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Welcome to Florida
Hosted by Chadd Scott · EN
Best selling author, award winning reporter and Florida native Craig Pittman is joined by radio personality and Florida transplant Chadd Scott to discuss the state's history, people, politics, environment, animals, current events and weirdness. You'll hear great storytelling and have great fun in each weekly episode.
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Episode 305: 'Welcome to Florida' x 'Seeking Rents'
2w ago00:38:34Tap to summarizeJason Garcia hosts the "Seeking Rents" podcast and writes the "Seeking Rents" Substack newsletter. Both investigate government corruption in Florida. Both are essential for Floridians interested in state government and politics.This episode was recorded at Tombolo Books in St. Pete in advance of our first co-hosted live event.
Transcribe →Episode 304: The Black Seminole Chief and America's Forgotten War
3w ago00:52:40Tap to summarizeMartin County wants to prevent a slaughterhouse from being built there. The state says it doesn't have a say in the matter. Another example of state overreach crushing home rule.Chadd Charland is running for State House in District 15 (Nassau and parts of Duval County) on a platform of equity, the environment, and public education.See "Welcome to Florida" and Jason Garcia from the "Seeking Rents" Substack and podcast in person!Jamie Holmes is an author and historian. His latest book provides fresh insights into the Seminole War: "The Free and the Dead: The Untold Story of the Black Seminole Chief, an Indigenous Rebel, and America's Forgotten War."
Transcribe →Episode 303: Guy Bradley (The Everglades' First Game Warden)
4w ago00:34:19Tap to summarizeJoin "Welcome to Florida" along with Jason Garcia from "Seeking Rents" for our first in-person event. May 7 we'll be at Tombolo Books in St. Pete and May 9, we'll be at Austin's Coffee in Winter Park. Full details and RSVP here!Chadd Charland is running for Florida State House in District 15 (Nassau and parts of Duval counties). Follow his campaign.The Suwanee River has been named one of America's "10 Most Endangered Rivers."Freelance writer Mike Kane joins us on this episode to discuss his summer trip to the Everglades and the first martyr of American conservation, Guy Bradley."Welcome to Florida" patrons receive exclusive access to our weekly "Florida Conservation Newsletter" for only $5 per month.
Transcribe →Episode 302: The world's deadliest tree
Apr 2100:38:56Tap to summarizeJoin Craig, Chadd, and Jason Garcia from "Seeking Rents" Thursday, May 7, from 7:00-8:30 PM at Tombolo Books in St. Pete and on Saturday, May 9, from 3:00-5:00 PM at Austin's Coffee in Winter Park for our FIRST EVER LIVE PODCAST meet-and-greets!Chadd Charland is running for State House in District 15. Learn more.Our guests this episode are archaeologists and anthropologists Uzi Baram and Kat Napora. Uzi has joined the show previously to talk about the Angola community. Today we're talking about the manchineel tree, the deadliest tree in the world.
Transcribe →Episode 301: Burrowing Owls
Apr 1400:38:45Tap to summarizeBIG NEWS! "Welcome to Florida" is hosting our first ever in-person events along with Jason Garcia from "Seeking Rents!"Thursday, May 7, from 7:00-8:30 PM at Tombolo Books in St. Pete.Saturday, May 9, from 3:00-5:00 PM at Austin's Coffee in Winter Park.PLEASE come out and say "hi" if you're in the area.MORE BIG NEWS!Chadd Scott is running for State House in District 15. Chadd Scott is a name he's used on radio for 30-plus years; he'll be running under his legal name: Chadd Charland.This episode begins with good news out of the state legislature, then we head down to southeast Florida to learn about the tiny burrowing owl with Kelly Heffernan and Dr. Brian Mealey from Project Perch.
Transcribe →Episode 300: Miami Circle
Apr 700:43:40Tap to summarizeNot satisfied with simply being a dictator, Donald Trump allowed for the convening of the Endangered Species Committee "God Squad" at the behest of Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hegseth. Hegseth has declared a phony-baloney "national security emergency" that he says should preempt off-shore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act regulations. The regime's "God Squad," a cabal of villains with oil and gas backgrounds, not surprisingly, agreed.Make plans to join us in person in St. Petersburg May 7 and Orlando May 9. More details to follow.This episode centers on Florida's greatest archaeological discovery, Miami Circle. The ancient Tequesta Indian site was discovered and researched by Bob Carr who joins us. Learn more about Bob Carr and purchase his novel here.
Transcribe →Episode 299: Guava
Mar 3100:36:59Tap to summarizeCraig found a villainous Floridian who thinks his interest in building a home is more important than the survival of Florida scrub jays.Our topic this episode is guavas. Joining us in guava farmer and historian Jorge J. Zaldivar."Welcome to Florida" patrons receive exclusive access to our weekly Florida Conservation Newsletter for only $5 per month.
Transcribe →Episode 298: Tampa Mobster Charlie Wall
Mar 2400:33:58Tap to summarizeThe state legislature passed laws preventing Florida municipalities from pursuing clean energy.Mobster Charlie Wall ran Tampa in the 20s and 30s. Author and journalist Paul Wilborn researched Wall's life for a fictionalized version of it he wrote titled " The Everlasting Life of Charlie Wall.""Welcome to Florida" patrons receive exclusive access to our weekly conservation newsletter for only $5 per month.
Transcribe →Episode 297: Turnbull Plantation and Menorcans
Mar 1700:48:33Tap to summarizeFlorida U.S. Representative Cory Mills is one of the most unscrupulous politicians and businesspeople in the state, or nation.Colonial history in what is now Florida typically revolves around the Spanish, but for a period between the 1760s and 1780s, the English occupied the state. Andrew Turnbull tried establishing a British-style plantation in the New Smyrna Beach area with disastrous results. Greg Holbrook, Executive Director at the New Smyrna Museum of History, tells us all about it.
Transcribe →Episode 296: Everglades Snail Kites
Mar 1000:38:31Tap to summarizeThe Florida State Legislature continues breaking state law and disobeying the will of the people by defunding the Florida Forever land conservation buying program.Our guest for this episode is geologist and author Hilary Flower who has written a new book about Everglades Snail Kites, "The Kite and the Snail: An Endangered Bird, its Unlikely Prey, and a Story of Hope in a Changing World.""Welcome to Florida" patrons receive our weekly Florida Conservation Newsletter for only $5 per month.
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