The 500 year story of Florida's first livestock. mp3 | 5:17 | ||
Two historians look at a Florida tradition and its long and sometimes turbulent relationship with the state's inhabitants. mp3 | 5:54 | ||
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 | 1:10 | ||
A historian explains how Florida became a preferred destination for major league baseball clubs in the early spring months. mp3 | 5:38 | ||
Some of the people who suffered through the 1964 civil rights struggles in St. Augustine tell their stories. mp3 | 6:00 | ||
Some important aspects of Florida's African American history that have been overlooked in the Nation's Oldest City. mp3 | 07:18 | ||
The mythology and folklore surrounding the St. Johns River. mp3 | 6:14 | ||
A profile of one of Florida's best-known activists and writers, in his own words. mp3 | 06:15 | ||
Florida's legendary folklorist and activist tells of a series of visits from another legendary character. mp3 | 6:54 | ||
In the 1930s, legendary Florida writer and activist Stetson Kennedy goes on a Key West retreat, observing and participating in the local culture mp3 | 5:04 | ||
Sociologist Steven Tipton in one of a series of talks exploring social behavior in the United States, part of a program titled "The Good Society" mp3 | 04:39 | ||
Does Florida have a distinct culture all its own? One scholar weighs in on the idea that our state's diversity inhibits the formation of any kind of clear image. mp3 | 6:15 | ||
Lifetime residents reminisce about the rise and fall of their small Central Florida "company" town mp3 | 07:25 | ||
The voices of some of the people whose lives are connected with Florida's most famous river. mp3 | 06:10 | ||
Some surprising facts about a historic town on Florida's west coast. mp3 | 06:11 | ||
A South Florida storyteller works to educate the public to the value of stories as an art form that promotes cross-cultural understanding. mp3 | 5:02 | ||
Key West honors a playwright who combined poetry and drama to create a new style of American theater. mp3 | 6:30 | ||
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 | 0:34 | ||
A book looks at the life of a man whose home designs set the tone for a Central Florida community. mp3 | 6:10 | ||
The story of the great ditch that was to cut the Florida peninsula in half to create depression jobs and, later, political capital. mp3 | 7:02 | ||
In 1957, then Cuban President Fulgencio Batista, a resident of Daytona Beach in the 1940s and 50s, gave much of his extensive collection of Cuban art to "the people of Daytona Beach." An art scholar explains how the collection offers a rich insight into Cuban history and tradition. mp3 | 06:34 | ||
A popular tourist site in downtown Tallahassee houses artifacts telling the story of the African American experience in Florida. mp3 | 5:02 | ||
The authors of a book about South Florida's most powerful Indian tribe talk about their legacy. mp3 | 5:36 | ||
Scholars and circus owners discuss the key role played by the Sunshine State in the history of the circus in the US. mp3 | 06:38 | ||
The story of Jacksonville's civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 60s. mp3 | 6:02 | ||
Archaeologists work on a computer program to allow Floridians to view priceless artifacts recovered from a site on an island near St. Petersburg. mp3 | 6:21 | ||
A philosopher looks at how a sense of environmental ethics may offer solutions to Florida's environmental problems. mp3 | 06:43 | ||
A scholar tells the story of Florida's primeval swamp preserve and collects oral histories of some of the people whose lives have become entwined with the wilderness area. mp3 | 6:46 | ||
An unseen army of immigrant farmworkers endure marginal living conditions to harvest food for Floridians. mp3 | 6:15 | ||
A film historian details the rise and fall of Jacksonville's budding movie industry of the early 1900s mp3 | 5:04 | ||
In-depth summer seminars for teachers allow them to feel better informed as well as better appreciated for their hard work. mp3 | 4:55 | ||
Two scholars discuss the reasons for the continued migration into Florida throughout history, as well as the problems that have resulted. mp3 | 06:40 | ||
Two scholars discuss the elusive nature of what has become known as the "Florida Dream" mp3 | 06:40 | ||
