Florida Matters
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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
Florida’s shadowy immigration database, and remembering the Buffalo Soldiers
Aug 26, 202648 min
A county rethinks park funding, the appeal of going old-school, the latest on sloth deaths
Aug 25, 202648 min
A school board’s partisan pendulum swings, and multitasking food trucks
Aug 24, 202648 min
Scrubbing climate science from textbooks, and Tampa Theatre turns back the clock
Aug 20, 202648 min
Breaking down primary night's winners and losers, and Hillsborough schools get an A
Aug 19, 202648 min
Class acts: Rethinking school success for teens under stress, and a head start in hospitality
Aug 18, 202647 min
Vindman challenges political headwinds, and USF nursing school's major expansion
Aug 17, 202648 min
Spotting Big Tech and AI in local politics. Also, a college turns trash into treasure
Aug 13, 202647 min
Why the 'Flock Blocker' opposes these cameras, and an iconic game room pulls the plug
Aug 12, 202648 min
A new identity for a longtime Tampa shopping mecca, and get ready for 813 Day
Aug 11, 202648 min
Building a ballpark while solving an infrastructure dilemma, and Florida oranges show some juice
Aug 10, 202648 min
Breaking down what’s new for the school year, and improv takes center stage in Ybor
Aug 6, 202648 min
Challenges facing Florida’s corrections system: At the top and inside the walls
Aug 5, 202649 min
New guidance on kids and psychotropics, and a red flag over FWC surveillance
Aug 4, 202653 min
Police chases: Finding a balance between speed and safety. Also, assembling a voter guide
Aug 3, 202648 min
How 3D printing is revolutionizing home construction, and Tampa's luxury boom
Jul 30, 202636 min
Daylight saving time all the time? Plus, a youngster who has a way with swords
Jul 29, 202648 min
How the Fishback decision affects the governor’s race, and school supplies’ skyrocketing costs
Jul 28, 202648 min
Charlie Crist makes his case for St. Petersburg, and two Florida executions in one day
Jul 27, 202648 min
Encore: Want to bike from Tampa Bay to Titusville? A 250-trail is nearly complete
Jul 23, 202645 min
Encore: A guide to the weird, wild and obscure parts of Tampa
Jul 22, 202646 min
Encore: Life after prison, and the cost of mass incarceration
Jul 21, 202645 min
Seeking Arcadia answers, making every splash safer, green burials, heads of the class
Jul 16, 202648 min
Groveland Four restitution, Stop WOKE stalled, girls that wanna rock, the art of anonymity
Jul 15, 202648 min
Environmental update, star rescue, pooling your resources, making the grade (plus)
Jul 14, 202648 min
A late entry in the governor’s race, getting oysters back in bed, stories of the FBI
Jul 13, 202648 min
Meet a snake charmer, breaking down the Surfside report, game over for PlayStation, dog beach
Jul 9, 202648 min
Flood-fix rainchecks, targeting spiked drinks, red-faced over a red card, teen game-changers
Jul 8, 202648 min
PTSA bridges a gap, a ‘woods to table’ chef, TPS ruling aftermath, tapping into dance
Jul 7, 202647 min
Inflation and foster care, earthquake update, new angle on property taxes, NIL hope and water
Jul 6, 202648 min