Playlist: Florida Humanities Podcasts

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Scholars discuss the life and contributions of legendary Cuban revolutionary Jose Marti and his relationship with Florida
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Florida Podcasts
An Cuban actor/scholar portrays the 19th century crusader for Cuban independence.
mp3 | 5:04
Florida Podcasts
The award-winning journalist, author, and playwright talks about his work and his ties to Florida.
mp3 | 06:00
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A socially-concious broadcast pioneer seeks to enlighten Central Floridians about civil rights.
mp3 | 5:01
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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
Florida Podcasts
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.
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One of the state's most historic sites, the overcrowded cemetery has a long and colorful history.
mp3 | 5:37
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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
Florida Podcasts
The struggles of a pioneering female journalist to document the Spanish American War just off Florida's shore.
mp3 | 5:47
Florida Podcasts
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
Florida Podcasts
A Florida history professor writes a crime/mystery novel set in 1920s St. Petersburg.
mp3 | 5:37
Florida Podcasts
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"
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Florida Podcasts
A Miami crime/mystery writer looks further south for a location for his new novel.
mp3 | 6:06
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Two historians study the letters of Florida women in the 1930s who seek relief from the depression by writing to Washington politicians.
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Rare letters from two women who came to the turbulent Florida frontier of the 1830s
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Scholars believe that one of the best ways to understand history is to hear the voices of the people who lived it.
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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.
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A Florida poet seeking to reproduce the voices of three women from Florida's past reads excerpts and discusses her work
mp3 | 06:58
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Archaeologists are hot on the trail of a historic lost town that was home to a colony of escaped African slaves.
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Florida Podcasts
A nature writer speaks of losing his rural "cracker" home to development.
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Teachers, counselors, and social service workers come together to discuss the images and ideals of "home."
mp3 | 07:05
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A portrait of a Key West artist whose work has defined and captured the experience of a generation of islanders.
mp3 | 05:57
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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
Florida Podcasts
Remembering the best-selling Florida author who wrote about the land and its people with affection and respect.
mp3 | 05:46
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A brief biography of Florida's most famous environmentalist.
mp3 | 06:17
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The bohemian community of Coconut Grove was home to the pioneering environmentalist. Now the cottage is in danger from gentrification.
mp3 | 5:02
Florida Podcasts
An actor/scholar portrays the greatest American humorist.
mp3 | 5:03
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A Florida actor/scholar portrays the educator who has been called the most powerful black woman of the 20th century.
mp3 | 5:19
Florida Podcasts
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
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A one-man play dramatizes the captivity of a French Huguenot in the Spanish colonial city of St. Augustine in the 1500s.
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A seasoned national reporter remembers the stressful days in Florida in the midst of the crisis.
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Florida Podcasts
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
Florida Podcasts
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
Florida Podcasts
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
Florida Podcasts
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
Florida Podcasts
A book details our long and destructive relationship with Florida's Everglades.
mp3 | 6:15
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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
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Archaeologists uncovering details of the chain of Spanish missions that once spanned northern Florida are revealing new information about our past.
mp3 | 07:14
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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
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Mosquito control has played an integral part in the modern history of Florida.
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Archaeologists working to uncover the story of the Calusa Indians on an island in Southwest Florida.
mp3 | 06:30
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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
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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
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A mental health expert discusses the myths and misconceptions in the way Floridians view homelessness.
mp3 | 5:30
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A group of historians talk about myths that have persisted in Florida's history.
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A group of activists work to preserve some Florida neighborhoods deemed to be at "the tipping point."
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A play tells how the Net Ban has impacted the state's commercial fishermen.
mp3 | 5:38
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Three veteran journalists discuss the rise of media conglomerates and the "bottom line" approach to the news.
mp3 | 06:43
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A folk festival exposes some of the traditions and folk arts practiced by members of the rapidly-growing new immigrant communities in Central Florida.
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New urbanist planners go to the hurricane-devastated gulf coast to give residents an alternative to developer-driven sprawl.
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Profile of an environmental activist who uses music to entertain and educate the public about Florida's fragile ecology.
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A Florida supreme Court justice goes beyond his judicial duties to reach out to educate the public about the workings of our third branch of government.
mp3 | 5:52

An artist learns to appreciate the subtle beauty of the Florida scrub landscape and its unique plants and animals.
mp3 | 5:04

A prize-winning historian discusses her biographical novel - a new take on the presidency of Abraham Lincoln.
mp3 | 5:38

