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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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Jose Marti 2007

An Cuban actor/scholar portrays the 19th century crusader for Cuban independence.
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Jose Yglesias

The award-winning journalist, author, and playwright talks about his work and his ties to Florida.
mp3 | 06:00

Joseph Brechner – Florida Broadcasting Pioneer

A socially-concious broadcast pioneer seeks to enlighten Central Floridians about civil rights.
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Junkanoo in Florida

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

Just Above the Water – Florida Folk Art

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

Key West’s Historic Cemetery

One of the state's most historic sites, the overcrowded cemetery has a long and colorful history.
mp3 | 5:37

Killer ‘Cane

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

Kit Coleman in Florida

The struggles of a pioneering female journalist to document the Spanish American War just off Florida's shore.
mp3 | 5:47

LawrenceEstate

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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Lee Irby: 7000 Clams

A Florida history professor writes a crime/mystery novel set in 1920s St. Petersburg.
mp3 | 5:37

LeRoy Collins: A New Look

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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Les Standiford

A Miami crime/mystery writer looks further south for a location for his new novel.
mp3 | 6:06

Letters From the Great Depression

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

Life on the Florida Frontier

Rare letters from two women who came to the turbulent Florida frontier of the 1830s
mp3 | 6:17

Listening to the Stories of the People

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

Living on the Hyphen

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

Lola Haskins

A Florida poet seeking to reproduce the voices of three women from Florida's past reads excerpts and discusses her work
mp3 | 06:58

Looking for Angola

Archaeologists are hot on the trail of a historic lost town that was home to a colony of escaped African slaves.
mp3 | 6:00

Losing It All to Sprawl

A nature writer speaks of losing his rural "cracker" home to development.
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Making a Home

Teachers, counselors, and social service workers come together to discuss the images and ideals of "home."
mp3 | 07:05

Mario Sanchez – Artist of Memories

A portrait of a Key West artist whose work has defined and captured the experience of a generation of islanders.
mp3 | 05:57

Marjorie Harris Carr

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

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Remembering the best-selling Florida author who wrote about the land and its people with affection and respect.
mp3 | 05:46

Marjory Stoneman Douglas

A brief biography of Florida's most famous environmentalist.
mp3 | 06:17

Marjory’s Cottage

The bohemian community of Coconut Grove was home to the pioneering environmentalist. Now the cottage is in danger from gentrification.
mp3 | 5:02

Mark Twain in Florida

An actor/scholar portrays the greatest American humorist.
mp3 | 5:03

Mary McLeod Bethune: Demanding Democracy

A Florida actor/scholar portrays the educator who has been called the most powerful black woman of the 20th century.
mp3 | 5:19

Mary Means

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

Matanzas: A Survivor’s Story

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

Max Frankel: The Cuban Missile Crisis

A seasoned national reporter remembers the stressful days in Florida in the midst of the crisis.
mp3 | 6:03

Men of the Archives

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

MerrilStevens_ColdWar_CIAMissions

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

Miami Circle and Tequesta Tribe

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

MiamiRiverRapids

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

Michael Grunwald: The Swamp

A book details our long and destructive relationship with Florida's Everglades.
mp3 | 6:15

Mirage: Florida’s Vanishing Water

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

Mission San Luis

Archaeologists uncovering details of the chain of Spanish missions that once spanned northern Florida are revealing new information about our past.
mp3 | 07:14

Mission San Luis

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

Mosquitoes

Mosquito control has played an integral part in the modern history of Florida.
mp3 | 06:35

Mound Key

Archaeologists working to uncover the story of the Calusa Indians on an island in Southwest Florida.
mp3 | 06:30

Movies in Jacksonville

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

Muck Farm Update – 2005

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

Myths About Homelessness in Florida

A mental health expert discusses the myths and misconceptions in the way Floridians view homelessness.
mp3 | 5:30

Myths in Florida History

A group of historians talk about myths that have persisted in Florida's history.
mp3 | 06:30

Neighborhoods at the Tipping Point

A group of activists work to preserve some Florida neighborhoods deemed to be at "the tipping point."
mp3 | 6:06

Net Loss – The Story of a Florida Fisherman

A play tells how the Net Ban has impacted the state's commercial fishermen.
mp3 | 5:38

New and the Bottom Line

Three veteran journalists discuss the rise of media conglomerates and the "bottom line" approach to the news.
mp3 | 06:43

New Communities of Central Florida

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 Urbanists go to Mississippi

New urbanist planners go to the hurricane-devastated gulf coast to give residents an alternative to developer-driven sprawl.
mp3 | 5:05

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