Welcome to Florida
222 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago -Best selling author, award winning reporter and Florida native Craig Pittman is joined by radio personality and Florida transplant Chadd Scott to discuss the state's history, people, politics, environment, animals, current events and weirdness. You'll hear great storytelling and have great fun in each weekly episode.
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Episode 157: Weird Florida + 25
June 20, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBWhat's weird? A Florida city council suing its citizens over the topic of clean water. Eliot Kleinberg is the father of "weird Florida." In 1998, he published "Weird Florida," a compilation of Florida oddities which would eventually spawn the weird Florida and Florida man genres. Eliot joins us this week, his second appearance on the show. Thank you "Welcome to Florida" patrons! Another exclusive bonus episode of the show will be coming your way soon. If you'd like to help support our pr...
Episode 156: Anita Bryant's Anti-Gay Crusade
June 13, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MB"What the f*uck happened here!?!" If you're a nature lover in Florida, chances are you've said - or screamed - these words upon discovering a beloved tree or beach or meadow destroyed without warning by your city or county, a developer or a resident. We begin the episode exploring "what the f*uck happened here" in Port St. Lucie. Our guest is writer John Birdsall who joins us to discuss one-time America's sweetheart and Florida orange juice spokeswoman turned anti-gay villain Anita Bryant...
Episode 155: Hurricane Andrew
June 06, 2023 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBYou can't tell the story of Florida without the story of Hurricane Andrew. That's what we're doing on this episode with the help of longtime University of Miami professor, Hurricane Andrew survivor, and author of "In the Eye of Hurricane Andrew," Eugene Provenzo. "Welcome to Florida" is presented by Windstorm Products, a Florida small business and the world's No. 1 online retailer of hurricane hardware products.
Episode 154: Saving the Grasshopper Sparrow
May 30, 2023 11:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBWe start the episode discussing the "Path of the Panther" documentary which you can see now on Disney+. Our guests are authors Anders and Beverly Gyllenhaal whose book "A Wing and a Prayer: The Race to Save our Vanishing Birds" takes special interest in the Florida Seaside Sparrow. Follow the Gyllenhaal's on their blog, flyinglessons.us. On this episode, we mentioned White Oak Conservation in Yulee, Project Principalis and the Ivory Billed woodpecker and the Recovering America's Wildlife ...
Episode 153: Florida Master Naturalist
May 23, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBAt "Welcome to Florida" we love celebrating Florida's ecology and wild animals as well as educating and introducing people to the same. That is much the same mission as the Florida Master Naturalist program. If you love this podcast, chances are, you'd be interested in taking one or more of their courses. Jeanne Murphy from Sensing Nature ecotours in Pinellas County is a long time Florida Master Naturalist instructor and tells us all about the program. Thank you to everyone who has visite...
Episode 152: Hotel Scarface
May 16, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBLawn "care" giant TruGreen used its bought and paid for Florida legislators to sneak through a provision in the state budget forbidding cities and counties from regulating the use of fertilizer in summer months, fertilizer often spread by TruGreen, fertilizer which contains phosphorous and leads to blue-green algae blooms and the poisoning of Florida's water. Our guest this week is Roben Farzad, Miami native and author of "Hotel Scarface: Where Cocaine Cowboys Partied and Plotted to Control...
Episode 151: Ybor City
May 09, 2023 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBAnother episode, another example of trouble with the water in Florida. Our guest is Florida native, author, historian and professor Sara McNamara whose recently published book, "Ybor City: Crucible of the Latina South," details how the enclave of Cuban migrants evolved through the years and how it is distinguished from Cuban communities in Miami. If this subject interests you, previous episodes on early Cuban exiles to Miami and the Columbia Restaurant will be worth your while. Thank yo...
