Episodes

  • Florida vaccine rollback, Orlando’s Mable Butler dies, 9/11 service day

    Florida vaccine rollback, Orlando’s Mable Butler dies, 9/11 service day
    Sep 11 2025
    After Florida’s Surgeon General announces plans to roll back vaccine mandates, the state health department clarifies the policies that will change. Mable Butler, the woman known as the matriarch of African American politics in Orlando, has died. On this day of remembrance, we take you to the Orlando Fire Department’s tribute to honor those who died on September 11 , 2001, and hear from the veteran volunteers giving back by building a better future for students.
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    49 mins
  • Redrawing Districts, Restoring Landmarks: Change in Central Florida

    Redrawing Districts, Restoring Landmarks: Change in Central Florida
    Sep 4 2025
    Republican leaders in Florida say it’s only fair to redraw the congressional maps now. Critics call it a power play. We explore how it impacts your representation in Central Florida. Orlando restores the four-faced clock in Parramore as a symbol of the neighborhood’s past and future.
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    48 mins
  • Engage in the Community: Intergenerational Caregiving

    Engage in the Community: Intergenerational Caregiving
    Aug 28 2025
    As part of our Engage in the community initiative, we assembled a panel of professional caregivers, elderly care organizations, and caregivers with personal experience assisting their parents while juggling their own families. We present that discussion, called “Caring Across Generations.”
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    47 mins
  • Florida’s Kratom Ban, Ava the AI Responder, Rosenwald School Struggles

    Florida’s Kratom Ban, Ava the AI Responder, Rosenwald School Struggles
    Aug 21 2025
    Florida’s Attorney General bans the 7-OH concentrate derived from kratom that’s found in many smoke shops and vape stores. Advocates argue responsible use is therapeutic. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office launched a new program using an artificial intelligence assistant to answer non-emergency calls and decrease response times. Rising costs and dwindling time threaten the future of a long-awaited restoration project to save the historic schoolhouse built nearly a century ago to educate Black children during segregation in Lake County.
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    50 mins
  • Volusia County Juvenile Threat Assessment Unit, Impact of Active Shooter Drills, Alzheimer’s Research Advancements, Afro Latin Jazz

    Volusia County Juvenile Threat Assessment Unit, Impact of Active Shooter Drills, Alzheimer’s Research Advancements, Afro Latin Jazz
    Aug 14 2025
    The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office has a new team ensuring the safety of students. A report questions the efficacy of active shooter drills in American schools. New research points to positive approaches to reducing the chances of developing Alzheimer’s. An Orlando based bandleader brings the sounds of Puerto Rico to Central Florida.
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    50 mins
  • State Strikes Down Orange County Growth Plan, Racial Gap in Drowning Deaths, Support from the Punk Scene

    State Strikes Down Orange County Growth Plan, Racial Gap in Drowning Deaths, Support from the Punk Scene
    Aug 8 2025
    A battle is brewing over protecting rural land in Orange County after the state determined the long-term plan for managing growth is against the law. A local swim instructor tackles racial inequities around swimming safety to help students survive and thrive. Punk bands unite for a benefit concert to support Central Florida Public Media following major funding cuts.
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    51 mins
  • Fewer International Visitors Fueling Local Economy, Preserving Black Cemeteries, Examining the Intersection of Diet and Mental Health

    Fewer International Visitors Fueling Local Economy, Preserving Black Cemeteries, Examining the Intersection of Diet and Mental Health
    Jul 31 2025
    Engage dives into how a slowdown in international visitors is being felt in a region fueled by its tourism economy, and whether shifts in political policies play a part. A race against time to preserve overlooked Black cemeteries in the state. A local chef and therapist serves up healing in more ways than one.
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    45 mins
  • Health Care Cuts in Budget Bill, The Death Penalty in Florida, Her Turn To Spin

    Health Care Cuts in Budget Bill, The Death Penalty in Florida, Her Turn To Spin
    Jul 24 2025
    The passage of the federal spending reduction bill is predicted to result in the loss of healthcare for millions of Americans. Also, the state is scheduled to carry out the most executions in 45 years and a class in the Milk District is teaching women how to man the DJ decks.
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    56 mins