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Florida Frontiers Radio Podcast

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Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society is a weekly, half-hour radio program airing on public radio stations throughout the state of Florida beginning in January 2009. The program is a combination of interview segments and produced features covering history-based events, exhibitions, activities, places and people in Florida. We explore the relevance of Florida history to contemporary society and promote awareness of heritage and culture tourism options in the state.

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Episodes

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #155

July 16, 2013 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. P.K. YONGE LIBRARY OF FLORIDA HISTORY AT UF | 2. FLORIDA’S PORKCHOP GANG | 3. PRE-COLUMBIAN FLORIDA

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #154

July 11, 2013 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. SHIRLY PAMPONI – INSTITUTE FOR OCEAN EXPLORATION, FIU | 2. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAMS IN THE 1940s | 3. NOVELIST RANDY WAYNE WHITE

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #153

June 26, 2013 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. MOUNT DORA’S LAKESIDE INN TURNS 130 | 2. VISITING A 1910 FISH CAM | 3. HERB MILLER ON HERITAGE TOURISM AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #152

May 21, 2013 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. “WALKIN’ LAWTON” WINS SAMUEL PROCTOR ORAL HISTORY AWARD | 2. FIRST ANNUAL FLORIDA MARITIME SCIENCE FESTIVAL | 3. ANCIENT CANOES DISCOVERED

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #151

May 15, 2013 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. THE HIGHWAYMEN ARTISTS | 2. PERRY, FLORIDA COMPANY STORE | 3. BAY OF PIGS REMEMBERED

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #150

May 08, 2013 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. THE HISTORIC STATE CAPITOL MUSEUM | 2. FLORIDA’S COLD WAR-ERA PLANS IN CASE OF NUCLEAR ATTACK | 3. NATURALIST JOHN JAMES AUDUBON IN FLORIDA

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #149

April 17, 2013 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. THE CRYSTAL RIVER BOAT BUILDERS | 2. 1513 MOMENT – FLORIDA’S NAVAL STORES INDUSTRY | 3. JACK FAVORITE ON FLORIDA ANIMALS | 4. JOURNALIST AMOS J. CUMMINGS IN FLORIDA

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #148

April 12, 2013 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. HARRY T. AND HARRIETTE V. MOORE POST OFFICE DEDICATION | 2. DR. JAMES VANN ON PRACTICING MEDICINE IN THE 1950’S | 3. MIRTA OJITO REMEMBERS THE MARIEL BOAT LIFT

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #147

April 02, 2013 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. T. D. ALLMAN “FINDING FLORIDA: THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE SUNSHINE STATE” | 2. VERO DRIVE-IN THEATER OF THE 1950s | 3. LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAY SLAVE TOWN OF ANGOLA

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #146

March 27, 2013 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. KEN SASSAMAN ON PREHISTORIC SILVER GLEN RUN | 2. 1513 MOMENT – PONCE DE LEON | 3. HARBOR BRANCH OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE | 4. SILVER SPRINGS

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #145

February 27, 2013 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. “CALLING YANKEES TO FLORIDA: HARRIET BEECHER STOWE’S FORGOTTEN TOURIST ARTICLES” JOHN T. FOSTER, JR. | 2. THE PREHISTORIC VERO MAN | 3. FLORIDA’S ASHLEY GANG

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #144

February 20, 2013 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. RUSSIAN SCHOLARS ON ZORA NEALE HURSTON | 2. THE AFRICAN AMERICAN TOWN OF GIFFORD | 3. AX HANDLE SATURDAY IN JACKSONVILLE

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #143

January 31, 2013 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY HORNS AND PIPES CONCERT | 2. GECKOS AND PEACOCKS AT JANET RENO’S HOUSE | 3. CUBAN EXILE POET VIRGIL SUAREZ

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #142

January 23, 2013 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. JOHN H. SAMS HOMESTEAD PIONEER DAY | 2. THE SUGAR INDUSTRY IN FELLSMERE | 3. THE VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #141

January 15, 2013 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS LETTER | 2. HEARSES USED AS AMBULANCES | 3. DIFFERENT EUROPEAN VISIONS OF FLORIDA

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #140

December 28, 2012 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. VIVA FLORIDA 500 – 1513 TO 2013 | 2. 1513 MOMENT – 1702 SIEGE OF ST. AUGUSTINE | 3. JUPITER INLET IN THE 1940s | 4. GRAVEYARD AT ATSENA OTIE KEY

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #139

December 21, 2012 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. FORT CHRISTMAS HISTORIC PARK | 2. HUNTING WILD TURKEYS FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER | 3. FLORIDA CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #138

