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EPISODE · Mar 13, 2026 · 51 MIN

First Coast Connect: Week in Review

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Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics this week: The utility that can’t elude controversy is now the source of dual investigations Local DEI measures face elimination under newly approved bill The City Council leadership race gears up with four gunning for the VP spot Guests: Sylvia Perry, editor of the Jacksonville Free Press  Jim Piggott, former City Hall reporter at News4Jax Will Brown, reporter, Jacksonville Today John Daigle, political consultant, former reporter 'Every Brilliant Thing' A local community theatre is staging a moving exploration of mental health, love and loss and celebrating the little things that make life worth living. The one-person show, Every Brilliant Thing, follows an unnamed narrator who, after their mother’s attempted suicide, begins to compile a list of “every brilliant thing” in the world. As the story progresses and the narrator ages, they find themselves searching for hope through the list, which includes ice cream and water fights, to staying up past your bedtime. Actors Lindsay Curry and Jillianne Tamillo rotate in the role through alternating performances. The play opens March 13 at Players By the Sea and runs through April 12. Guests: Jillianne Tamillo, actor, Every Brilliant Thing, staged at Players By the Sea Lindsay Curry, actor, Every Brilliant Thing, staged at Players By the Sea See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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