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Florida Matters

Your spot for real, daily conversations. Where neighbors become storytellers, newsmakers explain why and how changes happen and where locals — natives to the area and newcomers — discover and delight in the community they share.

WUSF Public Media

570 episodesEN-US

Show overview

Florida Matters has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 570 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 330 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 28 min and 48 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 152 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 152 episodes published. Published by WUSF Public Media.

Episodes
570
Running
2017–2026 · 9y
Median length
28 min
Cadence
Weekly

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Your spot for real, daily conversations. Where neighbors become storytellers, newsmakers explain why and how changes happen and where locals — natives to the area and newcomers — discover and delight in the community they share.

Latest Episodes

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In search of accountability in the Hope Florida saga, and SpaceX launches

Oct 1, 202646 min

Insight from the WUSF reporters behind ‘The Cost of Power’ series, and taking charge of AI

Sep 30, 202647 min

Kathy Castor converses on costs of housing, and how student-athletes can play it safe

Sep 29, 202648 min

The debate over debates in Florida elections, and learning campaign finance loopholes

Sep 28, 202648 min

Parents trapped in a temporary foster care 'side door,' and Florida hunting prep

Sep 24, 202648 min

Poring over the Amendment 3 property tax measure, and a dengue update

Sep 23, 202648 min

A good day to walk or bike (and not drive), and Florida’s fascinating role in film

Sep 22, 202647 min

Pinellas County School District weighs closures and mergers, more on FWC surveillance

Sep 21, 202648 min

Fired over a social media post, and a local club owner’s fight over concert fees

Sep 17, 202637 min

Hospital association CEO ties property taxes to healthcare, and PlayStation's disc-continuation

Sep 16, 202637 min

What is a love bug? Here’s an expert with many flying facts to give

Sep 15, 202637 min

A collective sign from teachers unions, homes built with 3D printing, winning by the sword

Sep 14, 202637 min

Kids left in limbo by closing of juvenile justice facility, and following political money

Sep 10, 202648 min

25 years later: How 9/11 changed the country, the skies and the future

Sep 9, 202647 min

As cyclosporiasis wanes, does lettuce still make you nervous? And where are the hurricanes?

Sep 8, 202648 min

The Clancy trial and understanding postpartum psychosis, plus inside the art of cosplay

Sep 3, 202648 min

Why cats are crowding shelters, and when environmental worry overwhelms

Sep 2, 202647 min

The Rays’ next steps, Hope Florida’s money trail, and an alternate Haslam’s plan

Sep 1, 202648 min

Flock critics share their concerns, and earthquake help for Colombia and Venezuela

Aug 31, 202648 min

Wanted: a new generation of truck drivers. And every generation gets an ‘Odyssey’

Aug 27, 202648 min
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