Episode 150: Tallahassee
May 02, 2023 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBThis week's episode takes us back to 1998 when wildfires ravaged Florida. Our guest is Florida State professor, journalist, author and 8th generation Tallahassee resident Diane Roberts. Her book, "Dream State: Eight Generations of Swamp Lawyers, Conquistadors, Confederate Daughters and other Wildlife" details her family's history across the backdrop of the state capital. She is also the author of a book about college football based on her experience as a lifelong Seminole fan. Remember to ...
Episode 149: Oysters!
April 25, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBThe state's elected officials continue ignoring the causes of climate change to the peril of everyone living in Florida. This week's episode focuses on oysters and a new documentary from a pair of native Floridians about the collapse of oyster reefs globally, Apalachicola Bay in particular. We mentioned the Chiles Hospitality Group's conservation efforts including its oyster shell reuse program. Oyster Brewing Company in Apalachicola, FL.
Episode 148: Solar Power in Florida
April 18, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBWe discuss Florida's water quality problems in almost every episode of the show. Here's a new one: lead pipes. Did you know Florida receives only 5% of its electricity from solar power? Not good for the Sunshine State. That's why we receive an "F" from the Center for Biological Diversity when it comes to solar generation. Our guest this episode is James Fenton, Director of the University of Central Florida’s Florida Solar Energy Center. James will tell us about the history of solar power ...
Episode 147: Phosphate, Phosphorus and Toxic Blue-Green Algae
April 11, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBFollowing the terrible manatee die off in 2021, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided to take the drastic measure of supplementing the mammals' diet with human provided lettuce. How is the program working? Speaking of manatee, the reason they're dying is because blue green algae blooms are preventing the seagrass they feed on from receiving sunlight, which is essential for growth. The seagrass beds die off, the manatees lose the...
Episode 146: Eatonville (America's first all-Black town)
April 04, 2023 11:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBWhat is ESG? It's Florida Republicans latest effort to distract from the spiraling living conditions in the state created under their watch by scaring white voters into believing a "woke agenda" threatens their way of life. This week's episode centers on Eatonville, the first all-Black town in America, incorporated in 1887. Craig recently focused one of his Florida Phoenix columns on efforts by residents there to fight off a development project for what is known as the Hungerford property, ...
Episode 145: North Atlantic Right Whales
March 28, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBRunaway, reckless development in Florida not only threatens the state's beautiful land, but its sky as well. Our guest is Julie Albert, right whale conservation program coordinator for the Marine Resources Council. To volunteer for whale watching, contact the Marine Resources Council above, or the Blue World Research Institute here. Information on the Right Whale Festival in Fernandina Beach, each November. If you'd like to support "Welcome to Florida" through our Patreon page, you can ...
Episode 144: The Daytona Beach Mastodon
March 21, 2023 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBA state legislator wants to take away the ability to manage water quality from local governments and give it to the state because the current law disadvantaged his nephew. Seriously. Our guest this episode is Zach Zacharias, history curator at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach. He recalls for us the story of the discovery of The Daytona Beach Mastodon. Journey with us to Ice Age Florida. This episode of "Welcome to Florida" is brought to you by Windstorm Products. Visit win...
Episode 143: Martin Luther King Jr. in St. Augustine
March 14, 2023 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBMartin Luther King Jr.'s time in St. Augustine, and St. Augustine's central place in the Civil Rights Movement, are among the most important and least discussed aspects of Florida history and civil rights history. There are obvious and surprising reasons for that. Flagler College history professor and civil rights author Michael Butler helps us understand what happened in St. Augustine during 1963 and 1964 and its critical role in the Civil Rights Movement. Follow Michael on Twitter @dr_mb...
Episode 142: The Beatles in Florida (1964)
March 07, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBAdvocates for Florida Springs had to take the state Department of Environmental Protection to court for the terrible job its been doing protecting the state's drinking water from polluters. This week's guest Bob Kealing has joined us before to talk about Tupperware and Elvis. His latest book, "Good Day Sunshine State: How the Beatles Rocked Florida" takes us back to 1964 and the group's monumental visit to Florida and its various intersections with history. Chadd Scott's latest "My Favorit...
