Robert Redd and “100 Things To Do in Daytona Beach Before You Die” – Episode 95
If you plan to visit Daytona Beach, you might want to bring Robert Redd's handy guide to look beyond the area's traditional "Four Pillars" — but you'll have to read…
Rebecca J. Johnston and “Finding Jim” – Episode 94
If you love the Doors (or specifically Jim Morrison), odysseys around the world, Thelma and Louise-style adventures without the killing, critiques of academia, and/or very distinctive narrative styles, you'll want…
John Davis, Jr., and “Vidge Floyd and the Secret Frequencies” – Episode 93
Vidge Floyd, the adolescent protagonist of Florida Book Award-winning author John Davis, Jr.'s debut novel Vidge Floyd and the Secret Frequencies, is "the neurodivergent hero we all need," according to the…
Jennine Capo-Crucet and “Say Hello to My Little Friend” – Season 11, Episode 8
If you love any of Scarface, orcas, Miami, dangerous family histories, Pitbull impersonators, and/or compelling stories about lost young men looking for narratives to believe in, you will love our…
Ariel Francisco and “All the Places We Love Have Been Left in Ruins” – Season 11, Episode 7
Ariel Francisco's new bilingual poetry collection (Spanish translations by the poet's father!) ruminates on subjects familiar to anyone who's worried at all about Florida's future: development, sea level rise, "resilience",…
Catching Up with Shane Hinton – Season 11, Episode 6
In this week's episode, we catch up with Shane Hinton, author of Pinkies and Radio Dark, and editor of We Can't Help It If We're From Florida, ahead of his…
Kristen Hare and “Hotels, Motels, and Inns of Florida” – Season 11, Episode 5
A lot of Florida's boutique resorts, lodges, beach motels, and villas have some pretty intriguing stories to tell! Poynter Institute director of craft and local news Kristen Hare joins us…
Darcy Greco and “One More Iris” – Season 11, Episode 4
Darcy Greco's novel of addiction, family dysfunction, and despair is saved from bleakness by her resilient and optimistic narrator. Darcy joins us today to discuss what it was like inhabiting…
Revisiting ‘The Storm’ with Keith Huneycutt – Season 11, Episode 3
The Storm is an important literary document in Florida's history. It's also a compelling storm story (if anyone still wants to read one after 2024). Keith Huneycutt joins us again…
Asha Elias and “Pink Glass Houses” – Season 11, Episode 2
If a lurid story of PTA drama, fundraising rivalries, Ponzi schemes, and adults acting less mature than their kids sounds fun to you, you will love Asha Elias' novel Pink…