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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Episodes
248 episodes
Episode 223: An Unusual Florida Hero, the Fountain of Youth, and St. Augustine Bordellos
Brandy Carlisle, a tour guide at St. Augustine's Fountain of Youth Park, is fascinated with the woman who bought the land that is now the park. So much so she's published a book about her: Luella. The trio talks about Luella, prostitut...
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Episode 222: Things To Do in St. Augustine, and Should You Move to Florida?
Rick and Cathy talk about Rick's trip to St. Augustine, then answer a letter from a listener about whether or not moving to Florida is a good idea. Things To Do in St. AugustineSt. Augustine's
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Episode 222
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51:23
Episode 221: A Deadly Tallahassee Affair, Guilty Creatures, and Binge-able show
Mikita Brottman, author of Guilty Creatures, joins the podcast to talk about the Tallahassee murder that scandalized the town when Denise Williams and Brian Winchester plotted and executed the murder of Denise's husband, Mike.Mi...
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Episode 221
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Episode 220: Florida's Folk History, Rosewood, and Florida's Indians
The face behind the super-popular Florida's Folk History Instagram account joins the podcast this week. Aubrey Naulin talks about her art, her hopes for Florida's future, and Florida's Indians.Links We Mentioned
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Episode 220
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Episode 219: Alligators: Florida's Swamp Puppies
Mark Barrow grew up around gators — both the real one and a certain Florida college that pays homage to them. Now, he's written a book about alligators, and he joins Rick and Cathy to talk about why alligators deserve respect, not fear. The tri...
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Episode 219
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Episode 218: Things To Do in Charlotte Harbor, and North Port, and Punta Gorda
This week Rick and Cathy talk about Punta GordaLinks We MentionedWarm Mineral SpringsThings To Do in ...
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Episode 218
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44:56
Episode 217: Get Outside! Florida waterways, Lars Andersen, and the Ocklawaha
Florida icon Lars Andersen joins the podcast to talk about his passion: Florida waterways. Links We MentionedPayne's Prairie: A History of the Great Savanna by Lars Ander...
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Episode 217
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Episode 216: More Nature For Nature: Michael Grunwald, Steaks, and a Better Earth
Michael Grunwald talks about cattle ranching and why Floridians — and everyone — should eat more plants. He, Cathy, and Rick also talk about meat grown in a lab, why Grunwald thinks Michael Pollan gets things wrong, and Michael's new book,
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Episode 216
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Episode 215: Florida Goes to the Dogs!
Anna Cooke, editor-in-chief at The New Barker magazine, jons the podcast to talk about rescue work in Florida; the long-gone Florida roadside attraction, Dogland; and a few ...
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Episode 215
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Episode 214: The Ocklawaha, Bass Fishing, and Hope for a Florida River
The Ocklawaha River in Central Florida has been dammed for decades. Now, there's a chance to tear down the dam and reunite the rivers. That's good news for bass, anglers, environmentalists, and the local economy. Margaret Spontak comes on the p...
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Episode 214
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Episode 213: Submerged Stories: An Effort To Find Florida's Forgotten, Buried, and Deliberately Erased History
Ryan Worthington joins the podcast to talk about a new initiative he and Cathy are working on — a podcast to document and discuss history in Florida that doesn't get taught in schools. Submerged Stories is the name of the forthcoming podcast, a...
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Episode 213
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Episode 212: The War of 1812, Florida along the Mississippi, and What Historians Get Wrong
With Cathy traveling through what she calls "historic West Florida", she and Rick talk about forgotten parts of Florida's history — and geography, the War of 1812, and some less savory parts of the early history of the United States and why the...
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Episode 212
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Episode 211: Cows Kill More People Than Wolves, Florida Cattle, and a Moral Responsibility to Florida
Did you know cattle ranchers were the "first intentional conservationists" in Florida? Annie Muscato does. She wrote her doctoral dissertation on it, and this week she joins the podcast to talk — passionately! — about research into how some Flo...
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Episode 211
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Episode 210: Insider's Guide to Palatka, the Great Fire, and Even Better Beer
Andrea Conover of Azalea City Brewing and Palatka Mayor Robbie Correa join us this week to help roadtrippers find Palatka's best-kept secrets.Links We MentionedPalatka Coffee Compa...
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Episode 210
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Episode 209: Insider's Guide to Winter Park
Rick serves on the board of the Winter Park History Museum, and Cathy lived there for a time in the '90s (and loves to go back). That's why the book written by this episode's guest, Kim Michalak, was so appealing to both of them. Kim shares how...
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Episode 209
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Episode 208: Surf's Up, Florida: Surfing, Sharks are Fun, and the Best Place To Surf in Florida
Dan Reiter joins the podcast to talk about his career surfing Florida and writing about the same. The trio talks about everything from the best place to surf in Florida to why surfers shouldn't be scared of sharks. Check out Dan's book about su...
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Episode 208
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39:11
Episode 207: Polk Parkway, an Endangered Mint Plant, and What Listeners Can Do
"Nature isn't just more complex than we know, it's more complex than we can know."There's a sadly great chance that the State of Florida is going to build a toll road through the last remaining wild growth of a pretty — and pret...
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Episode 207
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51:16
Episode 206: St. Augustine's More Recent History, Why All Old Buildings Are Not Historic, and St. Augustine's Black History
Historian Holly Baker joins the podcast to talk about her work in preservation in St. Augustine, Vero Beach, and throughout Florida. The trio also talks about what makes a building historic, preserving historic evidence of Jim Crow, and Dr. Mar...
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Episode 206
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34:44
Episode 205: Native and Wild Florida Landscapes, Yellow-Crowned Night Herons, and Weeds That Aren't Weeds
Florida author and naturalist Andrew Furman returns to the podcast to talk about his latest book, Of Slash Pine and Manatees: A Highly Selec...
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Episode 205
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Episode 204: Walt Disney Didn't Buy Land in Secret, and Other Disney Myths
How Bowers of the Retro WDW podcast joins Rick and Cathy to talk about the not-so-secret-after-all Florida Project, the origins of Disney Springs, and what Cypress Gardens had to do with Walt Dis...
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Episode 204
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Episode 203: Ocala Caverns, Colonial Mall, and Joffrey's Coffee
Orlando historian Rachel Williams joins the podcast to talk about Colonial Plaza Mall (now a shadow of its former self and called Colonial Marketplace), and from there the conversation moves to caves in Ocala, coffee roasters we love, and the i...
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Episode 203
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Episode 202: Forgotten Mermaids, Manatee Sex, and Killer Manatee!
TJ Fridrich, with the Save the Manatee Club, joins the podcast to talk about what listeners need to know about when manatee can be dangerous (seriously!), what their mating behavior might look like, and where you can see some excellent document...
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Episode 202
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Episode 201: St. Johns River: Baby Birds, Tiny Gators, and Goat Island
Rick and Cathy talk about the middle basin of the St. Johns River, eco tours, and wildlife seen along the waterway. Links We MentionedFloridiana Festival at the Matheson...
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Episode 201
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