Scholars discuss the life and contributions of legendary Cuban revolutionary Jose Marti and his relationship with Florida mp3 | 08:24 | ||
An Cuban actor/scholar portrays the 19th century crusader for Cuban independence. mp3 | 5:04 | ||
The award-winning journalist, author, and playwright talks about his work and his ties to Florida. mp3 | 06:00 | ||
A socially-concious broadcast pioneer seeks to enlighten Central Floridians about civil rights. mp3 | 5:01 | ||
Bahamian-born Florida A&M students tell how their traditional folk art and dance is acting as a bridge between Florida and the Caribbean Islands. mp3 | 5:59 | ||
A book explores the many sides of Florida folk art through visits with a host of artists. We hear the voices of some of the people featured in the book. mp3 | 6:02 | ||
One of the state's most historic sites, the overcrowded cemetery has a long and colorful history. mp3 | 5:37 | ||
A journalist talks about his book on the Florida hurricane of 1928, which, he believes, hasn't received the attention it deserves. mp3 | 06:00 | ||
The struggles of a pioneering female journalist to document the Spanish American War just off Florida's shore. mp3 | 5:47 | ||
The following is a clip from Miami: Reflection in the Water. Reflection in the water was produced by WPBT Channel 2 with funds from the Florida Humanities Council. mp4 | 0:46 | ||
A Florida history professor writes a crime/mystery novel set in 1920s St. Petersburg. mp3 | 5:37 | ||
A retired newspaperman writes a new biography of one of Florida's most famous leaders, a man once called the "spokesman of the new South" mp3 | 6:14 | ||
A Miami crime/mystery writer looks further south for a location for his new novel. mp3 | 6:06 | ||
Two historians study the letters of Florida women in the 1930s who seek relief from the depression by writing to Washington politicians. mp3 | 4:58 | ||
Rare letters from two women who came to the turbulent Florida frontier of the 1830s mp3 | 6:17 | ||
Scholars believe that one of the best ways to understand history is to hear the voices of the people who lived it. mp3 | 5:03 | ||
Two women who came to US from Cuba as children compare notes on how their lives have been shaped by having to straddle two cultures. mp3 | 5:04 | ||
A Florida poet seeking to reproduce the voices of three women from Florida's past reads excerpts and discusses her work mp3 | 06:58 | ||
Archaeologists are hot on the trail of a historic lost town that was home to a colony of escaped African slaves. mp3 | 6:00 | ||
A nature writer speaks of losing his rural "cracker" home to development. mp3 | 5:23 | ||
Teachers, counselors, and social service workers come together to discuss the images and ideals of "home." mp3 | 07:05 | ||
A portrait of a Key West artist whose work has defined and captured the experience of a generation of islanders. mp3 | 05:57 | ||
The first book documenting the life and work of one of Florida's greatest environmental crusaders also details her early struggles to succeed in a male-dominated field. mp3 | 5:03 | ||
Remembering the best-selling Florida author who wrote about the land and its people with affection and respect. mp3 | 05:46 | ||
A brief biography of Florida's most famous environmentalist. mp3 | 06:17 | ||
The bohemian community of Coconut Grove was home to the pioneering environmentalist. Now the cottage is in danger from gentrification. mp3 | 5:02 | ||
An actor/scholar portrays the greatest American humorist. mp3 | 5:03 | ||
A Florida actor/scholar portrays the educator who has been called the most powerful black woman of the 20th century. mp3 | 5:19 | ||
The need for a sense of community for coping with the problems of our urban society is dealt with in a talk by an urban planner who seeks to build bridges between communities and governments. mp3 | 06:08 | ||
A one-man play dramatizes the captivity of a French Huguenot in the Spanish colonial city of St. Augustine in the 1500s. mp3 | 5:56 | ||
A seasoned national reporter remembers the stressful days in Florida in the midst of the crisis. mp3 | 6:03 | ||
Cuban archives of Spanish colonial documents are opened to study after years of sequestration, and what the study of these and other priceless papers has revealed. mp3 | 6:17 | ||
The following is a clip from Miami: Reflection in the Water. Reflection in the water was produced by WPBT Channel 2 with funds from the Florida Humanities Council. mp4 | 0:25 | ||
