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George McCowan’s “Frogs” – Season 1, Episode 5

By Christopher Nank December 16, 2020Episode Notes, Season 1

Frogs aren’t really scary. Well, unless they’re telepathically controlling lizards, alligators, snakes, and other reptiles and commanding them to attack humans. I mean, these are humans with lots of hubris…

“Florida Reimagined” – Season 1, Episode 4

By Christopher Nank December 9, 2020Episode Notes, Season 1

Walt Disney World, it could be argued, has not had a net positive effect on Central Florida, environmentally speaking at least. University of Central Florida professor of art history Keri…

“Condoms and Hot Tubs Don’t Mix” – Season 1, Episode 3

By Christopher Nank December 2, 2020Episode Notes, Season 1

There is a book out there filled with sexual anecdotes and stories that in some cases are so embarrassing, frightening, or... well, ordinary, that they make for pretty entertaining reading.…

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Palmetto Leaves” – Season 1, Episode 2

By Christopher Nank November 25, 2020Episode Notes, Season 1

Florida before air-conditioning was still somehow considered paradise by a lot of people, including "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" author Harriet Beecher Stowe, who wrote a book on it! Join me as…

Ernest Hemingway’s “The Strange Country” – Season 1, Episode 1

By Christopher Nank November 18, 2020Episode Notes, Season 17 Comments

Ernest Hemingway's association with Florida is most commonly defined by his time spent in Key West during the 1930s. However, in "The Strange Country," published posthumously as part of "The…