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Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast is about the curious stories and cultural changes sweeping through the Sunshine State. Join us every Monday for an informative and charming look into an issue on America’s infamous peninsula.
This week, we follow the story of the Brevard family, from the Appalachian Mountains to the Atlantic Coast of Florida to the Moon's surface and back again. Plus, we take a detour into the history of Woodsy Owl, the Blue Ridge Parkway and the mysterious white squirrels of North Carolina.
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Explore the history of the Blue Ridge Parkway here
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Last month, hundreds of poets descended on downtown Orlando to compete at the Southern Fried Poetry Slam Festival. This week, we explore the art form and get an inside perspective on the festival, and how vulnerability leads to a greater connection through spoken word poetry.
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Orlando Fringe celebrated their 35th anniversary this year, and we spent the spring shadowing a production, from rehearsal to final bow. We explore the history of theatre in Orlando, the different paths to the stage for an improviser, and how to build trust within a cast.
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America's 250th birthday has come and gone. It's time to start looking to the future. Today, we talk about the upcoming Florida midterm elections, the looming threat of data centers in our state, and the things we can learn from our favorite movie, 1975's JAWS.
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This week, we chat with the director of a new Florida documentary called THE PYTHON HUNT, which tells the story of the people who come down to the Everglades to seek and hunt the invasive pythons that live in our swamps. Xander Robin takes through the production, the style of Florida filmmaking, and the unique things you find in the long nights of python hunting.
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Beginning in the 1930s, one of the most prolific architects in American history, Frank Lloyd Wright, brought his iconic style to Florida. A dozen buildings rise from the hills of Lakeland and reveal the details of Wright's Florida masterpiece, highlighting the unique qualities of our peninsula's singular nature.
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North of Tampa, a community was shocked to find their homes were built on a forgotten burial ground from our recent history. The Black Cemetery Network collects the stories of places just like this, and fights for their memories.
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At the beginning of 1937, the popular mayor of Daytona Beach found himself clashing with the Florida governor who'd pulled the state out of the Great Depression. What followed next was a siege of city hall, and a forgotten war for the city by the waves.
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Florida has three National Parks, and eleven total NPS locations. One of which is the famous Ocala National Forest. This week, we chat with Ryan Smart of the Florida Springs Council about a plan to convert the Ocala Forest into a brand new National Park in our state, and why Ryan thinks that's a bad idea.
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The 2026 Florida Film Festival has come and gone. From April 10th to the 19th, we spent most every day in screenings, seeing the tales of Floridians and Floridian filmmakers on the big screen. Today, we chat about the work from three of these films, focusing on art, protest, cryptids, poems, and belief.
Frogtown, the story of a small Florida town finding meaning in the elusive Frog King.
The Call, which details Morocco's historic Green March, hosted by Orlando's arts instigator.
Welcome, profiling Shawn Welcome, Orlando's former poet laureate.
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Off a quiet road, east of Gainesville, a trio of oak trees tell the stories of those who have passed beneath their branches: soldiers, governors, trains and us. Two hundred years of history unfold in the ghost town of Rochelle, Florida.
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"Some Early Railroads of Alachua County" by Caroline Watkins
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In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the story of the American Civil War is told every day. One unique perspective is that of the trees: hundreds of trees which stand on the battleground today were there in 1863 as well, witnesses of the chaos that unfolded in that bloody July.
Our guest this week has contributed immensely to the understanding of witness tree in Gettysburg. His name is Peter Lukacs, and he joins us today to explore the history of the trees, the math of history, and the doomed fate of the Florida Brigade.
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Florida has been the sight of a number of internment camps throughout its history, including right in this present moment. This week, we explore two centuries of internment in Florida, from St. Augustine to the Everglades, and Camp Blanding during World War II.
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Read a lot more about the topics this week below.
Camp Blanding in World War II: The Early Years
Camp Blanding Station Hospital in the War Years
Camp Blanding, Starke, Florida - German American Internee Coalition
Camp Blanding (detention facility) - Densho Encyclopedia
With the Wehrmacht in Florida: The German POW Facility at Camp Blanding, 1942-1946
Florida taxpayers likely on the hook for Alligator Alcatraz
‘Alligator Alcatraz' timeline: Everglades detention center from beginning to now
Secrets of ‘Alligator Alcatraz' revealed in newly released data analyzed by NBC6 Investigates
Bipartisan opposition blocked a dozen ICE warehouses. Can Orlando do the same?
Orlando Area News Orange County leaders unanimously approve resolution opposing proposed ICE facility
Freedom Tower sits in the heart of Miami, a beacon for a community when they needed it most. This week, we explore Cuba's revolutionary history, the construction of a "lighthouse for the Americas", and the context for the current crisis unfolding between the United States and Cuba.
The Crisis in Cuba, Explained - Time Magazine
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Visit the Freedom Tower here.
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At the end of last year, the Florida government approved a hunt of our black bears. Environmental advocates had to get creative and find new brand new ways to fight back.
Thank you to Sarah Younger from the Sierra Club for joining us this week!
Read more about the black bear hunt at the links below.
Florida wildlife commissioners ignore science, law in saying yes to bear hunt
Central Florida nonprofit sues state agency over bear hunt rules
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After eight years, Rep. Anna V. Eskamani has finished her tenure in the Florida State Legislature. In our exit interview, we talk about her regrets, her successes, her hope for the future, and the lessons she hopes Floridians can learn from her experience in our state's capitol.
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Tallahassee can be intimidating. Today, we're making it less so. With the help of Amy Keith from Common Cause Florida, we're talking about phone calls, public comments, navigating the capitol, and so much more for when you want to have an impact on our state legislators. All that, plus music from Mr. Rogers!
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The Children's Corner [1955-02-12]
Be Brave - Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
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The explosion of Deepwater Horizon changed the water around Florida. Sixteen years later, Florida politicians are standing up against future development off our coasts, and finding new ways to fight back.
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Mar-a-Lago has had two owners in its existence: Marjorie Merriweather Post, and Donald Trump. This week, we explore the origins of the infamous home, the city that brought Marjorie to the Sunshine State, and the legacy the building is burdened with a century after its completion.
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It's the holiday season once again, and before we head into the new year, we catch up friends and talk holiday choruses, old-fashioned decorations, boat parades, coquito and holiday parties.
Thank you to Rebecca and Heather for joining the show once again! Pay a visit to the Marco Island Historical Museum if you're in the area!
Thank you to Dan from Permanent Vacation! Swing by for a drink next time you're in Orlando!
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We've lived through twenty-five years in the state of Florida in the 21st century. How did we get here?
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I do not own the rights to the clips in this episode. I've linked them below.
Behind the Scenes Millennium Concert 1999 Gloria Estefan Part 1
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers "American Girl" | Rock Hall 2002 Induction
2004 Daytona 500 Finish Dale Jr
DON'T TASE ME BRO
Obama: "Trayvon Martin could've been me 35 years ago"
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Just north of Orlando, the Morse Museum is home to a collection of masterpieces. Created by Louis Comfort Tiffany, this work is made in a unique medium: stained glass. Depicting flowers, nature, and classical figures, this art is one-of-a-kind and tremendously influential the world over. But the best work might be the most flawed.
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Thank you to the team from the Morse Museum for their help! Visit the Morse Museum and see Tiffany's work in person!
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Andrew Carnegie was the father of American steel, but he established his legacy with his second act: donating funds to create libraries across the country. In Florida, few remain, but each tell a story for the community in which they were built.
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Read more about Carnegie and his foundation here.
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The American Adventure - EPCOT Attraction 2023
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As the rich residents of New York City would spend their summers in Rhode Island, and their winters in Florida, a new tourism industry would prosper in the mountains, direct competition to the prospering resorts of the Sunshine State.
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White Christmas Bing Crosby
White Christmas Choreography
The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing
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At the base of De Soto Falls, in northern Georgia, "legend has it" that a piece of armor was found over a century ago. This week, interrogate the myth, and find pieces of history left behind from five centuries ago.
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Tracking the Legacy of Hernando de Soto Through the Indigenous Southeast by Dr. Dennis Blanton
Hernando de Soto in Georgia
After routing de Soto, Chickasaws repurposed Spanish objects for everyday use
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In 1995, Michael Jordan returned from his brief tenure in baseball to lead his Chicago Bulls in the playoffs. One thing stood in his way: the Orlando Magic, and their team of superstars with something to prove.
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I do not own the rights to the clips used in this episode. Watch the highlights of Michael Jordan and the Orlando Magic below.
Michael Jordan plays right field for the White Sox
1993 MJ Retirement Press Conference
Nick Anderson Ices Jordan
Michael Jordan, "It became personal with me"
NBA 1995 Playoffs ECSF Chicago Bulls vs Orlando Magic Game 5
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It's Mischief Night, the night before Halloween, and we here on WFMP 960 AM have scary stories, local lore, and rock & roll to guide you through the dark as midnight approaches.
Thank you HEX APPEAL for letting us use their new track HAUNTED. Listen wherever you get music.
Thank you to Tim and Brittany for joining us with their stories tonight.
Read more about the Mini Lights on Creative Loafing.
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We take to the streets of downtown Tampa tonight, in search of spirits and the stories that tether them, from lost forts to friendly gravestones. We'll find some fascinating figures within, and some monsters that chill us to the bone...
Thank you to Tampa Terrors for having us out, you can pay them a visit on their website here!
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It's time for our Florida Creature Triple Feature, discussing the history and context of three hidden gems in Florida horror cinema: Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964), Frogs (1972), and Ghost Story (1981). We talk about the changing genre through the 20th century, the various sub-genres that emerged, and the fascinating ways that Florida communities embraced the films created in their hometowns.
A number of free special effects were used in the creation of the WFMP 960 radio signal. You can see the original source and authors for the effects at the links below.
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This week, Stephen Stull of BizzaroLand Film Festival joins us to talk about our shared love of midnight movies, how to introduce someone to weirdo cinema, our favorite Halloween deep cuts, and the films forthcoming at BizarroLand this December.
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The black vulture is one of Florida's most common animals, but their behavior and appearance remains shrouded in mystery. This week, we return to the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, befriend one such black-winged creature, and learn all the unique qualities of our most Halloween bird.
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Visit our friends at A Petrified Forest this Halloween!
A number of free special effects were used in the creation of the WFMP 960 radio signal. You can see the original source and authors for the effects at the links below.
Inserting casette into tape deck by Robinhood76
Tape Start 139BPM Sync by djilprojects
Reel to reel machine start stop close very spin up
Radio changing channels by Bbpianoholic
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Lewis Powell was not born in Florida, but his final resting place would bring him to the edge of the St. Johns River over a hundred years after he died. His actions nearly altered the course of American history.
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Thank you to Mary Jo Martin and the Geneva Historical & Geneological Society!
A number of free special effects were used in the creation of the WFMP 960 radio signal. You can see the original source and authors for the effects at the links below.
Inserting casette into tape deck by Robinhood76
Tape Start 139BPM Sync by djilprojects
Reel to reel machine start stop close very spin up
Radio changing channels by Bbpianoholic
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Mary Roach, author of Replaceable You, returns to the show to talk about her adventures in the science of replacing body parts, the fascinating scientists leading the way in this unique field, and the strange secrets of the human anatomy. We also talk about her unique writing style, and the rules she breaks along the way.
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In this month's letter, we explore the current state of the Atlantic hurricane season, the influence of the late actor Robert Redford, and chat with some of the staff behind our favorite local haunt, A Petrified Forest.
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This week, in our August newsletter, we go over a few local headlines, from Orlando's crosswalks to the Everglades detention center. We also talk podcasts, newspapers, and plans for the rest of the year on Wait Five Minutes.
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Read more about the Orlando crosswalks here.
Read about the Everglades detention center closing here.
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As the recount began for the Election of 2000, Florida would enter the national headlines. County by county, each vote was checked to confirm the correct totals. There were, however, a multitude of problems, including the infamous hanging chads (or dimpled or punctured chads) and even a South Florida riot.
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Examine the troublesome ballot right here!
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CNN Election 2000: Florida Recount
BROOKS BROTHERS RIOT
Al Gore concedes presidential election of 2000
USA: GEORGE W BUSH ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
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On Election Night, 2000, the final call came down to the decision of one state: Florida. What would follow would be the most infamous recount in American history. But to understand what came next, we need to go back to 1876, when Florida famously served as a turning point for yet another major American election.
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"Moonlight" wins Best Picture | 89th Oscars (2017)
CNN: Flashback to 2000, U.S. presidential election recount
"The Election of 1800" from HAMILTON
Al Gore Announces Presidential Run - 1999 | Today in History
USA: BUSH JR. PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL BID
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In May of 1966, all three networks were flirting with the Sunshine State. From individual episodes, to shows entirely set in Florida, to a weekly show live from Miami, television had a lot to learn from Florida. This week, we explore how these shows came to our state, and what message they'd send about life in Florida.
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I do not own the rights to the clips used in this episode. You can watch the clips used below.
Full House - For the Times
FH - Jesse at Disney World
Bewitched Opening Credits and Theme Song
Opening Sequence - I Dream Of Jeannie
I Dream Of Jeannie | Settling The Score With A Brute
Tony Hits His Head And Forgets Jeannie!
Divided He Falls | FULL EPISODE | S2.E33
Jackie Gleason Show Intro
The Jackie Gleason Show (Final Sign Off, Feb. 28, 1970)
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Scratched into the walls of the coquina structures, the Castillo de San Marcos holds messages from occupants long past. What the words mean, who drew them and why are questions we will never have answers to. Yet the carvings remain.
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Read about the 59th Unnamed Cave here!
Read the Seminole writing about internment at the Castillo here
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This week, Jackson Oberlink from Florida For All joins us to discuss this past legislative session, a handful of bills focused on labor in Florida, and the future in Tallahassee as Governor DeSantis nears his final year in office.
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This week is the 150th anniversary of the founding of Orlando, and to celebrate, we're explores the stories of those who have shaped us, from the founding figures, to the community heroes, to the faithful guardians of our Lake Eola swans.
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Read more about Will Wallace Harney here!
Read more about Dr. William Monroe Wells here!
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In 1879, the town of Orlando was dissolved, four years after it was formed. A year later, the train came to town. In the early years of the City Beautiful, the rich men who made decisions in Central Florida found themselves at odds, even as cities were formed and railroads were built.
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Read more about today's story here!
Richard Cronin on Orlando being dissolved
Longwood Historic Society on the South Florida Railroad
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This week, Rep. Anna V. Eskamani returns to the show to talk about the legislative session that just ended, the in-fighting within the Republican Party, her hopes for 2026, and her forthcoming campaign for Orlando mayor!
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Hello This is Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer
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In the 1950s, a man named Fred Rogers would attend Rollins College here in Orlando. In the years after, he would revolutionize children's television, and become a champion for public media in the United States.
Contact your Senators to protect public media. Contact Rick Scott and Ashley Moody.
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I do not own the rights to videos used in this episode. They are linked below.
Mr. Rogers on how crayons are made
AFirst and last Mr. Rogers Neighborhood intro
Mister Rogers - Bobby Kennedy Assassination
May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications
What do you do with the mad that you feel?
Mister Rogers sings It's You I Like
Read more about Mister Rogers right here at the Fred Rogers Institute!
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Should the flamingo become Florida's State Bird? Is the flamboyant bird even native to the Sunshine State? This week, with guest Dr. Steven Whitfield of the Audubon Nature Institute, we talk about the changes in our understanding of the flamingo, and how it effects our shared future.
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I do not own the rights to the additional audio used in this episode.
John Mellencamp - Pink Houses
American Flamingo: Striking Straggler
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This week, we take a quick dive into the calendar, celebrate the champion Florida Panthers, and tell a quick tale about the importance of Pride Month.
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For a century, Florida has had the same state bird. Many Floridians would like that to change. But the path to change is rife with politics and lobbyists, and a debate over which bird should take the crown.
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Thank you to Jackson Oberlink for bringing this story to the show! Learn more about Florida For All right here.
Thank you to Gerald Thompson for help with this episode! Follow him on Instagram and participate in his polls!
I do not own the rights to the clip of the mockingbird used in this episode.
A Master of Song: Northern Mockingbird
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For this week's bonus episode, we chat with Joshua Bailey, the filmmaker behind the documentary Stolen Kingdom about the urban explorers of Disney, a crucial stolen animatronic, the forgotten island, and how he brought this film to life.
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In the 90's, Disney was on a historic winning streak. But when they tried to open a historical theme park just outside of the nation's capital, they found themselves in a fight they could never win.
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CBS 6 Video Vault - 1994 - September 29 - Disney scraps plans to open Virginia theme park
Original Disney's California Adventure Dedication in 2001
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On Marco Island, behind glass, sits a small figurine of a wooden cat. Its origins, its creator, its purpose, even its inspiration are lost to time. The clues we have are fascinating - but lead to even more questions about this unusual feline.
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Thank you to our friends from the Marco Island Historical Museum! Pay them a visit and see the Cat while you can!
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This week, we catch up on headlines from the last month, discuss the glory of hockey in the Sunshine State, and check in for the Baby Owl Shower at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey.
Check out the Community Paper here in Orlando!
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Around the turn of the century, Greek immigrants brought their remarkable ability to harvest sponges from the ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. The city of Tarpon Springs would flourish around their industry.
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Thank you to Eddie and Alex for their help with this episode! Check out the Tarpon Springs Area Historical Society right here.
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I spent the whole ten days at the Florida Film Festival this year and interviewed a dozen filmmakers on their movies, their messages, and the task of making movies in the Sunshine State.
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Thank you to the filmmakers featured in this episode. Their movies, in order of appearance, are titled:
The Bride's Curse
Georgie
The Little Brown Bird
The Paper Bear
The Python Hunt
Shade in the Sunshine State
The Sky Was on Fire: Ballet and War in Ukraine
Fatherless No More
It Ends
For The Culture
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This week, we go over a few headlines out of the Florida State Capitol, explore Rachel Carson's writing on Florida, and chat about the strange phenomenon of a senator's voicemail box.
Find Your Representative and Find Your Senator. Learn how to call your Congresspeople here concerning a number of topics.
Make your comments on the black bear hunt here.
Read the latest on the DeSantis scandal here.
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In 1984, Sally Ride kept a promise onboard the Space Shuttle.
We'll be back on Friday with the April Newsletter, on the 28th with our Film Festival extravaganza and on May 5th with our season finale!
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Around the turn of the century, Ponce de Leon Springs in Atlanta, Georgia was a true modern theme park. As it changed over the course of decades, the park would reflect the increasing impact of technology - until the springs were no more.
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Read more about the park on Southern Spaces.
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Along the stretch of islands between the Everglades and Key West, a number of islands have survived centuries of change. But in the early 20th century, the railroad and the hurricanes brought boom and bust to the tiny, impossible communities of the Florida Keys.
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Munyon's Paw-Paw is a liqueur with an elaborate history. You can find it as the key ingredient to a handful of cocktails at Orlando's newest speakeasy, Permanent Vacation. This week, we talk snake oil, fruity beverages, and a city on the rise.
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Thank you to Dan and Brian for joining me this week. You can check out Permanent Vacation here or on their Instagram
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This week, alongside some pop culture recommendations, we dive into the legislative bills you should keep an eye on as the session ramps up, from labor to voting and so much more.
Find Your Representative and Find Your Senator. Learn how to call your Congresspeople here concerning a number of topics.
We've donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. If you can spare it, we recommend you do the same here.
I mention a map of Orange County's rural boundary in this episode, and site the source as WUCF. It was actually WUSF and can be found here.
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Doretha Hair Truesdell saw life with the Florida Highwaymen firsthand. Back in the 1960s, she was married to one of the founders of the Floridian art movement, Alfred Hair. This week, she recounts life in the art collective, friendly competition between the artists, and the stunning legacy of this community six decades later.
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Thank you to Doretha and her team for chatting with me for this episode. Learn more about the Highwaymen Museum here!
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In Fort Pierce in the 1950s, an artistic collective would grow along the Atlantic Coast, lead by Florida artist Beanie Backus. Beanie was an inspiration to many - and his influence would lead to an entire new artistic movement.
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Thank you to all the writers doing incredible journalism about Backus. Read more in the links below.
Southern Geniuses: A.E. Backus, Zora Neale Hurston and the Florida Highwaymen - Flamingo Mag
THE FINE ART OF FRIENDSHIP - Indian River Magazine
A.E. Backus - A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery
I do now own the rights to the Backus clips used in this episode. Watch it here: A. E. Backus Interview (June 2, 1979)
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In 1999, Wade Boggs clobbered his three-thousandth hit over the right field wall in Tropicana Field. It was a feat only two dozen men had done before, but somehow, his was still the first of its kind. This week, Wade Boggs, the Devil Rays, and baseball in Tampa.
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Read more from SABR about Wade Boggs and How The Devil Rays Came to Tampa Bay
I do not own the rights to the following videos. Audio from the following is used throughout today's episode.
