Jason Katz of The Islandia Journal – Season 6, Episode 1
"Come for the poetry, stay for the paranormal!" That is how Islandia Journal's founder and publisher, native Miamian Jason Katz, wants you to think of his passion project.
Burt I. Gordon’s “Empire of the Ants” – Season 5, Episode 8
Join me as I ruminate on the peculiar classic film "Empire of the Ants," which has a lot of insights to reveal about the Florida sugar industry both then and now.
Kristen Hare and “100 Things To Do in Tampa Bay Before You Die” – Season 5, Episode 7
Author Kristen Hare joins me to talk about the third edition of her book, obscure Tampa Bay gems, and her work with the Poynter Institute.
Jenny Staletovich, WLRN Environmental Reporter – Season 5, Episode 6
WLRN environmental reporter Jenny Staletovich talks about her career covering some of Florida's most pressing and urgent issues — and how python stories are, ideally, the "gateway drug" luring audiences…
Tyler Gillespie and “The Thing About Florida” – Season 5, Episode 5
Python hunters, reptile traders, and people you might know from a meme or bizarre headline are who you might think of when you consider Florida's citizenry, but there's so much…
Rebecca Johnston and “Not to Keep” – Season 5, Episode 4
The traumas endured by World War I vets during and after the conflict have mostly faded from public historical memory. Rebecca Johnston joins me to discuss her new novel, Not…
Craig Pittman and “The State You’re In” – Season 5, Episode 3
Craig Pittman has been called a Florida Institution, and you can see why when you read his work. He discusses his latest book, a collection of essays and columns culled…
John Davis Jr. and “The Places That Hold” – Season 5, Episode 2
John Davis Jr. explores a dark period in his home state's history in his Florida Book Award-winning poetry collection The Places That Hold, but there are some lighthearted and thoughtful ruminations on parenthood in there, too.
Gianna Russo and “All I See Is Your Glinting” – Season 5, Episode 1
Gianna Russo, Tampa's Wordsmith (yes, that's a real office) presents to us in the recently published book All I See is Your Glinting: "Nature and the collective human experience that we all went through" in the later months of 2020, accompanied by striking photos by Jenny Carey.
Kathryn Duncan and “Jane Austen and the Buddha” – Season 4, Episode 8
Jane Austen and the Buddha are not thinkers one would normally consider together, right? Or, on the surface, we might not think they offer lenses to consider each others' works…