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Ellen Bowen, the site director of Food Rescue South Florida, joins host Carlos Frías to talk about what works in eliminating food waste and distributing unused food to those who need it most.

Carlos “Beto” Ortiz, the creative director of Humans of the Kitchen, joins Carlos Frías to talk about the digital platforms he created where he shares the stories of the back of the house of the hospitality industry.

Activist and Parkland survivor Aalayah Eastmond joins host Carlos Frías on the five-year anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Since speaking at March for our Lives in 2018, Eastmond's activism has centered on how gun violence affects Black and brown communities.

Steve Roitstein of the band PALO! joins Carlos Frías to share the stories behind Sundial's theme music. Roitstein is the leader and founder of the Afro-Cuban funk band formed in Miami. He's worked with all-time greats like Celia Cruz and Willy Chirino and was nominated for a Grammy and Latin Grammy.

Niven Patel was named a finalist for a national James Beard Award last month as an Outstanding Restaurateur. The chef and owner of Ghee Indian Kitchen, Mamey and Orno joins Sundial host Carlos Frías to talk about how he became an authority on South Indian cuisine in Miami.

Chef Michael Schwartz joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about South Florida's food scene. Schwartz is a pioneer in South Florida’s food scene. He’s a James Beard Award winner and he’s been nominated yet again — this time on a national level for the category of Outstanding Chef.

Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz joins host Carlos Frías as his play "Anna in the Tropics" is showing at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach for its 20th anniversary.

David Ovalle wrote about crime and the courts for two decades at the Miami Herald. Now he's moving to the Washington Post to cover opioids and the substance abuse crisis.

Claudia Forestieri, the creator and writer of the comedy series, Gordita Chronicles, joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about how her personal experience of growing up in Miami inspired the show.

Stephen Fain was hired to be a professor of education at Florida International University before it opened in 1972. Now after over 50 years at the university, he's retiring.

Veteran journalist Mark Potter joins WLRN's Carlos Frías on Sundial to talk about his book "Sunrise: A Photographic Journey of Comfort, Healing, and Inspiration," which he dedicated to his wife after she died of cancer. He still goes out every morning to photograph the sunrise in her honor. They also discuss his journalism career, during which he covered pivotal South Florida moments related to narcotrafficking, immigration and politics.

The Chang Gang joins WLRN's Carlos Frías on Sundial to talk about their restaurant, Itamae, in Miami's Design District. Fernando, Nando and Val have been nominated as co-chefs for a James Beard Award, which are like the Oscars of the food world.

Legendary musician Paquito D’Rivera joins WLRN's Carlos Frías on Sundial to talk about his illustrious career, his escape from Cuba and why he recently donated his archives to the University of Miami.

Syndicated humor writer Dave Barry joins WLRN's Carlos Frías on Sundial to talk about his upcoming book, Swamp Story, which features the oddities of swamp culture and TikTok. They also discuss his life growing up and how his family, especially his mother, influenced his unique sense of humor.

Retired NBC correspondent Kerry Sanders joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about his time as a journalist. He traveled all across the world, covering stories from all seven continents—swimming with sharks, hanging off cliffs and even covering wars and conflict.

Miami-based author Patricia Engel has a new story collection out called "The Faraway World." She joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about how the stories she wrote over the course of a decade are connected by themes of desire, sacrifice and moral compromise.

Cuban-American scholar Andy Gomez joins WLRN's Carlos Frías on Sundial to talk about his new children's book "Lessons from Abuelo: History of Cuba.” It was inspired by his grandchildren's questions about the island's complicated history and their family's decision to come to the U.S.

Palm Beach County-based chef, Pushkar Marathe, joins WLRN's Carlos Frías. Marathe was recently nominated for a James Beard award for best chef in the South. His cuisine is rooted in the flavors of his homeland of India. It's also inspired by his travels from the Caribbean to Europe to the Middle East.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says now the state won't "bend a knee" to Disney. But he has approved, and his staff helped facilitate, measures that benefited the entertainment and theme park giant.

A number of high-profile bills await Gov. DeSantis’s signature — bills that govern teaching about sexual orientation in schools, how companies conduct training around racial issues at work, and that give parents more control over school books.