Each week, Danny Rivero of WLRN in Miami, along with a panel of journalists from around the state, discuss the week in Florida news on the Florida Roundup. Ways To ConnectTwitter: @FloridaRoundup(305) - 995-1800Subscribe to the podcastiTunes
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First Coast Connect is an hour-long call-in program that features local newsmakers, civic and community leaders, arts, activities across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, along with spot news features and a weekly roundtable of local journalists.
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What's Health Got to Do with It? is a weekly talk program that examines where healthcare intersects with daily life, and will help guide the listeners through an increasingly convoluted medical bureaucracy. These days, health is a lot more than Googling the latest medical breakthrough or seeing your doctor. Staying healthy when you are well and getting healthy when you are sick means knowing how to interact and navigate an incredibly complex healthcare system.
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Odd Ball is a story about a UFO investigation, a mansion in the woods and how one shiny object sent a Jacksonville, Florida family into hiding. Each week host Lindsey Kilbride dives deeper into the 1974 mystery of the "Betz sphere."
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The VOIDCAST is a musical journey through Northeast Florida. Hosted by editor of Void magazine Matt Shaw, The VOIDCAST cuts through the digital noise and subverts the algorithms taking listeners through the past and present with the help of local musicians, producers, and the people who lived local music history. Get a peek into the Allman Brothers Band’s formative period in Jacksonville. Meet the locals making music alone in their bedrooms — including one who scored a big record deal. And h ...
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Untold Stories is a captivating live oral storytelling series that offers a platform for Northeast Florida residents to share their unique and inspiring experiences with the world. From artists and tradespeople to shopkeepers and professors, everyone has a story to tell, and Untold Stories provides a space for these narratives to be heard. Join us as we explore the vibrant tapestry of life in Northeast Florida, one story at a time. Untold Stories is produced live on stage by the Florida Thea ...
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Bygone Jax: Our Unsung History


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Bygone Jax: Our Unsung History
Brendan Rivers, Tammy Cherry, Jennifer Grey
The city of Jacksonville turned 200 in 2022, but how much do Jaxsons really know about their city’s history? Bygone Jax: Our Unsung History, a podcast from WJCT Public Media, highlights some of the lesser known or little explored stories from the River City’s past.In our first episodes, we’ll take listeners back to March of 1863, when two regiments of Black Union soldiers were sent to Jacksonville to occupy the city for the third time during the Civil War. Their mission: pester Confederate t ...
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The latest health care headlines: COVID-19 and more
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A new COVID-19 booster has been approved, and the federal government is resuming the shipment of COVID-19 rapid tests to all Americans.By Kathy Waterman
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Florida Roundup


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One year after Hurricane Ian; state minimum wage to increase; fact-checking Florida claims from GOP Debate
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This week on The Florida Roundup, we take a look back at Hurricane Ian one year later with reporting from Florida Public Radio member stations. Plus, we look at the state’s minimum wage increase with FIU’s Dr. Maria Ilcheva and then WUSF’s Gabriella Paul. And later, fact-checking Florida claims in the latest GOP debate with PolitiFact’s Samantha Pu…
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First Coast Connect


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Friday Media Roundtable: Rising crime, city budget, redistricting trial; JEA rates. Plus, an event from Sanctuary on 8th Street
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Our media roundtable discusses rising crime, including the slayings of two children, plus approval of Jacksonville's budget and the possibility of higher rates at JEA.By Kathy Waterman
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First Coast Connect


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Labor on the First Coast; weekend events; All Beaches Experimental Theatre
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Professionals and community leaders discuss how strikes could affect our area; Cre8Jax runs down the best weekend events; All Beaches Experimental Theatre presents Alabama Story.By Kathy Waterman
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First Coast Connect


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Love in the digital age; Players By The Sea
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Our panel discusses the difficulties people encounter when looking for love. Then: a look at Players by the Sea, a community theater in Jacksonville Beach.By Kathy Waterman
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First Coast Connect


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Food deserts; Peace in the Pages; Bistro X
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Food deserts leave Duval residents wanting; Read USA honors literacy heroes; Bistro X goes against the grain and cuts prices.By Kathy Waterman
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First Coast Connect


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Mental health; suicide prevention; Jaguars recap
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On today's show, a panel of community members discusses mental health and suicide prevention. Then: We recap a disappointing Jaguars game.By Kathy Waterman
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This week's show focuses on the causes and effects of obesity in children and adults as well as weight loss treatments. Plus: a closer look at new pediatric obesity guidelines.By Kathy Waterman
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Florida Roundup


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Childcare and Florida’s economy; government shutdown; Florida sports
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Pandemic-era federal funding for child care centers set to run out by the end of the month. We look at how those funds have been used. Plus, we talk about the looming federal government shutdown and what it means for Florida. And later, how a South Florida hockey team is fostering a generation of female players.…
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First Coast Connect


