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The South Florida Roundup

The South Florida Roundup

Each week, journalists and newsmakers from South Florida analyze and debate some of the most topical issues from across the region.

Fridays at 1 PM, Saturdays at 6 AM
Hosted by Tim Padgett
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    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
    On The South Florida Roundup for this Fourth of July weekend, we revisited our Memorial Day weekend conversation with Miami native Edda Fields-Black about her Pulitzer Prize-winning history of Harriet Tubman and a pivotal Civil War raid (01:08). We also examined Lucy’s Law, which strengthens the state’s boating codes after Luciana Fernandez’s tragic death (19:34). And we looked at how we measure patriotism — and why Florida keeps finishing near the bottom in one patriotism survey (34:18).
  • In this image from undated video released by the Office of Attorney General James Uthmeier shows an isolated Everglades airfield about 45 miles (72 kms.) west of Miami that Florida officials said an immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" is just days away from being operational.
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    Office of Attorney General James Uthmeier
    On The South Florida Roundup, we looked at Alligator Alcatraz which has gone from out-there idea to reality in less than a week. Miami-Dade County is pushing back and so are environmental groups as construction begins in the Everglades [01:09]. We also headed to Fort Lauderdale, where Sistrunk Boulevard, a historically Black neighborhood in the city’s downtown, is hailed as a development darling, but is all that new growth hurting the people who live there [19:19]? And, we discussed a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that may have a chilling effect on gender affirming care nationwide. How does that impact the community in South Florida [37:11]?
  • On The South Florida Roundup, we said hello to another hurricane season. Forecasters — the ones still employed — again expect an above-average roster of named storms, from Andrea to Wendy, including as many as five major hurricanes (01:08). But here are two big questions if one of them hits us: Will your overpriced windstorm policy actually cover the damage anymore (19:05)? And with FEMA funding and staffing on the ropes, what will storm response look like in storm-prone places like the Keys (34:51)?
  • On the South Florida Roundup, we talked with the Miami native Edda Fields-Black — winner of the Pulitzer Prize for her history of Harriet Tubman and the pivotal Civil War raid on the Combahee River (01:08). We also examined Lucy’s Law — a bill that was just passed by the Florida Legislature to strengthen the state’s boating codes after Luciana Fernandez’s tragic death (19:34). And we looked at how we measure patriotism — and why Florida keeps finishing near the bottom in one patriotism survey (34:18).
  • On this week's episode of The South Florida Roundup, we discussed the HIV infection crisis in South Florida – and the serious cuts in federal funding for detection and prevention that could make it worse (1:09). We also took a look at the quarter-million-dollar per day cost of protecting President Trump that Palm Beach County bears each time he visits Mar-a-Lago – and whether it will get paid back again (18:48). And we asked whether the Circle of Brotherhood’s important anti-crime and violence community work will continue here (35:12).
  • On The South Florida Roundup, we looked at the new pope, Robert Francis Prevost, now Leo XIV – and talk with a nun who knew and worked with him in Peru. How will his American and Latin American, ties influence his papacy (01:08)? We also discussed a community court in Fort Lauderdale, and why Florida’s new homelessness law makes it an important innovation (22:13). And we examined that rescue of Venezuelan opposition leaders who are now here (35:09).
  • On this week’s South Florida Roundup, we examine the Palm Beach County School Board’s scramble to revise its diversity, equity and inclusion programs in order to salvage $300 million federal funding (1:12). We also examine Operation Tidal Wave, and how the feds, with state help, are specifically targeting undocumented migrants in Florida. (18:57) And we remember Francis, the first Latin American pope, and how he and his home region influenced one another (35:33).
  • On The South Florida Roundup, we looked into local universities that have partnered with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the 18 Florida International University students who had their visas revoked (01:08). We also looked at what the city of Fort Lauderdale has been doing to avoid flood damage, like the kind caused by dramatic rainfall two years ago (16:06). And, we explored the unique ways in which bilingual people in South Florida go about being fluent in two languages (32:30).
  • On the South Florida Roundup, we look at how President Trump’s tariffs go after small countries like Guyana (1:23). We also examine how elderly residents are getting evicted in Fort Lauderdale (13:50). Plus, a check-in with a Miami Beach commissioner to find out how spring breakers behaved (26:22).
  • On this episode of The South Florida Roundup, we had a panel of immigration experts helping sift through the questions that are haunting South Florida’s immigrant-rich community — particularly Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants who are suddenly unlawful and subject to deportation (01:19). We looked at how these migrants can go about looking for ways to adjust their status to something longer-lasting (16:27). And we analyzed the sort of conditions awaiting migrants in their home countries in the event they getting deported (27:28).
  • On the South Florida Roundup, we examined new controversies — including two new deaths — at the federal Krome Detention Center for migrants in Miami-Dade. Why do these problems keep recurring (01:10)? We also discussed WPLG-Local 10’s decision to split with the ABC network. Will it usher in bold new local television programming and journalism – or is it a huge business risk (20:35)? And we looked at WLRN’s new series, History We Call Home: 100 Years of South Florida, starting with Jupiter (25:48).
  • On the South Florida Roundup, we examined new controversies — including two new deaths — at the federal Krome Detention Center for migrants in Miami-Dade. Why do these problems keep recurring (01:10)? We also discussed WPLG-Local 10’s decision to split with the ABC network. Will it usher in bold new local television programming and journalism – or is it a huge business risk (20:35)? And we looked at WLRN’s new series, History We Call Home: 100 Years of South Florida, starting with Jupiter (25:48).