Florida Spectacular
Take a weekly trip across Florida with authors Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby and discover a side of Florida you never knew existed. From the scallops in Panhandle bays to the Hemingway cats in Key West, every week's a Florida adventure.
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Podcasting since 2020 • 256 episodes
Florida Spectacular
Latest Episodes
Episode 231: Reunite the River, the Ocklawaha River, and a Conservation Hero
The Florida Wildlife Federation calls Karen Chadwick a conservation hero. She's spent her life on and around the waters of Central Florida, and she talks...
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Episode 231
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Episode 230: Aids, Arcadia, and Accusations
Jason Vuic (rhymes with Buick!) talks about his latest book, A Town Without Pity: Aids, Race, & Resistance in Florida's Deep South. In it, he delves into two notorious cases from Arcadia: the
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Episode 230
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Episode 229: Florida Men Who Erased Women, Peonage, and Henry Flagler
Robin Mimna talks about the darker side of Henry Flagler, Stetson, and other "founding fathers" in Florida. We also talk about the women behind the men, and how the men controlled the narratives about t...
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Episode 229
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Episode 228: The Florida Spooktacular, Robert the Doll, and Haunted Florida History
Elizabeth Randall, author of Florida haunted history books, joins the podcast — this week only, we've changed the name — to tell us some fantastic Florida ghost stories. Links We Mentioned
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Season 5
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Episode 228
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Episode 227: Saw Palm, Fearsome Creatures, and Visiting Ybor City
To celebrate the 25th annual issue of Saw Palm, the editors came on the podcast to talk about what sorts of things to expect in the anniversary issue, a book from the man who started Saw Palm, and things to do in Ybor City.
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Episode 227
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