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Wait Five Minutes
Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast is about the curious stories and cultural changes sweeping through the Sunshine State. Join us every Monday for an informative and charming look into an issue on America’s infamous peninsula.
Episodes
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Authors leave a trail of legacy and memories behind them. They cannot control how their words will age or change, but, in the case of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings…
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Marco Polo Park
Nine months before Walt Disney World took Central Florida by storm, one unusual little theme park tried to leave an impact of their own. Why did so many parks…
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Florida's Flag
From our early Spanish years, to our secession from the United States, our flag has been a playground of ideologies. Why has our state struggled to find its…
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Moonshine in the Everglades
The secret pathways of the Everglades have puzzled explorers for decades. However, for the criminals of Prohibition-era Miami, the maze of the swamp was the…
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Key Largo & Key Largo
Most of John Huston's 1948 classic Key Largo was actually filmed in California. This doesn't matter for the people of the real Key Largo, who have built a city…
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Lights Over Ocala
For over sixty years, the citizens of Ocala have seen strange lights over their forest. Could the Navy base deep in the woods be the explanation? Or is there…
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The Short Life of John Gorrie
Yellow fever and malaria tore about the south for over a century. Fifty years before anyone had a treatment for either of these diseases, one Florida man…
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One Year Later
It is the one-year anniversary of the creation of this show. Today, let's celebrate how far we've come, and interrogate all of the places we have yet to go…
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Black Skimmers
Around Florida's coasts, a small population of birds with an unusual hunting habit. As their numbers dwindle in the state, a group of volunteers fight to keep…
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John Young and Apollo 10 (w/ Brendan Byrne)
John Young flew six different missions for NASA, each one unique and important in its own way. In his forty-two years of service, he set firsts unlike anyone…
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FLAGLER - Chapter 4: Palaces of Ambition
Flagler's story didn't end when he died in 1913. The next century would just continue to shape and change and influence his legacy. A man would fly to Cuba…
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FLAGLER - Chapter 3: Drained
The last fifteen years of Flagler's life somehow managed to be more influential than the previous seventy. Flagler had done the impossible already, but now, as…
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FLAGLER - Chapter 2: The Iron Frontier
Flagler and Plant were racing each other to build a railroad to Miami. Who got there first doesn't matter in retrospect. What matters is the things they built…
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FLAGLER - Chapter 1: Tyrants and the Tyrannized
Henry Flagler blazed the trail for the modern Florida. How did he arrive at the Sunshine State in the first place? What was his life before he ever stepped…
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Orange Bird
When the Orange Bird was originally conceived, his reach and connections could not have been comprehended. He was made to sell an idea. What came next changed…
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TALLAHASSEE TUESDAY - May 21st, 2019
Looking forward, and looking back, as the summer months approach. Follow the show on Instagram Follow the show on Twitter Email the show at…
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The Villages
The Villages is a major hub for retirees in Florida. It struggled for decades to get off the ground, meeting obstacle after obstacle. Once it took off, it left…
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TALLAHASSEE TUESDAY - May 14th, 2019
Will Governor Ron DeSantis be a green governor? How will Florida's environmental future look? Has the president influenced our state's conservation future?…
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Okahumpka
There is a little city in Lake County that you might have never heard of. Its existence, however, is the launching part for some of the most significant events…
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TALLAHASSEE TUESDAY - May 7th, 2019
The three most public bills from the Florida Legislature, and a brief recap of the past two months up in Tallahassee. In just six minutes! Song Good Thoughts…
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Gulf Breeze Sightings
In November of 1987, stories say that aliens came to Florida. At the same time, America was facing the climax of a forty year international struggle. Why did…
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Lovebugs
The lovebugs have arrived. The lovebugs are everywhere. The lovebugs aren't going anywhere. Why are there so many myths around this unusual little fly? And why…
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TALLAHASSEE TUESDAY - April 16th, 2019
Two immigration bills are moving forward, and a handful of teams are in their playoffs. Some clarifications and updates to start your Tuesday! Songs Springtime…
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Division Avenue
Division Avenue is more than just a street. It is the dividing line between the white communities and the black communities in Orlando. The scars of history…
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Disney's Contemporary Resort
When the Contemporary Resort was originally designed, it was built with all the hope of the future built into its existence. Modernity was not so kind…
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TALLAHASSEE TUESDAY - April 2nd, 2019
Complications to amendments, surprising increases in our budget, and a major flub in our state-wide transportation systems, in just six minutes! Follow the…
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Oil and the Everglades, Part Two: THE POCKET
A father-son duo of storytellers. A culture pushed to the very brink. A mayor entering the national spotlight. A tycoon with millions of dollars to spare. An…
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TALLAHASSEE TUESDAY - March 26th, 2019
Private school vouchers, voting rights, medical marijuana and Andrew Gillum! All summarized quickly for you, so that you're always in the know! Follow the show…
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Sea Turtles
The sea turtles nest on our shores, trusting us to protect their babies until they can return to the ocean. What are we doing to help? And what mysteries…
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Interstate 4
