Florida Spectacular
Take a weekly trip across Florida with authors Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby and discover a side of Florida you never knew existed. From the scallops in Panhandle bays to the Hemingway cats in Key West, every week's a Florida adventure.
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Podcasting since 2020 • 269 episodes
Florida Spectacular
Latest Episodes
Episode 244: Eliot Kleinberg, Nate Moran, and Hypocrite's Row
Eliot Kleinberg, a journalist whose career spans five decades, has turned his talents to fiction. His first book, Hypocrite's Row, is due out February 26.From Eliot:Hypocrite’s Row, the first book of my “Adventures...
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Episode 243: Learning Not To Be Racist, Drinking Too Much, and a Beautiful Life: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Ann McCutchan's book, The Life She Wished To Live: A Biography of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Author of The Yearling, focuses on Rawling's life. Ann, Cathy, and Rick talk about Rawlings' life, how she learned not to be a racist, her stru...
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Episode 242: Naked Ed, Manatee Springs, and Fat Mermaids (That's a Good Thing!)
Author Holly Sprinkle joins the podcast to talk about her book, Florida Natural Springs: A History. The trio talks about — among other things — Naked Ed, the historic marker at Manatee Springs, and why fat mermaids are the best mermaid...
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Episode 241: Pete Gallagher, Florida Journalism, and Bodies Under Tropicana Field
While working as a journalist, Pete Gallagher investigated Florida stories that made a difference. He joins the podcast this week to talk about two of those stories, people buried under Tropicana Field, and his book (in progress) about his life...
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Episode 241
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Episode 240: Submerged Stories: Florida's Underground Railroad
Florida has a significant history with enslaved people escaping their oppressors in the United States. If you want to see history, these are places you can visit to learn the real history of Florida's underground railroad.Links We Men...
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