Tony Gwynn collects his 3,000th career hit
Boggs' 3,000th career hit
Wade Boggs hits the first home run in Rays history
Boggs takes victory lap on horseback
Wade Boggs Hall of Fame Induction speech - 2005
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Blue Spring State Park is layered with history: steamboats, citrus, naturalists and old travel novels. But the manatees are the heart of the park, and their survival depends on action by dedicated Floridians.
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Read more on topics discussed here.
These park rangers oversaw Florida’s only manatee refuge. Then they were fired. - Tampa Bay Times
Florida manatee denied same 'endangered' status as Antillean - Oceanographic Magazine
Volusia and Vibilia: Companion Plantations on the St. Johns River in Spanish and Territorial East Florida - Florida Historical Quarterly
Artist-Naturalists in Florida: William Bartram - Florida Museum
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It's baby bird season here in Florida, and the people of Audubon are taking up the task of making sure the hatchlings are returning safely to the wild. But every bird presents a new challenge, and a different style of care.
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Thank you to Dr. Daisy Fiore for returning to the show. You can check out the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey right here!
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This month, we talk some local artists making big splashes in award shows, the Republican movement against immigration in Florida, and the history of an icon from our home state.
Find Your Representative and Find Your Senator. Learn how to call your Congresspeople here concerning a number of topics.
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When an unusual war broke out between the English and Spanish in the 18th century, St. Augustine found itself at the heart of the conflict. One fortification found itself the turning point of the violence: Fort Mose, a fort run by formerly enslaved people, now liberated by the Spanish.
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During the heart of World War II, Americans from Canada to Key West took up a volunteer task to support one another: to watch for enemies from above. The Aircraft Warning Service allowed civilians to join the cause - including in the Sunshine State.
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Visit our friends at the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum here.
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In the first edition of our new monthly newsletter episode, we talk about Florida's new governmental positions, both in the state and at the federal level; the history of winters in Tallahassee; a proposed name change to our Gulf; and some recommendations for your winter.
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Read more about the conflict between the Legislature and DeSantis here.
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For our final episode of the year, we talk caroling and neighbors, presents for raptors, and discovering something new in the New Year.
Thank you to our guests this week for joining us!
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Through the 1990's in Orlando, if you turned on your television, you were bound to see a comic character with a cowboy hat - the one and only Ranger Bob. This week, we meet the man behind the mustache, and learn the history of how an Orlando icon was born.
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Thank you to Tim Trombitas for being on this episode - and letting us make a profile of his incredible life. Check out more Ranger Bob history at his website here!
Read more about monster make-up artist Patrick Tantalo here!
Watch the clips used in this episode
TV 18 Buckaroo Club Open
WUHF TV Powww 1981 Promo
Wet & Wild
The Gravemaster TV 18
The Gravemaster Montage
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On the night of April 27th, 1986, viewers of HBO received a mysterious message.
Watch the original Captain Midnight hijack right here.
Read more about the Captain Midnight hijack on Mental Floss.
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Earlier this year, news of potential development on Florida's state parks sent the state into a frenzy. Protests erupted all over the peninsula, and the government responded quickly. What exactly were the plans, and what's the state of the development threat today?
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Thank you to Max Chesnes of the Tampa Bay Times for joining us for today's episode. Read below some of his pieces on Florida's state parks.
Are changes coming to Florida’s state park system? - Tampa Bay Times
Florida lawmaker files bill to prohibit golf courses, hotels on state parks - Tampa Bay Times
Whistleblower who warned about Florida state parks fired by state agency - Tampa Bay Times
Read about the Senate Bill discussed in this episode here.
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Our guest this week is Elizabeth Randall, author of Secret St. Augustine: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure. Book in hand, we walk the streets of the Ancient City, discovering all the hidden stories in the old homes of St. Augustine.
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Thank you to Elizabeth Randall for being our guest this week! Pick up your copy of Secret St. Augustine: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure
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In the 1960s, the Miami Dolphins had an actual dolphin in their stadium. They aren't the only Florida team with a unique history of mascots. This week, we go team by team and explore the strange lore of our beloved team mascots.
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I do not own the rights to the additional audio used in this episode. Listen to the original sources below.
Flipper 1964 - 1967 Opening and Closing Theme (With Snippet)
11/27/1966 Boston Patriots at Miami Dolphins highlights, American Football League Week 13 Flipper
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In a special collection at the University of Florida, a diverse array of birds are suspended in death - a vital tool to understand our feathered neighborhoods, and how we can protect them.
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Thank you to Dr. Andrew Kratter for his help chatting ornithology and UF's incredible collection! Plan your visit to the Florida Museum here!
Thank you to Dr. Daisy Fiore for her invitation to help train their bird! Plan your visit to the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey here!
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Election Day was a big one - and revealed a lot about Florida's past, present and future. We go race by race, and sort out what to keep an eye on with 2026 on the horizon.
Sources for quotes used in this episode. Please read the links below.
Why Florida requires 60% approval for constitutional amendments - Axios Tampa Bay
How DeSantis beat the abortion and marijuana ballot initiatives - Tampa Bay Times
How The Economy Really Fared Under Biden/Harris and Trump - From Jobs to Inflation - Forbes
Florida voters reject 4 of 6 amendments on ballot. See vote totals and what passed, failed - Tallahassee Democrat
2024 Florida Election Results - AP News
Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our summer logo! Follow Chelsea on Instagram here!
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Today is a little Fall Break for WFM - but we will be back on Friday with a full-length episode discussing Florida and its place in the 2024 Election - and a look-ahead to 2026.
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Listen to our episode about the Florida state amendments on your ballot!
Find your polling location!
During the darkest days of the Watergate scandal, President Richard Nixon took solace in the privacy of his home in Miami, Florida - and his best friend who helped make Florida his home.
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I do not own the rights to the audio clips used in this episode.
President Nixon Delivers Commencement Address at University of Central Florida - Richard Nixon Foundation
Richard Nixon - "I'm not a crook."
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For over a century, thousands have rested peacefully within the gates of Greenwood Cemetery. The founding of the cemetery was a fascinating journey - and the other burial sites in Orlando reveal dark truths about life and death.
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Thank you to Rachel Williams from the History Center! Plan your trip to the Orange County Regional Historic Center here.
Read more about Jonestown right here.
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Owls roam the forests and neighborhoods of Florida - day and night - and the unique qualities of our native raptors make them one of the most diverse birds in our ecosystem. This week, we discuss the nocturnal hunters - and how we can protect them.
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William Grefé is a master of horror and exploitation cinema in the Sunshine State. From telepathic sharks to humanoid jellyfish, his movies are epic, ridiculous, and charming - and perfectly capture the filmmaking scene in mid-20th century Florida.
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I do not own the rights to the following videos that are included in this episode:
Ivan Tors Studio in Miami - Florida Memory
The Jellyfish Song from Sting of Death
Go visit Enzian for their October slate of movies!
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In Florida, the haunted attraction industry just continues to grow. From theme park horror nights, to local haunts in small town forests, Halloween is good business for those seeking a proper fright.
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Thank you to our friends at A Petrified Forest for having us in the woods with them! Plan your visit at their website!
Thank you to Rachel Williams from the History Center! Plan your trip to the Orange County Regional Historic Center here.
Read more about the history of haunted houses in Smithsonian Magazine!
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Make sure you are registered to vote! The deadline is October 7th!
There are SIX amendments on the Florida ballot this year and we're breaking them down, one by one. Listen on your way to vote!
Read more about all six amendments at Ballotpedia
Read more about Amendment 3 in the Florida Phoenix
Read more about Amendment 4 in NPR
Read more about the six-week abortion ban in NPR
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Make sure you are registered to vote! The deadline is October 7th!
This week in our latest political episode, we dive into the highlights of Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's career - from local work to Congress, and the policies she's hoping to bring to the Senate.
Below are links to articles referenced in the episode:
Read the policies on Mucarsel-Powell's website
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell to face Rick Scott after decisive primary victory - WPBF
Republican U.S. Senator Rick Scott drops plan to cut Social Security, Medicare - Reuters
Rick Scott's Lead Cut Against Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in Florida Senate Poll - Newsweek
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Make sure you are registered to vote! The deadline is October 7th!
This week in our latest political episode, we dive into the highlights of Rick Scott's career - from businessman to governor to senator, now seeking re-election.
Below are links to articles referenced in the episode:
Rick Scott's 12 Point Plan to Rescue America
Rick Scott- Britannica
Rick Scott and the fraud case of Columbia/HCA - Politifact
Florida Gov. Rick Scott: 10 notable legacies of the Republican during eight years in office - USA Today
A decade after Rick Scott refused $1.25 billion from feds, a Florida lawmaker proposes $50 million for private passenger rail between Tampa and Orlando - WMNF
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Has Convoluted Ties To Rail Company Whose Project He Supports - NPR
Rick Scott killed a high-speed rail plan. Then All Aboard rolled up and he bought it. - Miami Herald
Out in Biscayne Bay, a handful of buildings represent whats left of a unique town from the mid-20th century. Standing on tall structures buried in the sand, Stiltsville was a community at the edge of the ocean - filled with family stories and classic Florida characters.
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Thank you Dr. Paul George and the folks at HistoryMiami for their help! Pay them a visit your next time in South Florida.
Read more about Stiltsville in the Miami Herald here!
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Make sure you are registered to vote! The deadline is October 7th!
This week, we do a quick breakdown of a couple stories related to our governor, Ron DeSantis, as he enters the last two years of his tenure as Governor of Florida.
Below are links to articles referenced in the episode:
DeSantis signs bill allowing people to shoot Florida bears in self defense. What to know - Naples Daily News
DeSantis admin wants to put golf courses, pickleball courts and more in Florida state parks - Tampa Bay Times
Arts organizations in South Florida grapple with DeSantis' cuts in funding - CBS News
Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Fiscal Year 2024-2025 “Focus on Florida’s Future” Budget
Theater festivals offer to give up their grants if DeSantis restores funding for Florida arts groups - WPBF News / Associated Press
Supreme Court denies Florida’s request to revive anti-drag show bill. Here’s how it started with Orlando drag bar - The Daytona Beach News-Journal
A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children is thrown out by a federal judge - Associated Press
Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement - Associated Press
How Florida’s home insurance market became so dysfunctional, so fast - WLRN
By signing bill deleting climate change from FL law, DeSantis shows he’s living in denial - Florida Phoenix
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The Underground Railroad ran a route through Florida, bringing enslaved people from the United States to freedom. The impact of this route through Cape Florida and the coasts of the state shaped the country, alongside our neighbors to the east, the Bahamas.
Our guest this week is Stefan Moss, who is part of a group collecting and organizing more history about the Saltwater Railroad!
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For thirty years, NASA's most iconic vehicle launched from Florida's shores. This week, we dive into the origin of the Space Shuttle with Central Florida Public Media's Brendan Byrne - and explore the complexities of this incredible era of space travel.
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Thank you to Brendan Byrne for his help in this week's episode! Listen to Are We There Yet and The Wrap right here!
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Check to see if you are registered to vote, and read your ballot right here!
Read about the Republican candidates for Senator here
Read about the Democrat candidates for Senator here
Florida has a primary on August 20th - let's go over what is on your ballot, and prepare for the major election in November!
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Miami is home to one of Florida's most confusing landmarks: a giant castle made entirely of limestone. If the castle itself is mysterious, its creator is even more so, a man of enigmas and obsession.
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Plan your visit to the Coral Castle right here!
Read more about the Coral Castle in this piece by the Bitter Southerner and read about the history of the Miami Rock Ridge here!
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Learn more about your ballot at Vote.org in preparation for Florida's next primary on August 20th!
All the way south of St. Pete Beach stands the last remnants of Fort De Soto, an unusual structure in the heart of a beach park. It's the key the unlock centuries of history, hidden on an island at the mouth of Tampa Bay.
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Read more about the Sunshine Skyway Bridge here!
Read more about the history of Mullet Key here!
Read more about the opening of Fort De Soto Park here!
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In the summer of 1961, the King of Rock and Roll filmed a movie in the small town of Inverness, Florida. To this day, the city still tells the tale of Elvis in the city - and celebrates the legacy he left behind.
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Thank you to our friends at the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum in Citrus County for their help with this episode!
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In 1956, Orlando was home to the shopping center of the future, Colonial Plaza. Over the decades, it would expand in a wholly unusual way, as malls became the core of American comerce.
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Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our summer logo!
Thank you to Rachel Williams from the History Center! Plan your trip to the Orange County Regional Historic Center here.
Read a few articles quoted in the episode here!
City of Orlando now closing parking garages at 11 p.m. on weekends
The Rise and Fall of the US Mall
An Oral History of Tiffany's Mall Tour
Colonial Plaza, Orlando, FL - Mallmanac.com
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Training for D-Day was essential to the invasion's success. For a few pivotal teams preparing for June 6th, 1944, the shores of Florida were where they trained - where the victory in Europe began.
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Thank you to Grant Mann and the National Navy Seal Museum for their help with this week's episode!
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During the end of segregation, Black tourists had to find other places to enjoy on vacation, separate from the white public. Paradise Park was different, a segregated version of Silver Springs, with a whole lot more to offer than a typical segregated theme park.
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Check out Remembering Paradise Park here!
Read more about Paradise Park, and the selling of Silver Springs here!
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During the end of segregation, Black tourists had to find other places to enjoy on vacation, separate from the white public. Paradise Park was different, a segregated version of Silver Springs, with a whole lot more to offer than a typical segregated theme park.
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Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our summer logo!
Check out Remembering Paradise Park here!
Read more about Paradise Park, and the selling of Silver Springs here!
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During the era of segregation, Black tourists had to find other places to enjoy on vacation, separate from the white public. Paradise Park was different, a segregated version of Silver Springs, with a whole lot more to offer than a typical segregated theme park.
Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our summer logo!
Check out Remembering Paradise Park here!
Read more about Paradise Park here and more about Silver Springs being sold here!
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The history flowing from the Silver Springs dates make centuries. Whether it's in the form of a mammoth bone, or a glass bottom boat, there's loads of stories to tell. This week we dive in and find surprising tales, of Black Lagoons and dugout canoes and truck driver scuba divers.
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Read more about the Glass Bottom Boats in the Ocala Style!
Read more about the Mammoth bones at Silver Springs!
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The richest man on board the Titanic had a town bearing his family name in the heart of Florida. His death in the frozen waters of the Atlantic changed the future of the small town in the heart of the Ocala National Forest.
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Thank you to Chrystel Hopkins and Paul Burns from the Titanic Museum for their help in this episode!
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Cattle roam the middle of our state, and for a hundred years, their ranchers took up rest at Yeehaw Junction. But what today appears to be just an intersection of the highway is loaded with history just below the surface.
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Read more about the military testing in Yeehaw Junction right here!
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NEW EPISODES JUNE 3RD!
We spent a week at the Florida Film Festival back in April, and now it's time to recap the most exciting movies we saw! Plus, a preview of our next episode, coming this upcoming Monday!
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At the 1933 World's Fair, Florida presented its vision of a home of the future: pink, shiny, with a view of the water. Throughout our trip to these fairs, Florida sold many ideas, from tobacco to citrus - and everything in between.
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Read more about the Philippines exhibit at the 1904 fair.
Read more about about the Florida Tropical House.
Read more about Florida at the 1964 fair.
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In 1893, Florida tried and nearly failed to bring an exhibit to the World's Fair in Chicago. It was our first major foray into an international event with decades of popularity - but not the last.
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Read the incredible article about Florida at the Chicago World's Fair here!
Read more about the 1851 World's Fair here!
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Follow Betty Osceola, and learn more about what's going on with the Everglades right here
Learn more about the Seminole Tribe of Florida here, and the Miccosukee Tribe right here
Visit the Seminole museum, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum
In 1836, the first full year of the Second Seminole War, the American troops were constantly on the losing end. Using nature and speed to their advantage, the Seminoles raised hell at any opportunity. At Wahoo Swamp, things began to change.
Listen to our episode about the origins of the Seminole Tribe
Read more about the Battle of Wahoo Swamp here
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Under the tiny town of Mount Dora, Florida, there is a massive bunker, built at the height of the Cold War, designed to house a hundred people in case the worst was to occur. It remains there to this very day.
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Read more about the bunker at Abandoned Florida and on the Mount Dora Buzz website!
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The Florida Legislature recently passed a bill that environmental advocates have called dangerous for the future survival of our state's black bears. This week, we dive into the bill and the arguments against it.
Thank you to Bear Warriors United for their help in this week's episode! Check out more at their website.
Watch the full committee where the bill was discussed here.
Read the bill, HB 87 Taking of Bears, right here.
Read about the frequency of black bear encounters here.
Read about bears and their relationship to trash here.
Read about bear encounters dropping in Seminole County here.
Read the article about bear gallbladder usage here.
Read the article about the bear hunting penalty here, and more on the usage of poached bear gallbladders.
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Last week, we spent the day at the Florida State Legislature, and today, we're breaking down the events with Rep. Anna V. Eskamani! We dive into the complicated relationship between Republicans and Democrats, how legislators plan out their debates, and the usefulness of a can of tomato juice.
Listen to last week's episode before you dive in!
Check out more from Rep. Eskamani at her website or her Instagram!
Read HB 1639 about gender and sex in Florida here.
Read HB 999/SB 266 about higher education here.
Read the ACLU response to that bill here.
Read Rep. Eskamani's bills about student elopement and veteran benefits
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I shadowed Rep. Anna V. Eskamani for an entire day in January of this year, winding the hallways of our legislature, meeting politicians, sitting in on their meetings, and witnessing their debates in committees. This week, we're talking about the inner workings of life in state government, and life as a legislator in 2024.
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Thank you Rep. Anna V. Eskamani for hosting me for the day. Check out her website right here.
Read House Bill 87 right here, about black bears.
Read House Bill 395 right here, about historical monuments.
Read more about black bear attacks in Florida here.
Read more about driver's licenses and gender identity here.
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In the 1930s, St. Petersburg, Florida, became a spot for filmmakers to attempt to relaunch their career. It was a short-lived and disastrous endeavor that produced only three movies - and a new chapter in the failing career of a Hollywood legend.
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Check out the main source for this episode, Camera Man by Dana Stevens!
Read more about the history of Weedon Island!
Watch Buster Keaton's movie Sherlock Jr. or watch this clip from Seven Chances discussed in today's episode!
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In 1956, Satchel Paige pitched in the biggest game in minor league baseball history. He was fifty years-old, the ageless wonder, making an appearance in Florida near the end of his long, storied and career. And somehow, that wasn't the end. All that, plus Miami baseball, a no-hitter record, and the surprising Cuban baseball rivalry in the 1940s.
(CORRECTION: At 23:30, the year 1955 is said. In actuality, the year was 1958, as mentioned in the previous sentence.)
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Read more about Satchel Paige in Miami right here!
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What White Publishers Won't Print by Zora Neale Hurston
In 1957, The Fort Pierce Chronicle started publishing a newspaper aimed at the local Black community. Enter Zora Neale Hurston, near the end of her life, looking for a new opportunity. The rest is a history we are still looking to preserve.
Thank you to Gregory Enns of the Indian River Magazine for his help! If you have any copies of the Fort Pierce Chronicle, find out where to send it to right here!
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During Prohibition, rum running had a king. Based out of Florida, with a special brand of criminal dealing, Bill McCoy became known for his truth in advertising - and his ability to avoid capture. Until he couldn't any longer. That, plus the history of rum, more musical theater references, and an invitation to Nevada.
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Thank you to Claire White from the Mob Museum! Check out the museum, and pay them a visit if you're ever in Las Vegas!
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During his farewell tour, the great showman of the West, Buffalo Bill Cody brought his show to Florida. What did the show look like, and how did it change over its four decades of existence? That, plus Annie Oakley, 1940s musicals, and one scathing review!
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Thank you to Jeremy Johnston from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West! Check out their incredible museum right here!
Read more about Annie Oakley in Florida right here!
Read more about Bill Cody's history right here!
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Happy Holidays! Today we dive into a handful of stories: of rebuilt schoolhouses and holiday decor, of festive slashers and a Florida Christmas tree all our own.
Thank you to the Sanibel Historic Museum and Village for having me!
Thank you to Rachel Williams from the Orange County Regional History Center for her story, and for joining the show this year!
Thank you to Tim Anderson from the Enzian Theater here in Orlando!
Thank you to Jack Prator from the Tampa Bay Times! Read his full story about Florida Christmas trees right here!
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See you on February 5th!
In Sarasota, Florida, there is a historic home, an art museum, and two buildings dedicated to the circus all in one property. We dive into the Ringling, looking for clowns and trains and the incredible history of the Greatest Show on Earth.
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Check out the Ringling and plan your visit here!
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This week, we go searching through a stack of magazines for new faces and new stories that reveal bits of Florida's rich and complex past. Topics include Spaceship Earth, a diving fin, circus photography, Civil War veterans, Apollo 11, Florida Citrus Queens, and Henry Flagler.
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Read more about Walter Cronkite and EPCOT here!
Read more about John Hinde in Florida here!
Read our friend Gabrielle Calise's article about alligators here!
I do not own the rights to the Walter Cronkite audio used in this episode. Below are links used in the episode.