The beginnings of the country's longest-running state folk festival. mp3 | 8:21 | ||
Folklorists seek out examples of customs, practices, and knowledge - learned the old-fashioned way - from the people. mp3 | 06:41 | ||
A map charting the depth and diversity of Florida's cultural heritage as reflected in its literary riches. mp3 | 06:18 | ||
mp3 | 6:14 | ||
A ground-breaking project combines the voices and images of a collection of Florida folk and outsider artists for access on a web site. mp3 | 6:07 | ||
The story of the 1928 hurricane that devastated the farming area south of Lake Okeechobee, killing an untold number of migrant farm workers. mp3 | 5:00 | ||
A Florida historian authors the definitive study of the intrepid students and others who risked life and limb for a belief in equality and civil rights. mp3 | 6:16 | ||
A year after its publication, the author of the definitive history of the Freedom Riders talks about the decade-long labor interviewing many of the people involved. mp3 | 5:21 | ||
A group of experts discuss the state of philanthropic giving in Florida, as well as some of the issues around giving. mp3 | 6:03 | ||
A play featuring a conversation between two African American women on their lives growing up in Florida focuses on the civil rights struggles in our state's history. mp3 | 06:22 | ||
Survivors and their liberators tell their personal stories mp3 | 5:25 | ||
A New England science fiction writer visits Key West in the 1920s and invents many of the symbols used a decade later to lure tourists to the island. mp3 | 5:04 | ||
Illicit slave trading on the seas continued long after the United States declared it illegal in 1820. New findings suggest Florida may have played a role in finally ending the practice. mp3 | 06:44 | ||
The story of the oldest building in South Florida: a lighthouse that has survived through the turbulent years of the 19th and into the 20th century. mp3 | 4:55 | ||
On the outskirts of Florida's most populous county, archaeologists uncover the remains of a massive canoe a thousand years old. mp3 | 5:04 | ||
The discovery of the unpublished manuscript of a visionary 19th century archaeologist sheds new light on our understanding of Florida's prehistoric peoples. mp3 | 6:02 | ||
The architect who designed some of Miami's most outrageous hotels and homes talks about his work and the boisterous era that fostered it. mp3 | 5:04 |
The 500 year story of Florida's first livestock.
mp3 | 5:17
Two historians look at a Florida tradition and its long and sometimes turbulent relationship with the state's inhabitants.
mp3 | 5:54
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 | 1:10
A historian explains how Florida became a preferred destination for major league baseball clubs in the early spring months.
mp3 | 5:38
Some of the people who suffered through the 1964 civil rights struggles in St. Augustine tell their stories.
mp3 | 6:00
Some important aspects of Florida's African American history that have been overlooked in the Nation's Oldest City.
mp3 | 07:18
The mythology and folklore surrounding the St. Johns River.
mp3 | 6:14
A profile of one of Florida's best-known activists and writers, in his own words.
mp3 | 06:15
Florida's legendary folklorist and activist tells of a series of visits from another legendary character.
mp3 | 6:54
In the 1930s, legendary Florida writer and activist Stetson Kennedy goes on a Key West retreat, observing and participating in the local culture
mp3 | 5:04
Sociologist Steven Tipton in one of a series of talks exploring social behavior in the United States, part of a program titled "The Good Society"
mp3 | 04:39
Does Florida have a distinct culture all its own? One scholar weighs in on the idea that our state's diversity inhibits the formation of any kind of clear image.
mp3 | 6:15
Lifetime residents reminisce about the rise and fall of their small Central Florida "company" town
mp3 | 07:25
The voices of some of the people whose lives are connected with Florida's most famous river.
mp3 | 06:10
Some surprising facts about a historic town on Florida's west coast.
mp3 | 06:11
A South Florida storyteller works to educate the public to the value of stories as an art form that promotes cross-cultural understanding.
mp3 | 5:02
Key West honors a playwright who combined poetry and drama to create a new style of American theater.
