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Welcome to the RadioStPete online, on-air magazine featuring local podcasts, interviews, events and news coverage originally broadcast on Sunshine 96.7 FM.
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S2 Ep2023: BAY MAGAZINE Salty Sisters Sail-abrate75 years!
Yesterday00:28:59Tap to summarizeLunchtime Conversation host Nanette Wiser had the pleasure of interviewing Jennifer Parramore and others of the Salty Sisters, St. Pete Yacht Club about the history of this first-ever women's sailing club and their adventures in the May issue of Tampa Bay Times Bay Magazine!https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/bay-magazine/Read the article here. Nautical Finds Anniversary: Founded in 1951, the all-woman sailing group is marking 75 years, noted for being a pioneering group at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club.Mission: Beyond sailing, they focus on philanthropy, sponsoring a Christmas Boutique at SPYC to raise funds for junior sailing, scholarships, and Warrior Sailing.Activities: The group celebrated their 75th year with a Memorial Regatta on May 6, 2026, honoring past members.Legacy: The group has a long history, with earlier records showing they also celebrated the yacht club's 100th anniversary in 2009. #baymagazine #tampabaytimes #saltysisters #stpeteyatchtclub #nanette wiser#stpete #stpetefl #tampabay #radio #radiostpete #cityofstpete #dtsp #downtownstpete
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S2 Ep2022: FloridaRAMA Rocks! Curator Kristen Hemphill: Artists, Exhibits & Events
Yesterday00:19:23Tap to summarizeIn this arts spotlight, Lunchtime Conversation host Nanette Wiser catches up with FloridaRAMA curator Kristen Hemphill on their new non-profit status, resident artists, upcoming shows (Chad Mize) and events! What Is FloridaRAMA? An interactive, artist-made, ticketed immersive art experience inspired by original Florida stories with85+ local & international artists who contribute to their ever-evolving, ticketed immersive art experience. Come visit our artist-made world and experience the best of Tampa Bay's culture all under one roof. #floridarama #immersiveexperience #arts #kristenhemphill #chadmize #artistmadeworld #nanettewiser #stpete #stpetefl #tampabay #radio #radiostpete #cityofstpete #dtsp #downtownstpete
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S2 Ep2021: LIVE LIFE BETTER Ken Grimes, Pinellas Suncoast Fire Chief & New Book Tin Box Heroes
Yesterday00:24:16Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Live Life Better, host Nanette Wiser talks with Ken Grimes, a man of courage and wisdom about his new book, Tin Box Heroes. It is a raw and powerful exploration of the lives of first responders, their sacrifices, and the resilience of the human spirit. Ken Grime is the Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue Chief with a formidable history of courage and a journey that he unflinchingly reveals to help others.Ken Grimes is a Fire Chief, author, and nationally recognized leader in emergency services with nearly five decades of experience. He has led disaster response efforts across the country, including Hurricane Katrina, and served in executive roles in one of the largest air medical systems in the world. Today, he leads Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District and focuses on leadership, resilience, and the long-term impact of service on first responders. When the weight of saving lives becomes too heavy to bear, who saves the rescuer? In Tin Box Heroes, Ken Grimes delivers a gripping, deeply human memoir that exposes the hidden cost of heroism. As a veteran flight medic and emergency response leader, Grimes spent decades inside “tin boxes” — ambulances, aircraft, and command centers — racing against time to save others amid hurricanes, medical crises, and chaos. But when compassion collided with exhaustion, the mission to save everyone else nearly cost him his own life, he was forced to confront the truth: even heroes break. With vivid detail and emotional honesty, Tin Box Heroes takes readers behind the flashing lights and into the silent aftermath — where trauma, guilt, and resilience wage war within the human spirit. What begins as a story of service becomes a testament to recovery, hope, and the courage it takes to ask for help.Raw. Unflinching. Redemptive. Tin Box Heroes reminds us that strength isn’t the absence of pain — it’s the decision to heal anyway.#kengrimes #pinellassuncoastfireand rescue #livelifebetter #firstresponders #mentalhealth #tinboxheroes #nanettewiser #stpete #stpetefl #tampabay #radio #radiostpete #cityofstpete #dtsp #downtownstpete
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S2 Ep2020: GOOD DEEDS Hypatia Collaborative & Rachel Siblina, Girls Rock St. Pete
