We're trying something different this week: a full post-show breakdown of every episode in the latest season of Black Mirror! Ari Romero is joined by Tudum's Black Mirror expert, Keisha Hatchett, to give you all the nuance, the insider commentary, and the details you might have missed in this incredible new season. Plus commentary from creator & showrunner Charlie Brooker! SPOILER ALERT: We're talking about the new season in detail and revealing key plot points. If you haven't watched yet, and you don't want to know what happens, turn back now! You can watch all seven seasons of Black Mirror now in your personalized virtual theater . Follow Netflix Podcasts and read more about Black Mirror on Tudum.com .…
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Each week, The Florida Roundup brings us up to speed on all things Florida- be it politics, the environment, the economy, culture and more. Join host Tom Hudson for lively discussion with newsmakers, journalists and you! Email the program radio@TheFloridaRoundup.org
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Each week, journalists and newsmakers from South Florida analyze and debate some of the most topical issues from across the region.
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As a result of a daytime programming change, WLRN canceled Sundial, the locally-produced arts and culture show, effective Friday Feb. 2, 2024.
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The Sunshine Economy explored the people, companies and trends that make South Florida one of the most dynamic economies in the world. The program ran from 2013-2023 as the region bounced back from the Great Recession, nurtured a burgeoning technology industry, and wrestled with climate change. The program takes listeners from the waters of Florida Bay to the depths of the PortMiami tunnel (and countless offices and conference rooms) to hear from bartenders and bankers, caregivers and CEOs.
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As recently as 1955 there were virtually no immigrants held in detention in the U.S. Today, the federal government holds tens of thousands each day, in 130 facilities across the country. But the story of how we got here did not start at the U.S.-Mexico border - it started on Florida’s shores, 50 years ago. Through personal histories and meticulously compiled archival materials, Detention By Design will tell how the arrival of Haitian and Cuban migrants by boat in the 1970s and 1980s - and th ...
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Terry Story’s Real Estate Survival Guide podcast includes her weekly round-up on NPR's "The Steve Pomeranz Show," WLRN and affiliates. The show provides expert advice in all aspects of the real estate transaction from listing to negotiations; to sales and purchase and everything in between.
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A podcast about how and why gentrification happens. Season 3, produced in partnership with WLRN, Miami’s public radio station, introduces us to “climate gentrification,” reporting about the ways climate change, and our adaption to it, may seriously intensify the affordable housing crisis in many cities. In many parts of the US, black communities were pushed to low-lying flood prone areas. As Nadege Green reports, in Miami, the opposite is true. Black communities were built on high elevation ...
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We’re Not Finished is a podcast from Gwen Filosa, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who covered murder and political corruption for a decade in New Orleans before landing in Key West, Florida in 2011, where she covers local news, culture and assorted shenanigans. An all-purpose reporter, Gwen worked for the local daily paper before getting hired by the Miami Herald to cover Key West. She’s also reported for WLRN public media, Keys Weekly Newspapers, Island 106.9 radio and Florida Weekly Ke ...
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Universities partner with ICE, remembering Ft. Lauderdale floods and No Sabo Kids
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50:40On The South Florida Roundup, we looked into local universities that have partnered with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the 18 Florida International University students who had their visas revoked (01:08). We also looked at what the city of Fort Lauderdale has been doing to avoid flood damage, like the kind caused by dramatic rainfal…
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Trump tariffs, elderly evictions, Miami Beach Spring Break follow-up
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37:03On the South Florida Roundup, we look at how President Trump’s tariffs go after small countries like Guyana (1:23). We also examine how elderly residents are getting evicted in Fort Lauderdale (13:50). Plus, a check-in with a Miami Beach commissioner to find out how spring breakers behaved (26:22).
