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Venezuela's regime and opposition are repeating a century-old claim that three-fourths of Guyana belongs to their country. Is it valid — or nationalist nonsense?

Carlos Frías is joined by director Gladys Ramírez. She’s the executive director of City Theatre in Miami where she's directing the Miami debut of the play "La Gringa" at the Adrienne Arsht Center.

We talk about some of the best reads of the year with Mitchell Kaplan, the owner and founder of Books & Books. He also tells us about his recently launched literary foundation.

Dawn Atkins is a principal dancer with Miami City Ballet. She tells us about her career, MCB’s 2023-2024 season and her performance as the lead roles of Dew Drop and Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker this month.

A panel of local food editors, including the Miami Herald's Connie Ogle, The Infatuation's Ryan Pfeffer and the Miami New Times' Nicole Lopez-Alvar, share their favorite places to eat in 2023.

On The South Florida Roundup, with the year nearing its end, we look back at some stories that helped define 2023 in South Florida. First, education — and the often bitter debate here involving diversity, parental rights versus LGBTQ+ rights and book-banning (01:01). We also discuss how the affordable housing crisis finally took center stage across the region (18:01). And we examine the American immigration crisis — and the Latin American leaders, like Venezuela’s, who made it worse (33:04).

This week on The Florida Roundup, we bring you two special reports: Growing Up With Guns, a series from WUSF examining the way guns can endanger kids' lives and futures (10:40), and Bright Lit Place, a podcast from WLRN News that explores what fixing the Everglades would mean for Florida and the world (19:21).

New York Times bestselling author of thrillers, mysteries and children’s books Brad Meltzer visits South Florida to promote his latest book Ordinary People Change the World: Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

September 10, 2023 Judy Rapp and musician Nestor Torres has a special relationship.

September17, 2023 Linda Silpe settles an artistic argument

September 24, 2023 - Lauren McLaughlin technique to overcome stage fright.

One of our favorite conversations: Harry and Michelle Coleman went from journalism school to the kitchen. Their new smokehouse doesn't make your usual barbecue; they've created 'Miami barbecue.' They tell us about their brisket rubbed with ground espresso, ribs glazed with guava-chili sauce and the smoked flan. We originally aired this conversation in September 2023.

September 3, 2023 Nicoletta Sorice had a good time with great paintings

On the South Florida Roundup, we looked at how Miami Art Week and events like it are now a development engine for some of South Florida’s once struggling communities like Opa-Locka (1:00); a retired U.S. diplomat and former ambassador to Bolivia who was charged with spying for Cuba (8:40); and how the state of Florida may soon loosen development restrictions in the Florida Keys (22:48).

This week on The Florida Roundup, we talk about some of the biggest challenges to stabilizing Florida’s insurance market with the state’s Insurance Commissioner Michael Yarwosky (01:40) and Tim Cerio, President/CEO and Executive Director of Citizens Property Insurance Corp (10:24). And later, we speak with the Miami Herald’s senior political correspondent about calls for the head of the state’s Republican Party to step down and the Florida Democrats' decision to cancel its presidential primary (29:55). Plus, a collection of environmental stories from across the state (38:06).

August 13, 2023 Margarita recalls a childhood in Miami.

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August 6, 2023 Stephen Milberg is a social eater.

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August 27, 2023 David Hyman had to get over his nerves and sing.