Florida Spectacular

Episode 241: Pete Gallagher, Florida Journalism, and Bodies Under Tropicana Field

Send us your Florida questions! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms] While working as a journalist, Pete Gallagher investigated Florida stories that made a difference. He joins the podcast this week to talk about two of those stories, people buried under Tropicana Field, and his book (in progress) about his life in journalism. Links We Mentioned James Richardson [https://seminoletribune.org/james-richardson-seeks-relief-from-florida-legislators/] Emateloye Estenletkvte: Polly Parker Got Away [https://seminoletribune.org/emateloye-estenletkvte-polly-parker-got-away/] Florida Folk Show [https://www.floridafolkshow.com/] radiostpete.com [http://radiostpete.com/] Support the show [https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US] Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com [cathy@floridaspectacular.com]. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter [http://eepurl.com/df4f_T], and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com [http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/]. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com [http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/] and get his books at rickkilby.com [https://www.rickkilby.com/]. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy [http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy] and everywhere else as @CathySalustri [http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri]; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth [https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth], Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/oldfla.bsky.social]), and IG (@ricklebee [http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee]). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link [cathy@floridaspectacular.com?subject=Plant%20question]!

Episode 240: Submerged Stories: Florida's Underground Railroad

Send us your Florida questions! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms] Florida has a significant history with enslaved people escaping their oppressors in the United States. If you want to see history, these are places you can visit to learn the real history of Florida's underground railroad. Links We Mentioned Fort Mose [https://fortmose.org/about-fort-mose/] Bill Baggs State Park [https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/bill-baggs-cape-florida-state-park/history] Gulf Islands National Seashore [https://www.nps.gov/guis/learn/historyculture/index.htm] in Pensacola  Podcast episode about Prospect Bluff [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1527562/episodes/18236041] Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park [https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/fernandina-plaza-historic-state-park] Kingsley Plantation [https://www.nps.gov/timu/learn/historyculture/kp_visiting.htm] Fitzpatrick Plantation Ruins [https://www.nps.gov/places/cedar-point-plantation-ruins.htm] Angola Settlement [https://www.floridatrend.com/article/19604/lost-and-found-a-haven-for-former-slaves/] (more about Angola [https://aaregistry.org/story/angola-florida-founded/]) The Fort at Prospect Bluff [https://amzn.to/4srxfOn] by Dale Cox   Support the show [https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US] Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com [cathy@floridaspectacular.com]. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter [http://eepurl.com/df4f_T], and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com [http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/]. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com [http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/] and get his books at rickkilby.com [https://www.rickkilby.com/]. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy [http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy] and everywhere else as @CathySalustri [http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri]; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth [https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth], Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/oldfla.bsky.social]), and IG (@ricklebee [http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee]). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link [cathy@floridaspectacular.com?subject=Plant%20question]!

Episode 239: Little Wekiva, Florida Quicksand, and Wild Florida

Send us your Florida questions! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms] Nichole Delafield-Bromme and Lief Bromme talk about their book, Little Wekiva Memories: Kayaking & Other Adventures. Links We Mentioned Little Wekiva Memories: Kayaking & Other Adventures [https://amzn.to/4jc2B7i] NicholeDelafield.com [http://nicholedelafield.com/] Maffrey's [https://ivanhoevillage.org/things-to-do/retail/maffreys/] at Ivanhoe Village Brick and Mortar Places Selling Little Wekiva Sunshine Book Co.  647 Lake Ave., Clermont, FL 34711  Maffrey’s  (see link above) Barnes and Noble B&N  Sand Lake, 7900 W. Sand Lake Road, Orlando  B&N Colonial Plaza Market Center, 2418 E. Colonial Dr., Orlando B&N Altamonte Mall, Altamonte Springs B&N 331 N. Alafaya Trail, Orlando Support the show [https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US] Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com [cathy@floridaspectacular.com]. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter [http://eepurl.com/df4f_T], and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com [http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/]. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com [http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/] and get his books at rickkilby.com [https://www.rickkilby.com/]. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy [http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy] and everywhere else as @CathySalustri [http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri]; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth [https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth], Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/oldfla.bsky.social]), and IG (@ricklebee [http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee]). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link [cathy@floridaspectacular.com?subject=Plant%20question]!

Episode 238: Submerged Stories: Mary McLeod Bethune

Send us your Florida questions! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms] Mary McLeod Bethune founded the school that became Bethune-Cookman University, but why — and how? Ryan and Cathy take a look. Find Submerged Stories [https://www.facebook.com/groups/floridasotherhistory] on Facebook. Find Ryan [https://www.instagram.com/the_fl_excursionist] and Cathy [https://www.instagram.com/cathysalustri] on Instagram. Links We Mentioned Bethune-Cookman University [https://www.cookman.edu/] The Zorg [https://amzn.to/4pJrLMW] Support the show [https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US] Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com [cathy@floridaspectacular.com]. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter [http://eepurl.com/df4f_T], and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com [http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/]. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com [http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/] and get his books at rickkilby.com [https://www.rickkilby.com/]. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy [http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy] and everywhere else as @CathySalustri [http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri]; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth [https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth], Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/oldfla.bsky.social]), and IG (@ricklebee [http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee]). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link [cathy@floridaspectacular.com?subject=Plant%20question]!

Episode 237: Florida Spectacular Origin Story, Marj the Influencer, and Social Media

Send us your Florida questions! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms] As Rick and Cathy look to the new year, they talk about the podcast's origin story, what Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings would have sounded like as an influencer, and the ways social media can help Florida research. Links We Mentioned Ann McCutchan [https://www.annmccutchan.com/] Desperately seeking information on: Mary Mae Campbell (Most likely: South Florida/Homestead, ca. 1967) Donald W. Sill (Winter Park artist /Altamonte Springs) Support the show [https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US] Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com [cathy@floridaspectacular.com]. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter [http://eepurl.com/df4f_T], and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com [http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/]. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com [http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/] and get his books at rickkilby.com [https://www.rickkilby.com/]. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy [http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy] and everywhere else as @CathySalustri [http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri]; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth [https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth], Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/oldfla.bsky.social]), and IG (@ricklebee [http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee]). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link [cathy@floridaspectacular.com?subject=Plant%20question]!