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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Florida Spectacular
Episode 120: Who is Florida Man?
Send us your Florida questions!
"The rules are different here." Florida attracts all kinds, but often not the right types of people.
This week Rick and Cathy talk about some notorious Florida men, starting with the earliest exploration narratives to more contemporary gentlemen (and they use that term loosely.)
Links We Mentioned
Governor Claude Kirk
Governor Sidney Catts
The biggest con man in Florida: Gregor MacGregor
Jean Jacques LeMoyne (more plates here)
Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues and Theodor de Bry's Images of Florida Indians
Murph the Surf
“Florida Man,” explained article by Kristen Arnett
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