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Medical products maker Demetech moved into masks early during the pandemic, but now is left holding millions of them.

Florida schools get the green light on mask mandates. Daycare in the time of COVID. Plus, a study at the University of Miami examines the daily lives of Black women who are living with HIV and how the pandemic has reshaped their lives.

The mayor of Doral joined the program to discuss the future of his city and the ongoing battle over a bad smell. Plus, how HistoryMiami Museum is preserving items from the Surfside memorial site.

Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Mike Burke discusses his new role. Also, the Florida Panthers coach resigns after covering up sexual allegations on a former team. Plus, how a former Miami-Dade County commissioner is being honored for 50 years of service.

Michael Stock interviews Erica Gard about her debut album "Downpour"

April 11, 2021 Barbara Weinberg tells a story of when things go right.

April 18, 2021 Gladys Ramierez & Ryan Tyler team-up to tell a story about a city dog's introduction to the country.

WLRN and Miami Herald reporters review Tuesday’s election results. Also, why Miami-Dade high school basketball referees are taking a stand. Plus, a Key West author tells us about “Home at the End of the World.”

Parts of Florida consistently rank as some of the most unaffordable places to live with the combination of low incomes and high housing costs.

A brief local elections update and Miami-Dade’s recent mask mandate decision. Also, new findings could tell us how the Champlain Towers South condo collapsed. Plus, how robotic cats are helping people with memory loss diseases.

Joanne Hyppolite made a career out of helping tell the important ways in which Black people influenced all aspects of American culture as a curator at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. She tells us about why she calls Miami home. We also hear from Rene Rodriguez, the manager of the Cosford Cinema. He tells us how he went from delivery boy to film critic.

Frost Science's Cary Woodruff joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to share how he's building the museum's paleontology program. As their inaugural curator, Woodruff is traveling around the world to research and dig for fossils that will make up the Frost's own dinosaur exhibit.

On The South Florida Roundup, we looked at the end of Medicaid's expansion as the federal government's public health emergency ends. We talked about Citizens Insurance's proposed rate hike for Florida and its potential effects in the state (19:42). We also talked about Florida's presence in the Final Four of the NCAA March Madness Tournament (39:23).

Writer Alexandra T. Vazquez joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about her book "The Florida Room" — she uses it as a metaphor, as a place that’s in-between spaces. She discusses how culture and music mix in Florida, and specifically, Miami.

“Give Them Their Flowers” is a local exhibit paying homage to Miami's Black queer history and community. Loni Johnson is one of the participating artists. Her work focuses on honoring the people it was too late to honor in life, inviting us to remember and show love. She joined WLRN's Carlos Frías.

April 16, 2023 Award winning banjo player Greg Cahill is with Michael Stock

Darius Daughtry is the founder of Art Prevails Project, an organization that aims to strengthen South Florida's communities through literature and the performing arts. He joins WLRN's Carlos Frías ahead of this weekend's Our Voices: Festival of Words in Fort Lauderdale to talk about how art is healing.

January 29, 2023 Phyllis Wachtel recalls a melody from when she was a child.

February 26, 2023 - Riley McDowell has a hurricane party

February 19, 2023 Julian Quintero has a story from when he was a child.