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As the battle against COVID-19 wears on, what’s the new normal? How could the pandemic reshape work and wages? How could it influence health care and the tourism industry?

An update from the polls on Election Day. 100 years ago, the worst election massacre in the U.S. happened in Central Florida. And a new old-fashioned comedy movie opens locally.

November 29, 2020 WLRN's Morning Edition host Joe Johnson celebrates The Public Storyteller's anniversary with a story about the television show "Miami Vice".

December12, 2020 Alyssa Charbonier wanted a business to keep her busy.

Madeline Pumariega explains her vision as Miami-Dade College's new president. Plus, hundreds of thousands of South Floridians have already received their COVID-19 vaccine doses, who's next on the list? And Elon Musk proposes building a system of tunnels under Miami.

December 20, 2020 Felipe Cardona Marin learns a lesson by forgetting the pennies.

Author Susan Orlean revisits her wildly popular book "The Orchid Thief," about an orchid hunter living in South Florida. It's this month's Sundial Book Club selection.

Also on Friday's show: Local school districts are pushing to get teachers prioritized for vaccinations. And new vaccination sites are opening, but supplies remain limited across South Florida. Listen in via the player above.

Michael Stock interviews folk singer and political activist David Rovics

Miami International Airport Director Lester Sola explains the future of air travel. Also, Miami-Dade’s new Chief Bay Officer discusses her role in preserving Biscayne Bay. And residents of a Boynton Beach neighborhood are angry over the illegal construction of a lake.

Florida lawmakers blame chaotic vaccine rollout on limited supply of Pfizer and Moderna doses from the federal government.

December 6, 2020 Laura Reyes Merino with a story about getting hurt.

Former Florida Department of Health whistle-blower has been released after turning herself in to state police. The Sundial Book Club's January pick — 'The Orchid Thief.' And Richard Blanco on what it means to be an inaugural poet.

Norman Van Aken discusses curry, its origins and varieties, and his friend, the late chef Floyd Cardoz

February 5, 2023 Lillian Hauser has a way to find her lost phone.

Artists John William Bailly and Edouard Duval-Carrié join WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about their individual artwork that explores history, culture and mythology. Their work is displayed at the Center for Visual Communication in Wynwood.

A bill to allow gun owners to carry without permits heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Meanwhile, Florida’s six-week abortion ban nears a final vote.

Aurin Squire's play "Defacing Michael Jackson" is about hero worship and belonging, told through a group of kids in 1980s Opa-Locka. Playwright Aurin Squire joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about the personal and public heroes in his life that inspired his work.

Hanif Abdurraqib is an award-winning poet, essayist and journalist. His writing reflects on music, culture, sneakers, and prayer. He joins Carlos Frías to talk about the daily rituals he revels in and the music that formed him as the youngest of four siblings.

December 25, 2022 Professional musician Cecila St.King spreads the love.