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Hundreds gathered outside the Miami courthouse during Donald Trump’s arraignment; Florida’s crisis pregnancy centers are pushing to get abortion access on the ballot; microplastics and warming sands threaten sea turtles.

Maria Elena Fernandez's, new book And Don't F&%k It, documents the first ten years of RuPaul's Drag Race and how the hit reality show speaks to our community and culture.

This week on The South Florida Roundup, we discussed Florida’s migrant labor, whether Broward County finally put its recent troubles behind it with the selection of a new superintendent (18:40) and Colombia seeing messes (34:54).

Author and activist Chasten Buttigieg joins us to discuss the young adult adaptation of his memoir, "I Have Something To Tell You" and what LGBTQ Floridians are sharing with him on the book tour.

On The South Florida Roundup, we spoke about the convictions placed on four members of The Proud Boys. We also looked at Broward County's current search for another superintendent, and the wave of vigilantism across Haiti.

April 23, 2023 Shirley Wine volunteers and is very effective.

April 16, 2023 Sharon and Len Lavinson share telling a story of an afternoon adventure

April 2, 2023 Bryce Goode panics when his keys are left in the car.

April 9, 2023 Professional Storyteller Elizabeth Ellis tell a story about holding your tongue.

Marvin Tapia is a chairman of the Miami-Dade County Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board and a community representative working with multiple local organizations. He recently appeared in the Miami episode of the “Leguizamo Does America" show, where he shows the actor around Little Havana.

Local artist Melissa Gutierrez is behind the "Westofchester" series of illustrations of iconic places in South Florida. She speaks with WLRN's Carlos Frías about why it's important to record our memories of South Florida through art.

This week on the South Florida Roundup we held our annual post-legislative session discussion with the editorial page editors of South Florida’s three major newspapers. We examined the immigration crackdown (1:00) and the effects measures like abortion restriction will have in South Florida (19:14), as well as what this all may mean for Gov. Ron DeSantis if he seeks the Republican nomination for President (34:27).

WLRN’s Carlos Frías is joined by author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. In his new novel, he imagines a not-too-distant future where people convicted of violent crimes can fight to the death for their freedom – on pay-per-view TV. We talk about how he blends fiction and facts to reveal the real horrors of our current criminal justice system.

On the South Florida Roundup, we spoke about the Broward County school board’s closed-door discussion about backpacks and uniforms, how dangerous climate change is making Miami heat (19:38), and how difficult daily life is in Haiti amid the country’s violent security collapse (37:46).

Viral TikToker and elementary school teacher Natalie Stuart joins host Carlos Frías to share how she uses dance and social media to connect to her students.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicks off his 2024 presidential campaign; the NAACP issues a Florida travel advisory; is Florida’s new immigration law prompting some to leave the state?

Donna Deegan was the first woman elected mayor in Jacksonville and the first Democrat to win in years — despite Gov. Ron DeSantis backing her opponent.

The South Florida Roundup covered whether Southeast Florida could extend its five-year winning streak with hurricanes, a decade-long federal lawsuit that may force Florida to remove medically fragile kids from homes for the elderly (18:55) and the modernizing effect Chile’s young President Gabriel Boric may have on a movement that haunts South Florida: the Latin American left (34:42).

Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors also creates obstacles for adults to access treatment; former Congressman David Jolly weighs in on Florida’s culture wars

Alex Segura, author of Araña and Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow, joins Carlos Frías to talk about how the Miami Heat and his childhood comic book store still inspire him.