December 12, 2012 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. THE OSCEOLA COUNTY WELCOME CENTER & HISTORY MUSEUM | 2. 1513 MOMENT – CONTINUOUS COMMUNITY IN ST. AUGUSTINE | 3. SOUTH FLORIDA CATTLE FAMILY ALSO RAISED PIGS | 4. THE BLACK ARCHIVES AND MUSEUM IN TALLAHASSEE

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #137

December 05, 2012 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. FORT SHACKLEFORD | 2. 1513 MOMENT – DAVID LEVY YULEE, JEWISH PIONEER | 3. JUPITER & WEST PALM BEACH IN THE 1930s &‘40s | 4. REMEMBERING THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #136

November 29, 2012 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. SEMINOLE TRIBE HISTORIAN WILLIE JOHNS | 2. 1513 MOMENT – THE CITRUS INDUSTRY | 3. HOBE MOUNTAIN IN JOATHAN DICKENSON STATE PARK | 4. FLORIDA’S CIGAR INDUSTRY IN KEY WEST AND TAMPA

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #135

November 19, 2012 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. “WALKIN’ LAWTON” JOHN DOS PASSOS COGGIN | 2. 1513 – MOMENT – THE REAL FIRST THANKSGIVING | 3. REMEMBERING A FLORIDA TURKEY FARM | 4. ANCIENT CANOES NEAR GAINESVILLE

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #134

October 23, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. FPAN’S CRPT COURSE | 2. 1513 MOMENT-DEATH OF A CHILD AT MISSION SAN LUIS | 3. “THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON” | 4. PENSACOLA’S ST. MICHAEL’S CEMETERY

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #133

October 17, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. PIRATES IN EAST FLORIDA | 2. 1513 MOMENT – PONCE’S SECOND EXPEDITION | 3. ZERO BEACH OR VERO BEACH | 4. 1935 HURRICANE SURVIVORS

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #132

October 10, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. ‘THE TROUBLE WITH PANTHERS’ – BILL HALL | 2. 1513 MOMENT – THE WAR OF 1739 | 3. THE BREAKERS HOTEL IN WEST PALM BEACH | 4. THE STRANAHAN HOUSE IN FT. LAUDERDALE

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #131

September 26, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. JAMES C. CLARK “PRESIDENTS IN FLORIDA” | 2. 1513 MOMENT – EUROPEAN DISEASES RAVAGE NATIVES | 3. OKEECHOBEE LIVESTOCK MARKET | 4. BOK TOWER GARDENS

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #130

September 19, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. SENATOR AND AUTHOR BOB GRAHAM | 2. 1513 MOMENT – MISSION SAN LUIS | 3. DR. GEORGE PORTER AND LINCOLN ASSASSINS | 4. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS IN FLORIDA

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #129

September 12, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. THE BATTLE OF FORT MOSE | 2. 1513 MOMENT – THE JUAN ORTIZ STORY | 3. ZORA NEALE HURSTON AND GEORGE SMATHERS | 4. FLAMINGO GARDENS

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #128

August 21, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. BOB KEALING ON JACK KEROUAC, BROWNIE WISE & GRAM PARSONS | 2. FLORIDA GOVERNOR JOHN MARTIN | 3. THE YEARLING TRAIL

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #127

August 08, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. “MOSQUITOS, ALLIGATORS, AND DETERMINATION” 2012 | 2. 1513 MOMENT-THE BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ST. AUGUSTINE | 3. VISITING NURSE ASSOC OF THE TREASURE COAST | 4. PAYNE’S PRAIRIE

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #126

July 25, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. HISTORY OF FLORIDA’S GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES | 2. 1513 MOMENT – FL IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | 3. MEMORIES OF A LIFEGUARD | 4. SPANISH CONQUISTADORS IN FLORIDA

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #125

July 11, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. PALM BEACH COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM | 2. 1513 MOMENT – ARCHAEOLOGY IN ST. AUGUSTINE | 3. COLLECTING OTTER PELTS IN THE MID 20TH CENTURY | 4. THE GOLDEN AGE OF RAILROADS IN FLORIDA

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #124

June 27, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. ZACH ZACHARIAS ON THE NOVA ROAD MASTODON | 2. 1513 MOMENT – LA CHULA RANCH | 3. U.S. 1 CITRUS STANDS | 4. ATTEMPTS AT COLONIZATION

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #123

June 13, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. “REFLECTIONS – PAINTINGS OF FLORIDA 1865-1965” | 2. 1513 MOMENT – PONCE DE LEON AT CAPE CANAVERAL | 3. HAPPY FLORIDA COWS | 4. ARCHIE CARR AND SEA TURTLES

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #122

June 06, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. ISLAND NAMING CONTROVERSY | 2. 1513 MOMENT – BRITISH ST. AUGUSTINE | 3. LINCOLN THEATER RESTORATION | 4. FLORIDA POLITICS – FROM BLUE TO RED |

