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January 13, 2022 - Professional storyteller Susan O'Halloran helps others tell their stories.

February 20, 2022 Jaleh Siyan remembers her favorite aunt.

Lawmakers are in Tallahassee for a special session on redistricting maps. We meet a judge who helps former inmates return to society successfully — and find their purpose. Plus, this month’s Sundial Book Club pick is a biography about one of South Florida’s most influential newspapermen, Bill Baggs.

January 9, 2022 Christine Jacobsen discovered a few things with a DNA test

January 30, 2022 Alexis Meachem recalls an ATV accident.

Lawmakers are wrapping things up in Tallahassee this week. He’s what you need to know about that. Plus, big finance companies from New York and beyond are starting to look to Palm Beach County and South Florida as the ideal place to expand.

COVID-19 cost them one business, but Jamila and Akino West used their pandemic pivot to reinvest and reinvent their entrepreneurial ambitions.

Life in Florida is about water. But how much of that water is clean enough for us to enjoy? Plus, Miami-Dade Youth Fair is back with the most interesting food lineup. And this month’s Sundial Book Club conversation with Alex Segura about his newest book ‘Secret Identity.’

Congressman Deutch is popular with Democrats and some Republicans, but he’s decided not to run for reelection. We’ll ask him about his time in office. Plus, new insight on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings from a Miami legal expert. And two Miami playwrights revisit how Saturday Night Live got started.

March 20, 2022 Michael Stock interviews music producer and journalist Dan Rosenberg on the music of Ukraine, which include Hudaki Village Band, DakhaBrakha, Mariana Sadovska, and many others.

Former classmates and peers of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson are watching her confirmation hearings carefully this week. The latest on what’s happened in the aftermath of the Surfside condo collapse. And the band Sol and The Tribu say they have Miami’s new sound.

Some South Florida mayors want Governor DeSantis to put local government before business, asking him to veto Senate Bill 620. Also, Broward County is having a lot of trouble hiring and retaining workers for its 9-1-1 call center. Plus, Craig Baggs offered insight into his father, one of Miami’s most important journalists, and the center of discussion for this month’s Sundial Book Club.

There’s a growing nursing shortage and it starts with a growing nursing educator shortage. Broward County communities are looking to start a new trash district. Plus, a teenage TikTok star who spends his time in the Everglades making beautiful photos and videos.

For a long time, big decisions that affected the health of Floridians came from county-run health departments. Aiming for more equity, Democrats funneled that power to the state, and somewhere along the way, Republicans embraced big government.

We take a closer look at the state's redistricting maps, while many were focused on the Tallahassee fight with Disney. Broward Teachers Union discusses banned books and raising teachers’ pay. Plus, April is National Poetry Month. We’re hearing ZipOdes from locals.

We hear the story of a man who spent 32 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. Plus, an FIU student is trying to help her family and others stuck in the war back home in Ukraine. And during Haitian Heritage Month, we're speaking with an award-winning author about the significance of this celebration.

Democratic State Sen. Gary Farmer talks about his own party’s current shortcomings. A Florida educator who teaches future teachers has something to say about the state’s education policies. Plus, we talk with the publisher of Islandia Journal about extinct species and hidden Florida history.

A non-profit battling antisemitism is trying something new — messaging through billboards. A look at the person behind the lens: the Sun Sentinel photographer who's covered the Parkland tragedy from the very beginning. Plus, add some romance this Valentine's Day with local tango classes.

Florida Memorial University wants to create a pipeline to get more Black students into tech jobs. And gender and sexual orientation, should they be talked about at home or in the classroom? Plus, a nightclub makes a comeback and helps revitalize history.

Two proposed state laws would allow businesses to sue and block local rules that hurt their profits. Local government officials say that's interfering with what people want in their own neighborhoods — and putting local taxpayers on the hook for damages.