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WLRN Presents
by WLRN News
The best of WLRN News storytelling, including radio series, special-topics coverage and interactive projects.
Episodes
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Florida Governor’s Race: Jolly and Donalds Share Their Plans
WLRN CEO and journalist Tom Hudson interviewed Florida Gubernatorial candidates David Jolly and Byron Donalds on September 23, 2026.
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Haiti On The Line: The TPS Emergency
Three powerhouse public media stations — WNYC in New York City, GBH News in Boston and WLRN in South Florida — reunite for a second edition of “Haiti On The Line,” a live call-in broadcast special.
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South Florida Remembers 9/11, 25 Years Later
Twenty-five years after the deadly terror attacks, South Florida still carries a unique scar from the hijackers who lived and trained here. This is South Florida Remembers 9/11. Reporter Danny Rivero helps us look back at the role our region played in one of the darkest days in American history.
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Revisiting 'Young Survivors: The Unspoken Trauma of Gun Violence,' a WLRN series
We are sad to share news of the death of Aaron Willis. When Aaron was 15, he was shot off his bicycle by an unknown assailant. His injuries made him paraplegic and weighed heavily on his mental health. His story was part of a WLRN special production, Young Survivors: The Unspoken Trauma of Gun...
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Investigation: Cops in elite 'GHOST' unit left a trail of red flags before fatal chase
A WLRN investigation identified serious disciplinary issues and lax oversight by the West Palm Beach Police Department well before officers in an elite police unit called "GHOST" were indicted for allegedly covering up a chase that killed a pregnant woman and her mother in July 2024. The...
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Haiti On The Line
Last year more than 5,000 people in Haiti were killed in gang-related violence. The country has been in a political crisis for years. And for Haitians in America with feet in two worlds, reality in both countries is unstable. To better understand the story, public radio stations in the three…
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UNGUARDED: The Guardianship Program of Dade sells properties of ‘incapacitated’ people to a Miami realtor, who reaps big gains
A WLRN investigation found the nonprofit sold homes of clients to Express Homes — owned by Carlos Morales, husband of Miami City Attorney Victoria Méndez — which resold several properties within days.
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A battle over the soul of Miami Beach: Will developers destroy or save Art Deco?
Miami Beach is known for its colorful Art Deco buildings. But more and more, only real estate developers are willing to spend the money it takes to preserve them — if they can build a tall, high-end residential tower on the property. This strategy saves at least part of the old buildings but...
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Class of COVID-19: An Education Crisis for Florida's Vulnerable Students
In this Florida Public Media production, journalists explore the high costs of the pandemic for children and young adults who faced some of the greatest obstacles to success in school well before COVID-19 upended public education. For the full series, visit classofcovid.org.
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There Goes The Neighborhood: Miami—Part 3
Life and loss in Little Haiti, where residents find themselves in the path of a land rush. WLRN and WNYC Studios present the final episode of a three-part series on climate gentrification.
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There Goes The Neighborhood: Miami - Part 2 (From The Stakes)
The fear of mass displacement isn’t paranoia for black people in Liberty City. It’s family history. WLRN and WYNC studios present the second episode of a three part series on climate gentrification.
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There Goes the Neighborhood: Miami—Part 1 (from The Stakes)
The sea level is rising--and so is the rent. WLRN and WYNC studios present the first episode of a three part series on climate gentrification.
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Chartered: Florida's First Private Takeover Of A Public School System
Florida’s first all-charter school district was engineered by unelected state bureaucrats at then-Gov. Rick Scott’s Department of Education, funded by the state Legislature and carried out by a charter school network based in South Florida, nearly 500 miles away.
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Florida City Mom Makes Prom Special For Teenage Girls After Her Daughter Was Killed
For the last couple of years, a school bus driver in Florida City has made prom possible for dozens of teenage girls in South Miami-Dade.
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How Miami-Dade's Mental Health Program Steers People To Treatment, Not Jail
In collaboration with 70 Million, a national podcast that examines criminal justice reforms around the country, WLRN looked at the mechanisms of Miami-Dade County's Criminal Mental Health Project.
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Anguish and Activism: Listen To The Students of Stoneman Douglas High
The grief and mourning continue for the 17 dead students and staff killed in last week’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. But something else is happening among the anguish of the interrupted lives of the victims and survivors. Out of the agony — activism.
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Florida After Hurricane Irma - Part 2
Hurricane Irma was the strongest storm to hit Florida in more than a decade. It set records on its way through the Atlantic and Caribbean: the longest sustained Category 5 storm of the satellite age, the fastest winds of any storm in the open Atlantic and enough energy for an entire hurricane...
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Florida After Hurricane Irma - Part 1
Irma was an epic storm. It was stronger and bigger than almost all hurricanes on record and lasted longer than any storm on record. From the Lower Florida Keys to St. Augustine, the Gulf Coast across to I-95, it triggered the largest evacuation in Florida and left large swaths of the state…
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Cell 1: Florida's Death Penalty in Limbo (Epilogue)
As of March 13, 2017, Florida has a death penalty again.
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Research Supports Proposed Reservoir For Everglades As Farmers Fear For Their Livelihoods
Karson Turner reaches into a grassy row of sugar cane. He grips a stalk, jointed like bamboo, and breaks it, revealing the sweetness inside.
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Southern Reservoir? Northern Reservoir? Research Says Florida Needs Both
Among the cow pastures and citrus groves of Florida's heartland north of Lake Okeechobee, patches of wetlands serve as kidneys for the Everglades.
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Everglades 101: Just How Does This Thing Work, Anyway?
If you scoop a glassful of water from the heart of the Everglades, that water is as pure and clear as the water that flows from your tap.
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Everglades Restoration
Let’s start with what we’re losing:
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Young Survivors: How One Liberty City Family Has Been Shaped By Gun Violence
John Broughton has contended with gun violence for as long as he can remember, as a witness, a loved one, and at times, a would-be shooter. Here, his grandfather Luis Gonzalez explains how gun violence has shaped John's life and those of three generations of their family in Miami.
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