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Florida’s tax cut proposals, economic uncertainty, ‘Your Florida’ legislative session week 6 and weekly news briefing
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52:56This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about a measure to cut the state sales tax with Rep. Tom Fabricio (R-Miami-Dade) (03:25). Then, we opened up the phone lines and email inbox to hear how you are navigating economic uncertainty after a tumultuous week for the stock market (19:00). Plus, another look at this week in the Florida Legislature w…
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Live from Jacksonville: City criminalizes illegal immigration, a school district deals with rapid growth and a new women’s basketball league
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56:10This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about a local ordinance the city of Jacksonville passed that mandates jail time for immigrants without legal status with two city council members (00:00). Plus, we speak to the Superintendent for St. Johns County Schools about how the school district is managing rapid population growth (21:00). And later, …
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Immigration crackdown: The end of TPS, humanitarian parole leaves migrants subject to deportation
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37:55On this episode of The South Florida Roundup, we had a panel of immigration experts helping sift through the questions that are haunting South Florida’s immigrant-rich community — particularly Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants who are suddenly unlawful and subject to deportation (01:19). We looked at how these migrants can go about…
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Deaths at Krome detention center, WPLG-Local 10 divorces ABC and Jupiter's centennial
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50:53On the South Florida Roundup, we examined new controversies — including two new deaths — at the federal Krome Detention Center for migrants in Miami-Dade. Why do these problems keep recurring (01:10)? We also discussed WPLG-Local 10’s decision to split with the ABC network. Will it usher in bold new local television programming and journalism – or …
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Police in Florida take on immigration, Medically Unnecessary, ‘Your Florida’ legislative session week 4 and weekly news briefing
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53:14This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about the growing number of local police departments entering training agreements with ICE. First, we spoke with WGCU’s Elizabeth Andarge (00:44 ) about the city of Fort Myers' vote reversal before hearing from Mayor Kevin Anderson (05:25). Then, we learned more about the ICE 287 (g) agreements from WLRN’s…
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Property tax elimination, consumer sentiment dips in Florida, ‘Your Florida’ legislative session week 3 and weekly news briefing
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54:08This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about a bill to study the impact if property taxes were eliminated with state Sen. Shevrin Jones, who sits on several committees slated to take up the legislation (04:04). Then, we spoke about a dip in consumer sentiment in Florida with Mihaela Pintea, chair of FIU’s economics department (22:00). Plus, we …
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O Cinema debate, Venezuela migrant deported, Radio TV Martí silencing
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50:36On the South Florida Roundup we looked at the dispute between Miami Beach and O Cinema over the screening of a controversial, Oscar-winning documentary about Israel and Palestinians (1:03). We also talked to the Miami attorney of one of the Venezuelan migrants who was deported — perhaps illegally — to El Salvador last weekend (19:15). And we examin…
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Federal job cuts felt in Florida, Senate President Albritton on legislative priorities, ‘Your Florida’ Project and weekly news briefs
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53:09This week on The Florida Roundup, we looked at how mass layoffs are impacting Florida’s federal workers with WLRN’s Jenny Staletovich (08:15). Then, we spoke with Sen. Ben Albritton, Florida’s Senate President, about his priorities for this legislative session (30:00). And later, we heard about some of the bills being considered with WUSF’s state g…
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South Florida cities partner with ICE, elections in Broward and Palm Beach counties and the Tamarac triple murder
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50:51On the South Florida Roundup, we sorted fact from fiction — but acknowledged the fear — when it comes to the immigration policing agreements several South Florida cities just struck with the Trump Administration (01:11). We also looked at the results from important local elections in Broward and Palm Beach Counties: Can Deerfield Beach still be gre…
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NOAA scientists laid off, editor fired over a Gaza cartoon and pro-democracy aid in Latin America is halted
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50:50On this week's South Florida Roundup, we looked at the Trump Administration’s layoffs and cutbacks at key science agencies here – not least of which involve the researchers who revolutionized hurricane forecasting (01:10). We also talked to Tony Doris, the editorial page editor of the Palm Beach Post. who was fired after he ran an editorial cartoon…
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UF looks for new leadership, federal role in weather forecasting, Florida’s famed springs
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53:13This week on The Florida Roundup, we traveled to Gainesville for a special show at our partner station WUFT at the University of Miami. First, we spoke with a journalist with the UF student-owned newspaper The Independent Florida Alligator (00:00). Then, we explored the role of the federal government in weather forecasting with Tim Miller, chief me…
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Immigrant community on alert: TPS terminated for Haitians and Venezuelans, migrants sent to Guantanamo and arrests in Palm Beach County
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50:55On the South Florida Roundup, we dedicated the entire show to the issue that’s got this community tied in knots at the moment: immigration. Or maybe: anti-immigration. We had a candid conversation about our wrecked immigration system: Do we rely too much on stop-gap measures like TPS and parole (01:11)? Did the Trump Administration brand non-crimin…
