Retired Weeki Wachee mermaids gather to relive some of their experiences from the golden days of one of the state's most unique attractions. mp3 | 5:04 | ||
The story of two flamboyant characters who shaped Florida's landscape and architectural heritage - for better or for worse. mp3 | 06:46 | ||
Remembering a time when moonshining was a way of life for a surprising number of rural Floridians. mp3 | 5:03 | ||
Small communities around Florida seek to revitalize their towns by commissioning large public murals on the sides of town buildings. mp3 | 6:13 | ||
Florida's "state reptile" has had a long and colorful relationship with people, as alligators are inextricably intertwined with our state's culture. mp3 | 6:08 | ||
Celebrating books written by Florida writers, the awards recognize our state's talent. mp3 | 5:04 | ||
Can Florida tourism be restructured to be more resource-based? Two pioneering tourism experts discuss possibilities for Heritage/environmental tourism in the Sunshine State. mp3 | 06:52 | ||
A restored Key West architectural treasure whose story echoes the city's history. mp3 | 5:46 | ||
A University of Florida project to capture and document the stories told by the real people who made Florida's history. mp3 | 06:47 | ||
Scholars study the lives of women charged with the raising and culturing of children in the African American community. mp3 | 06:39 | ||
While the war of 1812 was being fought between the United States and England the Florida peninsula was the scene of a chaotic undeclared war between Spain and the US. mp3 | 6:13 | ||
Hoping to give visitors a sense of connection to our state government, a Tallahassee museum recreates the Florida capitol's legislative and court chambers of 1902. mp3 | 05:49 | ||
A Central Florida trial of a program designed to help people rise out of poverty and need by giving them tools in the form of courses in the Humanities. mp3 | 5:41 | ||
How the way Floridians view the threat of hurricanes has changed down through history, from private disasters to public media events. mp3 | 5:56 | ||
Quiltmakers talk about their craft at an event held in Zora Neale Hurston's hometown. mp3 | 5:02 | ||
An oral history project seeks to document the lives and challenges faced by African American railroad workers in the first part of the 20th century. mp3 | 06:43 | ||
A group of writers trying to protect the waters and landscape of their part of Florida. mp3 | 6:00 | ||
Two Florida historians author the first definitive history of the three Seminole wars. mp3 | 6:19 | ||
A scholar talks about the rise and fall of the sponging industry in Florida, and spongers talk about their own heritage. mp3 | 5:57 | ||
A well-known Florida writer and activist talks about his lifelong struggles for equality and social justice. mp3 | 6:30 | ||
The frontier family whose lives helped shape and define South Florida. mp3 | 6:35 | ||
Why one North Florida river has had such an attraction for novelists, songwriters, and poets in our state's history mp3 | 06:18 | ||
The Library of Congress mounts an ambitious project to collect and preserve oral histories from thousands of American veterans. mp3 | 6:15 | ||
A new book details the struggles of a young would-be lawyer's fight for justice. mp3 | 6:17 | ||
Two of Florida's top female crime/mystery writers talk about their work mp3 | 05:58 | ||
The story of an unlikely group of immigrants and their attempt to establish a farming colony on Florida's east coast. mp3 | 07:23 | ||
Scholars discuss how Florida has become home to more than a million "home on wheels" mp3 | 6:08 | ||
A Ft. Myers museum documents the famous inventor's time in Florida. mp3 | 05:53 | ||
Seeking the "good society," a linguist reveals how black and white styles of communication can often lead to conflict, and what we can do to work around these differences. mp3 | 04:56 | ||
Scholars debate the separation of church and state in light of struggles both in the Middle East and here in the US. mp3 | 5:45 | ||
Two scholars imagine what Florida might have been if history had taken a different turn in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. mp3 | 5:35 | ||
The story of the Little White House, the vacation retreat of president Harry Truman, in the 1940s and 50s mp3 | 06:05 | ||
Sally Watt reports from Wewahitchka, in the Florida Panhandle, on the Lanier family, which has tended bees and gathered Tupelo honey for over 100 years. mp3 | 5:19 | ||
A dark chapter in Florida history is remembered by Stetson Kennedy. mp3 | 06:57 | ||
Have Floridians' culinary habits changed over the last 500 years? A UF professor designs a program to enlighten Floridians about the history surrounding the everyday foods we choose to eat. mp3 | 07:20 | ||
A Florida historian reveals how violence became a way of life in many parts of the state in the years following the Civil War. mp3 | 06:21 | ||
A Cuban exile poet has no problem mixing poetry and politics while enjoying his home in Florida. mp3 | 5:58 | ||
A book collects the stories of those who had grown up along the banks of a river that has been both home and livelihood. mp3 | 5:32 | ||
New Urbanist architects discuss what works in Florida's towns and neighborhoods, and what is sill possible in building our future mp3 | 5:03 | ||
Two experts discuss what this new movement is and what it means for Floridians' quality of life. mp3 | 5:40 | ||
Historians describe unsuccessful early attempts to colonize North America, ending with the founding of St. Augustine. mp3 | 5:05 | ||
The story of an intrepid Florida explorer and pioneering adventurer who documented the wilds of Florida beginning in the 18th century. mp3 | 06:37 | ||
Was 18th century Florida explorer William Bartram a visionary? Two scholars describe his values regarding the natural world as very similar to our own in the 21st century. mp3 | 5:01 | ||
A group of Florida women discuss their successes and challenges in a profession once reserved for men. mp3 | 06:27 | ||
Some of Florida's pioneering female architects talk about their triumphs and challenges in a field traditionally dominated by men. mp3 | 06:27 | ||
Did the experiences of Florida women who worked in the war effort in the 1940s help pave the way for the women's movement twenty years later? Two scholars reveal some little-known facts about Florida's women in wartime. mp3 | 06:40 | ||
Thousands of Florida women step in to fill jobs vacated by men sent to war. mp3 | 5:01 | ||
An eminent Florida historian tells the story of a little-known part of America's World War II history: when merchant ships were sunk and Nazi spies landed on Florida's coastline. mp3 | 5:04 | ||
Airmen, soldiers, and sailors tell of their experiences training in Florida during World War II. mp3 | 4:55 | ||
With its year-round warm weather, Florida becomes home to a host of bases for training airmen during the war. mp3 | 5:01 |
An author and journalist says she is fascinated by "the perpetually mixed message" in American women's roles.
mp3 | 6:20
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.
mp3 | 08:13
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
mp3 | 5:04
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.
mp3 | 6:16
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.
mp4 | 1:25
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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