discriminatory efforts targeting books with LGBTQ+ as well as Black and brown characters. Katie
Great news for conservation in Florida starts this episode!Janet Reno is best known as being the first female U.S. Attorney General during the Clinton Administration. She was also a Floridian, born and raised in Miami. Judith Hicks Stiehm has w
This episode begins in Estero Bay.Florida's geology, it's sandy surface soil, abundance of surface water and ground water, and limestone karst bedrock make it the sinkhole capital of America. Ann Tihansky studied sinkholes for many years in Flo
Members of the Florida State Legislature want to protect the rights of single use plastics.Journalist Ben Montgomery worked as a reporting duo helping expose the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, a facility with a horrifying 100 year history
Now that his presidential campaign is over, Craig Pittman has some advice for Ron DeSantis.Warren Zanes played music with rock icon Tom Petty and was his friend for decades. He also wrote Petty's biography, "Petty: The Biography." Zanes joins u
The Florida legislature is attempting to make it more difficult for home inspectors to do their jobs in securing the safety of residents moving into new construction. The era of the Johns Committee was one of the darkest in Florida's history. S
Developers and state politicians want to cram more homes into the Keys despite state law prohibiting them from doing so.The inaugural Florida Man Games will be held February 24, 2024, in St. Augustine. Founder Pete Melfi joins us to discuss.
A Levy County resident wants to put a sand mine on his property endangering the University of Florida's planetarium.We're discussing carnivorous plants this week with Kenny Coogan, owner of Critter Companions by Kenny Coogan nursery in Tampa sp
Legendary Florida author Randy Wayne White joins us for this episode to discuss how he came to Florida, making the transition from newspaper man to charter boat captain, and eventually on to becoming the New York Times bestselling writer of the
Craig has a list of New Year's Resolutions to pass out around the state, starting with our idiot Department of Transportation secretary.Author Lu Vickers is our guest this episode. She joined us back on Episode 100 along with an original Weeki
When did "environmentalist" become a dirty word to Republicans?Our guest for this episode is author Jack Davis. Davis has joined us twice before to discuss the recovery of the bald eagle and the Gulf of Mexico. Check the archive for those two o
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