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Florida schools have removed more books from public school libraries than any other state. Plus, a Florida Republican leads the charge to bring down the Republican U.S. Speaker of the House (19:11). Wandering bears, a livestream of eagles and hazy skies from wildfires: we present some wildlife stories throughout the state (37:11).

September 24, 2023 Krishna Mohan Bhatt interviewed on Folk & Acoustic Music with Michael Stock

Stéphane Denève is the artistic director of the New World Symphony. His journey there started with hiding in the back of a chapel. He tells us his story and what we can expect from the orchestra this season.

Ashlee K. Thomas, a local playwright, tells us about her musical The Busy Bees’ Great Adventure playing at the Arsht Center. It's about a group of bees on a quest to learn about the environmental crisis. Public schools worked together to build a whole curriculum around the show

The state of Florida settles a lawsuit over COVID infection information that it fought for two years, voting in the 20-24 election will begin in about a year and there are new laws that may change how you cast your ballot (19:14), and it has been five years since Hurricane Michael smashed into parts of the panhandle (37:13).

On the South Florida Roundup, we spoke with a respected former Middle East correspondent to help make sense of the tragic conflict now raging in Israel – and how it affects our local Jewish and Arab communities (01:03). We also examined the Florida House Speaker’s attempt to reduce the number of the state’s judicial circuits (19:26) and we looked at whether Miami Beach is spoiling its celebrated historic look with more luxury condo towers (34:39).

All the things Chris Renois suffered helped make him a better comic. He is a stand-up comedian and actor from South Florida. He recently starred in the indie film “Mountains.” It won a special award at the Tribeca Film Festival — and Chris’ acting is a big reason why.

Fereshteh Toosi is a Miami-based interdisciplinary artist who recently launched an interactive audio project called “Voice Memos for the Future.” The project discusses Miami residents' shared stories and thoughts about the future in South Florida. They tell us how nature has inspired their life’s work.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discussed the debate between Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom with fact-checking from PolitiFact Florida’s Samantha Putterman (04:00) and then simulcast with LAist daily news show AirTalk (19:14) to hear what both Floridians and Southern Californians thought about the showdown. And later, we hear some of the major education stories from across the state (38:28). Plus, a Florida distillery will bottle a new signature rum from The Rolling Stones (47:14)

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July 2, 2023 Filipe Pires with a story about visiting South Beach.

July 16, 2023 Debbie Sehres tell us how to win a radio contest.

July 9, 2023 Max Bogle with a story about buying a boat.

July 23, 2023 Santo De Rosa tells a fishing story.

On the South Floria Roundup, we discussed the Broward County controversy over whether a transgender student can play girls’ volleyball (01:03), the new WLRN Everglades podcast Bright Lit Place – and Big Sugar’s role in blocking the cleanup of one of our key eco-treasures (18:35) , and we examine how Puerto Rico’s mortality rate is going up as its healthcare system tumbles down (34:16).

November 12, 2023 Joan Baez

November 5, 2023 Michael Stock interviews Megan Lynch Chowning of The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project.

We listen to the part of the first episode of Bright Lit Place, a new WLRN podcast distributed by the NPR Network. It was reported by WLRN's environment editor Jenny Staletovich. We also hear behind-the-scenes stories from Jenny and Patrick Farrell, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who worked on the project.

On the South Florida Roundup, we examine how our region’s three major airports are likely to perform amid what’s likely to be record holiday traffic in the skies (01:03), we also look at a more unsettling aspect of the holidays: the fact that a larger share of people here are experiencing food insecurity than the rest of the country (18:45), and we ask if the country’s largest Spanish-language TV network is suddenly cozying up to Donald Trump (33:57).

On the Florida Roundup, we look at the impact of President Biden's humanitarian parole for migrants, one year later. Throughout the hour, we explored the WLRN News’ series “Waiting for America” with some of the reporters who contributed to it.