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Rick Outzen: (we don’t) color on the dog
Rick Outzen and Sena Maddison interview various guests on a wide range of topics.
Episodes
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Election Night Coverage
Rick provides live election coverage with the help of Former Escambia Commissioner Jeff Bergosh, Political wonk Jeff DeWeese, Communications Expert Sena…
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Election Eve in Escambia
Early voting is over, and Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender joins Rick Outzen to break down record turnout, why vote by mail is down 30%, and what to…
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May 2017: Preserving Triumph
In May 2017, I interviewed then-State Senator Doug Broxson on the importance of ensuring Triumph Gulf Coast stayed in Northwest Florida.
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Rick's Blog Live - Full Show 10/28/26
Guests: Allyson Amderson, Keith Leonard, Samantha Abell, Steve Nissim and Mimi Bass.
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Saving Public Schools
Escambia County Superintendent Keith Leonard joins Rick Outzen to discuss the official October enrollment count of 33,065, the SAZAC review of Lincoln Park and…
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Sinking the SS United States
Next month, the SS United States will become the world’s largest artificial reef off Okaloosa County. Coastal Conservation Association Florida’s Mimi Bass…
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Gulf Breeze Recovers
Three weeks after the hurricane, Gulf Breeze City Manager Samantha Abell tells Rick Outzen what the city prepared for, what the storm delivered instead, and…
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Infant Deaths: A Tale of Two Cities
A new state report shows Escambia’s region seeing fewer infant deaths. However, a Black or brown baby's infant mortality rate is nearly three times as high as…
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My Family's Holocaust
Steve Nissim’s grandparents and four of their children were murdered at Auschwitz. His father, who fled Greece alone at 13, and an uncle survived. After a…
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Rick's Blog Live - Full Show 10-21-26
Rick Outzen interviews Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore, Ascension Sacred Heart CEO Rick Metzger, Milton City Manager Ed Spears, Port…
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Inside Foo Foo Fest 2026
Host Rick Outzen sits down with Arts, Culture, and Entertainment (ACE) President and Foo Foo Fest Past Chair Therese McKenzie to discuss the 13th annual…
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Why Florida Is Suddenly in Play
Jennifer Palmieri, former Obama communications director and host of the YouTube series Long Play, joins Rick Outzen to talk about her Florida episode. She…
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Ascension Sacred Heart’s Rick Metzger
Ascension Sacred Heart’s new president and CEO, Rick Metzger, joins Rick’s Blog Live to talk about his path from OR orderly to nurse to hospital chief, charity…
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Milton After Isaias
Two weeks after Hurricane Isaias, Milton City Manager Ed Spears updates Rick on the damage, the debris cleanup, utilities and schools in the city hit hardest.
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Port Director Lance Scott on SailGP, Birdon and the Inland Port
Port of Pensacola Director Admiral Lance Scott joins Rick Outzen to talk about SailGP’s new training base, the Birdon shipbuilding deal that could bring up to…
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Escambia’s Hurricane Recovery
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore joins Rick’s Blog Live to explain where recovery stands, how his team prepared all week, and why internet…
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Rick's Blog Live Full Show: 10-14-26
Guests: Robert Bender, Larry Kuhn, Sherri Myers, Brian Cole, Boyce White
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Meet Boyce White
Boyce White, a third-generation Pensacolian, explains why he’s running for the open District 4 seat on the Pensacola City Council. He talks about voter…
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Meet Brian Cole
Brian Cole, a contractor, former volunteer firefighter and youth sports coach, joins Rick’s Blog Live to discuss his run for the open District 4 seat on the…
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Sherri Myers: Why She’s Back
Former Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers sits down with Rick Outzen on Rick’s Blog Live. She explains how a 2023 budget vote over Tippin Park community…
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Kuhn Joins Sotheby's
Larry Kuhn explains why Kuhn Realty is ending seven years as an independent brokerage to join Sotheby’s International Realty. He talks about the global…
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Early Voting Starts 10/19
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender joins Rick Outzen to walk through early voting, ballot on demand, what’s on the 17-inch ballot, which IDs…
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First City Art Center Pumpkin Patch
For the first time in 20 years, the First City Art Center Pumpkin Patch is postponed by a coming storm. Executive Director Bart Hudson shares the new dates…
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Carol Cleaver on SAZAC
Escambia County schools have lost more than 7,000 students and over $7 million in funding. Teachers union president and SAZAC secretary Carol Cleaver joins…
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Charles Bare on District 2
Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare faces Sherry Myers in November. He talks with Rick about constituent services, the Circle K vote he regrets, the curfew…
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Police Strategies for Teens
Pensacola Police Chief Eric Winstrom joins Rick Outzen after the U.S. Conference of Mayors task force in San Diego. He discusses how police track teen takeover…
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Isaias Is Coming
Escambia County meteorologist Scottlin Wilson explains the hurricane and storm surge watches, what could strengthen Isaias, and how to prepare before the…
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Right-Sizing Teen Safety
Mayor D.C. Reeves and Police Chief Eri Winstrom just returned from the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Police Chiefs Task Force Meeting in San Diego. Reeves…
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Rick's Live Blog: Full Show 9-30-26
Full show: Dr. Blaine Wall. Hale Morrissette, Walker Wilson, Ray Palmer, and Katie Dineen.
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What's SAZAC?
