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Marie Vickles tells us about bringing the arts to people — and people to the arts. She is the director of education at the Perez Art Museum and she’s also the curator-in-residence at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex.

Giancarlo Rodaz is the artistic director of Area Stage Company in Miami. He is behind the production of Disney’s "The Little Mermaid" at the Arsht Center, playing through August 27.

Xavier Cortada, Miami-Dade County’s first artist in residence, wants to tackle the big issues that affect his home in South Florida with his art.

This week on the South Florida Roundup we discussed the clash between the proposed Miami Wilds water park at Zoo Miami and conservationists (1:01); the Parrothead culture that “tropical rock” music legend Jimmy Buffett left in Key West and beyond (19:02); and Cuba’s sudden — and questioned — claim that it’s broken up a smuggling ring sending Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine (36:10).

This week on The Florida Roundup we discussed the availability and the quality of jobs, how strong is labor in the Sunshine State economy? (1:01); Unions then your calls and emails about work and whether jobs are really paying the bills to live in Florida (20:30); and investigations into questionable conditions and concerning deaths at jails in Duval and Miami Dade Counties, plus other stories you may have missed from around the state, like a Keaton Beach Fish Fry after Hurricane Idalia (40:00).

This week on the South Florida Roundup we discussed the Miami-Dade County mayor’s budget priorities (1:00), the City of Miami mayor’s ethics issues and his short-lived run for president (19:06) and the international community’s inability to come up with a workable plan of intervention to help Haiti overcome gang rules (34:46).

Justin Eggen is an award-winning poet and U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran studying war poetry at Florida Atlantic University. He joins us to talk about using poetry to unravel his war experience.

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida and brings historic high water. Are record high storm surges and rapidly strengthening storms our future? This week on The Florida Roundup, we look at the impact of Hurricane Idalia and recovery efforts in Florida's Big Bend and other communities along the Gulf Coast.

When Precious Symonette became a creative writing teacher at Miami Norland Senior High, she brought in the principles of the Freedom Writers — a movement started in California in the 1990s to teach students to write through their troubles.She started the Viking Freedom Writers, named for the high school’s mascot. She’s now taught more than 3,000 students these principles. Some have gone on to become professional writers.The creative writing teacher has been named a Miami-Dade County teacher of the year. And the County Commission named April 18, 2023, Viking Freedom Writers Day.On this Best Of episode of Sundial, Symonette joined us to talk about why the vocations of writer and educator go hand-in-hand.

Marivette Navarrete is the founder of The Mujerista, a Latina-focused digital media platform based in South Florida. Marivette is a Nicaraguan American from Miami.

David Anasagasti, aka 'Ahol Sniffs Glue,' is the Cuban-American artist behind the eyes you see graffitied all over Miami. He tells us about his project with Florida International University's Ratcliffe Art and Design Incubator, in which he bikes around Miami and paints pieces of trash.

This week on the South Florida Roundup, we got AP Psyched-out for the new school year, looked into Broward facing its own cost-of-living crisis (19:22) and why protecting the Amazon rainforest matters here (35:10).

We talk about Gov. Ron DeSantis' action this week to suspend Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell of Florida's 9th Judicial Circuit. Plus, we get a preview of WMFE's new series Central Florida Seen and Heard: Immigration Divide.

We're joined by long-time DJ and Power 96 radio personality DJ Laz. He’ll tell us about growing up in South Florida, the creation of "Miami booty music" and why he’s known as “the pimp with the limp.”

Dalhia Perryman is the inaugural poet laureate of the City of West Palm Beach. She’ll tell us about her work as a poet, arts organizer and advocate against gun violence.

Author Ana Menéndez's new novel brings an apartment in Miami Beach to life. Menéndez tells the stories of the people who live there over the span of 70 years, from newlyweds and war vets to refugees and concert pianists.

Amy Reyes is the Miami Herald arts and entertainment editor. We talk about the biggest art stories of summer 2023 and what’s ahead this fall.

We’re getting ready for the start of the new school year this month across South Florida. So we wanted to bring you one of our favorite conversations with a Broward County teacher.We first spoke to Natalie Stuart in June. The Viral TikToker and elementary school teacher joined us to share how she uses dance and social media to connect with her students.

A much different year begins on campus at Florida’s public universities after big changes pushed by the governor. Also, the cost of borrowing money to buy a house is rising, and a Florida school superintendent apologizes after Black students were singled out for an assembly about test scores.

Here in South Florida, the rent is high, traffic is bad … and it’s hotter than the sun, but we’re going to laugh about it with comedian Mario Ramil.