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S2 Ep1916: ONE PLACE, MANY VOICES Deb Carson: Ringling Bros. Circus History
(4/6/2026) In this episode of One Place, Many Voices, host Nanette Wisesr chats with author Deb Carson about the history of the circus in Pinellas County and her book about her uncle Albert, one Ringling's most famous performers in advance of World Circus Day this month. Becoming FLO: A Mostly True Story by Deb Carson (edited by Nanette Wiser, cover art by Janet Nummi) Says Carson: It’s Baltimore, 1920. You’re 16. You have four adoring sisters and four disapproving brothers. You are the son of devout Orthodox Jewish immigrant parents who escaped Russian pogroms. Your murderously abusive…
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