Are you wondering how Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ official presidential campaign event went off? Well, we’re not saying it was anything like hanging out on-set with Will Smith and Kevin James in 2005, but there were definitely some Hitches. From… Read More »Conversation: 10/10 ⭐ Campaign Launch Event, Zero Notes From Us
We were joined this week by McKenna Schueler (@SheCarriesOn) about the successful attempts by Florida’s GOP to ram anti-labor and anti-renter bills through Tallahassee, and the affects they will have on unions and the cost of living crisis we are… Read More »Interview: The War on Labor and Renters feat. McKenna Schueler
As a native Miamian, Andrew Otazo (@AndrewOtazo) has seen the Magic City go through heartache and pain, but its current incarnation — fueled by a new type of radicalism that feels foreign to many of us — feels different. He… Read More »Interview: The Miami Creation Myth feat. Andrew Otazo
We caught up with our own Thomas Kennedy after he and a group of other protesters who occupied Governor Ron DeSantis’ office were arrested in Tallahassee on Wednesday. Along with serial #WAWLTmafia pod guest Ryan Ray (@ryanray_fla, Tropical Depression Podcast)… Read More »Conversation: Mr. Kennedy Goes to Tallahassee (And Gets Arrested) feat. Ryan Ray
Eighteen months out from what promises to be a torturous, awful Presidential election, the race is beginning to take shape and, wouldn’t you know it, Florida is at the center of it. We talked with Tallahassee’s finest, Ryan Ray, about… Read More »Conversation: So It’s Trump vs. DeSantis, Then? feat. Ryan Ray
Maybe no state has benefitted from immigration more than Florida. From agriculture to hospitality, tourism and food service, the Sunshine State runs largely on people who either a.) are not from the U.S., or b.) have parents who were not… Read More »Interview: Florida’s Brutal & Hypocritical Immigration Bill feat. Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC)
With the ripe stench of fascism in the air, we envision a future that could be better with one of the people who can help make it happen. State Rep. Angie Nixon joins us to talk about the potential for… Read More »Interview: Angie Nixon’s Florida
You’ll forgive us if we’re a little distracted this week, if our attention is somewhat scattered. In this super-sized episode, we catch up with returning guest, State Representative Anna Eskamani, to talk about her effort to cut through the media’s… Read More »Conversations: Trump, Tennessee, & Abortion Bans Grab-Bag Episode, feat. Anna Eskamani & Jordan Zakarin
Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the absolute finessing that its stakeholders ran on the Fed to get all their deposits back, we talked with The Nation contributing editor Doug Henwood about what this failure means for our… Read More »Interview: Nice banking system you’ve got there, sure would be a shame if something happened to it, feat. Doug Henwood
In 1972, then-unknown actor Burt Reynolds approached Florida Gov. Reubin Askew about bringing director John Boorman’s new feature, “Deliverance” to film in Florida. Askew declined, and what happened next changed the course of movie and television history. Today we explore… Read More »Case File: How Florida Missed its Chance to be Hollywood East, plus Oscars Special!