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The Florida Roundup — 119 episodes

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Florida summer reading encore: 'No Ordinary Bird' and 'The Purple Ribbon'

2

Hope Florida report revealed, State pushes to change school vaccine rules, and more

3

Florida’s primary results, NASA's Roman Space Telescope, and weekly news briefing

4

New property tax ballot language, funding for children’s safety net services and more

5

Property tax cut faces growing opposition, Florida’s child drowning crisis and more

6

GOP gubernatorial candidate Jay Collins, school board races, fact-checks and more

7

Property tax amendment local impacts, U.S. Senate Democratic primary and weekly news

8

ICE arrests, Fishback’s campaign rhetoric, Florida’s August primary and weekly news

9

AI campaign ads and data centers, property taxes and healthcare, FL as the ‘14th colony'

10

Encore: Florida summer reading series

11

Live from Fort Myers: Property tax cuts, increasing healthspan, & the Caloosahatchee

12

'Freedom Won, Freedom Lost,' History of Fort Mose and Emancipation Day in Florida

13

Florida’s new map set for midterms, property tax plan faces challenges and more

14

Florida’s property tax amendment, grads face higher unemployment and weekly news briefing

15

Hurricane season begins, DeSantis’ property tax plan, living shorelines and more

16

Florida Summer Reading Series: 'No Ordinary Bird' and 'The Purple Ribbon'

17

Alligator Alcatraz, immigration enforcement in Palm Beach, Florida's state voucher program and Florida Emancipation Day

18

Abortions in Florida two years after six-week ban, maternal mortality, a Parkinson's pesticide link, weekly news briefing

19

Florida redistricting, AI and vaccine mandates, weekly news briefing

20

Political boundaries, campus free speech and weekly news briefing

21

Senior homes lack state oversight, redistricting in Florida and Texas, and more

22

High gas prices and affordability, property tax ballot push, and environmental news

23

Florida challenges NFL’s ‘Rooney Rule,' gas leaf blowers, birthright citizenship, Artemis II

24

NASA’s new direction, Space Coast spies and weekly news briefing

25

Florida’s AIDS drug assistance program in jeopardy, James Patterson on early literacy and more

26

Congresswoman Kathy Castor, measles cases rise in Florida, and more

27

State spending on ‘Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida's shrinking citrus industry, legislative session nears its end

28

Live from Orlando: Enrollment decline at Orange County Public Schools, the Space Coast's big year and hidden Orlando

29

A.I. Data Centers and legislative updates, Francisco Menéndez and Fort Mose, and more

30

Florida DOGE report, State tests some food for toxins, and weekly news briefing

31

State immigration enforcement costs top $500M, Hope Florida halted, and more

32

‘Yes, in God's Backyard,' Florida AG’s memo targets racial equity laws, and more

33

Immigration in Trump’s first year, Lawmakers tackle housing affordability, and more

34

Education, expression and empathy with Brad Meltzer

35

A conversation with Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Sen. Ben Albritton and more

36

Encore: Winter reading special

37

The Florida Roundup 'Film Fest'

38

ACA premiums, property taxes, immigration court observer and new charter schools

39

Free speech and consequences, new data on Alligator Alcatraz, PolitiFact and more

40

Congressional redistricting, AI regulation and weekly news briefing

41

Winter reading special

42

The Epstein files, Keeper and Killer podcast and weekly news briefing

43

Government shutdown ends, Florida’s death penalty record, weekly news briefing

44

2026 Florida Governor's race, Floridians consider leaving over rising costs, federal shutdown and more

45

ACA enrollment amid government shutdown, PolitiFact and weekly news

46

Property tax reforms, football finances, “River of Grass” film & other news

47

‘Schools of Hope’ expansion, week 2 of shutdown, hedge funds and newspapers

48

Book removals, COVID-19 vaccine availability and the government shutdown

49

Florida and the government shutdown, a new book on voting rights in the state and PolitiFact

50

DOGE audits Orange County, property tax reform, open carry, tropics update, and remembering El Faro

51

Free speech after Charlie Kirk’s death, Florida and California on immigration

52

Trump's mega spending bill, Florida’s school voucher program, Donna Adelson guilty verdict and mailbag

53

Paul Renner enters governor's race, street art removals, weekly news briefing, PolitiFact and Carl Hiaasen on ‘Fever Beach’

54

Summer reading encore: Pythons, mangos and a Florida vegetarian

55

A conversation with Florida’s CFO, judge orders halt of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, food and climate change, and weekly news briefing

56

What Texas can learn from Florida’s voucher program, condo owners vs board members, weekly news briefing.

57

Florida DOGE ramps up audits, congressional redistricting and weekly news briefing

58

Florida heatwave, investigation into Brightline deaths, and weekly news briefing

59

Florida ‘Doge’ audits, DOJ questions Ghislaine Maxwell in Tallahassee, impacts of public media funding cuts, weekly news briefing

60

Taxes on social security, new college accreditor, flash flooding and weekly news briefing

61

Who is in charge of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’? Property insurance reforms and weekly news briefing

62

Encore: Pythons, mangos and a Florida vegetarian

63

What we know about 'Alligator Alcatraz,' public beach access, 2025 legislative wrap, weekly news briefing

64

'Hot' and 'cold' states, Florida lawmakers pass $115 B budget and weekly news briefing

65

Condo and home prices fall in Florida, paying college athletes, lawmakers closer to state budget vote and weekly news briefing.