Episode 141: Nikki Fried
February 28, 2023 12:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBFlorida's State Attorney General is a villainous political hatchet queen. As Agriculture Commissioner, Nikki Fried was the last Democrat elected to a statewide office in Florida. We discuss the role of the state Agriculture Department from concealed carry firearm permits to state forests, invasive species, gasoline and Big Sugar. Fried was elected on February 25, 2023, as chair of the state Democratic Party. Thanks to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota for hosting Chadd Scott to r...
Episode 140: Pensacola
February 21, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBThis episode begins in Eatonville, home of Zora Neale Hurston, where, not surprisingly, developers are up to no good. Our guest is lifelong Pensacola resident and longtime Pensacola newspaper reporter and editor Carl Wernicke. We discuss Pensacola's past, present and future, Matt Gaetz, what he loves about Pensacola, and how the city is, and isn't, changing. Craig's from Pensacola as well! This week's episode is sponsored by WindstormProducts.com, the world's largest online retailer of hur...
Episode 139: The Seminole Wars
February 14, 2023 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBThis episode tackles one of the most confusing eras in Florida history, a critically important series of events, but one little acknowledged or studied: the Seminole Wars. There were three Seminole Wars, the first in the 18-teens and the final in the 1850s. Our guest is Joe Knetsch, historian and author of numerous Florida history books with an emphasis on the Seminole Wars.
Episode 138: Documentary filmmakers Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman
February 07, 2023 12:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBA treat today as Miami born, bred and based documentary filmmakers Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman join the show. Corben is the director and Spellman the producer for Rakontur, their company which has produced such favorites as "Cocaine Cowboys" and "The U." Their latest project, "God Forbid" begins with a pool boy at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach and ends with the election of Donald Trump and the collapse of the evangelical Falwell family. Watch it on Hulu.
Episode 137: Harriet Beecher Stowe and early Florida tourism
January 31, 2023 12:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBThis episode begins with a rare conservation win in Florida against development. Savor the flavor. Our guest is author, historian and professor emeritus in anthropology at Florida A&M University John Foster. Foster has written numerous books on early Florida tourism and Harriet Beecher Stowe's role in it. We discussed Harriet Beecher Stowe at the Mandarin Museum.
Episode 136: Florida from 2000-2010
January 24, 2023 12:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBThis episode of "Welcome to Florida" begins in Stuart. Our guest this week is author and historian Gary Mormino. Gary's most recent book, published in 2022, is titled "Dreams in the New Century: Instant Cities, Shattered Hopes and Florida's Turning Point." The book covers Florida in the first decade of the new millennium where an extraordinary sequence of stories from Elian Gonzalez to the contested Bush v. Gore election, 9/11, hurricanes, the housing bubble and global economic collapse, ...
Episode 135: '72 Miami Dolphins (NFL's only unbeaten team)
January 17, 2023 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBThe governor is touting his environmental record again, to which Craig Pittman cries foul. Follow Chadd Scott's travel writing at "My Favorite Florida." Our guest this week is Marshall Jon Fisher, author of "Seventeen and Oh: Miami, 1972 and the NFL's Only Perfect Season." Fisher was a 9-year-old living in Miami in 1972 following the Dolphins success week-by-week with his father and brother. He recalls the games, and looks at the societal backdrop of Miami and America at this time which i...
Episode 134: Claude Pepper
January 10, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBCraig's dad died recently and he shares a story about his father's work which would eventually dovetail into his own. Our guest this week is author and historian Jim Clark whose book "Red Pepper and Gorgeous George: Claude Pepper's Epic Defeat in the 1950 Democratic Primary" introduces us to a giant of 20th century Florida history. State rep, U.S. Senator and House member, Medal of Freedom winner, namesake of the FSU Library... how come Pepper is so little known today? "Welcome to Florida"...
