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"The Princess Diaries" heartthrob, Robert Schwartzman, is an actor, musician and filmmaker. He’ll be at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival this weekend presenting four films.

We talked with both Jewish and Muslim community leaders about the disturbing increase in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents (01:01). We also preview next week’s local elections in Miami-Dade County (35:17).

This week on The Florida Roundup, homeowners insurance rates continue to rise across the state. We hear from Rep. John Snyder about how lawmakers might tackle the issue during November’s special session (03:57) and we also hear reporting from Lawrence Mower of the Tampa Bay Times (15:49). Plus, we talk with investigative reporter Jason Garcia about the apparent rush to the exit doors at the Disney tax district following Gov. DeSantis’ takeover (34:12). And later, two stories about the intersection of immigration and education (37:00).

Tony Laurencio and Cuci Amador are the founders of Afrobeta — they embody a Miami sound. They star in the Emmy-nominated documentary, "Birthright," about their trip to play in Cuba. They join us to talk about that controversial trip and what it taught them about themselves.

A year ago this week, the Biden Administration launched a humanitarian parole for migrants escaping crisis and dictatorship in Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. It’s brought a quarter million people to the U.S. – especially South Florida. But has it alleviated the crush at the U.S. southern border? On the South Florida Roundup, WLRN reporters discussed WLRN News' new series: “Waiting for America” – examining the successes and failures of President Biden’s key immigration policy.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we talk about the U.S. Humanitarian Parole Program with Luis Miranda, DHS’ Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications (08:10). Plus, we look at Florida’s chartered flights from Israel with the Miami Herald’s Ana Ceballos (24:02). And later, an update on how school districts are navigating book reviews (37:16).

May 21, 2023 Lisa Holland has a story about her pet shop.

Singer Becky G talks with Alt.Latino after her Tiny Desk performance. Then, Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre join host Carlos Frías to talk about their "El Tiny" concert series.

Monica Sorelle is a Haitian-American filmmaker from Miami. Her first feature film, Mountains, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. It follows a construction worker whose job is to demolish homes in his own neighborhood, Little Haiti.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discussed childcare and its impact on the state’s economy. With pandemic-era federal funding for child care centers set to run out by the end of the month, we look at how those funds have been used at child care centers (01:02) and then speak with the the Florida Chamber Foundation’s Kyle Baltuch (06:18) as well as Chabeli Carrazana, economic reporter for The 19th (14:08). Plus, we also talk about the looming federal government shutdown and what it means for Florida with U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-FL (22:26) District, U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, R-FL (28:00), and Politico’s Kimberly Leonard (34:40). And later, how a South Florida hockey team is fostering a generation of women players (38:00), the Tampa Bay Rays new stadium (45:42), and a tribute to an icon in Florida journalism (47:51).

Nicole Tallman is an author and the poetry ambassador for Miami-Dade County. She joins WLRN Sundial to talk about how living in South Florida helped her find her voice as the poet.

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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.