The following is a clip from Miami: Reflection in the Water. Reflection in the water was produced by WPBT Channel 2 with funds from the Florida Humanities Council. mp4 | 1:09 | ||
The following is a clip from Miami: Reflection in the Water. Reflection in the water was produced by WPBT Channel 2 with funds from the Florida Humanities Council. mp4 | 0:47 | ||
A book details our long and destructive relationship with Florida's Everglades. mp3 | 6:15 | ||
Could Florida be facing large-scale water wars? One journalist believes our failure to conserve the state's water will lead to dire consequences in the years to come. mp3 | 5:28 | ||
Archaeologists uncovering details of the chain of Spanish missions that once spanned northern Florida are revealing new information about our past. mp3 | 07:14 | ||
Once part of a great chain of missions across North Florida, San Luis is today one of the country's leading Spanish colonial interpretive sites. mp3 | 5:54 | ||
Mosquito control has played an integral part in the modern history of Florida. mp3 | 06:35 | ||
Archaeologists working to uncover the story of the Calusa Indians on an island in Southwest Florida. mp3 | 06:30 | ||
A film scholar reveals the surprising story of how one Florida city come close to becoming the country's movie production center. mp3 | 06:40 | ||
What has happened to the farmworkers displaced by the buyout of the Florida muck farms around Lake Apopka. A photographer sets out to help them document their lives. mp3 | 5:49 | ||
A mental health expert discusses the myths and misconceptions in the way Floridians view homelessness. mp3 | 5:30 | ||
A group of historians talk about myths that have persisted in Florida's history. mp3 | 06:30 | ||
A group of activists work to preserve some Florida neighborhoods deemed to be at "the tipping point." mp3 | 6:06 | ||
A play tells how the Net Ban has impacted the state's commercial fishermen. mp3 | 5:38 | ||
Three veteran journalists discuss the rise of media conglomerates and the "bottom line" approach to the news. mp3 | 06:43 | ||
A folk festival exposes some of the traditions and folk arts practiced by members of the rapidly-growing new immigrant communities in Central Florida. mp3 | 5:50 | ||
New urbanist planners go to the hurricane-devastated gulf coast to give residents an alternative to developer-driven sprawl. mp3 | 5:05 |
An author and journalist says she is fascinated by "the perpetually mixed message" in American women's roles.
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A look at the history of Florida's cattle industry as told by author of the definitive book on the subject and those who lived it.
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The communities of people who give many Florida places their unique charm are being displaced by the process of gentrification.
mp3 | 5:54
A scholar and three performers look at the growing African American storytelling movement - its origins and its importance in today's society.
mp3 | 06:34
Two experts on ageing discuss the challenges facing Florida and the nation in the years to come.
mp3 | 06:54
The first in a series of programs featuring a lifelong journalist's quest to understand the "real Florida."
mp3 | 06:03
The following is a clip from Miami: Reflection in the Water. Reflection in the water was produced by WPBT Channel 2 with funds from the Florida Humanities Council.
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An African performance artist showcases his ancient music and dance traditions amidst the "melting pot" that is Central Florida.
mp3 | 5:49
A multi-media CD combines music, poetry, words, and artistic and photographic images to educate and inform people about "nature of the nature" of Florida
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A historian's lifelong study is a woman whose life is an extraordinary story of survival.
mp3 | 6:31
Exploring Southwest Florida's Little Salt Springs, divers and archaeologists bring up artifacts preserved for more than 12,000 years
mp3 | 5:49
A Florida historian creates first biography of the man credited with saving the world's sea turtles
mp3 | 5:04
Experts discuss Florida's rapidly-dwindling natural landscape and a few possible alternatives to developmental sprawl.