The words of a Florida poet who wants to enlighten the public about the culture and traditions of the state's cattle industry.
mp3 | 5:02

Profiling the life journey of a modern Haitian artist now living in Florida.
mp3 | 5:00

Florida's African Americans struggle to bring democracy to their state during the white backlash to post civil war reconstruction.
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Members of Florida government, business and activist groups act out roles similar to real life, and wrestling with ethics and the Florida environment.
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A look at the 60 years since the creation of the National Park and what has been done to protect Florida's endangered water resources.
mp3 | 5:04

A new book features biographies of 62 Florida "outsider artists."
mp3 | 5:55

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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A Florida educator and author takes a humorous, sometimes poignant look at the state's history.
mp3 | 5:35

The author of a book on the social history of modern Florida tells how the state has reinvented itself after the second world war.
mp3 | 5:52

Actor/scholars portray three of the leading lights of the Harlem Renaissance - all of whom grew up in Florida.
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An award-winning travel writer looks at a new trend that offers an alternative to Florida's traditional pattern of growth and development
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A look inside a popular cave in North Florida that is part of state park.
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Commercial net fishing, outlawed in the 1990s, was a way of life many Floridians. A scholar produces a film to document their stories.
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Three experts discuss some of the Florida foods and foodways that are gaining in popularity as well as some that may need to be preserved.
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A new book fits the entire history of Florida into just 70 pages. Its author says the book addresses a need for those from out of state to gain a basic understanding of our rich Florida heritage.
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An immigration expert debunks the most prevalent myths about immigrants, finding that many are perpetuated by self-serving politicians.
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The author of a book about North America before the arrival of the Europeans draws some surprising conclusions about the number of people living in Florida.
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Four scholars look at the many ways Florida has been featured in films - and how these depictions have changed over time.
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A historian discusses the surprising story of the changing face of Florida politics, including the shift from a Democratic to a Republican-controlled state government.
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Florida's unique singer/songwriter tradition as seen by some of its participants, plus a look at the man who started it all.
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An innovative program designed to inspire Florida schoolteachers with a new sense of appreciation and a renewed purpose and connection with their colleagues.
mp3 | 06:03

Three of Florida's top political pundits discuss the state's unique place in national politics.
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A group of experts discuss political trends and their implications for the 2004 presidential election.
mp3 | 5:47

A historian focuses on the struggles of the women that stayed behind when Florida men went to war.
mp3 | 5:58

Scholars and writers discuss their personal takes on Florida's crime/mystery fiction.
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The story of Florida's most famous Prohibition-era outlaws is told by a retired educator who is the foremost authority on the gang.
mp3 | 5:56

Over the last few years some of the most important work in the field of archaeology in Florida has been done by unpaid workers who love finding out more about our state's ancient people.
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Three Florida Book Award medalist poets read some of their poems.
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The author of a book on the subject talks about the people who settled much of Florida in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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The life and times of Sidney J Catts, his turbulent career and colorful personality.
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The authors discuss their book on our state's human and natural history as detailed from an environmental rather than a political viewpoint.
mp3 | 6:08

Beginning in the early 20th century Floridians have been a strong presence in major-league baseball
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Experts discuss the ways diverse ingredients are being combined to make make new and interesting foods.
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Two researchers and a historian tell the story of the St. Joe Company and how it came to control one million acres of Florida's Panhandle, raising questions about land use and regional planning.
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Some preservation-minded experts talk about the many historic graveyards that are being neglected or worse, destroyed for development.
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The story of the Spanish fort that is one of the most popular tourist attraction of St. Augustine, North America's oldest city.
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A well-known journalist generates a list of books every Floridian should have on their shelf.
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The effects on Florida of FDR's New Deal is examined by two historians.
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New Urbanists talk about reducing America's dependence on the automobile, enhancing public spaces, and building mixed-use housing.
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A new program promises to help those with low reading skills with stories about how literature relates to everyday life.
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Two historians shed light on the little-known history of the Spanish privateers that operated off the coast of La Florida.
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Florida's Indians today are better off than ever before, thanks to strong leadership over the last 30 years. But can members of the tribe hold on to their unique culture?
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How the history of one popular natural Florida location reflects the changing story of our state's tourist industry.
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Two historians tell the story of the Kennedy Space Center and the space program's effect on Central Florida.
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The space shuttle revives the flagging space program in Florida with news interest spurred on by the Challenger disaster.
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The man who coined the term "third places" explains why these places are essential for the health of a community, and how the absence of such places affects our society.
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