You are There
Spaceship Earth Walter Cronkite
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After the Second Seminole War, a man came to Florida to found a town that he would name after himself. His legacy would be one of violence, but his name lasts as the predecessor to Orlando. Plus, a mystery and a surprising connection.
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Thank you to Rachel Williams from the History Center! Plan your trip to the Orange County Regional Historic Center here.
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Happy Thanksgiving! For a special bonus episode, we're talking turkeys, bird lovers, and Florida natives.
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1977 was a bad year for citrus. It snowed in Miami, and by spring, a nationwide boycott equated Florida oranges with bigotry. How could the industry survive? And how did the Great Freeze lead them to this moment?
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Listen to our previous episodes about Anita Bryant right here!
Orange Bird
Florida's Don't Say Gay Bill
Listen to our episode about The Great Freeze right here!
I do not own the rights to the Anita Bryant clip used in the episode. You can watch the whole video right here.
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This week, we talk postcards, cookbooks, and the joy of thrifting in Florida. We chat with our friend Gabrielle Calise of the Tampa Bay Times, who gives us recommendations, and shares her antique decor obsessions. Later, we uncover the fascinating history of postcard advertising style.
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Thank you to Gabrielle Calise for chatting us with us this week! Read more of her articles right here:
For 2 decades at Bern’s Steak House, this piano man has delighted Tampa
How a Florida punk rocker inspired her mom to get back onstage
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Today is the first annual Wait Fright Minutes Halloween Special - stories of old ghosts, elaborate gravestones, and the residents of our many local cemeteries. Let's conjure the old Floridians between us as the veil is thin on this beautiful All Hallow's Eve.
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Read more about Elizabeth Budd-Graham in the Tally Guide here!
Read more about John B. Stickney in Weird US here!
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This week, we dive deep in search of ships allegedly lost in the infamous Bermuda Triangle, in the waters just east of Florida. Michael Barnette finds ships like this - and debunks the myths that surround the ghost ships off our coast.
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Thank you to Michael Barnette for his time! Check out more of his work on his History Channel show, with new episodes starting November 14th!
I do now own the rights to the movie clips played in the episode. Watch the full clips here.
Discovery Of A WWII Plane (Opening Scene) | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Voyage
SS Cotopaxi In The Desert | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Voyage
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This week, we dive deep into regional filmmaking in Florida's history, celebrating the weird and wonderful genre pictures made in the mid-20th century - and we pay a visit to Orlando's favorite arthouse theater.
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Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Thank you to Tim Anderson from Enzian for guesting on this week's episode! Be sure to check out their remaining slate of Halloween movies!
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Across the bridges in our state, spectral lights float from the waters below, leaving locals terrified and attributing ghost stories to the phenomena. But where do the lights come from - and can science help us understand these strange lights in our forests?
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Learn more about the Oviedo Lights right here.
Learn more about the Graceville Spook Lights right here.
Learn more about the cause of swamp gas right here.
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WELCOME, once again, to Wait Fright Minutes, our exploration of horror-themed episodes as we prepare for the spookiest season of all!
This week, we take a deep dive into the wonderful film MATINEE, the iconic director William Castle and his horror gimmicks, and the complicated history of the Cuban Missile Crisis in Florida.
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I do not own the rights to the clips played in this episode. Give them a watch right here!
MATINEE (1993) Trailer
William Castle - Introduction to 'The Tingler'
The Tingler Loose in the Movie Theater
Matinee (1993) - Clip 1: Mant!
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This week, we head out on a boat into the waters of Tampa Bay, searching for answers about red tide, pollution, seagrass, sea turtles, politicians, fish, and so much more.
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Learn more about Tampa Bay Waterkeeper right here!
Read more from Jack Prator right here!
Read more from Max Chesnes right here!
Check out this study about the connection between nitrogen and red tide right here!
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Below is a list of articles used in the research of this episode.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2023/08/21/st-petersburg-sewage-spill-riviera-bay-weedon-island/
https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2023/08/03/whats-polluting-tampa-bays-water-new-study-maps-its-nutrient-fingerprint/
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earth-systems/blog/a-timeline-of-the-piney-point-wastewater-disaster/#:~:text=The%20Piney%20Point%20crisis%20was,was%20pumped%20into%20Tampa%20Bay.
https://myfwc.com/research/redtide/general/about/
https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/environment/2022-08-01/connection-human-pollution-florida-red-tide-outbreaks
https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2023/06/16/florida-fertilizer-ban-desantis-budget-water-rain-algae/
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/05/01/fertilizer-use-restriction-ban-rainy-season-environment-budget/
https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2023/03/08/red-tide-florida-2023-tampa-bay-pinellas-beach-spring-break/
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The past few years have put Florida's education in the spotlight, as educators, parents and politicians clash. What authors are banned, and why? What happens when a book is banned, and how does that, in the long term, affect students?
Learn more about the fires in Maui here
Read about the situation with Florida's book bans right here
Read the current list of books banned in Florida counties here
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Have you visited your local library lately? This week, we pay a visit to the library in the heart of downtown Orlando to explore its surprising offerings, specific design and unique history - and we make some new friends.
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Check out more from the Orlando Public Library right here!
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Over the last year, the governor of Florida has found himself in a very public debate with the largest single-sight employer in the state. The company is now suing Governor Ron DeSantis as the governor enters into a fraught presidential race. What happens next?
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Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Listen to our previous episode about Disney's property in Orlando!
Listen to our previous episode about the Don't Say Gay bill.
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Here are assorted links referenced in this episode!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/04/22/disney-world-losing-its-special-district-status-could-be-catastrophic-for-local-taxpayers/?sh=5529ead51b1a
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/08/01/desantis-disney-board-scraps-minority-based-hiring-and-contracting/
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/08/1085130633/disney-response-florida-bill-dont-say-gay
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/11/disney-donation-florida-republicans-00024417
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/business/disney-desantis-board-florida.html#:~:text=The%20company%20claimed%20%E2%80%9Ca%20targeted,a%20contentious%20state%20education%20law.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/28/disney-rejects-desantis-lawsuit/70482753007/
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1167042594/disney-desantis-board-reedy-creek-charles
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/06/1160997679/disney-board-desantis-ziegler-peri-garcia-special-district
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3955160-desantis-floats-building-prison-on-land-next-to-disney-world/
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/ron-desantis-appointed-board-nullifies-controversial-disney-agreement-rcna81224
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/26/disney-sues-florida-gov-ron-desantis-alleges-political-effort-to-hurt-its-business.html
https://apnews.com/article/disney-desantis-florida-dei-theme-park-e3b526acfc6078b6f78626229de2786d
Andrew Jackson is the only governor of Florida to ever become President of the United States - though he was never elected governor. His run for president was unique, and the fallout changed the shape of American politics for the ensuing two-hundred years.
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Read the account of the six men who were allegedly executed by Jackson in 1815 right here.
Check out the coffin handbills right here!
Listen to our discussion of Jackson and West Florida here!
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The title of this show was originally written by Mark Twain. Except it wasn't. Mark Twain was born in Florida. Except he wasn't. In this week's FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, we explore Mark Twain, the mystery of his quotes, and unpredictability of Florida weather.
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Read more of the investigation into Mark Twain and the weather quote right here!
Read the study of the predictability of weather here!
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In Miami, in 1995, a surprise intruder of the Florida Panthers arena before a hockey game left a mark - literally - on the franchise. When the Panthers made a run to the playoffs in 2023, a different animal was a part of their celebration: rats.
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Read more about the Panthers and the Rat Trick in this article from the Athletic!
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If you have questions about how, exactly, the state legislature works, this episode is for you. This week, we have a wide-ranging chat Florida House Representative Anna V. Eskamani! We talk voting on bills, arguing with colleagues, performative politics, and snacks on the House floor.
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Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Listen to our previous episode with Rep. Anna V. Eskamani from 2019!
Thank you to the Representative for her time! Check out her website for more on her work!
Read more about the six-week abortion ban in Florida right here.
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In the 1960s, a chain of motels opened its first location in Orlando. Over the ensuing decades, it would become a hub of art, culture and community that brought many international fame. How? It begins in 1962...
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Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Thank you to Rachel Williams from the History Center! Plan your trip to the Orange County Regional Historic Center here.
Read more about Parliament House history here.
Read about Hamburger Mary's suing Florida right here and the update on the block of the ban right here!
I do not own the rights to the clip of Miss P used in the episode. You can watch the original clip right here. (Fair warning, there's some adult language in the attached clip. She was a comedian, after all!)
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Francis P. Fleming was only governor of Florida for four years, but his impact during his lifetime lasts to this very day. You may not know his name, but he perpetuated an untruth of Florida history that has changed the narrative of Florida and our relationship to the Civil War for the l
ast century.
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Thank you to Seth Weitz for his help on this episode! Check out Seth's book about Florida and the Civil War right here!
Learn about the Pork Chop Gang in a previous episode here!
Learn more about Florida's state flag here!
Read the paper about Florida's state flag right here!
Support Orlando and the gay community in our city right here!
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This week, we continue our exploration of Sanibel Island after Hurricane Ian by going to their national wildlife refuge. We chat with Toni Westland about the birds, the tortoises, the flowers, and the surprising discovery they made a mile island.
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Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Thank you to Toni Westland for her help on this episode! Plan your visit to the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge here!
Thank you to Celina Kersh for her help on this episode! Plan your visit for the Sanibel Historical Village and Museum right here!
Support Orlando and the gay community in our city right here!
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It's been a little over nine months since Category 5 Hurricane Ian made landfall on Sanibel Island. We paid the village, and its museum, a visit, and found what was lost - and what was evolving on the little old island.
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Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Thank you to Celina Kersh for her help on this episdoe! Plan your visit for the Sanibel Historical Village and Museum right here!
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Throughout the 1970s, a train ran from Chicago to Miami that was noted for its "tortured existence". One of many trains that ran from the North to Florida, the Floridian was fraught with troubles and nostalgia.
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Read more about Route 66 here!
Read more about the Floridian and Amtrak here!
I do not own the rights to the song used in this episode. Listen to the song, Orange Blossom Special by Johnny Cash, here!
Unless otherwise noted, all music in this episode is originally composed.
Through the 1970s, a train ran from Chicago to Miami that was noted for its "tortured existence". One of many trains that ran from the North to Florida, the Floridian was fraught with troubles and nostalgia.
Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy!
Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Read more about Route 66 here!
Read more about the Floridian and Amtrak here!
I do not own the rights to the song used in this episode. Listen to the song, Orange Blossom Special by Johnny Cash, here!
Unless otherwise noted, all music in this episode is originally composed.
This week, we go back and catch up with some stories from this season, stories about protestors turned senators, a home run rivalry, moving a house of a river, and more stories from this past season!
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Listen to the episodes mentioned in this episode!
The Gainesville Eight
Babe Ruth's Longest Home Run was in Florida (Maybe!)
Zora's Opera
The Scars of the Panhandle
Florida's First Flight
I do not own the rights to the video used in this episode. Watch the full interview from NBC News here.
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In Washington, D.C. in 1971, a massive protest changed the way the Vietnam War was discussed in the country. In Florida in 1972, a group of Vietnam veterans found a new way to make an impact in the anti-war movement.
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Read the book that inspired this episode: MAYDAY 1971 by Lawrence Roberts
Read more about the Gainesville Eight here!
I do not own the rights to the documentary clips used in this episode. The clips used are from the following documentary: 1971 MAY DAY - Check out more from Periscope Film here.
Read the May Day Tactical Manual here!
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During the Vietnam War, as the United States grappled with the various tensions throughout the 60s into the 70s, Florida students joined the cause. Protests around universities impacted leaders - and the ripple effects are felt to this day.
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Read more about Black Thursday right here.
Read more about FAMU's history here.
Read more about Kent State right here.
Read more about the Night of the Bayonets here.
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After the Wright brothers launched their first flight in 1903, a rich adventurer took up the task on the shores of Florida, launching an aircraft in Stuart, Florida that he named, what else, but the Pelican.
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Plan your visit to the Elliott Museum here!
Read more about Hugh Willoughby here, from our main source for this episode!
Listen to more about the Highwaymen here!
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This week, we're back with our friend Dr. Loraé Simpson of the Florida Oceanographic Society, visiting the seagrass nursery, where this unique type of plant is grown and eventually planted in the Indian River Lagoon in order to help the lagoon survive - and save the other species within.
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Thank you to Dr. Loraé Simpson for her help! Check out more from the Florida Oceanographic Society here!
Learn more about the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program here!
Listen to our previous episodes with Loraé here!
What's Happening to Florida's Manatees?
What is a Mangrove?
Can Mangroves Save the World?
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In 1922, a young man from North Dakota wound up dead in a turpentine labor camp. His family wanted answers, and what followed was a fundamental change to the Florida justice system.
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Read more about Martin Tabert's death in this article
Read more about the fallout of Tabert's death here
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Listen to our first trip with Lilly Anderson-Messec right here!
For Spring Break this week, we dive headfirst back into the woods, searching for a tree on the brink of extinction, finding scars of war and pesky insects on the trip.Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy!
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Thank you to Lilly Anderson-Messec for her help on this episode! Follow Lilly on Instagram here! Check out more from the Florida Native Plant Society right here! All of the music was originally composed.
This week, on our first Spring Break trip of 2023, we travel to Gainesville, for pizza, a movie, and a trip into the Devils Millhopper State Park.
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A bunch of episodes were referenced this week! Check them out here.
The Devil Went Down to Florida
The Civilian Conservation Corps
A Walk in Paynes Prairie
Cross Florida Canal, Part One: SANTOS
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At Plant Field in Tampa, a marker notes the location of Babe Ruth's longest home run of his career - but is it truly his longest homer? Find out how Babe made it to Tampa, and how the Curse of the Bambino began.
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Read about Babe Ruth and the Great Influenza of 1918 here!
Read about Babe Ruth in Tampa here!
Read more about the longest home runs in baseball here!
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On February 15th, 1933, President-Elect FDR was in Miami giving a speech in Bayfront Park. A gunman opened fire in his direction, and history can only imagine what almost was.
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Thank you to Dr. David Woolner for his help with this episode! Pick up your copy of his book about FDR's last 100 days right here!
I do not own the rights to the song How I Saved Roosevelt used in this episode. Listen to the whole song right here.
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Listen to last year's episode about Zora Neale Hurston this week!
In the winter of 1933, Zora Neale Hurston was out of options, trying to relaunch her career after leaving New York. A career opportunity came not far from her hometown, and what followed would change American literature forever.
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Thank you to the Rollins College Archive from your help! Read more about Rollins and Zora right here!
The recordings of Zora Neale Hurston are from the Library of Congress and do not belong to Nicholas D'Alessandro or Wait Five Minutes. The credit of the song goes to the following:
Evaline: Herbert Halpert 1939 Southern States Recording Expedition (AFC 1939/005)
Crow Dance: Herbert Halpert 1939 Southern States Recording Expedition (AFC 1939/005)
Listen to more at the Library of Congress website!
Listen to more from Arma Bontemps right here!
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This year, we head to St. Augustine with my family to explore the Night of Lights, watch a holiday boat parade, and sing some carols to ring in the holiday season and the New Year!
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I do not own the rights to the performance of White Christmas by The Carpenters. You can listen to the full song here.
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This summer, I took a trip to Augusta, Georgia, in search of answers about the bricks lining the streets of my hometown in Florida. What I found was connections to dozens of other cities - and a few new friends.
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Read Bill Baab's article about the Augusta Block bricks here!
Read Bill Baab's retirement announcement here!
Read more about the Baabs and their bottles here!
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In the months following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Florida became a huge part of America's preparation for World War II. From U-boats on our shores, to D-Day itself, Florida was on the frontline of history.
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Explore the history of Pearl Harbor here
Read about Bird Island here
Read about the Gulfamerica here
Read about the military expansion in Florida here
Read about Florida and D-Day here
Listen to the entire speech from President Roosevelt right here! I do not own the rights to the audio from the speech used in the episode.
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Listen to our episode about the Artemis Program here!
In 1963, to honor JFK, President Johnson renamed Cape Canaveral to Cape Kennedy. What would follow would be a decade of complaints and strongly worded letters - until finally change came.
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Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Listen to the whole speech from President Johnson on Thanksgiving, 1963. The audio from the speech used in the episode is not owned by me.
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Before Amalie Arena was built in Tampa, the Tampa Bay Lightning played three seasons in the Thunderdome - which we know today as Tropicana Field. How'd they get there, and what were those early games like?
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I do not own the rights to the clip from the NHL used in this episode. Check out the original clip right here!
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In the wake of the 2022 Election, the term "gerrymandering" has been used a lot about the state of Florida. What does "gerrymandering" mean, and how does the history of voting in America still affect our voting today?
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The Gerrymandering Project review of the Florida 2022 Congressional Map, which we discuss at length in this episode
Read more about this topic here!
A Brief History of How Gerrymandering Distorts US Politics
Florida GOP flips three congressional districts and now has 20 members in delegation - Florida Phoenix
DeSantis says he wants 'race-neutral' map of congressional districts - Tampa Bay Times
Florida - The Gerrymandering Project
Redistricting in Florida - CNN
Read where you can help Southwest Florida here!
Read where you can help Florida's Atlantic Coast here!
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Learn what's on your ballot here!
Learn about your 2022 Florida amendments here!
The first state election in Florida took place in 1845, and this week we dive deep into how that year impacted the next twenty years of Florida history, especially concerning the unusual and forgotten Whig Party.
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Check out the 1845 Election Returns from Florida Memory!
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In our final episode of WAIT FRIGHT MINUTES, we discuss 1985's zombie flick, DAY OF THE DEAD, and how the history of the Cold War influenced the politics of this movie, where Florida was the perfect setting for a zombie movie masterpiece!
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Episode art by River Aparicio - check out more of their work here!
What's on your ballot? - Vote.org
Read where you can help Southwest Florida here!
Watch the original trailer for Day of the Dead - audio from this trailer was used in this episode, I do not own the rights.
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In our second episode of WAIT FRIGHT MINUTES, we discuss 2019's monster flick, CRAWL, and how the portrayal of alligator hunting techniques stacks up to reality! Our guest is Brandon Fisher from Gatorland, who shares great stories about the park and gator movies through the years!
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What's on your ballot? - Vote.org
Pick up your copy of A24's Florida right here!
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In our first episode of WAIT FRIGHT MINUTES, we discuss 1963's splatter classic, BLOOD FEAST, and how Miami influenced the filmmakers into changing the horror genre forever.
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Watch the trailer for BLOOD FEAST right here! - Audio from this trailer is used in this episode
Pick up a copy of SHOCK VALUE by Jason Zinoman right here!
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For the rest of October, let's chat about some of the most exciting bits of Florida history and its relationship to horror movies! Welcome to Season 11, and Wait FRIGHT Minutes!
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A brief summary of all three amendments on the 2022 Florida ballot! Listen on your way to the voting booth!
The primary source for this episode is Ballotpedia! Read more here!
Learn more about the history of the Florida state amendments here!
Where to offer time, money, food and other supplies for Hurricane Ian victims - [News-Press]
Where to donate or volunteer to help Hurricane Ian victims - [Tampa Bay Times]
How to help victims of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico - [PBS]
Check out this map of areas that were hit by Hurricane Ian from NOAA
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In the epilogue to our summer season, meteorologist Stephen Corfidi explains to us what heat lightning is, and we say goodbye to our summer season.
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On Labor Day Weekend, 1935, a dense hurricane formed south of Florida. By the time it had passed, chaos had been left in its wake and new histories had been made.
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The True Story of the Most Intense Hurricane You've Never Heard Of
Bonus Expeditionary Forces March on Washington
The Hurricane of August 31 to September 6, 1935
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After Hurricane Andrew
The Longleaf Pine
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In the year before he moved to the Big Leagues, Hank Aaron spent a year in Jacksonville, slugging baseballs and making an impact. His team in Florida would lead to him becoming of the greatest baseball players of all time.
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Edison and the Athletics
The Havana Sugar Kings
Jackie Robinson's First Game
The Grapefruit League
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For half a century, the best place to get a look at cypress tree knees outside of a swamp was inside the Cypress Knee Museum - a unique tourist attraction with an even more unique owner.
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Talk a walk through the abandoned Cypress Knee Museum!
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Previous episodes mentioned in this episode!
The Shop of Lost Books
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In a small lab in the middle of Orlando, a few specimens of coral are doing an incredible thing: they're reproducing! In this episode, we dive into the life of coral, and the future of the Florida Reef Tract Rescue Project.
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The coral of Florida's waters are in danger. In a small lab in the middle of Orlando, a group of scientists seem to be doing the impossible - they're protecting the coral and creating an artificial environment where they can prosper and thrive.
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In 1812, as a different war was waged, "Patriots" marched through Florida, claiming land from Spain in the name of America. They led the way to one of the first great migrations to the Sunshine State.
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For nearly a decade from 1986 to 1994, a parade celebrating Orlando's weirdness took over downtown. Meet the man who created the parade and gathered all the strangeness into one uniquely Floridian event.
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Read more about Bob Morris in a profile from the Orlando Weekly!
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Let's go for a walk on Sanibel Island as the sun sets and waves roll in.