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Unpublished study raises concerns over Florida’s insurance industry, fight over water fluoridation, weekly news briefing
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53:12This week on The Florida Roundup, a previously unpublished study from 2022 found affiliates of Florida insurance companies paid out $680 million dollars to investors between 2017 and 2019 while claiming to be running out of money and filing for big rate increases for policyholders. We spoke with the Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times’ investigative repor…
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The South Florida Roundup's Tim Padgett co-hosts the 90-minute call-in special “Haiti on the Line,” a collaboration between WLRN, WNYC (New York City) and GBH News (Boston) which aired live on Feb. 24, 2025. Last year more than 5,000 people in Haiti were killed in gang-related violence. The country has been in a political crisis for years. And for …
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Last year more than 5,000 people in Haiti were killed in gang-related violence. The country has been in a political crisis for years. And for Haitians in America with feet in two worlds, reality in both countries is unstable. To better understand the story, public radio stations in the three cities with the largest Haitian populations in America te…
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Homeowners insurance and climate risk, Florida scores drop on nation’s report card, weekly news briefing
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53:13This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about the similarities and differences between California and Florida when it comes to property insurance with KQED Science reporter Danielle Venton (03:30) and Anne Greggis with the Palm Beach Post/USA Today Network (12:54). And later, we were joined by Jeff Solochek, Tampa Bay Times education reporter, t…
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Coral Gables and human smuggling, red light camera tickets and Miami sends park funds to Inter Miami
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50:57On the latest episode of South Florida Roundup, we talked about how the city of Coral Gables became an end-point for smuggled migrants between the Bahamas and South Florida in recent weeks (01:06). We also looked into red light camera tickets and how cities like Aventura are making major profits from them (16:30). And we examined the city of Miami …
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Miami's Catholic leader hits back at deportations, more politicians lead universities and Republicans question Colombian justice
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50:57This week on the South Florida Roundup, we talked with Miami’s Roman Catholic Archbishop Thomas Wenski, who’s had a lot to say about the Trump administration’s controversial pursuit of undocumented migrants — and its swipes at the Church (01:11). We also looked at another controversial trend: top Republican politicos taking the helm at colleges lik…
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New immigration laws, love in the Sunshine State, 7 years after Parkland, weekly news briefing
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53:11This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with the Miami Herald’s Ana Ceballos and WLRN’s Danny Rivero about immigration bills passed this week and how the state plans to enforce the law (07:22). Then, we share what listeners love about Florida (20:12). And later, we spoke with U.S. Rep Moskowitz about the impact of the sweeping gun control laws p…
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Freedy Johnston is on his way to Key West! Tropic Cinema show is Saturday 2/15
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33:00I chat with singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston, a master storyteller and celebrated artist, about my favorite songs of his - "Bad Reputation" and "The Mortician's Daughter," finding much more happiness as we grow older, and his plans to make his first ever trip to Key West, Florida for a special concert at the Tropic Cinema on Saturday, Feb. 15, 202…
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Pop superstar Debbie Gibson on her Love Songs Tour coming to Key West, being a Jeopardy! question and her 'DebHeads' fanbase
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10:34Gwen chats with singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson, who made music history in the 1980s as a 16-year-old pop superstar and went on to keep making music, star on Broadway and now produces films. Her new tour, Debbie Gibson's Love Songs, arrives at the Key West Theater at 8 p.m. Feb. 16. Tickets: thekeywesttheater.com/e/?event=622060 For more than 35 ye…
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Live from Zoo Miami: Housing affordability, government spending and invasive species
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53:10This week on The Florida Roundup, we went to Zoo Miami for a special show with a live studio audience. First, we spoke with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava about Florida’s condo crisis, local government spending and immigration (01:20). Then, we were joined by Dr. Frank Ridgley, the head of the Conservation and Research Department at Z…
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Trump revokes TPS for Venezuelans, Miami-Dade Black neighborhoods could become a city and Haiti's Creole Pig
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50:56On the South Florida Roundup, we looked at President Trump’s alarming decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans here — who now face deportation back to a brutal dictatorship (01:06). We also looked at a Miami-Dade effort just underway that could turn traditionally Black communities into a new city (20:22…
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South Florida's garbage problem, Elon Musk's brain chip trial at UM and Dreamers' uncertain future
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50:51On the South Florida Roundup, we took a deep dive into this region’s deepening waste management crisis (01:02). We also looked at the University of Miami’s new mission to test Elon Musk’s brain chip to help paralyzed persons lead more normal lives (20:00). And we examined what’s next for the undocumented residents known as Dreamers now that Florida…
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