mp3 | 6:30
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 | 0:34
A book looks at the life of a man whose home designs set the tone for a Central Florida community.
mp3 | 6:10
The story of the great ditch that was to cut the Florida peninsula in half to create depression jobs and, later, political capital.
mp3 | 7:02
In 1957, then Cuban President Fulgencio Batista, a resident of Daytona Beach in the 1940s and 50s, gave much of his extensive collection of Cuban art to "the people of Daytona Beach." An art scholar explains how the collection offers a rich insight into Cuban history and tradition.
mp3 | 06:34
A popular tourist site in downtown Tallahassee houses artifacts telling the story of the African American experience in Florida.
mp3 | 5:02
The authors of a book about South Florida's most powerful Indian tribe talk about their legacy.
mp3 | 5:36
Scholars and circus owners discuss the key role played by the Sunshine State in the history of the circus in the US.
mp3 | 06:38
The story of Jacksonville's civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 60s.
mp3 | 6:02
Archaeologists work on a computer program to allow Floridians to view priceless artifacts recovered from a site on an island near St. Petersburg.
mp3 | 6:21
A philosopher looks at how a sense of environmental ethics may offer solutions to Florida's environmental problems.
mp3 | 06:43
A scholar tells the story of Florida's primeval swamp preserve and collects oral histories of some of the people whose lives have become entwined with the wilderness area.
mp3 | 6:46
An unseen army of immigrant farmworkers endure marginal living conditions to harvest food for Floridians.
mp3 | 6:15
A film historian details the rise and fall of Jacksonville's budding movie industry of the early 1900s
mp3 | 5:04
In-depth summer seminars for teachers allow them to feel better informed as well as better appreciated for their hard work.
mp3 | 4:55
Two scholars discuss the reasons for the continued migration into Florida throughout history, as well as the problems that have resulted.
mp3 | 06:40
Two scholars discuss the elusive nature of what has become known as the "Florida Dream"
mp3 | 06:40
The beginnings of the country's longest-running state folk festival.
mp3 | 8:21
Folklorists seek out examples of customs, practices, and knowledge - learned the old-fashioned way - from the people.
mp3 | 06:41
A map charting the depth and diversity of Florida's cultural heritage as reflected in its literary riches.
mp3 | 06:18
mp3 | 6:14
A ground-breaking project combines the voices and images of a collection of Florida folk and outsider artists for access on a web site.
mp3 | 6:07
The story of the 1928 hurricane that devastated the farming area south of Lake Okeechobee, killing an untold number of migrant farm workers.
mp3 | 5:00
A Florida historian authors the definitive study of the intrepid students and others who risked life and limb for a belief in equality and civil rights.
mp3 | 6:16
A year after its publication, the author of the definitive history of the Freedom Riders talks about the decade-long labor interviewing many of the people involved.
mp3 | 5:21
A group of experts discuss the state of philanthropic giving in Florida, as well as some of the issues around giving.
mp3 | 6:03
A play featuring a conversation between two African American women on their lives growing up in Florida focuses on the civil rights struggles in our state's history.
mp3 | 06:22
Survivors and their liberators tell their personal stories
mp3 | 5:25
A New England science fiction writer visits Key West in the 1920s and invents many of the symbols used a decade later to lure tourists to the island.
mp3 | 5:04
Illicit slave trading on the seas continued long after the United States declared it illegal in 1820. New findings suggest Florida may have played a role in finally ending the practice.
mp3 | 06:44
The story of the oldest building in South Florida: a lighthouse that has survived through the turbulent years of the 19th and into the 20th century.
mp3 | 4:55
On the outskirts of Florida's most populous county, archaeologists uncover the remains of a massive canoe a thousand years old.
mp3 | 5:04
The discovery of the unpublished manuscript of a visionary 19th century archaeologist sheds new light on our understanding of Florida's prehistoric peoples.
mp3 | 6:02
The architect who designed some of Miami's most outrageous hotels and homes talks about his work and the boisterous era that fostered it.
mp3 | 5:04