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Fireflies, birds, rivers, stars and a bright full moon. That's what we encountered out in the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park a few months ago, as summer began and the heat crept in. Let's go back to that camping trip, and experience the night together.
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In this bonus episode, we taste test some black mangrove honey, see how it tastes and learn where it comes from!
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This week, we continue our discussion about mangroves along Florida's coasts! Dr. Loraé Simpson teaches us about the value of mangroves against hurricanes, and the amazing ways we can track their growth through the generations!
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On this week's bonus episode, we correct an error and tell a ghost story that connects to our first episode of the season, about Florida's first pool.
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This week, in the first of two episodes discussing the mangroves along Florida's coasts, with the help of Dr. Loraé Simpson, we learn about what exactly a mangrove is, how they grow, and what types of ecosystems they thrive in!
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There is much debate about which of Florida's historic swimming pools was actually the first. This week, we go diving (pun intended) into Florida's backwoods to find locations that very well may hold the title.
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Read Mike Lafferty's article that inspired this episode right here!
Pay a visit to DeBary Hall in Volusia County!
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A prologue to our summer season, and an introduction to all the adventures ahead!
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Four-hundred and sixty years ago yesterday, the French first landed in Florida. Guided by a man named Jean Ribault, they tried over the course of several years to establish Florida as a French colony - only to fail over and over again.
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Plan your visit to the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve!
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Hear more about Menendez in this previous episode of the show!
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Some spring cleaning for this season: the state wildflower, an invasive plant, the croak of a frog, and Crazy Nick the Manatee.
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Learn more about the manatee crisis right now!
What's Happening to Florida Manatees?
The 2019 episode: Manatees
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Fifty years ago today, three man were on their way to the moon. The years that brought them to that flight are filed with chaos and near tragedy, until they eventually arrived to the lunar surface.
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John Young and Apollo 10
The Artemis Program
Hear more about the current space program from our friend Brendan Byrne's podcast, Are We There Yet?
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Launch of Apollo 13 (CBS)
Apollo 13 (1995) - Houston, We Have A Problem Scene
Michael Collins - John Craigie
Apollo 16 Lunar Rover "Grand Prix"
Apollo 13 - Ken and Jack Power-Up The Command Module
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CORRECTION: The Florida Wildflower Foundation does NOT give land grants. The Foundation grant programs provide funding for native plantings on public lands.
First Lady Lady Bird Johnson believed in beautifying America. What came from the project she helped create now allows the wildflowers of Florida to flourish - especially along our roadways.
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In the spring of 1927, Thomas Edison visited the Philadelphia Athletics at their spring training facility. What followed created a story that has been repeated and changed over the following century.
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Listen to the previous episode about baseball, about the Havana Sugar Kings!
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Before the railroads came to the Atlantic Coast of Florida, the only way to get mail down to Miami was on foot. It was a dangerous walk made weekly by a select few: the Barefoot Mailmen.
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See you next Monday!
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The Florida State Legislature has just passed a bill that has been widely dubbed by critics as homophobic and baseless. It is the next chapter in a repeated story of anti-gay movements in Florida's history.
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Thank you to Brian Fehler for his permission to reuse our interview. Read his article about the Purple Pamphlet here.
Sources for the episode:
The Trevor Project Condemns Florida “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Targeting LGBTQ Students
Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ bill passed, headed to DeSantis amid student protests - Tampa Bay Times
‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes in Florida, goes to governor - AP News
Florida Just Passed The "Don't Say Gay" Bill. Here’s What It Means for Kids - Time
‘Gay is not a permanent thing’: Legislature passes bill to restrict LGBTQ topics in elementary schools - Florida Politics
DeSantis' press secretary says bill critics dubbed 'Don't Say Gay' could be called 'Anti-Grooming' - WTSP
Press secretary Christina Pushaw: ‘It was my personal account and I was tweeting off work hours’ - Florida Politics
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Barbara Howar Confronts Anita Bryant In 1977 Interview!
Pat Rocco: Harvey Milk speech in Los Angeles (1978)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks Don't Say Gay bill
This week, Lilly Anderson-Messec, the Director of North Florida Programs for the Florida Native Plant Society, takes us on a hike through the North Florida woods. We're looking for the Florida Torreya, a functionally extinct tree in need of our help.
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In 1992, a man named Chuck Faulkner discovered almost two hundred paintings by a relatively unknown Florida painter named Harry Sonntag. That was just the beginning of an adventure still unfolding today.
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Thank you to Chuck Faulkner for all of his assistance in retelling this story for the episode! Read more of Chuck's story here!
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In her book, Mules and Men, Zora Neale Hurston catalogues the folk stories, songs, ritual and practices of Black Americans in the 1920s. How she wrote the book - her travels, her partners, and her failings - layer in the story to detail a fascinating chapter in the author's life.
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Herbert Halpert 1939 Southern States Recording Expedition (AFC 1939/005) American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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On the morning of Valentine's Day, 1929, seven mobsters were murdered in the streets of Chicago. Al Capone, the man who coordinated the massacre was in the town he had called his vacation home: Miami, Florida.
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Thank you so much to Geoff Schumacher from the Mob Museum for all of your assistance! Check out more from the Mob Museum here!
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127 years ago to the day, the sun set in Florida and so did the temperature. A freeze swept over the state, devastating the citrus industry for the second time in six weeks. Florida would never be the same.
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In our second annual Wait Five Minutes Holiday Special, we are joined by past guests to share tales of ornaments, beach trees, manatees, spoonbills and the unusual qualities of the holidays in Florida.
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Check out Beloved Beasts by Michelle Nijhuis here!
Read the article about Florida Christmas from Gabrielle Calise here!
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For the finale of the Conservation Season, we go for a long walk in the woods, through the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, searching for wild horses and bison and stories to tell.
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Read more about the near extinction of the American bison in Michelle Nijhuis' book, Beloved Beasts
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The Florida Native Plant Society works every day to preserve the native species of flora in our state. But in the case of the Florida Torreya, a functionally extinct tree, they're trying to save whatever is left.
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Thank you to Valerie Anderson and Lilly Anderson-Messec for your help in this episode! Check out more from the Florida Native Plant Society and TorreyaKeepers here!
Hear more about north Florida trees in our episode about the longleaf pine!
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Visitors to Florida often pick up shells when they visit our beaches. What many people forget is that those shells -- all of them -- were created by animals that once lived within. This week, we chat with Cynthia Barnett, author of THE SOUND OF THE SEA, about seashells, inside and out.
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Hear more about Sanibel here!
A Conversation with a Florida Refuge Ranger
Vacation on Sanibel Island
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I sat down with non-fiction author (and one of my favorites) Mary Roach to talk about her new book FUZZ: WHEN NATURE BREAKS THE LAW as well as how she got her start as a writer, the ways she finds interesting people to chat with, and the animals of Florida that dazzle us both.
The lines between human and animal spaces are constantly blurred. That's exactly what the new book, FUZZ: WHEN NATURE BREAKS THE LAW by Mary Roach, is all about. Our guest this week is Mary Roach as we discuss pests, invasive species, and the complicated ways we manage our animals.
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Read more about the peacocks of Tampa from Gabrielle Calise!
Read more about python hunting in Florida from Craig Pittman!
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Listen to our episode about python hunting and Hurricane Andrew here!
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It's suspected that nearly a thousand manatees will have died in Florida by the end of this year. That is already the largest number of manatees deaths in a year in Florida history. This week, we chat with Max Chesnes of the TCPalm about the manatees, the Indian River Lagoon, and the fight to protect our seagrass.
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In the early days of East Florida, the new British governor and his lieutenant were set the task to create a public road for those living along the east coast. Fighting back Florida's nature proved a task no one was ready to face.
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The Fourteenth Colony
Ambassador of the Keys
Florida's Historic Tolomato Cemetery
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In the 1930s, as part of the New Deal, Franklin Roosevelt started a program called the Civilian Conservation Corps. It brought new jobs to young working men, but also changed the way Americans looked at the nature around them.
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Thank you to Neil Maher for his assistance in the creation of this episode! Read more about Neil's work and pick up a copy of his books here!
Listen to the story of another CCC park in this previous episode!
The Shape of Florida
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Along the Chipola River in northern Florida, a spectral bride wanders the swamps. She is part of a grand tradition of ghost stories, one that stretches around the world, one that can tell us a lot about our histories.
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Read about the true story of Elizabeth Bellamy here!
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The Carolina Parakeet was on the brink of extinction when the father of ornithology went hunting for them in Florida.
This week, we chat with Michelle Nijhuis, author of Beloved Beasts, about conservation through history, the complexity of those leading the cause, and how we carry the ideas from the past into our future.
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Explore more about birds in Florida at Audubon Florida!
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Today, to kick off our Conservation Season, we chat with Toni Westland, Supervisory Refuge Ranger for J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island. We discuss birds, manatees, viewfinders, Aldo Leopold, duck stamps, cute rats and the importance of getting out in nature.
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Hear more about the history of Sanibel in our previous episode!
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This is the prologue to the Conservation Season, where we'll spend all autumn talking about the nature of Florida and the experts fighting to protect it.
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Michelle Nijhuis, Author
Neil Maher, Professor
Max Chesnes, Journalist
Toni Westland, Ranger
The Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow was Walt Disney's greatest dream: a city focused on innovation and problem-solving. When the Magic Kingdom opened in Orlando, Florida, EPCOT was part of that original design -- until it wasn't.
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The Land Boom swept through Florida in the 1920s, and big dreams soon followed. Hollywood tried to make a mark on the Sunshine State, but the tides of history had other plans.
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Thank you to Rick Crary for his help! Read more about the Treasure Coast in Rick Crary's book here!
Thank you to Greg and Alice Luckhardt for their help! Read more about the history of Hobe Sound right here!
Hear more about the 1920s in Florida in these episodes!
The End of Greyhound Racing
The Rum Runners
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The Havana Sugar Kings were a unique minor league team in the time they existed, in the way they came to be, in the way they reached their ending, and the way they are still being remembered.
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Thank you to John Burbridge for his help! Read his article about the Sugar Kings right here. Read more about the life of Bobby Maduro.
Listen to previous episodes about baseball!
The Grapefruit League
Jackie Robinson's First Game
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A collection of wood-carved birds. The unique stylings of racing cars through the generations. An island retreat for newlyweds. We're nearing the end of summer, so it's time to collect some stories from the season that we couldn't fit in before -- and celebrate the museums that tell the tales.
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Thank you to the folks at the Motorsports Hall of Fame for all their help! Plan your visit right here.
Thank you to Brad Bertelli for all of your help! Visit his museum right here!
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In the summer of 1998, a perfect storm of environmental conditions led to Florida's ecosystem facing a dire situation. How does a wildfire begin? How do we prevent them? How did the firestorm change the way we think about fire?
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Thank you to Cinnamon Dixon for being the expert in this episode! Read more about Tall Timbers and their work here.
Thank to Mellisa Procko for her help with the research. Pay a visit to the History Center!
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All across Florida, from the Keys to the Panhandle, people have been finding their own version of Bigfoot. The Skunk Ape hides in all of our forests and, if the stories presented within are true, some of us have found evidence of them.
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Our beaches are unique, a defining characteristic of our entire ecosystem. What sets them apart? What unites them? For the three year anniversary of Wait Five Minutes, we talk to Dr. Beach about his iconic Top Ten Beaches list, his origins in the field, and humanity's draw to our coasts.
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Thank you to Dr. Stephen Leatherman for all of his help on this episode! Read more about Dr. Beach and his work right here!
Read more about red tide from our friends at the Tampa Bay Times.
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At the turn of the 20th century, rich adventurers would roar down the sands of Daytona Beach in motorized vehicles. Over the following several decades, the sport grew, from land speed records to the very first NASCAR race.
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Thank you the folks at the Motorsports Hall of Fame for all their help! Plan your visit right here.
Listen to the this February's episode about The Big Sombrero right here!
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After the massive success of Jaws in 1975, sequels were quickly put into production. Two of the three sequels were partially filmed in Florida and, though they are less than perfect, they can teach us a lot about creating -- and failure.
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Listen to a similar episode, about Homosassa Springs and Hollywood, right here!
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Florida is mostly coastline, and for centuries, our lighthouses guided sailors to safety. Today, they are falling into antiquity. Despite that, an organization of vigilant enthusiasts are trying to keep the lights lit.
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As Prohibition came to the United States, the people of the Florida Keys fought back. With their knowledge of the waters and their proximity to neighboring countries, the Keys became a hub of all sorts of rum running characters -- and dangerous consequences.
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When the sun sinks to the edge of the horizon, incredible things are happening. The environment is telling us about itself, and all we have to do is look up and see.
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In January of 1985, a blizzard struck the city of Buffalo, New York. The mayor had an unusual suggestion on how to get through it. Three Buffalonians made a vow to never spend a winter in the snow again.
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All of the music used in this episode is original content.
An epilogue for season six - of haunted hallways, familiar songs, and the buildings we leave behind.
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Songs
Streetlight Silent Film
Good Thoughts
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When the Florida Keys became the Conch Republic, there was only really one person who could be their ambassador: Monroe County Mayor, and True Conch, Wilhelmina Harvey. This is her story.
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Learn more about the Mariel Boatlift from this incredible piece of research from the University of Miami!
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Orange Bird
Flagler - Chapter 4
Songs
Hey Go
Springtime
Madness is Everywhere
You Get The Blues
Peaceful Morning
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One spring day, in 1982, the Florida Keys seceded from the United States and formed the Conch Republic. Centuries of history led up to that moment, involving our neighbors in the Bahamas and Cuba. How did the Conchs get their name, and what even is a conch in the first place?
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Orange Bird
Flagler - Chapter 4
Songs
Echoes Boogie Dancehall
Traveling to Lousiana
Smuggler
Work Wonders
Desert Ghost Town
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The history of the chickee, how the Seminole ancestors developed the structure, and how generations of usage transform an essential building into the modern age.
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Songs
Easy Night
Traveling Horse
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Bad Old Daemons
Speedy Delta
Peaceful Morning
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Within a year, the new program to bring Americans to the moon will have begun. This week, we discuss the future of the Artemis Program with Brendan Byrne from Are We There Yet?
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John Young
From Florida To The Moon
Songs
You Get The Blues
Speedy Delta
Arround the Village
Things You Never Known
Traveling Horse
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A birder who quits his job. A band that caused a riot. An explorer bent on finding the mouth of the Mississippi River. It's spring, which means it's time to explore some stories left on the cutting room floor from our season so far!
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The audio from the Led Zeppelin concert can be found here!
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Short Summer Tales
Brownie the Dog and Other Tales
The Fourteenth Colony
Our Bald Eagles
The Strawberry Queen
Songs
Madness is Everywhere
Desert Ghost Town
Smuggler
Flower Meadow Marriage
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The show was just featured in the New York Times!
When it comes to Florida strawberries, there is no town more responsible for their presence than Plant City in Hillsborough County. And every year, for nearly a century, the city of Plant City has nominated a Strawberry Queen.
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Read more about Plant City's agricultural troubles here.
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Cracker Country and the Fair
Florida Fair Food
Songs
Blackbird
Arround the Lake
Springtime
Love After Midnight
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The show was just featured in the New York Times!
In the city of Jacksonville, two entrepreneurs brought the original Burger King to life. In a much smaller town, nearly a thousand miles away, another family opened the original Burger King. Both shops were the first.
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Read more about this story, and other fast-food chain histories, here!
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The Villages
Florida's State Song
Songs
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Traveling Horse
Smuggler
Traveling to Lousiana
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Support your local bookstore!
Looking for some new bookstores? Want to share some of your favorite local spots? This episode is just for you, about the amazing local bookstores in Florida that mean so much to us.
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Songs
Frozen Creek
Traveling Horse
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Many Florida books have been lost to time. In a tiny shop on the Atlantic Coast, one family has spent the last several decades saving these books from the brink of extinction.
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Thank you to Julie Alexander for her time and assistance! Find out more about her shop right here!
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Zora Neale Hurston
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Songs
Peaceful Morning
Smuggler
Blackbird
Love After Midnight
Good Thoughts
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Outside of Alaska, the state of Florida is home to one of the densest populations of nesting bald eagles in the United States. There was once a time, however, when we almost lost our eagles. Today, everyday Floridians keep them safe.
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Greens and Cranes
FLORIDIANS - Laura VonMutius
Songs
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Flower Meadow Marriage
Traveling Horse
Peaceful Morning
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On one night in 1991, the whole world had their eyes focused on the Tampa Stadium. What followed was fear, excitement, patriotism, and one of the most famous Super Bowl endings in all of football history.
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Watch Whitney Houston's National Anthem performance here!
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The Unbeatable Dolphins
The Early Years of (Orlando) Magic
Songs
Speedy Delta
Madness is Everywhere
Hey Go
Work Wonders
Love After Midnight
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In this bonus episode, we take a walk through the Sanford Museum with their curator, Brigitte Stephenson, as we discuss all of the figures who passed through this town, from the founder's family to Zora Neale Hurston, from TV magicians to world-famous boxing coaches.
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Songs
Blackbird
Traveling to Lousiana
Arround the Village
Indian Summer
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Content Warning: This episode briefly discusses racial violence.
For the 100th episode of Wait Five Minutes, we explore the vibrant and complicated history of Sanford, one of the most important cities in Central Florida, where Florida's history can be painted with broad strokes through the story of just one town.
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Jackie Robinson's First Game
FLAGLER - Chapter 2: The Iron Frontier
Songs
Good Thoughts
Arround the Lake
Flower Meadow Marriage
Traveling Horse
Piano Parapentes
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While the War for Independence raged in New England, the duel colonies of East and West Florida were caught in the middle. With Spain looking to take back land, and a band of marauders making their way down the Mississippi River, the land that would be Florida braced for the oncoming storm.
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Thank you to Mike Bunn for all of his help in bringing this episode to life! Read Mike's book right here! Check out Historic Blakely State Park here!
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The Shape of Florida
Florida's Flag
Songs
Snowfalls
Madness is Everywhere
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Work Wonders
Peaceful Morning
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Between towns, on a strip highway along the Atlantic Coast, a lonely statue denotes one of the most significant events in Florida history. That is if you can find it.
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Songs
Work Wonders
Blackbird
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In our first annual Wait Five Minutes Holiday Special, we are joined by past guests to share tales of iguanas, oranges, massive decorations, freak snowstorms, and holiday miracles.
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See what's happening at Zoo Miami
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Pick up your copy of Cat Tale by Craig Pittman
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Songs
Things You Never Known
Frozen Creek
Springtime
Traveling Horse
Piano Parapentes
Peaceful Morning
Good Thoughts
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Content Warning: This episode includes conversations about racism and homophobia, and a brief mention of suicide.
For eleven years, the Johns Committee perpetuated a reign of terror across the state of Florida. With the Red Scare and the Lavender Scare, the lives of thousands of Floridians were affected, just as McCarthyism and segregation were dying out across the country.
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Thank you so much to Seth Weitz, PhD, for all of his help in creating this episode! Read the book Seth edited here! Read Seth's paper on the Pork Chop Gang here!
Thank you so much to Brian Fehler, PhD, for all of his help in creating this episode! Read Brian’s article on the Purple Pamphlet right here!
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Orange Bird
Reubin the Good
Songs
Piano Parapentes
Smuggler
Arround the Village
Easy Night
Desert Ghost Town
Peaceful Morning
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For nearly twenty years, a group of conservative Democrats ruled Florida's legislature with impunity. When segregation began to end in 1954, the group rallied their allies and power in order to survive, only to find enemies around every corner.
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Reubin the Good
The Election of 1966
Songs
Work Wonders
You Get The Blues
Desert Ghost Town
Speedy Delta
Streelight Silent Film
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Slipping through the neighborhoods of Florida, from the Panhandle to the Everglades, is the Florida Trail, one of many national scenic trails in the country. Protected by volunteers and connected with communities, the Trail is easily one of the most unique conservation efforts in the Sunshine State.
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Thank you so much to Kelly Van Patten for all of her help on this episode! Check out more of the work that the Florida Trail Association is up to here!
Read Nick's interview with Billy Bryson from 2016 here!
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Cross Florida Canal, Part Two: GREENWAY
The Humble Gopher Tortoise
Songs
Blackbird
Springtime
Traveling to Louisiana
Madness is Everywhere
Love After Midnight
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During the American Civil War, the town of Palatka was a vital port along the St. Johns River. As paranoia ran through the city, one woman and her sisters spied for the enemy and, in the end, brought a Confederate captain to an unlikely victory.
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Check out these articles for furthering reading!
Captain J.J. Dickison: Marion County's Civil War Hero
Entertaining The Troops: Meet the Sanchez Sisters, Confederate Spies
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Florida's Flag
Florida's State Song
Songs
Smuggler
You Get The Blues
Bad Old Daemons
Echoes Boogie Dancehall
Peaceful Morning
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In the wake of Hurricane Michael, scientists grappled with all the ways that climate change could affect our forests. One tree, the longleaf pine, faced total devastation and, if not for the work being done to preserve it, the tree may stand on the brink of oblivion.