66

One family’s immigration story, Jolly enters Florida’s Governor race, State budget negotiations continue, education news

67

Leadership changes at Florida universities, how ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could impact Floridians, still no state spending plan and weekly news briefing

68

Summer reading special: pythons, mangos and a Florida vegetarian

69

Doge impact on Florida’s disaster preparedness, state budget remains at impasse and weekly news briefing

70

State tax debate, one year into Florida’s 6-week abortion ban, new ballot initiative law and weekly news briefing

71

Tourist Development Tax, session ends without budget, soon-to-be Florida college grads look ahead and weekly news briefing

72

Legislative session goes into overtime amid infighting, Canadian snowbirds rethink Florida and weekly news briefing.

73

Charity Hope Florida under scrutiny, how Florida and California tackle troubled insurance markets, FSU shooting and legislative updates

74

Florida’s tax cut proposals, economic uncertainty, ‘Your Florida’ legislative session week 6 and weekly news briefing

75

Live from Jacksonville: City criminalizes illegal immigration, a school district deals with rapid growth and a new women’s basketball league

76

Police in Florida take on immigration, Medically Unnecessary, ‘Your Florida’ legislative session week 4 and weekly news briefing

77

Property tax elimination, consumer sentiment dips in Florida, ‘Your Florida’ legislative session week 3 and weekly news briefing

78

Federal job cuts felt in Florida, Senate President Albritton on legislative priorities, ‘Your Florida’ Project and weekly news briefs

79

UF looks for new leadership, federal role in weather forecasting, Florida’s famed springs

80

Unpublished study raises concerns over Florida’s insurance industry, fight over water fluoridation, weekly news briefing

81

Homeowners insurance and climate risk, Florida scores drop on nation’s report card, weekly news briefing

82

New immigration laws, love in the Sunshine State, 7 years after Parkland, weekly news briefing

83

Live from Zoo Miami: Housing affordability, government spending and invasive species

84

Florida’s Immigration Bill, federal spending freeze, school start times and Dreamers’ in-state tuition

85

Snowfall in Florida, special legislative session ahead, Trump and the Christian Right, struggling citrus crops and looming seaweed

86

DeSantis’ push on immigration, Marco Rubio as secretary of state and fact checking Biden's promises

87

Florida’s laws for kids and social media, fact-checking and media literacy, weekly news briefing

88

Three perspectives on Florida’s economy and reputation

89

Encore: Climate change in Florida

90

Statewide year in review, from Barabicu to BBQ, only-in-Florida food stories

91

Countdown for condos, decisions await DeSantis, Florida’s illegal casinos and weekly news briefing

92

2025 Medicare enrollment, Sunshine State politics go to Washington, PolitiFact and weekly news briefing

93

Climate change in Florida: Shrinking mahi population, home insurance crisis

94

FEMA disaster response, tuning out of politics and Florida's new leadership

95

Florida's outsized role in national politics and how snowbirds are handling more storms

96

Florida and California: What the two can learn from each other post-election

97

Election anxiety, Florida's shifted politics and increased health risks after hurricanes

98

The Fight over Amendment 4, early voting and NPAs, PolitiFact checks claims, weekly news briefing

99

Filing insurance claims and voting after back-to-back hurricanes

100

Hurricane Milton, PolitiFact checks claims, diary of an evacuee

101

Hurricane Helene recovery, how to cast your ballot and this week's dock workers strike

102

Hurricane Helene, PolitiFact claims check, weekly briefing.

103

State investigates Trump assassination attempt, mosquito control, PolitiFact checks claims, environmental news

104

The condo crisis, EVs and charging, abortion ballot initiative fact-checks, deaths in jail and hurricanes update

105

DEP worker dismissed over leaked parks plan, political polling, swing voters, fact-checks and a weekly briefing.

106

State drops controversial parks plan, Florida jobs outlook and weekly briefing

107

Partisan school board races, DNC fact-check and environmental news

108

School cellphone bans, UF student journalist uncovers Sasse’s spending, remembering Hurricane Charley and Debby recovery efforts

109

Live from Key West: Sustainability, affordability and healthcare

110

Florida's higher education leadership, Venezuela's election crisis, weekly briefing

111

Rep. Wasserman Schultz, free speech on social media, school phone bans, NIL deals and Florida Olympians

112

Florida lawmakers on security and civility post-assassination attempt, homeless encampment ban and weekly briefing

113

Short-term rentals, presidential politics in Florida and the stalled financial forecast for abortion amendment

114

Encore: Authors Lauren Groff, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Dick Batchelor

115

Condo safety reforms, Florida’s swing state status and arts funding slashed

116

Police civilian oversight boards, sports betting clears hurdles and updates on trans healthcare policy in Florida

117

Access to Canadian drugs, state budget highlights and the truth behind '40 Acres and a Mule'

118

‘NIL’ deals for high school athletes, teacher apprenticeships and meteorologists on climate change

119

Finding Florida teachers in new WLRN series "Role Call'