Walker Wilson, chairman of the new Student Attendance Zone Advisory Committee (SAZAC), joins Rick to discuss the district's enrollment decline, the planned…
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Votenik 2026
Community activist, DJ and counselor Hale Morrissette joins Rick Outzen to talk about VoteNik, a Sunday early voting festival on Oct. 25 with local artists…
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Simmer w/Katie Dineen
Best of the Coast Best Musician Katie Dineen joins Rick Outzen on Rick's Blog Live to talk about her new album Simmer, how an R&B song became old-school…
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Ray Palmer's Last Day
On his final day as CEO of Pensacola Sports, Ray Palmer joins Rick for one last interview. They talk about the group's growth beyond golf, the Sun Belt…
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Library Board Left in the Dark
Dr. Blaine Wall, chair of the West Florida Public Libraries Board of Governance, says no one has told the board who is running the library since Director…
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Rick's Blog Live—Full Show 9/23/26
Guests: Lissa Dees, Gil Clark, Commissioner Lumon May, Dr. Christopher Burton and Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender.
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Gulf Winds' Second Acquisition in a Year
Gulf Winds Credit Union CEO Daniel Souers joins Rick Outzen to announce the credit union's acquisition of Monroeville's People's Exchange Bank — its second…
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Voter Registration Deadlines
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender joins Rick's Blog Live to break down key dates ahead of the November 3 general election — including the…
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Reclaiming Real Life
Dr. Christopher Burton, medical director of HCA Florida West's rehabilitation center, joins Rick Outzen to talk about the hospital's new outdoor physical…
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Trading a Navy Uniform for a Midway
Rick Outzen sits down with Gil Clark Jr., the newly named CEO of the Pensacola Interstate Fair, to talk about leaving a 28-year Navy career — including a…
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Paid Parking Returns Downtown Oct. 5
Pensacola parking director Lissa Dees joins Rick's Blog Live to explain what changes when paid parking returns Oct. 5: a higher weekend-night rate, free…
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Commissioner Lumon May on Pensacola's Teens
Commissioner Lumon May joins Rick Outzen to push for a pilot program for at-risk 14- to 17-year-olds, share what he and Mayor D.C. Reeves discussed, and…
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Rick's Blog Live-Full Show 9/16/26
Guests: Lumpy DeWeese, Martha Holden, Tom Pace, Gonzalo Galguera and Zach Robbins.
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Insulin at 1,000% Markup
From March 15, 2023: Rick Outzen talks with attorney Troy Rafferty of Levin Papantonio Rafferty about the firm's class-action litigation against insulin…
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Viper 640 Championship
Tom Pace of Pensacola Yacht Club joins Rick's Blog Live to preview the Viper 640 North American Championship, Sept. 30 through Oct. 4. He explains why…
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Meet Zach Robbins
Musician, poet, and author Zach Robbins joins Rick's Blog Live to talk about his upcoming Earth Day album, his collaboration with Colt Soul Records, and how…
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Impact 100's Million Dollar Sunday
Impact 100 Pensacola Bay Area President Martha Holden joins Rick's Blog Live to announce a record membership year and a historic expansion from 15 to 20…
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Lumpy DeWeese in D.C.
UWF senior Lumpy DeWeese joins Rick Outzen to talk about testifying in Washington for the Protect College Sports Act, the chaos he's watched the transfer…
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Ballet Pensacola's Frankenstein
Ahead of Ballet Pensacola's October 2–4 production of Frankenstein, guest choreographer Gonzalo Galguera joins Rick Outzen to talk about his unconventional…
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Rick's Blog Live—Full Show 9/9/26
Guests: Quint Studer, Walker Wilson, Jim Howe and John Peacock
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Making the Case for a County Charter
Rick Outzen sits down with John Peacock — a driving force behind Pensacola's strong-mayor charter — to dig into why Escambia County still operates under state…
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20 Years Later: Quint Studer on the Fight for the Maritime Park
On the 20th anniversary of the referendum that made Blue Wahoo Stadium possible, Quint Studer joins Rick Outzen to relive the fight — Hurricane Ivan, a $5…
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Building the Workforce for the Future
Rick sits down with Jim Howe, Landrum's VP of Workforce Solutions, to talk about the region's skilled-labor crunch — why the pipeline has to start in middle…
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Florida Downtowns Comes to Pensacola
Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board Executive Director Walker Wilson joins Rick Outzen to talk about hosting the Florida Downtowns conference — bringing DIB…
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Rick's Blog Live: Full Show 9/2/26
Guests: Airport Director Matt Coughlin, Escambia County Commissioner Mike Kohler, Escambia Education Association President Carol Cleaver, and Ballet Pensacola…
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Ballet Pensacola: Bianca Villegas
Ballet Pensacola's new executive director — and longtime volunteer and board member — Biance Villegas joins Rick to talk about stepping into leadership, the…
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District Earns A, Now Ignores Teachers
Carol Cleaver, president of the Escambia Education Association, tells Rick's Blog Live that teachers feel shut out of contract talks despite delivering the…
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NIL 101: Levin Papantonio's Brenton Goodman
Rick sits down with attorney Brenton Goodman ahead of the Levin Papantonio Law Firm's 16th annual People's Law School to talk about the firm's new Name, Image…
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Kohler on the Budget
Escambia County Commissioner Mike Kohler previews Tuesday's budget hearing, defends the county's lean staffing levels, and talks blight, homelessness, new fire…
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Cleared for Takeoff: Airport Director Matt Coughlin
Pensacola International Airport Director Matt Coughlin sits down with Rick Outzen to break down the $165 million terminal and concourse overhaul, the ST…
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The Corry Station Project
FloridaWest CEO Chris Platè joins Rick Outzen to break down a new $200,000 state grant aimed at replacing aging facilities at the Center for Information…