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Thank you to Nicole Zampieri for her assistance and expertise! Read her paper on Hurricane Michael and the longleaf pine right here.
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Gardening in Florida
After Hurricane Andrew
Songs
You Get The Blues
Desert Ghost Town
Traveling Horse
Arround the Village
Things You Never Known
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Check your polling location and more information in Florida here! Governor Reubin Askew spent his entire career advocating for total government transparency. When our courts had failed us, and the legislature ignored him, Askew went to the Florida electorate and asked them to join the fight. What happened next changed our elections forever.
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Florida Man Explains His State's Weirdness
Drugs, Protests and Mass Arrests. What happened last time Miami hosted a convention?
An Introduction to Reubin Askew
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The Election of 1966
Disney's Contemporary Resort
Songs
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Blackbird
Desert Ghost Town
Peaceful Morning
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Check your polling location and more information in Florida here!
On the night of Halloween, 2001, the Mayor of Inglis drafted a memorandum banishing Satan from her town. What followed was a media fiasco. What was ignored was all the real terrors that haunted a small town in Florida that were just out of sight.
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Satan Laws Are Coming to Town - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Two years after a decree banned Satan, has the town of Inglis benefited?
Follow That Dream - Elvis Presley
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Orlando's Haunted Theatre
Cross Florida Canal, Part One: SANTOS
Songs
Streetlight Silent Film
Smuggler
Bad Old Daemons
Autumn Morning
Arround the Village
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Check your polling location and more information in Florida here!
Across Florida, people face the scourge of the brown recluse bite. There's only one problem: there are (almost) no brown recluses in our state. The bountiful eight-legged creatures in our homes and wilderness face many problems, but perhaps the most prominent, is the myths that surround their very existence.
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Thank you to Dr. William Kern for all of his assistance in this episode. Check out more of Florida's common spiders right here!
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Florida Bonneted Bats
The Vero Man
Songs
You Get The Blues
Smuggler
Desert Ghost Town
The First Moment
Arround the Village
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Check your polling location and more information in Florida here!
The oldest marked grave in Florida is of a kid with an unremarkable history. She is surrounded by the graves of some of the single most important individuals in the history of St. Augustine, Cuba, Haiti, Florida and the whole of American history. Some markers have been lost, and names forgotten, by Tolomato Cemtery holds them all the same.
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Thank you to Elizabeth Duran Gessner from the Tolomato Cemetery Preservation Association! Check out more of what they're up to, plan your visit, and support their projects here!
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Spook Hill and Other Tales
The Ghosts of Henry Flagler
Songs
Piano Parapentes
Things You Never Known
Easy Night
Speedy Delta
Peaceful Morning
Work Wonders
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Check out your voting status at Vote.org!
Register to vote in Florida!
- George H.W. Bush vs. Bill Clinton (vs. Ross Perot). The last blip in our record. Hurricane Andrew leaves its impact on South Florida, as well as the presidential race. A third-party candidate dents the other two parties, and Florida officially becomes a swing state.
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The Early Years of (Orlando) Magic
After Hurricane Andrew
Songs
Madness is Everywhere
Hey Go
Love After Midnight
Work Wonders
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Check out your voting status at Vote.org!
Register to vote in Florida!
- Richard Nixon vs. John F. Kennedy. The first blip in our record. The nation is on the edge of major change with the 1960s on the horizon. The Space Race looms large, with an odd impact on Florida's contentious election. When the race is called, Key Biscayne becomes a place for peace.
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From Florida to the Moon
The Election of 1966
Songs
Madness is Everywhere
Desert Ghost Town
Peaceful Morning
Work Wonders
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Check out your voting status at Vote.org!
Register to vote in Florida!
- Calvin Coolidge vs. John W. Davis. The losing streak ends. As the Great Depression looms on the horizon, America splits into factions deciding the future of American prosperity. In Florida, the Prohibition Party finds a surprising foothold.
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The End of Greyhound Racing
Zora Neale Hurston
Songs
Madness is Everywhere
Smuggler
Road to Lafayette
Work Wonders
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Where did our state's name come from? Why is our collective memory so short? Will we ever have the answers to all the questions in our history?
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Start Season 4 from the beginning with our premiere!
Florida's State Song
Check out the books recommended in this episode!
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
The Gulf: The Making of An America Sea by Jack E. Davis
Songs
Blackbird
Peaceful Morning
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Marjorie Harris Carr spent the last years of her life battling a dam along the river she loved so dearly. When a fierce politician pulled out all the stops to defeat her, both sides brought everything they had. The result today is a complicated but beautiful string of protected land that stretches from the St. John's River to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Thank you to Jim Gross from the Florida Defenders of the Environment! Check out more of their mission right here!
Thank you to Blue Nelson for all of his amazing help! Read Blue's paper on Santos right here.
Pick up your copy of the book DITCH OF DREAMS right here!
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
The photography used in the marketing of this show is by Lauren Nix. Check out more of her art right here!
Songs
Springtime
Blackbird
Bad Old Daemons
Peaceful Morning
Things You Never Known
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The federal government has tried many times to create a canal through Florida. When they finally got their way, more than just the environment paid the price. To make a path for their grand plans, a small town in Marion County made up of Black residents was intentionally wiped out of existence. This is their story.
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Thank you to Blue Nelson for all of his amazing help! Read Blue's paper on Santos right here.
Pick up your copy of the book DITCH OF DREAMS right here!
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Homosassa, Part One
Homosassa, Part Two
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Songs
Streelight Silent Film
Traveling to Louisiana
Smuggler
Desert Ghost Town
Peaceful Morning
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A repeated anthem, a shared loaf of bread, and a twisted myth of pirates and islands. These tales are all parallels to other stories from this season, from Sanibel to Ybor City. Now, as we reach the end of summer, let's dive into some of the other stories of name origins, familiar tunes, and time with friends.
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Songs
Springtime
You Get The Blues
Blackbird
Smuggler
Good Thoughts
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In 1915, human remains were found in a freshly dug canal near Vero. As scientists flocked to the site to seek out answers, controversy soon followed. The conflicts twisted into a knot, and a century would pass before an answer was finally discovered.
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Check out more of the work by Dr. Andy Hemmings right here!
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Songs
Smuggler
Brain - Instrumental Retro
You Get The Blues
Peaceful Morning
Things You Never Known
Traveling Horse
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Fifty years after Henry Flagler died, the railroad company he founded was at war. With a labor strike raging, and anonymous attacks against the tracks mounting every day, officials searched for an answer before things became deadly.
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Songs
Blackbird
Bad Old Daemons
Smuggler
Hey Go
Peaceful Morning
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Today is the Two Year Anniversary of Wait Five Minutes, and to celebrate, we are taking a podcast holiday to the beautiful Sanibel Island. This city, mostly conserved land, took decades to develop. Today, it is a vibrant, unique community with an endlessly rich history and a story all its own.
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Thank you to Emilie Alfino and the Sanibel Historical Museum and Village for all of their help!
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Read Emilie's book right here!
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Songs
Traveling Horse
Desert Ghost Town
Blackbird
Piano Parapentes
Echoes Boogie Dancehall
Peaceful Morning
Good Thoughts
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The first brewery in Florida was on the edge of Ybor City, one of the state's most important cities. Today, beer is still inherent to its character and, for the folks behind that industry, it's just as much about the artistry as it is about the craft.
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Thank you to the folks from the Tampa Bay Brewing Company! Check out all of their amazing work right here!
Thank you to Gary Mormino for his input! Check out his book right here!
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Songs
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Blackbird
Speedy Delta
Desert Ghost Town
Traveling to Louisiana
Things You Never Known
Traveling Horse
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The Orlando Magic were on a surefire trajectory to win the NBA Championship within their first decade of existence. By 1997, however, those dreams were dashed when an unfortunate trade and interpersonal drama led to a team-wide fallout that changed the game forever.
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Thank you to John Denton from the Orlando Magic! Read more of his stories here!
Check out the Orlando Sentinel article from the era, "The Last Days of Brian Hill" by Larry Guest and L.C. Johnson!
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Additional Audio
1989 Orlando Magic Inaugural Season Opener
"The Original Decision" Shaq to LA
Songs
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Hey Go
Smuggler
Peaceful Morning
Echoes Boogie Dancehall
Good Thoughts
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Of all the animals native to Florida, it is hard to imagine an animal as unique, and as vital, as our beloved tortoise. Named for their burrowing habits, these critters find themselves in a unique position: they're one of the most important animals in the Floridian ecosystem.
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Thank you to Dr. Steven Whitfield from Zoo Miami! Check out more of his work here.
Learn more about the Gopher Tortoise FWC program run by Dr. Katherine Gentry!
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Songs
Smuggler
Peaceful Morning
Traveling to Louisiana
Blackbird
Traveling Horse
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Over the course of the last century, Florida has had a handful of songs that could potentially hold the title of State Song. Our first state song sounds very familiar; our second and current state song has a brutal and racist history built into its very DNA. How we got here begins in Maryland...
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Thank you to Alex Lothstein from the Maryland Historical Society!
Thank you to Tracy C Davis from Northwestern University!
Read more about the history of our state songs in this article by David Z. Kushner!
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Music
Maryland, My Maryland
Swanee River (Intstrumental)
Florida's Song
Florida (Where The Sawgrass Meets The Sky) State Anthem
Songs
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Desert Ghost Town
Piano Parapents
Traveling to Lousiana
Good Thoughts
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Florida is flat. Florida has hills. Both are true, and every story we tell ourselves about our state changes each time we tell them. In Season 4 of Wait Five Minutes, we'll talk about stories and lies, falsehoods and half-truths.
Season 4 premieres on Monday, June 22nd!
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Read more about the elevation of our state (and others) in this report!
Songs
Springtime
Good Thoughts
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Olivia Matthews puts a little bit of herself into every story her tells. Her voice is essential to the plays she creates and, when someone sees her work, she hopes the empathy leaves an impact.
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You don't need to go back to the beginning! Check out these episodes:
Billy the Swan, Kristen Arnett, and Taxidermy in Florida
Florida's State Play
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Songs
Good Times
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Smuggler
Things You Never Known
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Read Cat Tale and Craig's other books right here!
Check out Craig's work at the Florida Phoenix right here!
Craig Pittman writes about Florida with a signature snark and an underlying optimism. In Cat Tale, he chronicles the story of the Florida panther and those who sought to keep it alive. How he wrote the story itself is an adventure all its own.
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You don't need to go back to the beginning! Check out these episodes:
After Hurricane Andrew (feat. Craig Pittman)
Skunk Ape (feat. the Florida Panther)
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Songs
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Traveling Horse
Hey Go
Speedy Delta
Bad Old Daemons
Echoes Boogie Dancehall
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Check out more about the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey right here!
Support the Center right here!
When you work for the Audubon, your career is dedicated to the birds and their preservation. For Laura VonMutius, working with them and sharing them with others are one in the same.
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Listen to more Audubon episodes right here!
Greens and Cranes
Black Skimmers
The Murder of Guy Bradley
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Songs
Traveling Horse
Around the Lake
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Smuggler
Good Thoughts
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A few final thoughts and a recap of the theme in Season Three of Wait Five Minutes: HOPE.
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Watch the full performance of Frank Sinatra and Eddie Hodges from A Hole In The Head!
Listen to the Kennedy campaign version of High Hopes right here!
The photography used in the marketing of this show is by Lauren Nix. Check out more of her art right here!
Songs
Indian Summer
Springtime
Speedy Delta
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Read Gabrielle Calise's companion piece to this episode right here!
Off the interstate in the middle of the state lies a museum with shuttered doors. Inside those hangars is the largest private collection of airplanes in the world. It was once a popular tourist attraction, with a plane on the side of the highway, but if its owner and curator has his way, it will be a brand new city all its own.
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Songs
Echoes Boogie Dancehall
Traveling to Louisiana
Evening Campfire
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Good Thoughts
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It is believed that Florida has more ghost towns than any other state east of the Mississippi. In a time where many of our hometowns have found themselves vacant, how these towns fell away can be a reminder and a warning.
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If you enjoyed this episode, check out these:
Indian River Fruit Company, Part One
Ghost Towns of Canaveral
Ocala National Forest
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Songs
Traveling to Louisiana
Hey Go
Smuggler
You Get The Blues
Things You Never Known
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Donate to Feeding America here
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In the darkened swamp of the Everglades, as civilization ripped away at the edges of the wilderness, a scoutmaster wandered into the darkness. In a clearing of the woods, he cast he eyes to the sky and what he saw can never be explained.
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Thank you to Denise Stoner of the Florida Chapter of MUFON! You can pick up your copy of her book right here!
If you enjoyed this episode, check out these:
Gulf Breeze Sightings
Lights Over Ocala
You can read more about the Everglades Incident here!
You can read Captain Ruppelt's book here!
The photography used in the marketing of this show is by Lauren Nix. Check out more of her art right here!
Songs
Streetlight Silent Film
Desert Ghost Town
Smuggler
Piano Parapentes
Speedy Delta
Traveling Horse
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Donate to Feeding America here
Donate to One Blood here
Throughout the 1960s, cinema made its way to Florida’s shores through jungle adventure movies. One producer brought his troupe of animal actors with him and changed Homosassa forever.
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Thank you to Jack Evans from the Tampa Bay Times. You can read Jack's profile of Lu here and you can donate to the Tampa Bay Times here!
Thank you to Kathy Turner from Citrus County. Check out the Courthouse Museum here!
If you want to read more about Ivan Tors, check out this Biscayne Times article about his life!
If you enjoyed this episode, check out these:
Sea Turtles
Florida's Bonneted Bat
The photography used in the marketing of this show is by Lauren Nix. Check out more of her art right here!
Songs
Evening Campfire
Smuggler
Echoes Boogie Dancehall
Traveling Horse
Good Thoughts
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Rumor has it that President Grover Cleveland once slept at the old Rendezvous Inn on the Homosassa River. A pair of married historians in Citrus County hope to uncover the truth.
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Thank you to Kathy Turner from Citrus County. Check out the Courthouse Museum here!
If you would like to follow the Tampa Bay Times coronavirus update Facebook page, you can check it out right here.
The photography used in the marketing of this show is by Lauren Nix. Check out more of her art right here!
Songs
Springtime
Hey Go
Love After Midnight
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Donate to the CDC Foundation here
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A former governor of Maine, a Confederate Senator, some bad land deals and a hippo named Lucifer all have one thing in common: a quiet brackish spring named Homosassa. What brought these characters to this spot? And what happens when a big idea falls apart?
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Thank you to Jack Evans from the Tampa Bay Times. You can read his work right here!
Thank you to Kathy Turner from Citrus County. Check out the Courthouse Museum here!
If you enjoyed this episode, you will enjoy these as well!
Manatees
Florida's Flag
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The photography used in the marketing of this show is by Lauren Nix. Check out more of her art right here!
Songs
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Love After Midnight
Bad Ole Daemons
Speedy Delta
Evening Campfire
Traveling Horse
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Donate to One Blood here
In the city of Daytona Beach, right after World War II, a legendary player would break major league baseball's color barrier for the very first time. One year later, he would do it again. How did he get there? How did the amazing work of those who came before him make it possible? What world did Jackie Robinson leave behind?
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Thank you to Rick Swaine for his assistance on this episode. You can check out some of Rick's baseball history books right here!
Thank you to Fayn LeVille for sitting down with me a few weeks ago. Visit her at the Halifax Historical Museum in Daytona!
If you enjoyed this episode, you will enjoy these as well!
The Unbeatable Dolphins
The Grapefruit League
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The photography used in the marketing of this show is by Lauren Nix. Check out more of her art right here!
Songs
Traveling to Louisiana
Frozen Creek
Desert Ghost Town
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Love After Midnight
Good Thoughts
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A mysterious cartoon in a tiny museum. A friendly face who watches every rocket launch in person. A stray dog who unites a burgeoning community. The world is a crazy place these days and, to give you a break, here are some of the small, fascinating stories that couldn't make up a full episode.
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Thank you to Brendan Byrne from WMFE for all of his help with this episode. Check out Brendan's show, Are We There Yet, right here!
If you enjoyed this episode, you will enjoy these as well!
The Shape of Florida
From Florida to the Moon
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The photography used in the marketing of this show is by Lauren Nix. Check out more of her art right here!
Songs
Love After Midnight
Hey Go
Smuggler
Traveling Horse
Echoes Boogie Dancehall
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When Henry Flagler died in 1913, his memory was preserved not just in legacy, but in the spirits that find themselves roaming the hallways of the places he held most dear. Why does Flagler continue to roam Florida? And what stories do we become when we're gone?
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Thank you so much to Bailey DeVoe! You can get tickets to her next show, Assassins, right here!
You can read more St. Augustine Lighthouse ghost stories right here!
If you enjoyed this episode, you will enjoy these as well!
Orlando's Haunted Theater
Spook Hill and Other Tales
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The photography used in the marketing of this show is by Lauren Nix. Check out more of her art right here!
Songs
Piano Parapentes
Bad Old Daemons
You Get The Blues
Streetlight Silent Film
Traveling Horse
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Florida has more golf courses than any other state in the country. What happens when those courses fall apart? When the sandhill cranes reign, what place do humans have in that changing environment?
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Thank you so much to Dr. Paul Gray from Audubon Florida for his assistance!
Thank you to Richard Durr from Seminole County for telling his story about Rolling Hills!
You can read more about the Florida State Golf Association here!
You can read more about Florida sandhill cranes here!
If you enjoyed this episode, you will enjoy these as well!
Black Skimmers
The Murder of Guy Bradley
The photography used in the marketing of this show is by Lauren Nix. Check out more of her art right here!
Songs
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Smuggler
Desert Ghost Town
Love After Midnight
Traveling Horse
Hear more music from Lobo Loco here!
In a special bonus episode, I chat with Gabrielle Calise of the Tampa Bay Times about our favorite fried food, the food we couldn't handle, and the food we would dream of seeing at the fair!
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Songs
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
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Tucked in a corner, at the back of the Florida Fairgrounds, there is a living museum. It is vibrant with artists, docents, historians and more, all who have gathered to tell the story of a very specific era in our Florida story.
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Thank you so much to Cindy Horton from Cracker Country. You can check out more of the work going on at the museum right here!
Thank you to my friend Gabrielle Calise form the Tampa Bay Times. You can read her article about the Florida State Fair right here!
You can read more about Doyle E. Carlton here!
You can read more about the State Fair here!
If you enjoyed this episode, you will enjoy these as well!
Marco Polo Park
The Election of 1966
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Songs
Traveling Horse
Arround the Lake
Smuggler
Traveling to Louisiana
Good Thoughts
Love After Midnight
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In August of 1992, a massive hurricane hit South Florida. The storm passed, and the damage was laid bare. It was clear things needed to change. When pythons ran loose in the Everglades, and our walls fells in on themselves, where did we go from there?
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Thank you so much to Craig Pittman for his assistance and conversation in this episode! You can purchase your copy of his BRAND NEW BOOK, Cat Tale, here!
You can read more about Hurricane Andrew right here!
You can read more about python hunters in the Everglades here!
If you enjoyed this episode, you will enjoy these as well!
Henry Flagler
Indian River Fruit Company
The photography used in the marketing of this show is by Lauren Nix. Check out more of her art right here!
Songs
Frozen Creek
Piano Parapentes
Desert Ghost Town
Bad Old Daemons
Things You Never Known
Traveling Horse
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Since 1927, four individuals have been chosen as the Poet Laureate for the state of Florida. Each one has brought something new to the position. The current laureate, Peter Meinke, has much to say on Florida, life and death, and the peculiar joys of the places we call home.
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Thank you so much to Peter and Jeanne Meinke for welcoming me into their home and chatting with me! You can purchase Peter's poetry right here.
You can read more about Vivian Laramore Rader here!
You can read more about the history of poet laureates right her!
Watch the inauguration of our current U.S. Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo!
If you enjoyed this episode, you will enjoy these as well!
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Zora Neale Hurston
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
The photography used in the marketing of this show is by Lauren Nix. Check out more of her art right here!
Songs
Desert Ghost Town
Traveling Horse
Love After Midnight
Piano Parapentes
Arround the Lake
Things You Never Known
Good Thoughts
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For the last thirty years, one community has been at the center of a neighborhood that today is a main street in Orlando. From its origins to the present day, Mills Avenue's community survived on optimism.
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Thank you to Joanne Grant from Mills 50 for speaking with me on the podcast. Check out Mills 50's future projects right here!
Check out Ricky Ly's blog, Tasty Chomps!
Check out the Orange County Regional History Center!
You can read more about Orlando's Main Street program right here!
You can read more about about the Main Street America program right here!
If you enjoyed this episode, you will enjoy these as well!
Division Avenue
Interstate 4
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Songs
Easy Night by Lobo Loco
Smuggler by Lobo Loco
Road to Lafayette by Lobo Loco
Echoes Boogie Dancehall by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
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Thousands of rockets were launched from Florida's coast in the last seventy years. How did the space program come to Florida? And when will Americans return to space from our shores?
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Thank you to Brendan Byrne from WMFE for all of his help with this episode. Check out Brendan's show, Are We There Yet, right here!
You can read more about SpaceX's future launches right here!