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Friday Media Roundtable: Gateway Jax; jail death; Jacksonville's general counsel; Jax Book Fest
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Our media panel discussed the $2 billion development plan in Downtown Jacksonville, another death at the Duval County jail and the appointment of Michael Fackler as general counsel. Also, we preview the Jax Book Fest.By Kathy Waterman
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First Coast Connect


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Autonomous vehicles; FSCJ Artist Series; JME DJ Session
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JTA moves forward with plans for autonomous vehicles; the Artist Series at Florida State College at Jacksonville will debut next month; songs have been added at The Independent.By Kathy Waterman
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First Coast Connect


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Jax Speaks poll; Great Cities symposium; 'Legally Blonde'
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UNF's latest Jax Speaks poll asked about local concerns like stadium funding and approval of the performance of many local officials.By Kathy Waterman
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First Coast Connect


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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters; VyStar's Good is Everywhere
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Sheriff T.K. Waters took office in November of last year in a special election and was re-elected to a regular term in March. Today, he joins us for a discussion on his first year in office.
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As gun violence is on the rise throughout the state, legislation loosening gun laws went into effect in Florida in July.By Kathy Waterman
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A closer look at the future of psychiatry
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"Interventional psychiatry" is a cutting-edge field that bridges the gap between traditional therapy and medical interventions.By Heather Schatz
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Florida Roundup


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Medicare drug pricing; new state rules for educators
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Medicare is now going to negotiate the prices of medications. Also, educators are trying to navigate controversial new rules about school curriculum.
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First Coast Connect


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Friday Media Roundtable: Randy DeFoor's withdrawal, collapsed parking garage, Jaguars' home game
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Randy DeFoor drops out of consideration as the city's general counsel; a parking garage partly collapses at Ascension St. Vincent’s Hospital; the Jaguars take on the Kansas City Chiefs. Also, the Jacksonville Symphony returns.By Kathy Waterman
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First Coast Connect


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Duval Schools superintendent; EDTalks; Best Jax events
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Duval Schools continues its search to replace Superintendent Diana Greene; EDTalks will focus on resiliency; Cre8Jax lists the best weekend events.By Kathy Waterman
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First Coast Connect


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Unfair housing practices; new COVID-19 boosters
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Landlords are using technology to evaluate potential tenants, and many people contend the software unfairly rejects potential tenants. Also, new COVID-19 boosters could be available any day now.By Kathy Waterman
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We spent the whole hour discussing what's planned on the First Coast to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.By Kathy Waterman
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Southside resident roundtable; Quiltfest; Jacksonville Jaguars
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Southside resident roundtable; Quiltfest; Jacksonville JaguarsBy Kathy Waterman
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Concussions: What causes them; how to prevent them
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Dr. Syed Asad, a Jacksonville-based neurologist, joins us for a detailed discussion of concussions. Also, we revisit the subject of health care misinformation.By Heather Schatz
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Florida Roundup


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Struggling to make ends meet; union and government jobs; jail troubles across the state
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Inflation, higher interest rates and the high cost of housing are stretching paychecks; Florida's union membership is among the lowest; Duval and Miami-Dade jails are under fire.
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First Coast Connect


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Friday Media Roundtable: Desantis in Jacksonville; backlash against Ju’Coby Pittman; The Motherhood Space
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Gov. Ron DeSantis creates a stir at a news conference in Jacksonville; Ju’Coby Pittman criticized at shooting vigil; The Motherhood Space helps moms' mental health.By Stacey Bennett
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Anti-LGBTQ laws; cold case playing cards; Americans and the Holocaust; JME’s 904 Soul Showcase
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Adovcates are challenging several laws they consider anti-LGBTQ; a new deck of playing cards spotlights unsolved homicides; an exhibit features Americans and the Holocaust; the Jacksonville Music Experience prepares for the Sing Out Loud festival.By Stacey Bennett
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First Coast Connect


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Marijuana enforcement; prescription drug shortages; First Coast Relief Fund; Artwalk
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Marijuana's drug classification could be reevaluated; prescription drug shortages put patients in a bind; the First Coast Relief Fund helps Northwest Jacksonville heal; Artwalk is tonight.By Kathy Waterman
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Unconstitutional congressional map; 'The Culture Wars of Warren Folks'; sports highlights
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A judge rules that a redistricting plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis diminished the voting power of Black residents; author Tim Gilmore discusses his new book; Josh Torres has a sports update.By Stacey Bennett
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When summer ends and school begins, students, teachers and parents often feel overwhelmed while adjusting to new schedules.By Stacey Bennett
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Idalia recovery efforts underway in Florida's Big Bend
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Hurricane Idalia hit Florida as a major storm with historic high water. Are record high storm surges and rapidly strengthening storms our future?
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Friday Media Roundtable: Dollar General mass shooting; the deaths of two icons
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Our media panel discusses the mass shooting last weekend in Jacksonville and the deaths of E. Denise Lee and Rita Reagan.By Stacey Bennett
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