Episode 133: Kayaking around Florida
January 03, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MB"Welcome to Florida" Season 4 begins with an extraordinary Florida adventure! Warren Richey paddled a sea kayak around Florida.
Episode 132: 100th anniversary of Rosewood Massacre
December 27, 2022 13:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBOn January 1, 1923, dubious claims of a sexual assault from a white woman against an unidentified Black man in the small community of Rosewood between Gainesville and Cedar Key set off a sequence of events that would leave untold numbers of people killed and Rosewood burned to the ground. The event was completely forgotten and erased, except by those who experienced it and lingering myths and rumors in the area. Then Gary Moore visited in 1982, completely unaware of what had happened there...
Episode 131: Villainous Ed Ball & the St. Joe Company
December 20, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBOur episode begins with a trip to Warm Mineral Springs. Our guest is Kathryn Ziewitz, co-author of "Green Empire: The St. Joe Company and the Remaking of Florida's Panhandle." The St. Joe Company, a legacy of the Dupont empire, at one point possessed 5% of all the land in Florida along with banks and railroads. It was run from Jacksonville with an iron fist by a true Florida villain: Ed Ball.
Episode 130: Jacksonville history and today
December 13, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBCraig Pittman is ON YOUR SIDE! Our guest is Florida Times-Union columnist Mark Woods. Find Mark's book, "Lassoing the Sun: A Year in America's National Parks." In the episode we discuss: Jacksonville consolidation Axe Handle Saturday Norman Studios Mandarin Museum
Episode 129: Surfing
December 06, 2022 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBOne of America's worst polluters resides in Escambia County in the Panhandle. Florida has a rich tradition of surfing which we're focusing on in this episode with Tom Warnke, a longtime Florida surfer and founding member of the Surfing Florida Museum. "Welcome to Florida" is presented by WindstormProducts.com the world's leading online retailer of hurricane hardware. Now is the time to prepare your home or business for next year's hurricane season. WindstormProducts.com has the hardware...
Episode 128: Croquetas
November 29, 2022 12:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBLooking for (more) undeniable proof of climate change and how Florida's current approach to "resiliency" is inadequate? Look to sea turtles. Our guest this week is the former longtime food critic at the Miami Herald, 1st generation Cuban and now host at WLRN radio in South Florida, Carlos Frias. Our subject: croquetas.
Episode 127: Trapper Nelson, the Wildman of the Loxahatchee
November 22, 2022 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBThis episode's subject is Trapper Nelson, the Wildman of the Loxahatchee, the Tarzan of Florida. Our guest is historian and author James Snyder who lives on the Loxahatchee River not far from where Trapper Nelson did. Snyder wrote a book about Nelson, "Life and Death on the Loxahatchee," which he describes as "part biography, part murder mystery." "Welcome to Florida" is presented by Windstorm Products and no matter where you live in Florida, you are susceptible to damage caused by hurric...
Episode 126: Florida Land Preservation
November 15, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBWhat environmental problems would Craig Pittman like to see Ron DeSantis address in his second term as governor? These ones. Craig's not holding his breath. Our guest this week is Clay Henderson. His new book, "Forces of Nature: A History of Florida Land Conservation" details the century-plus effort to conserve land in Florida for nature, recreation and human health. Another hurricane just hit Florida and if you managed to elude damage from both Ian and Nicole, chances are, you're next. Pr...
Episode 125: Everglades National Park at 75
November 08, 2022 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBThis week's episode publishes on election day so if it takes you a while to get around to listening, we understand. Founded in 1947, Everglades National Park celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Our guest this episode, James Kushlan, is a former Everglades researcher and author of the book, "Everglades National Park." He's also written books about birdwatching in South Florida, Key Biscayne, the Dry Tortugas and other titles of interest to anyone who loves Florida. "Welcome to Flori...