You can read more about the history of Cape Canaveral right here!
If you enjoyed this episode, you will enjoy these as well!
John Young and Apollo 10
Okahumpka (with Gilbert King)
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Songs
Echoes Boogie Dancehall by Lobo Loco
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Meet You Last Summer by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
At the beginning of next year, greyhound racing in Florida will be illegal, exactly ninety years after it was made legal in 1931. How did we get here? And what comes next for the industry?
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Thank you to Kate MacFall for her help with this episode. Find out more about the efforts of the Humane Society of the United States here!
You can read more about the history of greyhound racing here!
You can read about getting involved with Humane Lobby Day here!
If you enjoyed this episode, you will enjoy these as well!
Florida Bonneted Bats
Manatees
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Songs
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
You Get The Blues by Lobo Loco
Traveling to Louisiana by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
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Every border of Florida is defined by its connection to the water all around us. The lines they follow are set by human ingenuity and violence. But what will we be if water fundamentally changes our shape forever?
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Thank you to Joe Knetsch for his help on this episode. You can check out some of Dr. Joe's books right here!
You can read more about the threat of sea level rise in Florida here.
You can read more about the amazing work of Andrew Ellicott here.
If you enjoyed this episode, you will probably also enjoy these episodes!
Florida's Flag
Okahumpka (with Gilbert King)
The photography used in the marketing of this show is by Lauren Nix. Check out more of her art right here!
Songs
Piano Parapentes by Lobo Loco
Smuggler by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Echoes Boogie Dancehall by Lobo Loco
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Gabrielle Calise refuses to be put into a box. She has written a wide variety of stories for the Tampa Bay Times, from haunted houses to city government, from local folklore to strip clubs. The unifying factor of all of her work is her desire for answers.
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Thank you so much to Gabrielle Calise! Here are some of the works by Gabrielle referenced in this episode:
You can take sloth yoga classes in Florida. Animal welfare experts say you shouldn’t.
Tampa strip clubs and the battle to bare it all: How the lap dance was outlawed 20 years ago
9 things you didn’t know about Tampa strip clubs
That spaceship on top of a Tampa strip club? It once was the house of the future.
Thong-clad hot dog girls once ruled Florida streets. Where did they go?
Songs
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Traveling Louisiana by Lobo Loco
Smuggler by Lobo Loco
You Get The Blues by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Rachel Simmons collects the memories of the town she calls home. In the archive of the Winter Park Public Library, information about the history of this town is being cultivated and organized in order to tell its story.
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Thank you so much to Rachel Simmons for her time and her stories. You can find out more about her work and the events at the Winter Park Public Library here!
Songs
Smuggler by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Nice To Be Near You by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
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Some final thoughts and a recap of the second season of Wait Five Minutes.
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Songs
Easy Night by Lobo Loco
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
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In the 1920s, the biggest celebrity in Orlando was a grumpy old swan. When he died, the city couldn't let him go. They had him stuffed and, to this day, he still exists in that taxidermy form.
In the season two finale of Wait Five Minutes, we discuss taxidermy and memory with New York Times Best-Selling Author, Kristen Arnett, whose debut novel, Mostly Dead Things, came out earlier this year.
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Thank you to Kristen Arnett. You can read the article quoted in this episode right here. Check out her article in the New York Times, "Florida Women Are No Joke. I Should Know."
Thank you to Olivia Matthews for lending her voice to this episode. You can check out her playwright work right here!
Thank you to the Orange County Regional History Center and Melissa Procko for all of their help. Find out about the exhibits at the History Center and plan your visit at their website.
Songs
East Night by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Desert Ghost Town by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
You Get The Blues by Lobo Loco
Piano Parapentes by Lobo Loco
Meet You Last Summer by Lobo Loco
Brain - Instrumental Retro by Lobo Loco
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In 1972, the Miami Dolphins couldn't be stopped. At a time when America was facing uncertain futures, the hope of one team was enough to distract, for just one game every week, from the chaos everywhere else.
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Songs
Smuggler by Lobo Loco
Brain - Instrumental Retro by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
You Get The Blues by Lobo Loco
Desert Ghost Town by Lobo Loco
Piano Parapentes by Lobo Loco
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Additional Audio
President Obama Honors the 1973 Super Bowl Champion Miami Dolphins
Nixon's 1972 RNC Acceptance Speech
America's Game 1972 Dolphins
1972 Browns at Dolphins Playoff Game
Florida's state play, Cross and Sword, ran for thirty-two consecutive seasons. During that time, the production shifted and changed, finding brand new ways to remember the complex and untidy origins of our state.
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Thank you again to Tom Rahner for all of his assistance in the production of this episode!
Songs
Piano Parapentes by Lobo Loco
Brain - Instrumental Retro by Lobo Loco
Echos Boogie Dancehall by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
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Additional Audio
Rachmaninov Vespers - 3 Blessed is the Man (Psalm 1)
Almighty and Everlasting God - Gibbons
Das Rheingold : "Rheingold, Rheingold!"
Major-General's Song from The Pirates of Penzance - London Coliseum
Erik Satie - Socrate
Bizet - L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1 & Suite No. 2 / Nathalie Stutzmann
In the 1960s, politics in the South changed forever. Nowhere is that more evident than in the rivalry between two Democrats: the mayor of Miami and the mayor of Jacksonville. The fallout made history.
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Songs
Traveling to Lousiana by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Brain - Instrumental Retro by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Smuggler by Lobo Loco
Desert Ghost Town by Lobo Loco
Springtime by Lobo Loco
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The Annie Russell Theatre is almost ninety years old now, but the lore wrapped up in the building will stretch much, much longer. Every person who encounters it has something new to share, fracturing its ghost story more and more every time.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains frequent discussion of death, and a brief mention of suicide.
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Grab your tickets for Private Lies at the Annie Russell Theatre right here!
Thank you again to the Winter Park Public Library! You can see what they are up to right here.
Songs
Sometimes It Rains by Lobo Loco
Streetlight Silent Film by Lobo Loco
Autumn Morning by Lobo Loco
Arround The Village by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
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The Florida Bonneted Bat exists nowhere else in the world. They are some of the most fascinating animals in the country and, thanks to a group of brilliant scientists, we have gotten to no them more and more before it's too late.
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Check out more of Dr. Frank Ridgley's work on the Florida Bonneted Bat right here!
Songs
Autumn Morning by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Arround the Village by Lobo Loco
Piano Parapentes by Lobo Loco
Morning at the Creek by Lobo Loco
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Every story we tell has some falsehoods. We complicate or muddle without meaning to and the story always changes. What happens, then, to the stories about grander concepts, mysteries beyond our understanding? When those urban legends start manifesting, what new shapes do our stories take?
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Songs
Streetlight Silent Film by Lobo Loco
Arround the Village by Lobo Loco
Autumn Morning by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Traveling to Lousiana by Lobo Loco
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Florida's egrets were on the brink of demise. Enter Guy Bradley, an outdoorsman who, for three short years, fought adamantly to keep the birds safe. Then, on one sweltering July day, his mission was violently cut short.
Content warning: This episode makes frequent reference to death, and a brief reference to gun violence.
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Check out the primary source material for this episode, Death in the Everglades by Stuart B. McIver.
Songs
Streetlife Silent Film by Lobo Loco
Bad Old Daemons by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Growing your own plants is harder. Growing your own plants in Florida is even harder. We take inspiration from the professionals, but getting it right can be nearly impossible.
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Find out more about Orlando's botanical garden, Leu Gardens!
Read Robert Bowden's book, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Gardening!
Songs
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Nice to Be Near You by Lobo Loco
Traveling to Louisiana by Lobo Loco
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
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Authors leave a trail of legacy and memories behind them. They cannot control how their words will age or change, but, in the case of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, she created a new vocabulary to speak about Florida that we still use to this day.
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The voice of Marjorie was Bailey DeVoe. You can see Bailey DeVoe in Andrew Lippa's Wild Party the Musical at the Aeon Life Theater in Tampa!
Read more of Dr. Jill Jones' work here.
You can read Lauren Groff's article about Marjorie here.
You can check out more of Willie Green's life and legacy here.
Songs
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Piano Parapentes by Lobo Loco
Traveling to Louisiana by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Desert Ghost Town by Lobo Loco
Brain Instrumental Retro by Lobo Loco
Hear more music from Lobo Loco here!
Nine months before Walt Disney World took Central Florida by storm, one unusual little theme park tried to leave an impact of their own. Why did so many parks try to take on the Mouse? And what do we get in return when we relish in nostalgia?
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Songs
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Echoes Boogie Dancehall by Lobo Loco
Traveling to Lousiana by Lobo Loco
Piano Parapentes by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Hear more music from Lobo Loco here!
From our early Spanish years, to our secession from the United States, our flag has been a playground of ideologies. Why has our state struggled to find its own identity? And how can Floridians fight to control their own symbols and narratives?
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Songs
You Get The Blues by Lobo Loco
Brain - Instrumental Retro by Lobo Loco
Desert Ghost Town by Lobo Loco
Easy Night by Lobo Loco
Piano Parapentes by Lobo Loco
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The secret pathways of the Everglades have puzzled explorers for decades. However, for the criminals of Prohibition-era Miami, the maze of the swamp was the perfect way to escape justice.
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Songs
Desert Ghost Town by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Bad Old Daemons by Lobo Loco
Most of John Huston's 1948 classic Key Largo was actually filmed in California. This doesn't matter for the people of the real Key Largo, who have built a city around the movie's popularity. How much of it is truly inspired by the island?
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Songs
Traveling to Louisiana by Lobo Loco
Echoes Boogie Dancehall by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Additional Audio
Key Largo Official Trailer #1
Hurricanes in the Movies: Hurricane scene from film "Key Largo"
Humphrey Bogart Film Festival - Key Largo
For over sixty years, the citizens of Ocala have seen strange lights over their forest. Could the Navy base deep in the woods be the explanation? Or is there something beyond our world paying visits to the little town?
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Songs
Morning at the Creek by Lobo Loco
Autumn Morning by Lobo Loco
Arround the Village by Lobo Loco
Additional Audio
Case 78114 - Ocala, Florida, July 31, 2016
Yellow fever and malaria tore about the south for over a century. Fifty years before anyone had a treatment for either of these diseases, one Florida man invented a machine that could've saved millions... if only anyone had listened.
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Songs
Bad Old Daemons by Lobo Loco
Desert Ghost Town by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
It is the one-year anniversary of the creation of this show. Today, let's celebrate how far we've come, and interrogate all of the places we have yet to go.
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Songs
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Bad Old Daemons by Lobo Loco
Autumn Morning by Lobo Loco
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Echoes Boogie Dancehall by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.orlando.gov/Parks-the-Environment/Directory/Wetlands-Park
https://patch.com/connecticut/windsor/it-takes-mark-twain-to-describe-new-england-weather-daca7672
https://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/arts/twain1.htm
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2017/02/16/mandela-effect-false-memories/#.XTZS2JNKikY
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/06/20/florida-could-face-76-billion-in-climate-change-costs-by-2040-report-says/
https://www.tampabay.com/environment/new-study-predicts-higher-high-temperatures-for-florida-thanks-to-climate-change-20190716/
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article226863744.html
http://www.cityoforlando.net/greenworks/about/
http://southeastfloridaclimatecompact.org/
Around Florida's coasts, a small population of birds with an unusual hunting habit. As their numbers dwindle in the state, a group of volunteers fight to keep the birds safe.
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Songs
Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Bad Old Daemons by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Echoes Boogie Dancehall by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/birds/shorebirdsseabirds/black-skimmer/
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/100-black-skimmer-babies-being-born-on-st-pete-beach
https://birdsna.org/Species-Account/bna/species/blkski/introduction
https://fl.audubon.org/sites/default/files/audubon_beach_birds_identification_terns_gulls.pdf
https://www.audubon.org/about/history-audubon-and-waterbird-conservation
https://fl.audubon.org/get-involved/coastal-bird-stewardship
https://fl.audubon.org/coastal-conservation/floridas-rooftop-nesting-birds
John Young flew six different missions for NASA, each one unique and important in its own way. In his forty-two years of service, he set firsts unlike anyone else in the program. What makes him so special? And how did he get a secret sandwich into space?
We sit down with Brendan Byrne of WMFE 90.7 News to discuss Young, Apollo 10, and the future of space travel in the state of Florida. Check out his podcast, Are We There Yet? from WMFE!
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Songs
Arround the Village by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Echoes Boogie Dancehall by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Traveling to Louisiana by Lobo Loco
Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/biographies-list/bios-y/Young-John/Young-John-Text.html
https://www.britannica.com/science/Gemini-spacecraft-and-space-program
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/satchel-gemini-3-molly-brown
https://www.space.com/39807-nasa-gemini-3-crewed-mission-photos.html
https://www.space.com/39341-john-young-smuggled-corned-beef-space.html
https://www.space.com/37527-gemini-10-photos.html
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-and-peanuts-celebrate-apollo-10-s-50th-anniversary
https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/blog/snoopy-charlie-brown-and-apollo-10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuv6TVv0r44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFvJog2dMw
Flagler's story didn't end when he died in 1913. The next century would just continue to shape and change and influence his legacy. A man would fly to Cuba, his widow would face her own troubles, and his final project would be left in ruins.
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Art for the series by Lauren Nix. Follow her on Instagram here!
Songs
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Echoes Boogie Dancehall by Lobo Loco
Bad Old Daemons by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Out Of Paradise by Lobo Loco
Desert Ghost Town by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article1951587.html
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-07-02-8902190293-story.html
http://www.casamarinaresort.com/about-en.html
https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/travel/history-on-the-beach/njthP/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pan-am-s-first-office
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/09/irma-most-intense-hurricane-florida-keys-1935-history/
The last fifteen years of Flagler's life somehow managed to be more influential than the previous seventy. Flagler had done the impossible already, but now, as the 20th century began, he set out to build a railroad across an ocean all the way to Key West.
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Art for the series by Lauren Nix. Follow her on Instagram here!
Songs
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Echoes Boogie Dancehall by Lobo Loco
Bad Old Daemons by Lobo Loco
Desert Ghost Town by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Sometimes It Rains by Lobo Loco
Road to Lafayette by Loco Loco
Traveling to Louisiana by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Sources
Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean by Les Standiford
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/panama-canal
https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/244350
https://www.floridarambler.com/historic-florida-getaways/florida-keys-pigeon-key-seven-mile-bridge/
http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/ingraham/expedition/Drainage.htm
https://www.floridastateparks.org/learn/history-fort-zachary
https://fla-keys.com/hurricane-information/
Flagler and Plant were racing each other to build a railroad to Miami. Who got there first doesn't matter in retrospect. What matters is the things they built on the way, the heartaches they faced, and the legacies that still carry on to this day.
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Art for the series by Lauren Nix. Follow her on Instagram here!
Songs
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Echoes Boogie Dancehall by Lobo Loco
Out of Paradise by Lobo Loco
Traveling to Louisiana by Lobo Loco
Bad Old Daemons by Lobo Loco
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Autumn Morning by Lobo Loco
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Morning at the Creek by Lobo Loco
Sources
Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean by Les Standiford
https://www.plantmuseum.com/about/history
http://hbp.sunstyledesign.com/?page_id=169
https://www.plantmuseum.com/discover/learn/chronology
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1992-05-10-9205090446-story.html
http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/ingraham/expedition/IngrahamJE.htm
https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00095319/00001/1x
http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/ingraham/expedition/TuttleJ.htm
https://www.sanfordfl.gov/about-sanford/history-and-historic-preservation
https://ormondhistory.org/the-hotel-ormond/
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Panic_of_1893
https://www.aar.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/AAR-Short-History-American-Freight-Railroads.pdf
https://www.flaglermuseum.us/history/whitehall
Henry Flagler blazed the trail for the modern Florida. How did he arrive at the Sunshine State in the first place? What was his life before he ever stepped foot here? What pushed him into this dizzying, final chapter in his life?
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Songs
Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco
Echoes Boogie Dancehall by Lobo Loco
Desert Ghost Town by Lobo Loco
Traveling to Louisiana by Lobo Loco
Bad Old Daemons by Lobo Loco
Autumn Morning by Lobo Loco
Morning at the Creek by Lobo Loco
Sources
Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean by Les Standiford
Henry Morrison Flagler Biography - Flagler Museum
Standard Oil - Encyclopedia Britannica
John D. Rockefeller - Cleveland Historical
HOTEL TO COLLEGE - Flagler College
Presidential Days in the Nation’s Oldest City - The St. Augustine Record
United States presidential election of 1888 - Encyclopedia Britannica
Florida's Role in the Civil War: "Supplier of the Confederacy" - Exploring Florida
St. John's Bluff Civil War Florida - AmericanCivilWar.com
A Guide to Civil War Records - Florida Memory
When the Orange Bird was originally conceived, his reach and connections could not have been comprehended. He was made to sell an idea. What came next changed American history forever.
Songs
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Additional Audio
The Orange Bird Song
Walt Disney Studios Presents The Story and Songs of The Orange Bird Disneyland Record
Donald Duck Orange Juice w Ivor Barry and Voice of Donald Duck by Clarence Nash commercial 1980
Anita Bryant Florida orange juice ad
Anita Bryant's Pie to the Face - www.NBCUniversalArchives.com
Pat Rocco: Harvey Milk speech (1978)
Sources
The Orange Juice Boycott That Changed America - Extra Crispy
Airships and Oranges: The Commercial Art of the Second Gold Rush - Smithsonian Magazine
Cooperative Economy in the Great Depression - Jonathan Rowe
The Unusual Story of Walt Disney World's Most Mysterious Mascot - Theme Park Tourist
Florida Gay Rights Activists Boycott Orange Juice, 1977-1980 - Global Nonviolent Action Database
Communists and Perverts under the Palms: The Johns Committee in Florida, 1956-1965 by Stacy Braukman - Amazon
Fighting with Fruit: Anita Bryant’s long-lasting legacy - South Florida Gay News
Perspective: The Johns Committee and its infamy - Tampa Bay Times
Florida Citrus Crate Labels - Florida Southern College
Orange Day on April 14th! - Live Lingua
Looking forward, and looking back, as the summer months approach.
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Songs
Arround the Lake by Loco Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/276475-legislative-leaders-announce-2018-19-committee-week-schedule
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/05/17/desantis-approves-toll-road-projects-overcoming-environmental-concerns/
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/444391-trump-admin-wont-be-sending-migrants-to-florida-after-backlash
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/20/trump-administration-pulls-back-plan-send-border-migrants-across-us-florida-broward-palm-beach/3738774002/
The Villages is a major hub for retirees in Florida. It struggled for decades to get off the ground, meeting obstacle after obstacle. Once it took off, it left the rest of the state behind, and never looked back.
Songs
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://saltriverstories.org/items/show/240
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2003-12-25-0312241409-story.html
https://www.villages-news.com/2019/01/05/who-was-harold-schwartz/
https://www.byduncan.com/2014/03/14/harold-schwartz-millionaire-h-gary-morse-billionaire/
https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/tincans/
https://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/ld_boom/ld_boom1.htm
https://nwfloridahistory.com/2018/10/29/florida-and-the-19th-century-panics-1837-1857-1873-and-1893-part-2/
https://news.wjct.org/post/south-florida-mobile-home-parks-face-real-estate-crunch
https://www.heraldtribune.com/article/LK/20020526/News/605227601/SH/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/09/12/florida-has-828000-mobile-homes-only-half-are-insured/?utm_term=.1578178c8683
Will Governor Ron DeSantis be a green governor? How will Florida's environmental future look? Has the president influenced our state's conservation future?
Songs
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article230104349.html
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/opinion/columnists/eve-samples/2019/05/03/gov-ron-desantis-first-environmental-report-card/3630445002/
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/02/us/florida-chief-science-officer-scn/index.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article230361989.html
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/02/offshore-drilling-rules-1404098
There is a little city in Lake County that you might have never heard of. Its existence, however, is the launching part for some of the most significant events in the state's history. These stories are essential.
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Songs
Autumn Morning by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Road to Lafayette by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074DH4G9L/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=MI014
http://seminoletribune.org/the-treaty-of-moultrie-creek/
http://palmm.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/ucf%3A25436/datastream/OBJ/view
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-groveland-four-capsules-20190109-story.html
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/lake/os-lk-lauren-ritchie-newspaperwoman-mabel-reese-hall-of-fame-20180823-story.html
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2005-11-30-lritchie30-story.html
https://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20180613/now-navy-test-site-bugg-spring-holds-many-secrets
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1994-08-31-9408310189-story.html
https://books.google.com/books?id=3-3bmDRmIEoC&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68&dq=micanopy+okahumpka&source=bl&ots=STiUSg2SE-&sig=ACfU3U0JyBkAChTi3eCxUc2M617PN5Sd-A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSzpbqhPfhAhXoYN8KHRbGCXEQ6AEwCHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=micanopy%20okahumpka&f=false
https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/17698
https://www.law.ufl.edu/areas-of-study/experiential-learning/clinics/about-the-clinics/virgil-d-hawkins-story
http://cms.leoncountyfl.gov/Library/LibraryInformation/About-LeRoy-Collins
https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/NUWC-Newport/What-We-Do/Detachments/Underwater-Sound-Reference-Division/Leesburg-Facility/
https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/civil-rights/
https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/0a13e56a-8fc9-4431-9a4f-f5e2b33af588
The three most public bills from the Florida Legislature, and a brief recap of the past two months up in Tallahassee. In just six minutes!
