Welcome to Florida Podcast
1) Episode 270: Shorebirds
The villains running British Petroleum - BP - want to drill in the Gulf again. Their last effort in the Gulf resulted in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Our guest this week is Eckerd College professo...Show More
2) Episode 269: Paynes Prairie
A lawsuit seems to be all that now stands between Florida and a lot of dead black bears. Paynes Prairie Preserve just south of Gainesville has a fascinating ecological history and history of human hab...Show More
3) Episode 268: Florida's Living Beaches
A new law purporting to ease recovery from hurricane damage for Florida homeowners may have been a Trojan horse from developers looking to get around local growth ordinances. "Florida's Living Beaches...Show More
4) Episode 267: How to do (and how to save) Florida
Cedar Key is running out of drinking water and wants to take some from their neighboring communities. Our guest Chad Crawford is a Florida native and creator and host of the popular "How to do Florida...Show More
5) Episode 266: Wicked St. Augustine
Chadd Scott visited DeSantis and Trump's immigrant concentration camp in the Everglades as far as the public is allowed to go. It was worse than he imagined. $5 per month "Welcome to Florida" patrons ...Show More
6) Episode 265: Stonewall National Museum, Archives and Library
How is human waste from Miami ending up polluting the St. Johns River? Craig explains. The Stonewall Uprising in New York in 1969 can be viewed as the start of the modern gay rights movement. A teenag...Show More
7) Episode 264: Florida fruits, vegetables, and vegetarian recipes
The Trump regime's attempts to destroy the federal government and sell off the pieces to private business is impacting Florida's public lands. Our guest this episode is Dalia ColĂłn, author of the awa...Show More
8) Episode 263: Reconstruction and Freedmen in Florida
Unsurprisingly, the Florida Department of Environmental Prostitution/Protection continues putting the interests of industry and developers ahead of the interests of our springs. One expert source in C...Show More
9) Episode 263: Cedar Key
The Manatee County Commission did what county commissions in Florida almost never do: it told a real estate developer "no." Our guest this episode is novelist, playwright, and Cedar Key clam farmer Mi...Show More
10) Episode 262: Could a 'Super Tree' Replace Florida Citrus?
The governor wants to put a concentration camp for immigrants in the Everglades, following in the footsteps of "Florida's Worst Idea." Previous “Welcome to Florida” podcast episode about "Florida's Wo...Show More