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Episode 78: Oranges!
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English - December 21, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBNews Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 77: Florida's Sunshine Law
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This week's episode begins with foolishness from the governor in the state's efforts to combat climate change where he's more concerned about "left wing stuff."
Our guest this week is Erin Thursby, author of "Florida Oranges: A Colorful History." From the Spanish colonizers through the Harriet Beecher Stowe, the Ku Klux Klan, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Bing Crosby and citrus greening, we discuss the enormous impact oranges have had on Florida.