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On The South Florida Roundup, we discussed the age and competency anxieties that are gripping this year’s presidential election, because if South Florida – America’s Senior Citizen Central – can’t address them, who can? (01:03) We also looked at the animal welfare and other concerns swirling around the Miami Seaquarium (19:01). And we talked with the daughter of the late Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley, Sharon Marley, about the new biopic Bob Marley: One Love (34:35).

On the South Florida Roundup, we discussed more 'Miami mess': the arrest of former Miami-Dade County School Board Vice Chair Lubby Navarro for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the school system (01:03). We also talked to the makers of “Never Drop the Ball,” WLRN-TV’s new documentary about America’s pioneering 20th-century Negro baseball leagues (18:25). And we tried to make sense of the new outburst of narco-cartel violence plaguing Ecuador and Latin America (35:12).

In this episode of The South Florida Roundup we’ll look at bills in the new Florida state legislative session that would roll back gun control measures passed after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School six years ago (01:02). We also discussed last week’s cancellation of the South Florida Muslim Federation’s annual gathering at a Broward venue (18:51). And we asked what could be done about the record logjam of asylum cases in U.S. immigration courts like Miami’s (34:48).

March 10, 2024 Paige Golden tell us of a good friend with flaws.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we look at some of the most notable bills that passed during the 2024 legislative session with WMFE’s Danielle Prieur (00:30) and WFSU’s Gina Jordan (05:35). Then, we ask the President of FHA how a major healthcare cyber attack is impacting Florida’s hospital system (09:08). Plus, we are joined by a White House senior advisor to talk about what President Biden’s SOTU means for Florida voters (19:23). Next we preview a Reveal report about navigating post-Roe v Wade abortion laws (30:52). And later, spring break grips the state (37:21) and a roundup of recent sports stories (43:40).

Grammy-winning bandleader of Snarky Puppy tells us how breaking into Dallas' gospel scene and making his own band influenced his music. Now he's bringing all of those influences to the Miami Beach's GroundUP Music Festival which he co-founded.

The Black Lives Matter movement pushed Chire Regans' art in the direction of social awareness. From portraits of gun violence victims to sculptures exploring hair braiding practices, the new Oolite Arts resident hopes to spark change through her pieces.

August 20, 2023 Andrea Weiss' story about an older friend.

January 28, 2024 Judith Levy speaks up and saves a man's life.

Signe and Genna Grushovenko are the artists behind this year’s poster for the Coconut Grove Arts Festival. The couple explain how they came to unite their love — and their artwork.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we talk about a proposal to prohibit children 16 and under from creating social media accounts with the bill's House sponsor (04:25) and then an attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (13:20). After that, we turn to a reporter in El Paso, Texas for more on how Florida’s National and State Guards are being used at the U.S. Southern border (32:41). Later, WLRN’s health reporter breaks down this week’s Florida Supreme Court hearings over the abortion ballot measure (37:14) and then we round up education stories from the week (43:50). And finally, Netflix subscribers in Florida brace for a new tax (46:40).

This week on The Florida Roundup, we talked about proposed changes to the state’s child labor laws with Florida Rep. John Snyder (10:20) and WLRN’s investigative reporter Danny Rivero (05:02 & 16:53). Then, we spoke with legendary journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein about the current state of journalism and American Democracy (25:24). Plus, we round up some news stories about homelessness in Florida (37:12) before checking in on a new Orlando-area Volleyball team and preview “Never Drop the Ball,” a new documentary that explores how Black baseball players built a brand of baseball out of segregation and into a worldwide pastime (44:12).

February 18, 2024 Patty Geisler and the start of a new tradition

This week on The Florida Roundup, a WLRN investigation looks into how a new state law is eliminating public unions that had represented tens of thousands of state and public government workers. We spoke with the reporter behind that investigation (01:33) and as well as the law’s sponsor in the Florida House (12:06). And six years later, we remember the Parkland 17 (37:44) and look at how the March For Our Lives movement has impacted the NRA’s influence nationally (38:57). Plus, we hear about a Florida man briefly stealing the spotlight on Superbowl Sunday (45:21) and another Florida man who did something no one else has done in a Super Bowl and now is going to the Hall of Fame (47:16).

February 18, 2024 Michael Stock interviews Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek. Nickel Creek has a new album and on tour in South Florida.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we look at a bill moving through the legislature that would prohibit local governments from enacting heat ordinances with reporter Valerie Crowder (05:04). Then Meteorologist Megan Borowski gives us an early look at the 2024 hurricane season (22:54). Plus, PolitiFact’s Samantha Putterman tests the truthfulness of some claims made this legislative session (27:41). And later, an update on the measles outbreak at a South Florida school (37:20) and a push to ban children 16 and under from creating social media accounts moves ahead in the Florida Senate (40:00). Finally, we look back at Muhammad Ali’s big win in Miami 60 years out (43:04).

February 11, 2024 Richie Niles Pollock gets some "Love and Magic" when performing in The Florida Keys.

February 4, 2024 Ella Sanchez has a lot of passion for Harry Styles.

Michael Stock interviews Deni Bonet

March 17, 2024 - Ann Rubin sees a problem and a solution