Swampy's Florida: Recent Episodes
Rob Smith, Jr.
Exploring Florida's kitsch, history and fun! Join Swampy, the swamp ape, and his handler, Rob Smith, jr., explore the great state of Florida! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/swampysflorida/support
I review 1925 book, ‘Historic Sketches & Sidelights of Miami, Florida’ by Isidor Cohen. Adding significance of when book published and what was to come. That and the irresponsible development & banking decisions since.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swampysflorida/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swampysflorida/support
The one who called about me starting a comic strip that became Swampy’s Florida has died. More of this famous cartoonist inside.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swampysflorida/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swampysflorida/support
Why is it going? What might takes it’s place? Also, about “privatization” and what’s really going on in our state parks. More inside!
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Is this Florida’s greatest film? More inside.
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Reaction of a 12/01/2021 post of the old Sears in Tampa, prompted me to do this podcast of the Sears buildings across Florida and a bit more of the one on Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa. More inside.
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Lots of plans for Swampy’s Florida during 2022! Let’s see what happens!
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With tens of thousands of coyotes on n Florida, the podcast has advice as to what to do about it.
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A place I’ve gone to since it opened 53 years ago, Beefy King in Orlando is among a handful of fast food locations statewide to weather the franchise torrent.
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September 11th, 2021 came the notice that Bubbalou’s in Winter Park was permanently closed. More inside as to why and some history of the Meiner family.
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Les Standiford does it Again! ‘Battle for the Bog Top’ covers the lives of 3 circus legends and their circus success! More inside!
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My review of the December 2020 release of ‘The Perfect 10’, a novel by Eric O’Keefe.
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For a peaceful, fun trip: Visit Lake Morton in Lakeland. Trek around the lake, say hello to the swans, see the historic structures, visit the library or art museum and nab a fish sandwich from Mr. Fish.
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A bit about today’s postcard and encouragement to visit Sulphur Springs, now a part of Tampa.
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Ed McBain could churn out volumes. Including a series and more set in Florida. There’s a problem with the lot involving Florida. Here’s what I find.
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CNN & AP post stories within hours of each other claiming a falsehood of Jacksonville suddenly becoming more a Democrat area. Here’s the history going back to the 1800s!
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What makes this movie about Florida? Find out inside!
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What is Julianne’s Coastal Cottage? Let me tell ya about Julianne’s and more about Mount Dora! #SupportSmallBusiness
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Bottom line: 10 out of ten points. This book must be read by all Floridians! Included here are my views of ‘The Yearling’.
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The Brett Halliday series of books well diepicts the two areas from the 1930s through the 1950s. Though out of print, finding the series is worth reading a fun mystery and understanding Dade County at the time. But just who did write these books?
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Places to visit: Beefy King in Orlando. A place to go since 1968. An overview of the area, what to get and when to go!
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A review of ‘The Marjorie Rawlings Reader’ by Julia Scribner Bingham. Reviewing the selections, unpublished entries and layout!
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This book review looks over Rawlings offering before ‘Cross Creek’ was published. A review of her story, characters and , the real star, Florida’s natural areas.
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A review of the book ‘Invasion of Privacy - The Cross Creek Trial of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ by Patricia Acton.
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Here’s Swampy’s Florida review of ‘Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings-Sojourner at Cross Creek’ by Elizabeth Silverthorne.
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Taking a look at some nifty locations to visit for free! You can spend some money at the locations if you want. Also a restaurant recommendation.
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Here Swampy’s Rob Smith, Jr. tears into a tragically bad book about two of Florida’s greatest authors.
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My review of ‘Idella - Marjorie Rawlings’ Perfect Maid’ by Idella Parker and Mary Keating.
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A request came to focus on communities and cities in Florida. So here is a look at the community of Lemon City, north of Downtown Miami. A look at the area before settlement and after. Also how it got it’s name and list it.
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My review of ‘When the Whippoorwill’ and some background and about the setting of the stories included in the volume!
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“South Florida” - Part 3: Coming across an exchange of friends on Facebook about “South Florida” had me still surprised at what people think the phrase means. Here, I speak about what South West Florida is!
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“South Florida” - Part 2: Coming across an exchange of friends on Facebook about “South Florida” had me still surprised at what people think the phrase means. Here, I speak about what South Central Florida is!
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Coming across an exchange of friends on Facebook about “South Florida” had me still surprised at what people think the phrase means. Here, I try to explain the terminology.
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A walk upside with a hearty recommendation to visit Florida’s outdoors!
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Celebrating Teddy Bear Picnic Day and Larry King becoming a star in Miami! (Mentioning Rickles, Gleason and Sinatra, too!)
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A call to get the Swampy website working again after it not doing so for a day, had the fellow in Texas of Host Gator telling me of his visit to Destin. This had me tell him of the far better place to visit: Fort Walton Beach. Here I pass a bit along of that recommendation and expand it with a bunch of history. Thank you for listening!
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Who, What, Where and How of Swampy’s Florida! How Swampy’s Florida started, continued and today!
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Let’s see if this works!
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