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A discussion with the man who "wrote the book" on how the concept of honor has played out in the history of American society.
mp3 | 5:05
A profile of a home-grown Florida novelist who has become known for her bravery and compassion
mp3 | 06:19
In a field dominated by whites, African American architects in Florida have struggled to find their own voices.
mp3 | 06:33
One of our country's greatest natural disasters was the 1928 hurricane. A journalist talks about his new book on the storm and offers a warning for future hurricanes.
mp3 | 6:20
An interview with the author of a book detailing the untold story of black ballplayer Jackie Robinson's difficult spring training experiences in Florida.
mp3 | 6:02
Remembering the songs, the politics, and the personality of an outspoken Florida singer/songwriter.
mp3 | 5:04
How NASA changed the face of East Central Florida forever.
mp3 | 06:47
Two historians discuss how can we rekindle the spirit of public participation among Americans.
mp3 | 05:40
A unique Florida artist who stepped out of one world and into another, specializing on the unusual and those who live off the beaten path.
mp3 | 6:07
A scholar co-writes an autobiography of Florida's Miccosukee Indian Tribe's first chairman.
mp3 | 06:26
Five months after the much-publicized Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, Florida had its own movement in Tallahassee, one that resulted in profound changes for the residents of out capital city.
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One of the nation's best-loved crime/mystery writers writes children's novels with an environmental agenda.
mp3 | 5:31
In various festivals and other historical centers around the state, folks celebrate the bygone traditions and values of farm life.
mp3 | 5:50
A Florida actor/scholar brings new life to two historic black civil rights activists.
mp3 | 06:55
Two scholars discuss the achievements of a pioneering 19th century educator and crusader for womens' and African American rights in Florida.
mp3 | 06:58
An expert talks about the diverse ways Floridians have celebrated the holiday season beginning with the Spanish colonial period.
mp3 | 5:34
A group of Civil War people are reenacted for a storyteller's performance in St. Augustine.
mp3 | 5:03
A historian and an actor/scholar discuss the life and times of legendary Florida politician Claude Pepper.
mp3 | 06:51
The following is a clip from Miami: Reflection in the Water. Reflection in the water was produced by WPBT Channel 2 with funds from the Florida Humanities Council.
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The art of clowning is carried on by a small museum and a clown school in Lake Placid
mp3 | 5:57
Florida's foremost nature photographer talks about his mission to preserve the natural Florida landscape.
mp3 | 5:09
A profile of Miami's legendary African American concert promoter and nightclub owner Clyde Killens, a man who left his mark on the culture and community of South Florida.
mp3 | 05:45
A South Florida journalist sets out to collect more bizarre and unusual stories of Sunshine State behavior.
mp3 | 5:04
One of the most popular novel themes is the coming of age story. Several authors talk about the reasons for setting such novels in Florida.
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A first-person account of a boy growing up during the Cuban revolution features vivid images of childhood in a time of unrest
mp3 | 06:25
A Florida novelist talks about her journey from poverty to literary achievement and about how her characters deal with the loss of the "old Florida."
mp3 | 06:56
A prize-winning Florida novelist talks about her sense of place, her unusual take on the state and its people, and its environmental connection.
mp3 | 5:30
A prominent public intellectual reflects on the continuing inequality in American life.
mp3 | 7:01
The sounds and voices of a former fishing village on Florida's west coast that was an isolated pocket of living history.
mp3 | 08:24
A Florida architect explains how building techniques from Florida's past still can be relevant in today's world.
Two scholars look at the culture and history of an important group of Florida pioneers.
mp3 | 06:00
Native Floridians look at some of the traditions and customs surrounding the food they grew up with.
mp3 | 5:37
Songwriters talk about composing new songs honoring the heritage of Florida's crackers.
mp3 | 5:56
A new genre of Western-style fiction from a Florida writer who seeks to recreate the excitement of the classic Western novels in a Florida setting.
mp3 | 06:33
The following is a clip from Miami: Reflection in the Water. Reflection in the water was produced by WPBT Channel 2 with funds from the Florida Humanities Council.
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