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #121

May 16, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. FHS 2012 ANNUAL MEETING AND SYMPOSIUM PREVIEW | 2. YBOR CITY TOUR | 3. BARBARA WEST AND BEN DIBIASE | 4. 1513 MOMENT – SPANISH EXPLORATION IN TAMPA BAY

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #120

May 09, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. 2012 FLORIDA HISTORY FAIR | 2. 1513 MOMENT – FOUNDING OF YBOR CITY | 3. 1931 GUAVA FARMER RETIRES | 4. WORLD WAR II – TRAINING IN PARADISE

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #119

April 26, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. FLORIDA HISTORY PODCASTS | 2. 1513 MOMENT – SPANISH EXPLORATIONS INLAND | 3. SARAH PRADO REMEMBERS SAM COUTANT | 4. THE INVASION OF FLORIDA IN WORLD WAR II

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #118

April 19, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. DOUGLAS PECK ON PONCE DE LEON LANDING | 2. 1513 MOMENT – THE DELUNA COLONY | 3. VERO BEACH PIONEER LEONA LAW CARLSWARD | 4. FLORIDA AVIATION PIONEER JACKIE COCHRAN

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #117

April 12, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. KEITH ASHLEY ON MOCAMA SPEAKING TIMUCUA | 2. 1513 MOMENT – CLASH OF RELIGIONS IN COLONIAL FL | 3. “SAT NIGHT BONGO PARTY” EASES RACIAL TENSIONS | 4. ZORA NEALE HURSTON IN THE TURPENTINE CAMPS

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #116

April 05, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. UCF STUDENT DOCUMENTARY ON JOHNS COMMITTEE | 2. 1513 MOMENT – PEDRO MENENDEZ’S CONTRACT | 3. VISITING A 1910 FISHING CAMP | 4. A QUESTION OF HONOR

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #115

March 29, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. MUSEUM OF FL HISTORY “FOREVER CHANGED” EXHIBIT | 2. 1513 MOMENt-WINDOWS & CHIMNEYS IN ST. AUGUSTINE | JOURNALIST REMEMBERS NIXON-KENNEDY DEBATES | 4. FLORIDA’S NEW DEAL LEGACY

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #114

March 15, 2012 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. PATRICK SMITH – 2012 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR WRITING | 2. 1513 MOMENT – JESUITS IN LA FLORIDA | 3. SAVING A JAPANESE GARDEN | 4. NATIVE AMERICANS AND SPANISH IN COLONIAL FL

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #113

March 07, 2012 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. WINDOVER SITE 30TH ANNIVERSARY | 2. 1513 MOMENT – COLONIAL ARCHAEOLOGY | 3. RALPH FLOWERS – ST. LUCIE COUNTY’S FIRST BLACK JUDGE | 4. BOBBY HICKS – REMEMBERING A FLORIDA FOLKSINGER

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #112

February 22, 2012 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. FLORIDA’S FREEDOM STRUGGLE | 2. 1513 MOMENT – COQUINA ROCK | 3. TEDDY ROOSEVELT, DARWIN AND PELICAN ISLAND | 4. “FLORIDA’S SPECIAL PLACES” PLAY

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #111

February 15, 2012 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. ORMOND BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY | 2. 1513 MOMENT – PEDRO MENENDEZ DE AVILES | 3. SURFING BEACH SAVED | 4. AFRICAN AMERICAN RAILROAD WORKERS

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #110

February 01, 2012 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. PAUL ORTIZ – “EMANCIPATION BETRAYED” | 2. 1513 MOMENT – SPANISH MISSIONARIES | 3. MIAMI DOLPHINS FAN | 4. GLADES COUNTY VOICES

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #109

January 18, 2012 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. JOHN SCHULTZ-FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGY | 2. 1513 MOMENT – PANFILO NAVAREZ | 3. ZORA NEALE HURSTON AND THE SMATHERS FAMILY | 4. QUILTERS IN EATONVILLE

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #108

January 04, 2012 05:00 - 29 minutes - 15.3 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. ZORA NEALE HURSTON | 2. 1513 MOMENT – PREHISTORIC SOUTH BEACH DIET | 3. POET LAURA RIDING JACKSON IN FLORIDA | 4. THE EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK AT 65

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #107

December 23, 2011 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. FORT CHRISTMAS HISTORIC PARK | 2. 1513 MOMENT – COLONIAL CHILDREN | 3. HUNTING CHRISTMAS TURKEY | 4. THE HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS IN FLORIDA

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #106

December 13, 2011 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MB

SEGMENTS | 1. HARVEY OYER III – ‘THE LAST EGRET’ | 2. 1513 MOMENT – THE BORDERLANDS | 3. AFRICAN AMERICAN FT. PIERCE IN THE 1950S | 4. LETTERS FROM THE GREAT DEPRESSION