Episode 124: Walker Evans and Anastasia Samoylova
November 01, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBYou can't see it, but you can smell it, and the problem is becoming worse with each successive storm in Florida: wastewater and sewage discharges. Our guest this week was born in Russia and currently lives in Miami Beach. Anastasia Samoylova is a photographer who traveled the state recording what she saw and has shared those images in a new book titled: Floridas: Anastasia Samoylova & Walker Evans. Ana will be participating in this year's Miami Book Fair (as will Craig). An exhibition of p...
Episode 123: The Allman Brothers
October 25, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBCraig Pittman was recently invited by the New York Times to write an opinion column regarding Ron DeSantis' approach to combating climate change. It's a topic he has covered regularly at the Florida Phoenix. While better known for their connections to Macon, Georgia, the Allman Brothers were a Florida band, with brothers Duane and Gregg growing up in Daytona Beach and the band forming in Jacksonville. Bob Beatty is the author of a newly published book highlighting a critical moment in the b...
Episode 122: The Barefoot Mailmen
October 18, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBWhen it comes to homeowners in Florida and hurricane damage, it's buyer beware. Our guest is Ralph Krugler, historian at the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse and Florida barefoot mailman historian. The Barefoot Mailmen operated in the late 19th century walking the mail to residents along the Florida frontier on the east and west coasts of the state. Here's a great Sunshine State "did you know:" the official seal of the city of Hypoluxo in Palm Beach County features an image of a barefoot mailma...
Episode 121: Mangroves
October 11, 2022 04:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBA vote for Ron DeSantis is a vote for more Hurricane Ian's. Craig explains. This episode's guest is Samantha Chapman, a professor of biology at Villanova University and a researcher of mangroves around the world, but particularly in Florida. Craig relied on her expertise in a previous story he wrote about how climate change is increasingly allowing mangroves to migrate into areas they haven't traditionally been seen. "Welcome to Florida" is presented by Windstorm Products. Hurricane Ian h...
Episode 120: A Land Remembered
October 04, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBDevelopers and road builders want to plow through a state forest in the Panhandle to bring more people to the Gulf Coast. Patrick Smith wrote "A Land Remembered" in 1984. The historical fiction novel followed a Florida cracker family as it entered the state in the 1850s and successive generations went on to build a fortune here through ranching, citrus and land development. Countless people consider it the greatest piece of Florida fiction ever written. Patrick Smith's son Rick joins us on...
Episode 119: Key Lime Pie!
September 27, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBHow do land developers almost always get what they want in Florida even if state law or local residents don't support them? Bribes. Our guest this episode is David Sloan, Key Lime pie researcher, author, baker and founder of the Key Lime festival in Key West. David's newest Key Lime book, "Key Lime Pie: An Intriguing History of Key West's Native Desert," was released this summer. We discuss the pie's origins, it's controversies - meringue or whipped cream - and where to find the best Key L...
Episode 118: Miami's 1920s real estate boom & bust
September 20, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBCounty officials in Sarasota have amended their COMP plan to allow for greater development into rural areas. Our guest is historian and Miami native and resident Paul S. George. George wrote the definitive account of the wild environment of land speculation which took place in Miami during the early 1920s, resulting in the first of many Florida land "busts." George leads a variety of bus, boat and walking tours around Miami, sharing the city's history via HistoryMiami.org. "Welcome to Fl...
Episode 117: Lynching in Florida
September 13, 2022 11:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBFlorida's history of racial violence is examined in this episode. Our guest is Tameka Hobbs, Executive Director of the A. Philip Randolph Institute at Edward Waters University. She authored the book "Democracy Abroad, Lynching at Home: Racial Violence in Florida" and lectures on this topic through the Florida Humanities. Among the numerous critical discussion points you may want more information on are redlining, Harry T. Moore, the Ocoee Massacre and the Equal Justice Initiative. For a ...
Episode 116: Cassadaga Spiritualists
September 06, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBTwelve years of work attempting to find common ground between developers and conservationists in southwest Florida goes down the drain because the developers cheaped out. Our gest this week is Moni Basu who visited the Spiritualist community in Cassadaga and wrote about her experience for Flamingo Magazine. What Basu found differs greatly from advertisements popularizing Cassadaga as the "Psychic Capital of the World." Now is the time to visit the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art i...