Yesterday00:16:23Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Good Deeds, host Nanette Wiser talks with Hypatia Collaborative's Brad Nabours and a non-profit they guide and support, Girls Rock St Pete's founder Rachel Siblina. #gooddeeds #bradleynabours #hypatiacollaborative #girlsrock #nanettewiser #stpete #stpetefl #tampabay #radio #radiostpete #cityofstpete #dtsp #downtownstpete
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S2 Ep2019: GOOD DEEDS Mental Health Awareness Month Pet Walk May 17
2d ago00:10:51Tap to summarize(Airs 5/15/2026) In this episode of Good Deeds, host Nanette Wiser talks with Hannah Hayes about this Sunday May 17th Pinellas County Paws for Prevention 2026 event to raise awareness about suicide prevention during May's Mental Health Awareness Month. Hannah lost her father to suicide a few years ago and started this non-profit. Says Hayes: This is going to be an event that is dog-friendly, of course, but you don't have to have a dog to attend, but we are celebrating how our fur babies really help us with our mental health, because May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It is a fundraiser for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. There will be a short dog walk in Largo's Central Park and a doggy costume contest with the theme, "dress to inspire hope. There will be vendors and fun prizes." Pinellas County Paws for Prevention is a fundraising event to help raise money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in the efforts of critical research, education programs, advocacy, and support for those affected by suicide.This is a free event, please register at www.afsp.org/PinellasPaws$20 raised will get you a Paws for Prevention Bandana$100 raised will get you a Paws for Prevention ShirtTop fundraising team will lead the Pet Parade WalkMeet up at the Largo Central Park Shelter #2 near the Largo Library. Registration is 9am; the event is 10-noon.#gooddeeds #hannahhayes #pinellaspawsforprevention #mentalhealthawareness #prevent suicide #nanettewiser #petshelp #pettips #stpete #stpetefl #tampabay #radio #radiostpete #cityofstpete #dtsp #downtownstpete
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S2 Ep2018: ONE PLACE, MANY VOICES Deb Carson with Gerald Notaro, USF St. Pete Librarian Emeritus
2d ago00:25:00Tap to summarize(Airs 5/19 1:10 pm) In this episode of One Place, Many Voices - Pinellas County, series Deb Carson talks with Gerald Notaro, USF St. Pete librarian emeritus about USF, Historic Kenwood (he launched the organization) and the history of gay life in St. Petersburg.🎤Welcome to our America 250 celebration and our One Place, Many Voices podcast series powered by Heritage Village, with support from a Florida Humanities grant. Listen anytime, anywhere to all the One Place, Many Voices podcasts on RadioStPete as we bring Pinellas County history to life through conversations with the people about the places and stories that define us. Help us celebrate America 250, Heritage Village’s 50th anniversary and other milestones. The podcast series is inspired by the Smithsonian’s Many Voices, One Nation exhibit coming to Heritage Village this summer. About the One Place, Many Voices podcasts.#pinellascountyhistory #heritagevillage #america250 #onevoicemanyplaces #nanettewiser #floridahumanities #stpete #stpetefl #tampabay #radio #radiostpete #cityofstpete #dtsp #downtownstpete #historyrocks #debcarson #geraldnotaro #lgbtq+ #gaystpete #usfstpete #historic kenwood
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S2 Ep2017: "The Indie Circuit" 5-10-26; Airs Sundays 10pm ET @RadioStPete.com
2d ago01:56:46Tap to summarize#indie #indiemusic #indiecircuit #tampabay #radio #radiostpete
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S2 Ep2016: HISTORICALLY ST. PETE St. Petersburg Museum of History Rui Farias: Seminole Indians
3d ago00:20:54Tap to summarize(5/11/2026) In this episode of Historically St. Pete, Rui Farias - executive director of the St. Petersburg Museum of History, talks about the history of one of Florida's indigenous people, the Seminole Indians. Here is his Brief History of the Seminole People in Florida. (Seen here, Billy Bowlegs and his three girls.) The Seminole people have been an important part of Florida history for more than 300 years. Their story of survival and success is remarkable, and their unique culture endures today.The ancestors of today’s Seminole people migrated to Florida in the 1700s andearly 1800s. These Indians came primarily from Alabama and Georgia, and althoughthey were simply known as “Creeks” to the British, they spoke different languages andlived in independent towns. Different bands of Creeks established towns in north Floridaand traded with both the British and Spanish. After 1765, all Florida Indians werereferred to as “Seminoles.” The name comes from the Spanish word cimarrón whichmeans “wild” or “runaway.” However, a more fitting interpretation may be “free.”The first half of the nineteenth