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South Florida's Ruben Rabasa has been acting for over 50 years, but he finally feels like he's arrived — in his 80s. He talks to host Carlos Frías about his early life as an actor after migrating to the United States from Cuba and all the jobs he's had as a character actor from Miami Vice to Marvel.

WLRN's investigative team joins host Carlos Frías to discuss their latest report, which looks into a government-funded nonprofit that was put in place to help care for people who can’t take care of themselves. And sometimes sell their homes to cover the cost of their care. Reporters Joshua Ceballos and Danny Rivero found blurred lines in the program.Plus, we’ll hear a radio documentary about how developers and cities clash over how to restore the hundreds of Art Deco buildings on Miami Beach.

Miami Beach is known for its colorful Art Deco buildings. But more and more, only real estate developers are willing to spend the money it takes to preserve them — if they can build a tall, high-end residential tower on the property. This strategy saves at least part of the old buildings but changes the skyline forever. Preservationists fear this will destroy what makes Miami Beach special. WLRN's Verónica Zaragovia reports on the simmering tensions over historic preservation in an evolving city — throughout the last century and today.

Steel City Rovers will be at The Scottish Festival and Highland Games March 5, 2023 at Plantation Heritage Park. Michael Stock interviews Ryan McKenna of the band.

This is the first time in over a century there’s not a single Democrat in statewide elected office. Also: the 2023 legislative session is coming, and the state may preempt local control over water quality, pollution and wetlands.

On this episode of the South Florida Roundup, we looked at the ballot for Broward's municipal elections and the reasons behind absenteeism among North Miami Beach Commissioners (14:15). We also spoke to a journalist about Venezuela and its diaspora 10 years after the death of president Hugo Chávez (32:36).

Dorothy Jenkins Fields, founder of the Black Archives, tells us about preserving Miami's Black history and the early experiences that led her to this work, like the time she marched with Martin Luther King Jr. when she was a college student in Atlanta. We also hear from two of Miami's biggest book nerds, Mitchell Kaplan of Books & Books and Connie Ogle of the Miami Herald.

Writer Andrew Otazo joins Carlos Frías to talk about his irreverant new book, "The Miami Creation Myth." In it, he fashions gods of gossip and pachangas to make fun of Miami's absurdity. Otazo is also a local environmentalist who has cleaned up more than 10 tons of trash from Miami mangroves.

Donna Kalil, a Python Elimination Specialist with the South Florida Water Management District, is at the center of the documentary "Python Huntress" being featured in this year's Miami Film Festival.

Filmmaker Jose Navas joins Carlos Frías to talk about his new film, "Awake Before Dawn," which is set at the Opa-locka Hialeah Flea Market and is premiering at the Miami Film Festival. Plus, imagine having your first kiss on stage — in front of a live audience. That moment led Nicole Perry to become an intimacy coordinator. She joins to tell us about the behind-the-scenes of making steamy scenes feel safe.

Broward County voters approved a 30-year penny tax to improve transit in the county. It’s been four years since the bill was passed, and there are 26 more to go. Has the tax made a difference in Broward? What more needs to be done to improve public transportation in Broward?

November 20, 2000 Elaine Schor has a surprise at Sawgrass Mills Shopping Center and Mall.

November 27, 2022 WLRN broadcaster Christine DiMattei celebrates The Public Storytellers 13th anniversary with a frightening story.

November 13, 2022 Miami Book Fair author Marshall Jon Fisher talks about growing up with the Miami Dolphins.

November 6, 2022 Oshada Jagodzinski helps a lot of people pass over.

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Author Jonathan Escoffery, who is a finalist for a PEN/Faulkner award for best American fiction, talks about his first book, "If I Survive You." We also hear from one of FIU's founding professors, who just recently retired after serving the university for over 50 years. Finally, activist and Parkland survivor Aalayah Eastmond joins us on the five-year anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. She tells us about her work to fight gun violence and what's bringing her joy these days.

Filmmaker Nancy Spielberg on how she uses her movie-making differently than her older brother — Hollywood director Steven Spielberg. We also speak to Miami Herald journalist Jacqueline Charles. She tells us why President Bill Clinton called her Haiti's ambassador to the world.

May 3, 2020 Junwha Zhang is just strolling along when..

November 17, 2019 Anne Wiley bringing attention to a taking down of a forest.