Episode 116: Cassadaga Spiritualists
September 06, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBTwelve years of work attempting to find common ground between developers and conservationists in southwest Florida goes down the drain because the developers cheaped out. Our gest this week is Moni Basu who visited the Spiritualist community in Cassadaga and wrote about her experience for Flamingo Magazine. What Basu found differs greatly from advertisements popularizing Cassadaga as the "Psychic Capital of the World." Now is the time to visit the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art i...
Episode 115: The KKK in Florida
August 30, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBThe Gas and Oil Party (GOP), wants Floridians to believe that it's possible to both promote drilling in the Gulf of Mexico AND protect Florida beaches from the inevitability of oil spills which is, of course, ridiculous. This week's guest is Jamin Wells a professor and researcher at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. Wells is helping lead a project analyzing the deep involvement of one of Pensacola's most prominent historic citizens, T.T. Wentworth, in the Ku Klux Klan. Craig Pitt...
Episode 114: Flamingos!
August 23, 2022 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBCraig Pittman is taking after Ron DeSantis and "firing" people in state government he doesn't think are getting the job done. Our guest this week is flamingo researcher Tony Pernas. Pernas recently helped found the Florida Flamingos Working Group to help determine if flamingos are a native bird to Florida, or purely an exotic escapee and occasional migrant. "Welcome to Florida" is presented by the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg which debuts its newest temporary ...
Episode 113: The Columbia, Florida's oldest restaurant
August 16, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBThe annual state python hunt which is open to the public wrapped up recently; Craig took a look at the efficacy of these contests for his latest "Florida Phoenix" column. This week's guest is Richard Gonzmart, fourth generation owner of the Columbia Restaurant with its original location in Ybor City. Richard explains how the two sides of his family - one from Cuba, one from Spain - came to America and opened the restaurant which has survived Prohibition, the Great Depression, World Wars and...
Episode 112: Florida's monkey colonies
August 09, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBOur episode begins with Craig's latest Florida Phoenix column on how state Republicans are trying to connect fighting climate change and transitioning to clean energy with the culture wars in order to delay action. Our guest is Florida woman Deb Rogers, author of the book "Florida Woman." The novel uses the escaped monkeys of Central Florida as a plot device. Rogers researched the monkeys, how they got here, how they escaped, and what is being done to control them. We welcome new sponsor W...
Episode 111: Ringling and Sarasota's Circus History
August 02, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBFlorida isn't serious about water quality, if it were, it wouldn't keep allowing developers to install septic tanks. Our guest this week is Jennifer Lemmer-Posey, an author of two books about the circus as well as a curator at the Circus Museum at The Ringling in Sarasota. Jennifer tells us how the circus came to Sarasota for its winter quarters and what the future of the circus is. This episode of "Welcome to Florida" is presented by Visit Sarasota, home to The Ringling. John Ringling's p...
Episode 110: Florida memorabilia
July 26, 2022 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBEvery see that "King Ranch" decal on the side of a Ford pickup truck? King Ranch is a real thing and up to no good in Florida. Our guest this week is a longtime collector of Florida related memorabilia and material culture and promoter of the annual Floridania Fest - which celebrates such things - Ken Breslauer. The Floridania Fest just passed its 30th anniversary and Ken joins us to discuss the event and the ongoing interest in collecting Florida. "Welcome to Florida" is presented by Visi...
Episode 109: Mary Brickell and Miami's founding mothers
July 19, 2022 11:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBThis week's episode begins with a look at how the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from coal plants will impact Florida. Our guest is historian and author Cesar Becerra who published an historical novel, "Orange Blossom 2.0," about Mary Brickell and the founding of Miami in the summer of 2021 to coincide with the city's 125th anniversary. Becerra's research has led him to believe that Brickell dese...