Show notes for a podcast about the forgotten and oddball books, movies, media, music, and assorted pop-cultural relics of Florida. Each episode page contains a description of the subject, links to additional resources, and a transcript of the episode.
Join me as I discuss the unsavory and environmentally damaging legacy of Florida's shady land "developers" of the 1950s and 60s with Jason Vuic, author of The Swamp Peddlers.
Today I’m joined by the founder and publisher of Burrow Press, Ryan Rivas, to talk about the early years of the press, how its mission has evolved, and his views on the changing Florida literary scene.
Join me as I discuss Lori Roy's sinister Florida noir tale "Chum in the Water," which appears in the Akashic Books collection Tampa Bay Noir, with the author herself on this episode of the Florida Book Club.
This time around, we've got the author himself on board to discuss phantom panthers, skunk apes, beach monsters, and other Florida cryptids that may or may not be lurking in your development or favorite park.
Today I’m joined by Rick Kilby, author of the 2013 book Finding the Fountain of Youth and the 2020 volume Florida’s Healing Waters to discuss the history of Florida's natural springs.
White Europeans have always been fascinated by alligators. In this episode, I discuss Alexandre Aja’s 2019 alligator film Crawl through the lens of two centuries-old accounts of Florida explorations.
“The world is less tame than you’d imagined.” So says John Henry Fleming to the unwary visitor arriving to Florida by plane or cruise ship, or as they leave the…
There’s a long tradition of making cheesy promotional videos to lure people to Tampa Bay area. One of them, from the 1960s, even features an alien visitor who decides to…
I’m joined today by Andre Frattino, whose 2018 graphic novel adaptation of A Land Remembered captures in vivid visual detail all the heartbreak and loss of the MacIvey family.