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Florida Matters
Your spot for real, daily conversations. Where neighbors become storytellers, newsmakers explain why and how changes happen and where locals — natives to the area and newcomers — discover and delight in the community they share.
Episodes
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Other People's Stories
Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham sits down with Lillian Dunlap, the executive director of Your Real Stories and creator of Story Days in Tampa Bay. The…
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Rebroadcast: Tampa Bay's Craft Beer Phenomenon
Hurricane Michael disrupted our plans for Florida Matters this week...so we're rebroadcasting a great one! On this week's podcast, we talk about what makes a…
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Will New Standards For First Responders Mean More Lives Saved?
Forty-nine people died in the Pulse nightclub mass shooting in Orlando in 2016, but new information indicates that 16 of those victims may have been able to…
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Rebroadcast: The Medical Marijuana Industry
(Originally broadcast 5/15/18) Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham speaks to Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve; Daniel Elias, president of Pharmacology University…
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Telling The Stories From Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico a year ago this month, and on WUSF's Florida Matters we're hearing the stories of people who fled to the Tampa area when…
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Jordan Peterson
Robin Sussingham had a chance to speak with Jordan Peterson before his appearance at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg this weekend, catching up with him…
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Watermelon Juice And Anti-Nausea Bands: USF's Entrepreneurs
WUSF's expert on all things relating to USF, Mark Schreiner, joins Robin Sussingham to talk about his series on entrepreneurs with ties to the University of…
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September Reporters' Roundtable
It was an exciting state primary election with some unexpected results, and we break it down with Zac Anderson, editor of the Sarasota Herald Tribune, and…
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The 2018 Florida Primary Election
Florida's primary election was full of surprises. WUSF reporters Steve Newborn, Mark Schreiner and Roberto Roldan have been following the races and were out…
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Ag Commissioner Candidates Talk About Annoying Calls, Voting Restoration
Five candidates (three Democrats and two Republicans) for Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services sit down with WLRN Public Media in Miami…
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Award-Winning Radio Stories
This week on Florida Matters, we're spotlighting some special news reports and features that won awards in 2017. On this podcast, a conversation with WUSF…
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Rebroadcast: The Medical Marijuana Industry
(Originally broadcast 5/15/18) Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham speaks to Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve; Daniel Elias, president of Pharmacology University…
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July Reporters' Roundtable
We're only weeks away from Florida's primary election, and while the gap between the two Republican candidates for Governor seems to be widening, the five…
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Tampa Bay's Craft Beer Phenomenon
On this week's podcast, we talk about what makes a craft beer special. Does it matter if it's been acquired by a big corporation? What is a "hoppy" taste? And…
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Photography, Glass And Other Tampa Bay Art Forms
Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham talks to WUSF reporters Daylina Miller and Cathy Carter, and Florida Matters Producer Stephanie Colombini about their…
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Making Tampa Bay Safe To Walk Or Bike
So many complaints about the Tampa Bay area come back to transit. What's it like to be responsible for transportation planning (when everyone who drives…
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Chocolate
For today's podcast, Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham is letting you in on the tour she took through the William Dean Chocolates kitchen. It's like a…
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Armed Guards At Florida's Public Schools
After the Parkland school shooting last February, a new Florida law requires public schools to put armed guards on every campus. Host Robin Sussingham talks…
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State Politics With Reporter William March
Host Robin Sussingham talks to political reporter and Tampa Bay Times correspondent William March and WUSF News Director Mary Shedden about the goings on in…
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After The Parkland School Massacre
Parkland, Florida, high school student and mass shooting survivor Leonor Muñoz records a riveting audio diary for this week’s Florida Matters. Host Robin…
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The 2018 Florida Hurricane Season
Robin Sussingham sits down with Jeff Huffman, meteorologist with the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network, to talk about how much he hates -- really hates --…
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Rebroadcast: Healthcare for the Uninsured
In this podcast, WUSF's Robin Sussingham, Stephanie Colombini and Julio Ochoa break down the recent Florida Matters Town Hall that was recorded in front of a…
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The Governor's Race, Driverless Cars and More
Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham talks politics and more with Adam Smith, Political Editor of the Tampa Bay Times; Janelle Irwin, reporter for the Tampa…
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The Medical Marijuana Industry
Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham speaks to Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve; Daniel Elias, president of Pharmacology University, a medical marijuana education…
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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd
He'll tell you himself: the most dangerous place in Polk County is to get between Sheriff Grady Judd and a TV camera. Polk County Sheriff Judd is never at a…
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Bus Rapid Transit In Tampa Bay
On this week's acronym-rich podcast, we're talking about the future of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Tampa Bay with Dennis Hinebaugh, the program director for…
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Juicing Pot And Racing Greyhounds
Following our Florida Matters reporters roundtable for April, host Robin Sussingham picks up the conversation with a discussion on changes in Cuba; the new…
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Flamingos Are Floridians, Too
Sandhill cranes, Pileated Woodpeckers, egrets and pelicans -- Florida is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to birds. Florida Matters host Robin…
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How Retail Is Changing
Retail is changing and there will be winners and losers. Florida Matters Host Robin Sussingham talks to the Tampa Bay Business Journal's Ashley Gurbal Kritzer…
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Florida Wildlife Corridor 2018 Expedition
Mallory Lykes Dimmit, Carlton Ward, Jr., and Joe Guthrie are getting ready to set off once again into the wilds of Florida as members of the Florida Wildlife…
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A Busy Month In Florida Politics
Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham talks to Steve Bousquet, Tallahassee bureau chief for the Tampa Bay Times, and Zac Anderson, political editor of the…
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Tampa Bay's Local Music Scene
Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham talks to producer Stephanie Colombini and reporter Daylina Miller about their experiences with live music around Tampa…
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Innovating To Make Schools Safer
This week's Florida Matters features highlights from a recent town hall meeting in Tampa about school safety. The discussion took place in the wake of the…
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Requiring Online High School Classes
This week on Florida Matters, we're talking about the fact that every public high school student in Florida must take an online class in order to graduate, but…
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St. Petersburg As International Arts Mecca
On this week's podcast, we carry forward the conversation started at the St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs about the connection between international…
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February Reporters Roundtable
After the horrific shooting at the Parkland high school, Florida Democrats have made gun control their political rallying cry. What will the fallout be -- in…
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Healthcare For The Uninsured
In this podcast, WUSF's Robin Sussingham, Stephanie Colombini and Julio Ochoa break down the recent Florida Matters Town Hall that was recorded in front of a…
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Mayor Rick Kriseman of St. Petersburg
Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham sits down with St. Petersburg, Florida, Mayor Rick Kriseman, who's starting his second term. Mayor Kriseman worries about…
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January Reporters' Roundtable
The state's lawmakers are hard at work in Tallahassee. What are their priorities, and how will those affect you? On the podcast with Florida Matters host Robin…
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Hockey and Pirates Hit Tampa
WUSF reporter Bobbie O'Brien knows her ice hockey, and she joins Robin Sussingham and Stephanie Colombini of Florida Matters for this week's podcast. Bobbie…
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Governor Rick Scott's State of the State Address
We've got the highly-regarded political analyst Susan MacManus in the studio with us to unpack Governor Rick Scott's last State of the State address. MacManus…
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Tampa Bay's Ethnic Newspapers
WUSF Public Media's Robin Sussingham, host of Florida Matters, along with Florida Matters producer Stephanie Colombini and WUSF News Director Mary Shedden…
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December Reporters Roundtable
Florida Matters Host Robin Sussingham is joined by Zac Anderson, political editor of the Sarasota Herald Tribune; Steve Newborn, WUSF reporter and assistant…
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Telling Tampa Bay Stories: Part Two
University of South Florida journalism instructor Jeanette Abrahamsen joins Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham and producer Stephanie Colombini to talk…
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Telling Tampa Bay Stories
Progress Village was Tampa's first affordable housing suburb, and this week on Florida Matters we'll learn about its story and hear from residents who share…
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Tampa Bay's Local Music Scene
Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham talks to producer Stephanie Colombini and reporter Daylina Miller about their experiences with live music around Tampa…