Burt I. Gordon’s “Empire of the Ants” – Season 5, Episode 8
Join me as I ruminate on the peculiar classic film "Empire of the Ants," which has a lot of insights to reveal about the Florida sugar industry both then and now.
Kristen Hare and “100 Things To Do in Tampa Bay Before You Die” – Season 5, Episode 7
Author Kristen Hare joins me to talk about the third edition of her book, obscure Tampa Bay gems, and her work with the Poynter Institute.
Jenny Staletovich, WLRN Environmental Reporter – Season 5, Episode 6
WLRN environmental reporter Jenny Staletovich talks about her career covering some of Florida's most pressing and urgent issues — and how python stories are, ideally, the "gateway drug" luring audiences…
Tyler Gillespie and “The Thing About Florida” – Season 5, Episode 5
Python hunters, reptile traders, and people you might know from a meme or bizarre headline are who you might think of when you consider Florida's citizenry, but there's so much…
Rebecca Johnston and “Not to Keep” – Season 5, Episode 4
The traumas endured by World War I vets during and after the conflict have mostly faded from public historical memory. Rebecca Johnston joins me to discuss her new novel, Not…
Craig Pittman and “The State You’re In” – Season 5, Episode 3
Craig Pittman has been called a Florida Institution, and you can see why when you read his work. He discusses his latest book, a collection of essays and columns culled…
John Davis Jr. and “The Places That Hold” – Season 5, Episode 2
John Davis Jr. explores a dark period in his home state's history in his Florida Book Award-winning poetry collection The Places That Hold, but there are some lighthearted and thoughtful ruminations on parenthood in there, too.
Gianna Russo and “All I See Is Your Glinting” – Season 5, Episode 1
Gianna Russo, Tampa's Wordsmith (yes, that's a real office) presents to us in the recently published book All I See is Your Glinting: "Nature and the collective human experience that we all went through" in the later months of 2020, accompanied by striking photos by Jenny Carey.