century was tumultuous for Florida’s Seminoles.The U.S. military waged three wars against them; in fact, the Second Seminole Warresulted in the majority of Seminoles being removed to Indian Territory (present-dayOklahoma.) Less than 200 survivors retreated deep into the Everglades and the militaryended its hunt for them.The Seminoles lived in virtual isolation in and around the Everglades for manyyears. They lived in open-sided structures called chickees, which were adapted to theswampy environment. They survived by hunting, gathering wild foods, and growingcrops like corn, pumpkins, and potatoes. As white settlers began moving to southFlorida, they established trading posts. The Seminoles sold animal hides and pelts to thetraders and in turn bought cloth, guns, tools, and food staples. This way of life lasted into the twentieth century.The great influx of settlers and drainage of the Everglades hastened the end of thetrading post era. As a result, some Seminoles entered new tourist attractions in Miami.Seminole exhibition villages were a large part of the tourist scene in south Florida fromthe 1920s to the 1960s. At these villages, men wrestled alligators to the delight ofcrowds. Both men and women made crafts such as dolls, baskets, and carvings to sell tothe tourists. These seasonal jobs in the villages provided important income, and theexhibition nature of the attractions enabled some of the traditional ways to continue.Seminoles maintain involvement in Florida’s tourism industry today.A typical scene at tourist villages included women sewing colorful patchworkclothing. This colorful style of clothing is one of the most recognizable aspects ofSeminole culture today. Seminole women invented patchwork around 1917. To makepatchwork clothing, different colored strips of cloth are sewn together, then cut andreassembled to make rows of designs. The rows are sewn together horizontally to formthe garment. Hand-cranked sewing machines allowed women to experiment with manydesigns. Designs became more intricate over time. The Seminole people worepatchwork clothing, and sold it to tourists. Patchwork clothing is still part of theSeminoles’ traditional dress today.In the 1890s, the government attempted to address the question of where theSeminoles should live by setting aside parcels of land. These parcels eventually becamereservations. The first three established were Big Cypress, Dania (now Hollywood), andBrighton. The land was unimproved and there were no incentives for the people to move.The Civilian Conservation Corps-Indian Division, a program of the New Deal, employedSeminole men to build roads, fences, wells, and make other land improvements on thereservations. Seminoles slowly started moving onto the reservations in the late 1930s. Acattle program was also started at Brighton Reservation in 1936, and it is still a successstory today.In the early 1950s, Seminole leaders, to avoid being cut-off from governmentfunding, decided to organize as a federally-recognized sovereign tribe. The SeminoleTribe of Florida was recognized in August 1957. The Tribe operates under aConstitution, Bylaws, and Corporate Charter. Its governing body consists of an electedfive-member tribal council. An elected board of directors oversees the federally- chartered corporation, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc. The Tribe today hasapproximately 3,200 members. After many years of economic struggles, the Seminoles achieved their goal to beself-sufficient and not reliant on the federal government for money. Their sovereigntyallows the business ventures like casinos that permit them to be financially independent.In fact, the Seminole Tribe of Florida is one of the most successful Native Americantribes in the country, and it has paved the way for other tribes’ involvement in gaming.Importantly, because of their new-found wealth, the Tribe is able to provide for itsmembers, especially in health care, housing, employment, and education.The Seminole people of Florida have persevered despite the many social,political, and economic pressures brought against them. They have proven to besuccessful at adapting to new circumstances while still preserving important aspects oftheir culture.#ruifarias #historicallystpete #stpetersburgmuseumofhistory #seminoleindians #stpete #stpetefl #tampabay #radio #radiostpete #cityofstpete #dtsp #downtownstpete
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S2 Ep2015: "Tampa-St. Pete Sports Connection" 5-9-26; Live from Ferg's
4d ago02:02:16Tap to summarize#sportsconnection #sportsradio #sportstalk #fergs #stpete #stpetefl #tampabay #radio #radiostpete
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S2 Ep2014: "Mark O' Radio Happy Hour Show" 5-8-26; Airs 6-8pm ET Fridays
4d ago01:43:49Tap to summarize#markoradioshow1 #happyhour #jungleprada #tampabay #radio #radiostpete
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