Florida Spectacular
Take a weekly trip across Florida with authors Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby and discover a side of Florida you never knew existed. From the scallops in Panhandle bays to the Hemingway cats in Key West, every week's a Florida adventure. Get more Florida goodness with greatfloridaroadtrip.com and rickkilby.com.
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Send us your Florida questions! Anna Cooke, editor-in-chief at The New Barker magazine, jons the podcast to talk about rescue work in Florida; the long-gone Florida roadside attraction, Dogland; and a few famous Florida dogs. Links We Mentioned The New Barker Magazine An abandoned dog in Memphis Dave the Wonder Dog (A
Send us your Florida questions! The Ocklawaha River in Central Florida has been dammed for decades. Now, there"s a chance to tear down the dam and reunite the rivers. That"s good news for bass, anglers, environmentalists, and the local economy. Margaret Spontak comes on the podcast to talk about why, and she encourages
Episode 213: Submerged Stories: An Effort To Find Florida's Forgotten, Buried, and Deliberately Erased History
Send us your Florida questions! Ryan Worthington joins the podcast to talk about a new initiative he and Cathy are working on — a podcast to document and discuss history in Florida that doesn"t get taught in schools. Submerged Stories is the name of the forthcoming podcast, and the Facebook group they"ve created to cro
Episode 212: The War of 1812, Florida along the Mississippi, and What Historians Get Wrong
Send us your Florida questions! With Cathy traveling through what she calls "historic West Florida", she and Rick talk about forgotten parts of Florida"s history — and geography, the War of 1812, and some less savory parts of the early history of the United States and why they get left out of history classes. Links We
Episode 211: Cows Kill More People Than Wolves, Florida Cattle, and a Moral Responsibility to Florida
Send us your Florida questions! Did you know cattle ranchers were the "first intentional conservationists" in Florida? Annie Muscato does. She wrote her doctoral dissertation on it, and this week she joins the podcast to talk — passionately! — about research into how some Florida cattle ranchers are working to protect
Send us your Florida questions! Andrea Conover of Azalea City Brewing and Palatka Mayor Robbie Correa join us this week to help roadtrippers find Palatka"s best-kept secrets. Links We Mentioned Palatka Coffee Company Angel"s Diner Palatka"s historic riverfront Velchoff"s Corner Ravine Gardens State Park Magnolia Cafe A