On the Monday, Sept. 24, episode of Sundial:
The Sackler’s Family South Florida Ties
The Sackler family, who founded the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma, purchased an office building in West Palm Beach. Recently, the family has been accused of being one of the main drivers of the explosion of opiates nationwide. Palm Beach Post reporter Alexandra Clough joined Sundial to talk about how this brings additional concerns to Palm Beach County's opioid crisis.
Low-Wage Workers Ride Bus From Miami To The Keys
As housing in Monroe County continues to rise, many low-wage workers have been forced to leave the county in search of cheaper housing. Many of those workers have moved to Miami and continue to work in the Keys. They take a bus every day forthree to four hours just to get to work. The Miami Herald’s Florida Keys reporter David Goodhue recently joined the group of commuters on the Dade-Monroe Express bus. Goodhue talked to Luis Hernandez on Sundial about the commuters he met and what it means for the Keys economy.
Sundial Book Club
In the September book club title "Miami Midnight" by Alex Segura, protagonist Pete Fernandez, a Cuban-American private investigator, is forced to solve the one crime he never expected: his mother's murder. We hear from the author of the book about his love for crime fiction and his side hustle of writing for Archie Comics.