Episode 182: The Most Important (Florida) Man You've Never Heard Of

Global Warming is causing the oceans to acidify creating an existential threat to the ocean food chain and the seafood industry and Florida politician's largely don't care.Hank Asher is the most important man you've never heard of. He's a Florida man who moved to the Sunshine State in the 70s. His life would intersect with the drug trade, the 2000 presidential election and 9/11, largely because of his work in the field of data mining. McKenzie Funk's 2023 book, "The Hank Show: How a House-Painting, Drug-Running, DEA Informant Built the Machine that Rules Our Lives."If you'd like to receive exclusive BONUS episodes of "Welcome to Florida" you can do so by becoming a podcast patron at Patreon.com/WelcometoFlorida where for only $5 per month you can support production of the show. A new episode was released in December 2023 highlighting "Our Favorite Florida," our favorite Florida state parks, books, movies, museums, big cities, small towns, musicians and more.