Florida In Depth with the Tampa Bay Times and USF

Deadly Dose, Part 3: A Tampa Bay Times investigation into kratom

Politics reporter Kirby Wilson [https://www.tampabay.com/author/kirby-wilson/] and health reporter Sam Ogozalek [https://www.tampabay.com/author/sam-ogozalek/] talk about how kratom, a psychoactive powder that’s been linked to hundreds of overdose deaths in Florida, is regulated. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Deadly Dose, Part 2: A Tampa Bay Times investigation into kratom

Data editor Langston Taylor [https://www.tampabay.com/author/langston-taylor/] and investigative reporter Hannah Critchfield [https://www.tampabay.com/author/hannah-critchfield/] talk about the mysterious supply chain fueling the rise of kratom, a dusty green psychoactive powder that’s been linked to hundreds of overdose deaths in Florida over the past decade. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Deadly Dose: Part 1: A Tampa Bay Times investigation into kratom

Food and dining critic Helen Freund [https://www.tampabay.com/author/helen-freund/] and health reporter Sam Ogozalek [https://www.tampabay.com/author/sam-ogozalek/] talk about the danger lurking in kratom, a dusty green psychoactive powder that’s made its way from the leaves of a Southeast Asian tree to gas stations, smoke shops and Kava bars across Florida and the U.S. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The story behind the mugshot

Hillsborough County reporter Sue Carlton [https://www.tampabay.com/author/sue-carlton/] talks about what a recent attack in Tampa's Hyde Park tells us about a Canadian man’s descent into mental illness and homelessness. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor’s big claim on affordable housing

Tampa City Hall Reporter Olivia George [https://www.tampabay.com/author/olivia-george/] talks about what she discovered when she dug into claims by Tampa’s mayor about what the city was doing about affordable housing. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.