I-4 carves through the middle of central Florida, connecting Tampa, Orlando and Daytona like a lifeline. This comes with its own troubles, the kind that only…
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State Rep. Anna Eskamani
Anna Eskamani represents House District 47 in Orlando. She has made a name for herself being very vocal and very active, and she is eager to bring her passion…
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TALLAHASSEE TUESDAY - March 5th, 2019
Immigration, film industries, lobbying and space travel. Catch up on the movings and shakings of Tallahassee as the Florida Legislature begins their sixty-day…
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Oil and the Everglades, Part One: EXPLORATORY
Early last month, a real estate company was given permission to dig into protected land to find oil. It moved by without much comment. Not out of apathy, but…
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The Grapefruit League
Spring training baseball comes to Florida every single year. Our history with baseball is complicated, but the impacts of today are lasting. How did we get…
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TALLAHASSEE TUESDAY - February 19th, 2019
Bills and proposals and new laws and old fights! All that in just five minutes on this week's Tallahassee Tuesday! Songs Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco Arround…
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Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston liked the mystery that surrounded her. That was part of what made her so unique. But who was she, really? And how did she carry her legends…
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TALLAHASSEE TUESDAY - February 5th, 2019
Budgets! Sanctions! Education! Marijuana! All that, in under five minutes, just for you! Songs Indian Summer by Lobo Loco Sources…
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Manatees
The manatees flock to Blue Spring State Park every winter. Why do they come? Who looks out for them when they do? And what is the future of our beloved sea…
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Marjory Stoneman Douglas changed the world. It's time to reclaim her name, tell her story, and try harder to be the type of Floridian she was. Songs Love After…
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Snow Days
January 18th, 2019 Snow is an unusual sight in the state of Florida. But sometimes, when unusual things happen, amazing things follow soon after. Songs Frozen…
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TALLAHASSEE TUESDAY - January 15th, 2019
Your update on the movings of our state government, for the week of January 8th to the 15th! Songs Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco…
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Medical Marijuana
The fight for medical marijuana is still new, but has already shifted and changed several times. Even now, with the laws in effect, the treatment faces…
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Ron DeSantis
Our new governor has a vast history, and who better to introduce us to him than himself. Ron DeSantis, in his words, this week on Wait Five Minutes. Songs…
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2018 in Review
2018 was a hard year for our state. What hardships did we face, and how do we move forward from the things we lost? Here’s to 2019. Songs Good Thoughts by Lobo…
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Indian River Fruit Company, Part Two: RUINS
The scars left behind by the citrus industry hide in plain sight. What cannot be seen are the problems facing the industry in the present, threatening ruins…
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Indian River Fruit Company, Part One: WATERSHED
The Indian River Fruit Company has set a standard for citrus. Not just in the state, but in the world. This week, the history of the company and its critical…
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Hunting
Hunting is a conversation method as unique as Florida’s vast ecosystem. On this episode of Wait Five Minutes, we dive deep on how hunting is used to protect…
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Thankful
This week, we take a break from the tough or difficult stories. Instead, we dive headfirst into the things that make us happy or proud about the sunshine…
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Ghosts Towns of Canaveral
This week on Wait Five Minutes, a memory sparks a journey in search of ghost towns around the Kennedy Space Center. As always, the history paints the area in…
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2018 Election Results
Your Florida election results, including all the major races and amendments, in just eight (8!) concise minutes. All the info you need, and a minor pep talk…
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Millennials in 2018 Politics
This week on Wait Five Minutes, what is a millennial? How are they involved in politics? What will their impact be on November 6th? What sort of optimism…
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2018 Pre-Midterm Rundown
The midterm election is on November 6th, but early voting is happening right now! While on the way to the polls, we'll cover all of the major statewide…
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Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael devastated the Panhandle of Florida last week. How did it affect us? What did we do? And where do we go from here? Want to help those…
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Skunk Ape
The Skunk Ape waits in the Everglades. The forest feels full and you wonder, while visiting, what else hides out there. There's no way of knowing. Music The…
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2018 Amendments
This week, I cover the amendments on Florida's ballot in the upcoming general election. Nervous about what they mean? Don't worry, I break down all 12, just…
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Living Wage
This week on Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast, I discuss the cost of living in Florida and how much people get paid. I also do the news and start a new…
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Ocala National Forest
This week, I traveled headlong into the Ocala National Forest in desperate search of one thing: a Florida black bear. I learned about the forest, the people on…
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Aging Populations
This week on Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast, we discuss the gubentorial race that has caught the public eye, and the ways that our government fails…
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Education Funding in 2018
This week, we discuss public education and the things that stand in the way of its success. How is it funded? Why are we running so low on teachers? What can…
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2018 Florida Primaries
This week on Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast, we break down the seven main candidates running for governor and where exactly they stand. Who should…