Song
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
Sources
Florida House: These were the 9 most-lobbied bills of the session - Tampa Bay Times
Florida House tosses punitive ‘sanctuary cities’ bill back to Senate - Tampa Bay Times
Florida Approves Bill Allowing Classroom Teachers To Be Armed - NPR
Florida bill banning sanctuary cities heads to governor's desk - The Hill
Florida lawmakers pass Amendment 4 restrictions on ex-felon voting rights as Democrats fume on wild day - Orlando Sentinel
2019, Senate and House Bills - The Florida Senate
In November of 1987, stories say that aliens came to Florida. At the same time, America was facing the climax of a forty year international struggle. Why did UFOs appear in our skies? And what sort of fear led to this defined belief?
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Songs
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Mystery Forest by Lobo Loco
Autumn Morning by Lobo Loco
Morning at the Creek by Lobo Loco
Arround the Village by Lobo Loco
Streetlife Silent Film by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/gulf-breeze/2017/09/22/troy-moon-30-years-gulf-breeze-ufo-sightings/688723001/
https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//NSAEBB/NSAEBB238/index.htm
https://www.afhistory.af.mil/FAQs/Fact-Sheets/Article/458985/evolution-of-the-department-of-the-air-force/
https://www.mufon.com/mantell-case---1948.html
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article85417412.html
https://www.nps.gov/guis/learn/historyculture/the-live-oak-story.htm
https://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812/war-of-1812#section_4
The lovebugs have arrived. The lovebugs are everywhere. The lovebugs aren't going anywhere. Why are there so many myths around this unusual little fly? And why should we care whether they're here or not?
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Songs
Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco
Streetlife Silent Film by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Sources
http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/pestalert/lovebug.htm https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/newsletters/hortupdate/hortupdate_archives/2006/sept06/LoveBgs.html http://journals.fcla.edu/flaent/article/view/57084/54763 http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/be12-1.pdf https://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/lovebug.htm
Two immigration bills are moving forward, and a handful of teams are in their playoffs. Some clarifications and updates to start your Tuesday!
Songs
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.aclufl.org/en/press-releases/coalition-civil-rights-and-immigrants-rights-organizations-issue-statewide-travel
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/527/BillText/c1/PDF
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/168/BillText/c2/PDF
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/sanctuary-policies-overview
Division Avenue is more than just a street. It is the dividing line between the white communities and the black communities in Orlando. The scars of history last. How does a neighborhood bounce back?
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Songs
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Sources
Even Breathing Is A Risk In One Of Orlando’s Poorest Neighborhoods - Huffington Post
Historic Orange County: The Story of Orlando and Orange County - Google Books
Griffin Park public housing complex could face demolition, relocating 345 residents - Orlando Sentinel
The Rise and Fall of an African American Inner City - Modern Cities
Residents of Orlando's Griffin Park boxed in by roads, noise - Orlando Sentinel
Florida’s Section 8 Housing Program - Eligibility.com
Our History - City of Orlando
Dade Massacre in December of 1835 - Miami History
MYSTERY OF NAME TRACKED DOWN LONG, WINDING TRAIL - Orlando Sentinel
When the Contemporary Resort was originally designed, it was built with all the hope of the future built into its existence. Modernity was not so kind, however. What makes the Contemporary Resort so special? And what part of history gives it that lasting quality?
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Songs
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Sources
Walt Disney's original E.P.C.O.T film (1966) HD FULL VERSION - YouTube
Building of Walt Disney World's Contemporary Resort US Steel - YouTube
Watergate "I'm Not A Crook" - YouTube
A TRUE CONTEMPORARY: THE LIFE AND WORK OF MARY BLAIR - Oh My Disney
A new book highlights the colorful Mary Blair — one of the first female artists for Disney - Amy Poehler's Smart Girls
Magic of Mary Blair
Secrets and History of the Contemporary Resort - DisneyContemporary.com Histories of Disney’s Contemporary and Polynesian Resorts - Disney Parks Blog Mary Blair: The Grand Canyon Concourse Mural - Design Observer Watergate Chronology
Complications to amendments, surprising increases in our budget, and a major flub in our state-wide transportation systems, in just six minutes!
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Songs
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Sources
Florida House plan would make ballot initiatives much harder to get before voters - Orlando Sentinel
A pleasant surprise for DeSantis' environmental budget - Gainesville Sun
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A father-son duo of storytellers. A culture pushed to the very brink. A mayor entering the national spotlight. A tycoon with millions of dollars to spare. An ecosystem on the edge of collapse. They all have one thing in common: oil.
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Songs
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Nice To Be Near You by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://archive.org/details/floridaenchantme00dimo/page/38
https://www.ogj.com/articles/print/vol-110/issue-3/exploration-development/sunniland-shale-an-emerging.html
http://www.collierresources.com/sunniland-oil-trend
https://aoghs.org/petroleum-pioneers/first-florida-oil-well/
http://www.collierresources.com/history-of-oil-exploration-development
https://www.chron.com/local/history/economy-business/article/The-march-from-Humble-Oil-to-Exxon-dates-back-7943392.php
https://www.tampabayfossilclub.com/cms-main.php?page=flStory
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/florida-mayor-sets-date-to-announce-2020-run-for-president
https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/03/13/politics/florida-mayor-wayne-messam-2020-committee/?r=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2F
https://www.miramarfl.gov/250/Founding-the-City
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-ne-everglades-oil-drilling-court-20190318-story.html
https://www.nps.gov/articles/nps-designations.htm
Private school vouchers, voting rights, medical marijuana and Andrew Gillum! All summarized quickly for you, so that you're always in the know!
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Songs
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco
Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/state/florida/
https://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/vouchers/index.html
https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/so-do-private-school-vouchers-work
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/2019/03/03/ron-desantis-and-gop-poised-to-redefine-public-education-in-florida/
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/school-zone/os-ne-desantis-school-vouchers-scholarships-20190215-story.html
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/2019/03/25/florida-senate-committee-to-hear-amendment-4-bill-today/
https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/post/despite-confusion-about-amendment-4-florida-granting-felons-voting-rights
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/consumer/os-bz-smokable-medical-marijuana-on-sale-20190325-story.html
https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2019/03/20/gillum-to-launch-florida-voter-registration-campaign-to-trip-up-trump-923517
https://www.270towin.com/states/Florida
The sea turtles nest on our shores, trusting us to protect their babies until they can return to the ocean. What are we doing to help? And what mysteries surround the places that keep those turtles safe?
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Songs
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM0T9zTvuaU
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Archie_Carr/
https://fladefenders.org/
https://myfwc.com/research/wildlife/sea-turtles/threats/artificial-lighting/
https://www.visitflorida.com/en-us/things-to-do/outdoors-nature/florida-beaches-to-see-nesting-sea-turtles.html
https://seaturtlespacecoast.org/
https://www.seeturtles.org/ocean-plastic
https://conserveturtles.org/#
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/destinations/florida/os-exfl-central-ponce-de-leon-landing-20170514-story.html
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ponce-de-leon-discovers-florida
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20140116/man-who-rewrote-florida-history-dies
https://marinelife.org/
I-4 carves through the middle of central Florida, connecting Tampa, Orlando and Daytona like a lifeline. This comes with its own troubles, the kind that only Florida could generate and that can only be explained by a dive into history.
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Songs
Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco
Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Streetlife Silentfilm by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Road to Lafeyette by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://i4ultimate.com/project-info/overview/
https://i4ultimate.com/project-info/future-i-4/#info577
https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/interstate-highway-system
https://i4ultimate.com/project-info/
https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2007/septemberoctober/feature/planned-paradise-making-the-florida-dream
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/transportation/i-4-makeover/os-i4-construction-damage-claims-denied-20180619-htmlstory.html
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/timeline-fatal-accidents-involving-i-4-ultimate-construction/914970057
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1999-10-17-9910150305-story.html
https://www.sanfordfl.gov/about-sanford/history-and-historic-preservation
https://www.floridamemory.com/blog/2015/05/22/the-dreaded-yellow-jack/
https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201312/3819/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=-LonimBLyI0
http://www.weirdus.com/states/florida/road_less_traveled/route_4_dead_zone/index.php
Anna Eskamani represents House District 47 in Orlando. She has made a name for herself being very vocal and very active, and she is eager to bring her passion to the state legislature for the next two months.
What is she excited about? And how did she get to this moment?
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Songs
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.annaforflorida.com/
https://ballotpedia.org/Anna_Eskamani
Immigration, film industries, lobbying and space travel. Catch up on the movings and shakings of Tallahassee as the Florida Legislature begins their sixty-day session today!
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Songs
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-ne-desantis-sanctuary-cities-20190226-story.html
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/bill-would-ban-sanctuary-cities-in-florida/67-29ca2069-aa00-4327-9461-ece8b89a7275
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/07/08/4-big-things-to-know-about-sanctuary-cities-and-illegal-immigration/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.db12a9a73bb7
https://www.tampabay.com/business/florida-may-get-into-the-business-of-backing-films-again-if-state-bills-pass-20190301/
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-ne-legislature-money-campaign-finance-20190302-story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/03/02/spacex-successfully-launches-spacecraft-designed-astronauts/?utm_term=.11426d45bb2e
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/space/go-for-launch/os-bz-crew-dragon-docks-20190303-story.html
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/03/699820591/space-station-celebrates-a-new-era-in-exploration-with-arrival-of-spacex-capsule
Early last month, a real estate company was given permission to dig into protected land to find oil. It moved by without much comment. Not out of apathy, but because this sort of thing is far more common than many realize. Why? And how do we stop it in the future?
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Songs
Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-oil-well-everglades-20190205-story.html
http://projects.sun-sentinel.com/2019/fl-oil-and-gas-well-locations/
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/exploratory-well.asp
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article24820741.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTD6tp2Rdnw
https://kanterhealthorg.wordpress.com/about-us/joseph-h-kanter-founder-and-chairman/
https://www.nps.gov/bicy/learn/the-first-national-preserve.htm
https://www.ogj.com/articles/print/vol-110/issue-3/exploration-development/sunniland-shale-an-emerging.html
https://aoghs.org/petroleum-pioneers/first-florida-oil-well/
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/onshore-drilling-threat-florida-oil-exploration-everglades
Spring training baseball comes to Florida every single year. Our history with baseball is complicated, but the impacts of today are lasting. How did we get here, to the very first day of 2019's spring training season?
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Songs
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Lobo
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Sources
http://www.floridagrapefruitleague.com/home/history/
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WHS/1886.shtml
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WNL/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/national-league-of-baseball-is-founded
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/photo-1-78
https://dc.curbed.com/2016/9/20/12986838/swampoodle-irish
https://www.mlb.com/spring-training/grapefruit-league/
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/a5b2c2b4
https://www.flasports.com/2018/07/30/2018-mlb-spring-training-produces-687-1-million-of-economic-impact-for-the-state-of-florida/
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/288561-ron-desantis-to-welcome-2019-spring-training-at-governors-baseball-dinner
https://www.sportsdestinations.com/management/economics/economic-impact-florida-sports-13586
https://sabraz.org/the-cactus-league-a-brief-history/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7jTuxjDWw0
Bills and proposals and new laws and old fights! All that in just five minutes on this week's Tallahassee Tuesday!
Songs
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.wuft.org/news/2019/02/12/florida-lawmakers-file-anti-gun-violence-legislation/
https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gradebook/2019/02/12/bill-to-arm-florida-teachers-passes-first-committee-along-party-lines/
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/opinion/editorials/2019/02/14/florida-legislature-renews-efforts-undermine-home-rule-our-view/2838614002/
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/29/florida-bill-would-have-students-learn-alternatives-to-climate-change-evolution/
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article226334175.html
https://www.aclufl.org/en/news/look-ahead-2019-whats-next-legislative-horizon
https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_State_Legislature
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/287910-sixty-days-for-2-14-19-a-prime-time-look-at-the-2019-legislative-session
Zora Neale Hurston liked the mystery that surrounded her. That was part of what made her so unique. But who was she, really? And how did she carry her legends with her?
Songs
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.zoranealehurston.com/about/
https://www.zoranealehurston.com/books/
https://www.itsmymaitland.org/about/
https://eatonvillefl.wordpress.com/history/
https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/harlem-renaissance#section_7
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2014/01/08/zora-neale-hurston-federal-writers-project
https://www.biography.com/news/zora-neale-hurston-their-eyes-were-watching-god-80th-anniversary
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma01/grand-jean/hurston/chapters/index.html
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/clotilda-slave-shipwreck-discovery-alabama-delta-spd/
http://time.com/5272335/zora-neale-hurston-barracoon-published/
Budgets! Sanctions! Education! Marijuana! All that, in under five minutes, just for you!
Songs
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-ne-desantis-budget-recommendation-20190201-story.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article225394015.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/01/31/common-core-florida-standards-ron-desantis-governor/2738154002/
https://www.clickorlando.com/education/what-is-common-core-and-how-will-gov-desantis-new-order-change-it
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2019/01/29/florida-sanctions-airbnb-over-west-bank-policy/2713008002/
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/17/on-medical-marijuana-florida-gov-ron-desantis-wants-to-heed-the-will-of-voters/
The manatees flock to Blue Spring State Park every winter. Why do they come? Who looks out for them when they do? And what is the future of our beloved sea cow?
Check out more on how to protect these creates at Save the Manatee Club.
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Songs
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_bbxKGUaAI
https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/blue-spring-state-park
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-lagoon/health/2018/01/05/manatee-deaths-boat-strikes-2017-tied-statewide-record-set-2016/1001088001/
https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/Red-Tide-s-continuing-toll-The-554-dead-manatees-in-2018-already-surpasses-last-year-s-total-_171056483
https://www.savethemanatee.org/how-to-help/report-injured-manatee/
https://www.fws.gov/southeast/wildlife/mammals/manatee/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbus-mistakes-manatees-for-mermaids
https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/endoceanmanatees/
https://defenders.org/florida-manatee/threats
Marjory Stoneman Douglas changed the world. It's time to reclaim her name, tell her story, and try harder to be the type of Floridian she was.
Songs
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saQnkgnDSJY
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3985972?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
https://www.nps.gov/bicy/learn/historyculture/miami-jetport.htm
https://freesound.org/people/CCCanary/sounds/266754/
https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/historyculture/msdouglas.htm
http://historymiamiarchives.org/guides/?p=digitallibrary/digitalcontent&id=389
Drunk History - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbnVdurs15A&t=318s
January 18th, 2019
Snow is an unusual sight in the state of Florida. But sometimes, when unusual things happen, amazing things follow soon after.
Songs
Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Sources
ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/mwr/035/mwr-035-12-0566.pdf
https://www.tampapix.com/snow.htm
https://www.gazettetimes.com/the-great-blizzard-of-great-arctic-outbreak-of-hit-the/article_dd5e0dbd-1a32-52dd-87c9-c4a851f0974c.html
https://books.google.com/books?id=7rAUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA60#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/articles/the-colony-of-east-florida/
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/opinion/2018/01/02/cold-you-should-have-been-here-1899/995793001/
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-03-14-8901140282-story.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article55396310.html
https://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/snow-in-tampa-bay-35-years-ago-we-got-a-real-dusting/1211246
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/lake/os-christmas-1989-citrus-freeze-25-anniversary-20141223-story.html
http://www.aurora-service.eu/aurora-school/aurora-borealis/
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/lake/os-christmas-1989-citrus-freeze-25-anniversary-20141223-story.html
Your update on the movings of our state government, for the week of January 8th to the 15th!
Songs
Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco
Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/14/gov-desantis-names-miami-appellate-judge-robert-luck-to-florida-supreme-court/
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/10/ron-desantis-unveils-sweeping-environmental-plan-to-fix-floridas-water-woes/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-sheriff-suspended-handling-marjory-stoneman-douglas-high/story?id=60322181
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/08/desantis-issues-two-executive-orders-on-his-first-day-in-office/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/11/groveland-four-desantis-florida-pardon-black-men-accused-rape/2550190002/
The fight for medical marijuana is still new, but has already shifted and changed several times. Even now, with the laws in effect, the treatment faces consistent pressure as it tries to find its place in the healthcare system in Florida.
Songs
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco
Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/05/16/why-cant-patients-smoke-marijuana-in-florida-john-morgan-pushes-for-answers-today-in-court/
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-john-morgan-smoke-lawsuit-20180529-story.html
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-morgan-recreational-marijuana-20180626-story.html
https://www.cannamd.com/florida-amendment-2/
https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Right_to_Medical_Marijuana_Initiative,_Amendment_2_(2014)
https://tbo.com/news/politics/attorney-morgan-medicinal-marijuana-initiative-will-pass-in-florida-20140221/
http://www.floridaforcare.org/about
https://www.thestreet.com/markets/history-of-marijuana-14718715
https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/8/20/17938366/medical-marijuana-legalization-states-map
https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/8/20/17938358/marijuana-legalization-decriminalization-states-map
https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/12/07/change-on-the-horizon-for-floridas-medical-marijuana-industry
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/trending/fl-op-col-ben-pollara-med-marijuana-20181102-story.html
https://www.aclu.org/gallery/marijuana-arrests-numbers
https://www.coloradopotguide.com/colorado-marijuana-blog/article/can-you-overdose-on-marijuana/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/medical-marijuana-2018011513085
https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Medical_Marijuana_Legalization,_Amendment_2_(2016)
https://www.news-press.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/11/20/medical-marijuana-patients-could-see-big-changes-florida-commentary/2027961002/
Our new governor has a vast history, and who better to introduce us to him than himself. Ron DeSantis, in his words, this week on Wait Five Minutes.
Songs
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Road to Lafayette by Lobo Loco
Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco
Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1YP_zZJFXs
https://rondesantis.com/
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/03/president-rick-scott-marco-rubio-ron-desantis/
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/02/ron-desantis-adds-four-more-to-ranks-of-new-administration/
https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article220303490.html
https://www.politico.com/2014-election/results/map/governor/florida/
https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/florida/governor/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=kX3S8QlHdkc
https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/09/13/desantis-resignation-ends-dormant-ethics-complaint/1283073002/
https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/09/13/desantis-resignation-ends-dormant-ethics-complaint/1283073002/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8_pgBQdH3o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANbKixzFcfI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgX2gkM9y50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2acGFGlAV5k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHgl-1OrIVY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7rP4u5MS8Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ID8oPlFa2g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xXHHBCmdMc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O6eR99qG9M
2018 was a hard year for our state. What hardships did we face, and how do we move forward from the things we lost? Here’s to 2019.
Songs
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-michael-donations.html/?cid=fy19hurmichael&med=cpc&source=google&scode=rsg00000e017&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9ZDeBRD9ARIsAMbAmobyVRZ6NOBeR9OomEBX88V7E85vWW8fxFq238nFVdH6dQohE7iDKTEaAmoEEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CPmDxsnziN4CFUZSDAodASUMvQ
https://www.volunteerflorida.org/
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-ne-hurricane-michael-category-5-story.html
http://www.tampabay.com/special-reports/2018/12/27/were-not-going-back-to-normal-they-rode-out-hurricane-michael-but-were-left-without-homes/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-to-help-those-affected-by-hurricane-michael
https://www.flgov.com/2018/03/09/gov-rick-scott-signs-marjory-stoneman-douglas-high-school-public-safety-act/
http://www.wlrn.org/post/south-florida-doomed-sea-level-rise-experts-say-no-fact-theyre-optimistic
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/27/world-triple-efforts-climate-change-un-global-warming
https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/10/100-fossil-fuel-companies-investors-responsible-71-global-emissions-cdp-study-climate-change
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/representatives.aspx
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/11/09/heres-what-the-florida-legislature-looks-like-after-the-2018-elections/
https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_4,_Voting_Rights_Restoration_for_Felons_Initiative_(2018)
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-lagoon/politics/2018/12/20/federal-algae-bloom-response-bill-passes-u-s-house-senate/2375286002/
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/12/13/ron-desantis-says-amendment-4-should-be-delayed-until-he-signs-bill-from-lawmakers/
The scars left behind by the citrus industry hide in plain sight. What cannot be seen are the problems facing the industry in the present, threatening ruins yet to come. In Part Two of our exploration into the Indian River Fruit Company, Florida's identity is at risk.
Songs
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Road to Lafayette by Lobo Loco
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/pests-diseases/hungry-pests/the-threat/citrus-greening/citrus-greening-hp
https://www.floridarambler.com/historic-florida-getaways/desert-inn-yeehaw-junction/
https://ifas.ufl.edu/
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/os-florida-citrus-crop-production-history-htmlstory.html
https://www.veroheritage.org/
https://citrustower.com/
http://veronews.com/2017/09/28/irma-destroyed-half-indian-river-citrus/
http://citrusindustry.net/2018/08/28/florida-citrus-acreage-declines-again/
http://flcitrusmutual.com/citrus-101/citrushistory.aspx
https://www.floridamemory.com/blog/2015/03/25/a-merritt-island-beach-palace/
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/pelican_island/about/history.html
https://www.floridarambler.com/florida-canoeing-kayaking-paddling/pelican-island-wildlife-refuge-birds-kayak-canoe/
The Indian River Fruit Company has set a standard for citrus. Not just in the state, but in the world. This week, the history of the company and its critical relationship with the Indian River Lagoon.
Songs
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Road to Lafayette by Lobo Loco
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
Sources
http://ircitrusleague.org/history/
https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/indian-river-lagoon-preserve-state-park
http://www.ircgov.com/lagoon/symposium/Presentations/Part4/5.pdf
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/smithsonian-marine-station
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/pelican_island/wildlife_and_habitat/indian_river_lagoon.html
https://www.sjrwmd.com/waterways/indian-river-lagoon/facts/
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/watershed.html
https://www.floridamemory.com/blog/2015/03/25/a-merritt-island-beach-palace/
https://www.visitflorida.com/en-us/eat-drink/facts-about-florida-citrus-oranges.html
https://medium.com/florida-history/the-great-freezes-1894-95-and-the-collapse-of-the-florida-orange-industry-7442e5d75337
https://www.britannica.com/event/Second-Seminole-War
Hunting is a conversation method as unique as Florida’s vast ecosystem. On this episode of Wait Five Minutes, we dive deep on how hunting is used to protect animals, their habitats, and the future of our state.
Songs
Road to Lafayette by Lobo Loco
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
More from Lobo Loco can be found here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/
Sources
https://www.charitynavigator.org/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/11/reader-center/california-fires-how-to-help.html
https://ppora.org/blog/trump-budget-proposes-big-changes-in-forest-service-interior-spending
https://www.ucsusa.org/global-warming/science-and-impacts/impacts/global-warming-and-wildfire.html#.W_eWqXpKhXg
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/california-fires-latest-2018-11-20-camp-woolsey-paradise-recovery-search-rescue-live-updates/
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/10/22/the-battle-over-floridas-proposed-greyhound-racing-ban-has-one-side-accusing-the-other-of-employing-the-worst-of-modern-politics/
https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_13,_Ban_on_Wagering_on_Dog_Races_Amendment_(2018)
http://myfwc.com/hunting/
https://www.fws.gov/refuges/hunting/hunters-as-conservationists/
http://myfwc.com/hunting/by-species/bear/
http://myfwc.com/hunting/by-species/deer/
http://myfwc.com/license/recreational/hunting/
http://myfwc.com/about/overview/
https://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/GrantPrograms/WR/WR.htm
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-we-really-need-to-cull-deer-herds/
http://myfwc.com/hunting/season-dates/
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/nonnatives/
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/nonnatives/python/removing/
http://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/lionfish/challenge/
https://www.staugustine.com/news/florida-news/2016-04-16/florida-launches-reward-system-lionfish-hunters
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/lionfish-facts.html
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-reg-python-hunter-results-20171227-story.html
This week, we take a break from the tough or difficult stories. Instead, we dive headfirst into the things that make us happy or proud about the sunshine state. Included are stories about our ecosystem, our noticeably kind residents, and the historic facts that make Florida so special.
Songs
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/19/politics/florida-recount-vote-what-happened/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/12/what-you-need-know-about-florida-recount/?utm_term=.2baa06b30db8
https://www.thedailymeal.com/travel/weird-florida-facts-gallery
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2018-11-15/10-things-to-know-about-florida
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/14154
https://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/129shipwrecks/
https://chosinfoundation.org/
http://www.ugo2.org/
https://aquarius.fiu.edu/
This week on Wait Five Minutes, a memory sparks a journey in search of ghost towns around the Kennedy Space Center. As always, the history paints the area in whole new lights, and some new discoveries are made.
Songs
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.nps.gov/cana/index.htm
https://www.fws.gov/southeast/pubs/facts/merritt_island.pdf
https://visitnsbfl.com/explore/arts-and-culture/turtle-mound-at-canaveral-national-seashore
https://visitnsbfl.com/explore/arts-and-culture/eldora-house-at-canaveral-national-seashore
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/fl/eldora.html
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/mammals/land/wild-hog/
https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/ShilohHistory.pdf
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/fl/allenhurst.html
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/fl/wilson.html
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058815/
http://www.cocoabeach.com/cocoa-beach-history/
Your Florida election results, including all the major races and amendments, in just eight (8!) concise minutes. All the info you need, and a minor pep talk you didn't ask for, in a special Wednesday episode!
Songs
Road to Lafayette by Lobo Loco
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.washingtonpost.com/election-results/florida/?utm_term=.f36234e62d39
https://www.washingtonpost.com/election-results/florida/?utm_term=.f36234e62d39
https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/florida/#FL-sen
https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-monthly-reports/voter-registration-by-party-affiliation/
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article220679075.html
https://www.local10.com/news/election-results/nov-6-2018-florida-chief-financial-officer-election-results-between-jimmy-patronis-jeremy-ring
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/sep/07/mary-jordan/do-presidents-always-get-shellacked-midterm-electi/?fbclid=IwAR1XYSCvAXpeu9LPEznnf6qRUipSfBbCppJZs1829fWmLWc-09T9XBjmlTs
https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislative_elections,_2018
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/carl-hiaasen/article220995945.html
This week on Wait Five Minutes, what is a millennial? How are they involved in politics? What will their impact be on November 6th? What sort of optimism should we have towards our future?
Songs
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Sources
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/03/01/defining-generations-where-millennials-end-and-post-millennials-begin/
https://ncoc.org/research-type/civic-engagement-of-millennials-in-florida/
https://www.npr.org/2016/09/18/493836716/florida-isnt-just-your-grandmas-battleground-state-anymore
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-millennial-vote-florida-20171122-story.html
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/03/23/a-democratic-wave-from-younger-voters-and-puerto-ricans-dont-bank-on-it/
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/record-turnout-not-millennials-just-third-say-they-ll-vote-n926231?fbclid=IwAR2LrnYWhrUq9dGVfKNb2I4qt-B5i6qDtlvN-b1jSoLkcjzXeS5KZxVs9R8
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/12-young-people-on-why-they-probably-wont-vote.html
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180905/younger-voters-likely-to-decide-florida-elections-says-political-scientist?start=4
http://projects.sun-sentinel.com/2018/fl-voters/
The midterm election is on November 6th, but early voting is happening right now! While on the way to the polls, we'll cover all of the major statewide elections for you. Enjoy!
Our theme song is Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco.
Sources
www.vote.org
www.vote411.org
https://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-history/florida-governors/
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/taking-names-scott-maxwell/os-ne-eisnaugle-no-retention-vote-scott-maxwell-20181008-story.html
https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/for-voters/voting/early-voting/
https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Chief_Financial_Officer_election,_2018
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2018/10/03/nikki-fried-matt-caldwell-agriculture-commissioner-florida/1511707002/
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2018/governor/fl/florida_governor_desantis_vs_gillum-6518.html
https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Florida,_2018
Hurricane Michael devastated the Panhandle of Florida last week. How did it affect us? What did we do? And where do we go from here?
Want to help those effected? Here's a link! https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-to-help-those-affected-by-hurricane-michael
Songs
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gazZVjrneNA
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/17/us/hurricane-michael-aftermath-wxc/index.html
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/411139-hurricane-michael-collides-with-florida-races
https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/10/09/weather/hurricane-michael-stats-superlatives-wxc-trnd/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
https://fsbpa.com/05Proceedings/01-Robert%20Neal.pdf
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-08-21/news/fl-codes-oped0822-20120821_1_code-officials-codes-work-codes-and-standards
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180608003209.htm
https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/global-warming-and-hurricanes/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/one-hundred-years-of-hurricanes/
The Skunk Ape waits in the Everglades. The forest feels full and you wonder, while visiting, what else hides out there. There's no way of knowing.
Music
The Swamp by Loyalty Freak Music
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Road to Lafeyette by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trail-floridas-bigfoot-skunk-ape-180949981/
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/panther/
http://www.skunkape.biz/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcgHKMbYYNw
http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2016/03/24/fear-the-real-life-legend-and-hideous-stench-of-the-skunk-ape/
Quotes pulled from FLORIDA by Lauren Groff. Find out more about FLORIDA at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318610/florida-by-lauren-groff/9781594634512/.
This week, I cover the amendments on Florida's ballot in the upcoming general election. Nervous about what they mean? Don't worry, I break down all 12, just for you!
Have a question? You can contact me at waitfiveminutespodcast@gmail.com
The songs used in this episode are Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco & Springtime by Lobo Loco.
Sources
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/09/07/florida-supreme-court-removes-amendment-8-off-ballot/
https://www.ocpafl.org/Content/Dynamic/File.dynamic/FID/149755/
https://ballotpedia.org/Marsy%27s_Law_for_All
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/09/25/marion-hammer-urges-nra-members-to-oppose-amendment-banning-greyhound-racing/
http://everybodyisfor2.com/about/
https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_2018_ballot_measures
https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/local/owner-storm-the-kangaroo-found-safe/S83y4X7AdSntcuBITVFxZN/
https://dos.myflorida.com/media/699824/constitutional-amendments-2018-general-election-english.pdf
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/list/coluber-constrictor-priapus/
This week on Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast, I discuss the cost of living in Florida and how much people get paid. I also do the news and start a new segment about Florida's fauna. I get a little preachy near the end. Enjoy!
Our theme song is Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco. Additional music this weeking include Indian Summer by Lobo Loco and Springtime by Lobo Loco.
Included as well is Presidential Silver Lining (Live) by John Craigie from his album Opening For Steinbeck, produced by Zabriskie Point Records. I do not own the rights to any of the songs used in this episode.
Sources
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-ron-desantis-resigns-congress-n908146
http://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20180918/florida-governors-race-focuses-on-school-funding/1
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/reptiles-and-amphibians/reptiles/gopher-tortoise/
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-sugar-florida-bill-nelson-rick-scott-maxwell-20180417-story.html
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-scott-red-tide-20180919-story.html
https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/economicdevelopment/Florida-s-unemployment-rate-drops-to-3-8-percent_169181895
https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/Romano-We-need-education-solutions-not-slogans-from-DeSantis-Gillum_171935720
https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/08/03/youre-paying-too-much-for-rent-in-orlando
https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/07/20/while-florida-has-1-trillion-gdp-nearly-half-of-residents-cant-afford-basic-needs?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=articleblog&utm_campaign=endofarticle&utm_content=RelatedStories
https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/06/15/renters-in-orange-county-need-to-earn-at-least-34000-to-afford-a-studio-apartment?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=articleblog&utm_campaign=endofarticle&utm_content=RelatedStories
http://livingwage.mit.edu/pages/about
https://berniesanders.com/issues/a-living-wage/
This week, I traveled headlong into the Ocala National Forest in desperate search of one thing: a Florida black bear. I learned about the forest, the people on its outskirts, the bears hiding in the woods, and the history that built this place.
Our theme song is Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco. Additional music this week is Basic Banjo Man by Lobo Loco.
Sources
https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/ocala/about-forest
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5259728.pdf
http://www.barbervilleroadside.com/about-us/
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/bear/
http://myfwc.com/hunting/season-dates
https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/environment/2018/09/01/more-black-bears-seen-north-naples-residents-say-florida-fish-wildlife-conservation-hears-concerns/1150593002/
This week on Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast, we discuss the gubentorial race that has caught the public eye, and the ways that our government fails to care for the aging population that we invited in so many decades ago.
Our theme song is Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco.
Sources
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-jacksonville-mass-shooting-20180826-story.html
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44126.pdf
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/why-the-jacksonville-attacker-was-able-to-legally-buy-guns/2018/08/29/7765930c-abc5-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html?utm_term=.1423c38d5d42
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/dog-whistle-political-meaning
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/lake/os-sharps-mobile-home-park-eustis-development-20180802-story.html
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange/os-eustis-lake-club-falls-through-20180824-story.html
https://www.tbo.com/opinion/columns/Column-Florida-slipping-in-long-term-care-for-seniors_170653425
https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/business/new-medicare-cards-with-big-change-route-millions-floridians/AahciI28uN0iM8aWFC1wgO/
http://elderaffairs.state.fl.us/doea/pubs/stats/County_2016_projections/Counties/Florida.pdf
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-us-states-with-the-oldest-population.html
https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/national-govt--politics/florida-can-care-for-all-its-frailest-seniors/pPAysE0LVXWcx6Vo4pIVVK/
https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/tincans/
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/premium/2017/09/24/snowbirds-moving-florida/569703001/
https://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2014/mar/03/florida-democratic-party/rick-scott-rick-scott-oversaw-largest-medicare-fra/
http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/04/19/rick-scott-says-cutting-a-medicaid-program-will-save-florida-98-million-which-is-about-400-million-less-than-what-experts-say-will-be-the-true-cost/
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/28/us/elections/florida-primary-elections.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article214380699.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolynmcclanahan/2018/08/29/health-care-gun-control-and-the-environment-will-rule-the-florida-governor-race/#75803996c32e
https://live-berniesanders-com.pantheonsite.io/issues/medicare-for-all/
https://andrewgillum.com/issue/healthcare/
This week, we discuss public education and the things that stand in the way of its success. How is it funded? Why are we running so low on teachers? What can be done? All that and more.
Our theme song is Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco.
Sources
https://www.politifact.com/florida/article/2018/aug/22/fact-checking-sen-bill-nelsons-claims-about-russia/
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-lagoon/health/2018/08/23/lake-okeechobee-discharges-st-lucie-river-increasing/1077853002/
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/school-zone/os-teacher-shortage-florida-local-schools-20180817-story.html
https://www.flgov.com/2018/03/09/gov-rick-scott-signs-marjory-stoneman-douglas-high-school-public-safety-act/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/armed-school-safety-guardian-training-polk-county-florida/
https://gwengraham.com/priority/education/
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/08/22/florida-legislatures-republican-leaders-clash-with-governors-school-security-request/
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/08/09/enrollment-is-down-at-teacher-colleges-so.html
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/school-zone/os-orange-teachers-pay-students-evaluations-20170213-story.html
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/school-zone/os-teachers-merit-pay-florida-20180104-story.html
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2011/03/24/gov-scott-to-sign-teacher-merit-pay-bill/
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/2017/03/08/florida-lottery-not-education-jackpot/98265030/
https://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2018/mar/23/rick-scott/rick-scott-says-k-12-state-university-funding-high/
http://www.governing.com/gov-data/education-data/state-education-spending-per-pupil-data.html
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/08/11/many-states-are-purging-voters-from-the-rolls
http://www.flalottery.com/
This week on Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast, we break down the seven main candidates running for governor and where exactly they stand. Who should you vote for? Well, that’s up to you, but this cheat sheet on the basics covers the major issues facing Florida voters this year.
Our theme song is Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco.
Sources
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/08/16/rick-scott-and-wife-invested-in-parent-company-bidding-on-tampa-high-speed-rail/
https://andrewgillum.com/
https://gwengraham.com/
https://www.jeffgreeneforflorida.com/
https://www.chriskingforflorida.com/
https://philiplevine2018.com/
https://rondesantis.com/
https://adamputnam.com/
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-florida-governor-campaign-issues-scott-maxwell-20180202-story.html?
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/Mason_Dixon_Florida_July_2017.pdf
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gradebook/2018/06/06/florida-rates-poorly-in-per-student-funding-in-new-education-week-report/
https://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2017/mar/07/janet-cruz/how-much-does-florida-teacher-pay-lag-behind-natio/
http://www.winknews.com/2018/07/18/campaign-finger-pointing-whos-taking-money-from-sugar-industry/
http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/02/23/florida-democratic-activists-love-andrew-gillum-they-seem-oblivious-to-the-dark-cloud/
http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/05/31/gwen-graham-isnt-running-from-her-congressional-record-despite-the-critics/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/01/11/what-does-a-15-minimum-wage-do-to-the-economy-economists-are-starting-to-find-out/?utm_term=.d0df1564767d
http://www.eqfl.org/Florida_Competitive_Workplace_Act
https://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/not-expecting-a-bible-thumping-liberal-to-run-for-florida-governor-meet/2325869
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange/os-s5-affordable-housing-crisis-20180731-story.html
http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180811/democratic-candidate-for-governor-philip-levine-talks-red-tide-election-security-in-sarasota
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article211326029.html
https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/03/27/florida-governor-candidate-philip-levine-thinks-minimum-wage-should-be-left-up-to-cities
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/08/15/dem-poll-phil-levine-edges-ahead-of-gwen-graham-for-lead/
https://www.gracemedicalhome.org/
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article216584570.html
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/08/15/ron-desantis-to-visit-southwest-florida-to-view-toxic-green-algae/
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/07/23/proud-nra-sellout-one-year-later-adam-putnam/
http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/06/08/adam-putnams-office-stopped-concealed-weapons-background-checks-for-a-year-because-it-couldnt-log-in/
https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/politics/2018/06/15/putnam-desantis-stick-tough-crime-campaign-promises/698587002/
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article216627210.html
This week, we discuss the harmful algal blooms that are sweeping the coasts of Florida, as well as the people playing politics as the death toll increases.
Our theme song is Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco.
Sources
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/now-trump-administration-wants-limit-citizenship-legal-immigrants-n897931
https://www.winknews.com/2018/07/23/some-critics-place-algae-blame-on-sugar-farming-industry/
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sfl-ahurricane14sep14-story.html
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/02/us/sea-turtles-florida-red-tide-wxc-trnd/index.html
https://www.flgov.com/2018/07/09/gov-scott-issues-emergency-order-to-combat-algal-blooms-in-south-florida/
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-lagoon/politics/2018/08/03/rick-scott-and-bill-nelson-battle-over-algae-blooms/864227002/
https://www.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/harmful-algal-blooms
https://www.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/sources-and-solutions
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/08/06/only-one-candidate-for-governor-still-takes-money-from-big-sugar-adam-putnam/
http://weatherplus.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2017/04/28/ten-things-to-know-about-the-herbert-hoover-dike-and-why-trump-is-weighing-in/
http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Lake-Okeechobee/Herbert-Hoover-Dike/
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-sugar-florida-bill-nelson-rick-scott-maxwell-20180417-story.html
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/why-wont-florida-gop-leaders-talk-about-hunting-trips-to-king-ranch-in/2190083
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?ind=A1200&recipdetail=S&sortorder=U&mem=Y&cycle=2018
This week on Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast, we delve into the recently passed Trust Act and its impact on Orlando, and the country at large. Then, we explore the history of immigrants in Florida and the strong opinions held by different Florida politicians.
Our theme song is Good Life by Loco Lobo.
Sources:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange/os-orlando-trust-vote-20180723-story.html
http://www.brevardtimes.com/2018/07/brevard-county-non-sanctuary-county-orlando-trust-act-illegal-immigration/
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-gainesville-immigration-policy-20180405-story.html
http://www.commonsenseimmigrationtx.org/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/07/08/4-big-things-to-know-about-sanctuary-cities-and-illegal-immigration/?utm_term=.c0db11ee5829
http://time.com/4890845/miami-sanctuary-city-immigration-donald-trump/
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article146091594.html
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-castro-florida-20161127-story.html
http://time.com/5268572/jeff-sessions-illegal-border-separated/
https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/american_latino_heritage/ybor_city_historic_district.html
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/cuban-immigrants-united-states
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/even-as-trump-tightens-asylum-rules-thousands-of-venezuelans-find-a-warm-welcome-in-miami/2018/05/15/5e747fec-52cf-11e8-a551-5b648abe29ef_story.html?utm_term=.99777d94d25a
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/05/01/what-does-mean-seek-asylum-united-states/564262002/
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-gillum-abolish-ice-20180705-story.html
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20180618/immigration-hardliner-ron-desantis-id-keep-family-together
In our first episode of Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast, we discuss the impacts that high-speed rail expansion have on the state. We discuss these impacts with Brent Hanlon, the Chairman of Steering Committe for Citizens Against Rail Expansion.
Don't forget to register to vote for the Florida Primaries by July 30th. You can register at RegisterToVoteFlorida.gov
Our theme song is Good Life by Loco Lobo.
Sources:
http://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2018/06/19/brightline-passenger-rail-moves-forward-with-orlando-expansion
http://projects.mypalmbeachpost.com/all-aboard/
http://corporate.sunrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20588_SUN_2016MediaKit_1.pdf
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/05/01/brightline-place-undue-hardship-treasure-coast-guest-column/565540002/
http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/06/22/rick-scott-announces-potential-high-speed-rail-linking-tampa-and-orlando/
http://malled.blog.mypalmbeachpost.com/2016/12/22/brightline-opponents-call-financing-plan-shift-a-scheme-to-avoid-lawsuit/
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange/os-brightline-gets-orange-ok-20180619-story.html
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/shaping-our-future/all-aboard-florida/2018/02/13/martin-indian-river-counties-file-new-lawsuit-attempt-block-brightline-expansion/334842002/
https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/business/brightline-trains-look-empty-post-counts-how-many-were-board/WeNuCY7pgphQYy7Ywv6jFO/